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The Art of Swimming

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3OZ2Y9TFz6piE8uvvs-CR44rv0QOPCeyGKIdcLTbhlud3MLELxLvVG5a2BSmkwe70bqg2Fa9nbk36JZfRz7PcywAPIHfGO12UO1HPK_J1_any9UaIX9LtuKtTbU7d9PWYDuwBkca_D4/s1600/nel046%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3OZ2Y9TFz6piE8uvvs-CR44rv0QOPCeyGKIdcLTbhlud3MLELxLvVG5a2BSmkwe70bqg2Fa9nbk36JZfRz7PcywAPIHfGO12UO1HPK_J1_any9UaIX9LtuKtTbU7d9PWYDuwBkca_D4/s400/nel046%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Swim Party" by <a href="http://www.kentonnelson.com/" target="_blank">R. Kenton Nelson</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright Kenton Nelson 2002.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on canvas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">18 x 18 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Seen in the movie <em>Something's Gotta Give</em>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPvSQwov2fmOZ92cEcfaTXlSmAoF9O0VEC_CNRyYqaQfo4hoPB3W7oIh4cBAmVl4abF_s2nEd1K-h7o9bjMijBnu_HWKwuUAwJ_EM0xUcuX29T0OlyTB1wYegCAfOotHnHvN57elO6Ew/s1600/nel017%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPvSQwov2fmOZ92cEcfaTXlSmAoF9O0VEC_CNRyYqaQfo4hoPB3W7oIh4cBAmVl4abF_s2nEd1K-h7o9bjMijBnu_HWKwuUAwJ_EM0xUcuX29T0OlyTB1wYegCAfOotHnHvN57elO6Ew/s400/nel017%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rebecca's Immersion" by R. Kenton Nelson (2001).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11 x 14 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.eegallery.com/" target="_blank">Eleanor Ettinger Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcWBZLeWM9GJqCSnDebG8JQYZp9hjnP5S4Iq2FW8g0GcQ8M-CrzohNIKQyoS3BGmEiKUcuCBTYyFDu49pT4yK5E3K4BJbXpPPWCyUol2EBbCL_wR05_b_gTVHkazx8t7bjeBn0D5Orzk/s1600/image_view(26).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcWBZLeWM9GJqCSnDebG8JQYZp9hjnP5S4Iq2FW8g0GcQ8M-CrzohNIKQyoS3BGmEiKUcuCBTYyFDu49pT4yK5E3K4BJbXpPPWCyUol2EBbCL_wR05_b_gTVHkazx8t7bjeBn0D5Orzk/s640/image_view(26).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Suspender" by <a href="http://www.kentonnelson.com/" target="_blank">R. Kenton Nelson</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright Kenton Nelson 2008.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">30 x 40 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on canvas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGI815GpTDzcoHy1yQMdrKcBP6v04Z9yAS79879tXiDijvIopY-G4YNuLNyE-OCLx4zXmdr8_xSoV3nyKA7KQ1AQ31g5MMW3XH4AhxE4Gszj4G-h8XA8ZeZj1rz5tx19OhYeWqpMFwvc/s1600/LW_C8318_Bathing_Place%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGI815GpTDzcoHy1yQMdrKcBP6v04Z9yAS79879tXiDijvIopY-G4YNuLNyE-OCLx4zXmdr8_xSoV3nyKA7KQ1AQ31g5MMW3XH4AhxE4Gszj4G-h8XA8ZeZj1rz5tx19OhYeWqpMFwvc/s640/LW_C8318_Bathing_Place%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bathing Place" (2004) by Lucy Williams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mixed media on board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://mckeegallery.com/" target="_blank">McKee Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZ5wBOQqo2-ldBexm4-llAp_-liKxZO8vLo8Hdc4pNJDevIP3_FPxJFbvVmk-_HCOwGSSZfkcwmQodDzKUEWRJUS3WaTi9wq69yT6_qAfPIXl21JEG1vxgSf8kdj624KIMr2Kt9hwetE/s1600/01-london-artist-lucy-williams-diving-pool%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZ5wBOQqo2-ldBexm4-llAp_-liKxZO8vLo8Hdc4pNJDevIP3_FPxJFbvVmk-_HCOwGSSZfkcwmQodDzKUEWRJUS3WaTi9wq69yT6_qAfPIXl21JEG1vxgSf8kdj624KIMr2Kt9hwetE/s640/01-london-artist-lucy-williams-diving-pool%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Diving Pool" (2004) by Lucy Williams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mixed media.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://mckeegallery.com/" target="_blank">McKee Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFnyIljLMWLXLZWzbYRuoBNALVHwKJ739umDiCYqRvIJBTn6dJUWxg5QTup95BeIJ4i2gkgJUejgI16zX7LOaoZ9rr6VTPrk5btbZsP-mIpA6egKA5SrNtMrXGrfvWgLidyup2yywtPs/s1600/pic-hllywd-pool-64%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFnyIljLMWLXLZWzbYRuoBNALVHwKJ739umDiCYqRvIJBTn6dJUWxg5QTup95BeIJ4i2gkgJUejgI16zX7LOaoZ9rr6VTPrk5btbZsP-mIpA6egKA5SrNtMrXGrfvWgLidyup2yywtPs/s640/pic-hllywd-pool-64%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Picture of a Hollywood Swimming Pool" (1964) by David Hockney.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright David Hockney.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Acrylic on canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">36 x 48 inches.</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfBqp7gq2e0CL5EQEFjalGHS3_JzGgb0bhH2f-ROsshTiWQKVS0qs7qhLf3YxGqo-ZHZ_O20cRxLhbfb1a_tXi9g0qKVE5IXtJXLxsgTUYDgX3RGw0hFe95kER1OWGez47HiUpTkPnfg/s1600/300px-Hockney%252C_A_Bigger_Splash%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfBqp7gq2e0CL5EQEFjalGHS3_JzGgb0bhH2f-ROsshTiWQKVS0qs7qhLf3YxGqo-ZHZ_O20cRxLhbfb1a_tXi9g0qKVE5IXtJXLxsgTUYDgX3RGw0hFe95kER1OWGez47HiUpTkPnfg/s640/300px-Hockney%252C_A_Bigger_Splash%255B1%255D.jpg" width="637" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Bigger Splash" (1967) by David Hockney.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright David Hockney.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Acrylic on canvas.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">96 x 96 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Art of Swimming

"Swim Party" by R. Kenton Nelson . Copyright Kenton Nelson 2002. Oil on canvas. 18 x 18 inches. Seen in the movie Something's ...

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H is for Hermes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Letterman sweaters are back this year, reports the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443437504577545170576324442.html" target="_blank"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a><span style="color: #0066cc;">. </span><span style="color: black;">Personalized bags, shoes and skirts are popular as well. Fashionable women will be wearing monograms this fall, but well-dressed rooms have showcased the "H" of Hermes blankets for years. These wool and cashmere classics provide both warmth and style on the arms of couches or folded across beds.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfcriwuA4gtazAWtCDKhgwxuvXfNejGtGf4oMhyxH8qZv44khQvxinMRrcRaNiZYCnbJA2pGL9V4yOJ_e97j9Z9CG8LP9U3Nz41-shXxmkWovg1PhTBMsAKeIaPzfg95rqTuzGBD_YLw/s1600/BlogHermesDominoStephenShubel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfcriwuA4gtazAWtCDKhgwxuvXfNejGtGf4oMhyxH8qZv44khQvxinMRrcRaNiZYCnbJA2pGL9V4yOJ_e97j9Z9CG8LP9U3Nz41-shXxmkWovg1PhTBMsAKeIaPzfg95rqTuzGBD_YLw/s400/BlogHermesDominoStephenShubel.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studio of designer <a href="http://www.stephenshubeldesign.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Domino (May 2008).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrrpfsSvCN1_DF2JELOuSTUv5z185spE-VO4XPlsUAei-2jtY8fci6YRzIyjeZxIF2C8HYYDX3vLexPCZylHG9SqlIqEvqurr1KIhjiakD6RRuH6uPQ7-UyYnElwJW4gF6ubEfXDJ2QQ/s1600/BlogHermesEDMay2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrrpfsSvCN1_DF2JELOuSTUv5z185spE-VO4XPlsUAei-2jtY8fci6YRzIyjeZxIF2C8HYYDX3vLexPCZylHG9SqlIqEvqurr1KIhjiakD6RRuH6uPQ7-UyYnElwJW4gF6ubEfXDJ2QQ/s640/BlogHermesEDMay2012.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Eric and Holly Montgomery in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Holly Montgomery and Paul Fortune.</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuMoAFuvEnhtVeQzYwniYA_Qd-SPtdC_VxSNdgFLHMF02kBeWRMH1s8CMl5NBRweh8WlGUd5D4K_aecHgIG0snL6YOk-Rfz6BNNjQ3BK3vruAOcJpUjBKGD1YNcvMqWv5pR4MsWKPCJI/s1600/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuMoAFuvEnhtVeQzYwniYA_Qd-SPtdC_VxSNdgFLHMF02kBeWRMH1s8CMl5NBRweh8WlGUd5D4K_aecHgIG0snL6YOk-Rfz6BNNjQ3BK3vruAOcJpUjBKGD1YNcvMqWv5pR4MsWKPCJI/s640/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (December 2011 - January 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvlJ8zWqujsSjchHEL3nlBtUi9aWqRH8NLV0SG7Hk0Q1U26yoQGbWHgEFyeqH3Fk1s1RI5W_kGC1UyIOynO50B8FuZvHVdCEfy5591o-Pt0NwIA8xmY_sDA9Ku9onMd7dcZ27wvT-lVU/s1600/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvlJ8zWqujsSjchHEL3nlBtUi9aWqRH8NLV0SG7Hk0Q1U26yoQGbWHgEFyeqH3Fk1s1RI5W_kGC1UyIOynO50B8FuZvHVdCEfy5591o-Pt0NwIA8xmY_sDA9Ku9onMd7dcZ27wvT-lVU/s640/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vacation home on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgaFukVRJ9-RUdWE5S9NppjtWrfUhKWmkADlVxGhHnhQKfyjfKgEXSjI36GiseLoJNDgtgYAqo1Y6N35u75PIg6JYs9lN3mFwOjUmHgFFbirFSiy_tZJlNDK8ikB9UdmJpfCoNmibt1s/s1600/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgaFukVRJ9-RUdWE5S9NppjtWrfUhKWmkADlVxGhHnhQKfyjfKgEXSjI36GiseLoJNDgtgYAqo1Y6N35u75PIg6JYs9lN3mFwOjUmHgFFbirFSiy_tZJlNDK8ikB9UdmJpfCoNmibt1s/s640/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior detailing by Thierry Francois, John Oetgen and William T. Baker.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by William T. Baker.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (March - April 2012).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIk2o_stckDLznIenJKXAUgLclj6Vem3Qig8krr2CHDSaUvQ-pg05SRs9LZciQmFMS9_m4JaC-l9Uax-uyDDrYsDhOP_qyFrPZMBLJS9q9pxv_bWY63RdtawBJeSTwhCG9eaNVuO2BGDY/s1600/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIk2o_stckDLznIenJKXAUgLclj6Vem3Qig8krr2CHDSaUvQ-pg05SRs9LZciQmFMS9_m4JaC-l9Uax-uyDDrYsDhOP_qyFrPZMBLJS9q9pxv_bWY63RdtawBJeSTwhCG9eaNVuO2BGDY/s640/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Watersound".</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photo from <a href="http://www.suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler's website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgzIFNroPWS985la6_dSP5s-Ptk6z-ZidVULfPT9ZRSFmysjikH4fTejvtrqNd4UXlqdKHC5yp6Zi2bK7aIXm9AASsGz5QeiXVDsusWzrLzF3NG-V7m9Zqbq_sM0bkRy2_L76CUD4OSA/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-04-living-room%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgzIFNroPWS985la6_dSP5s-Ptk6z-ZidVULfPT9ZRSFmysjikH4fTejvtrqNd4UXlqdKHC5yp6Zi2bK7aIXm9AASsGz5QeiXVDsusWzrLzF3NG-V7m9Zqbq_sM0bkRy2_L76CUD4OSA/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-04-living-room%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Avalon blanket by Hermes.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Living room of home formerly owned by Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Buff & Hensman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Decorator: Melinda Ritz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</span></div>

H is for Hermes

Letterman sweaters are back this year, reports the Wall Street Journal . Personalized bags, shoes and skirts are popular as well. Fashionabl...

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Sunday is my day of rest . . .

Sunday is my day of rest . . .

Photography by John Bessler. Traditional Home (October 2010).

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Stars and Stripes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Olympics have inspired me to compile some images of the American flag.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjDJfV4N5KcBOzNt4J2NDfTDkv6lzVBL3TTkZhC45W8VtKdZ_aq5yinXyPYFU7RKUIQKSWo6G2QSQv2T5PoycalgtoPvzj58dmSLK_AjzRJYQtZ47b1anHyC8WgvCsb51pJtdm65f3YE/s1600/Three_FlagsbyJasperJohns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjDJfV4N5KcBOzNt4J2NDfTDkv6lzVBL3TTkZhC45W8VtKdZ_aq5yinXyPYFU7RKUIQKSWo6G2QSQv2T5PoycalgtoPvzj58dmSLK_AjzRJYQtZ47b1anHyC8WgvCsb51pJtdm65f3YE/s400/Three_FlagsbyJasperJohns.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Three Flags" by Jasper Johns (1958).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Whitney Museum of Art.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyfrDSmmHhoDzJJ2asPiyHVmI_FmrZriPa6n9qDg7UBAWQrUFS5ezbY5QssEw_hePyReYpHVchOyMb-ZSfCCATCrOmFIxM_xQEnVXnWss5oxSNpJiUyV7ogihggivo_OsiuJZT-euwwk/s1600/2406_7_slide%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyfrDSmmHhoDzJJ2asPiyHVmI_FmrZriPa6n9qDg7UBAWQrUFS5ezbY5QssEw_hePyReYpHVchOyMb-ZSfCCATCrOmFIxM_xQEnVXnWss5oxSNpJiUyV7ogihggivo_OsiuJZT-euwwk/s400/2406_7_slide%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"Flag" by Jasper Johns (1960).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Once owned by author Michael Crichton, who died in 2008.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5313636" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $28.6 million in 2010.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Christie's auction catalog called the piece, which sold within two minutes, "one of the greatest icons of modern art alongside Picasso's 'Guernica' and Andy Warhol's 'Marilyn'."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj936GJeFlKHnKRou8Yn-oG22RhQhTEFJ37E6qW3hQhfKtO4mWmemLj1EHMxIs42INg_8WUgSmFTCnwiLc-aAlVuO-dx7n2aJ8OrwqBSUS19Z3-3Myf6kMpurqPJRdCLq6PRvT7up6WuW0/s1600/6522273_1_l%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj936GJeFlKHnKRou8Yn-oG22RhQhTEFJ37E6qW3hQhfKtO4mWmemLj1EHMxIs42INg_8WUgSmFTCnwiLc-aAlVuO-dx7n2aJ8OrwqBSUS19Z3-3Myf6kMpurqPJRdCLq6PRvT7up6WuW0/s400/6522273_1_l%255B1%255D.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"La Nouvelle Chute de L'Amerique" by Roy Lichtenstein (1992).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Etching aquatint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U6l3HXlWwhGJQZSS_ICvYiRNe-uWqUXXixtERD645yNkioyQXAvN1-gNBePKEMJY3y5amRDzRx6A6DfdAWVwi8EJYFocpsdm6GjiymeFOL6wcNJUUri94bZ2oWXCoEqedJ-1PD6sdvs/s1600/KeithHaringAmericanFlag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U6l3HXlWwhGJQZSS_ICvYiRNe-uWqUXXixtERD645yNkioyQXAvN1-gNBePKEMJY3y5amRDzRx6A6DfdAWVwi8EJYFocpsdm6GjiymeFOL6wcNJUUri94bZ2oWXCoEqedJ-1PD6sdvs/s640/KeithHaringAmericanFlag.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keith Haring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ezg7ib7hq4eBrVtiQZINrQGi9o9cLbgBf-IZtVw6wSnMVcDeAiSQH9_TNTtozxvn64MQOSntB4ol3azucMkxW3O0AfBaTulL0wrRFBweZzYdZSGk2w5RAsmbOD8Ub_4pW6pd8B2Pu1E/s1600/d4002362x%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ezg7ib7hq4eBrVtiQZINrQGi9o9cLbgBf-IZtVw6wSnMVcDeAiSQH9_TNTtozxvn64MQOSntB4ol3azucMkxW3O0AfBaTulL0wrRFBweZzYdZSGk2w5RAsmbOD8Ub_4pW6pd8B2Pu1E/s640/d4002362x%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"American Flag" by Andy Warhol (Executed in 1976-1986).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Four stitched gelatin silver prints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/andy-warhol-american-flag-4002362-details.aspx?intObjectID=4002362?intObjectID=4002362" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $41,825 in 2002.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7rPaHgtUohzO5EvORNZ8rLTCyHb_zozJvpnksrUP7ZBk8eBbiRnu5X_t0MoZ96rXfAgciXKCatuJfIS5s_blvylopCRQwyB9VgmxJGkLv6BAuyv3LBjHSQ20XEPU5teNKJuDyGniaLM/s1600/d3893229x%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7rPaHgtUohzO5EvORNZ8rLTCyHb_zozJvpnksrUP7ZBk8eBbiRnu5X_t0MoZ96rXfAgciXKCatuJfIS5s_blvylopCRQwyB9VgmxJGkLv6BAuyv3LBjHSQ20XEPU5teNKJuDyGniaLM/s640/d3893229x%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"American Flag" by Robert Mapplethorpe (1987/1989).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Gelatin silver print.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/robert-mapplethorpe-american-flag-3893229-details.aspx?intObjectID=3893229" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $8,963 in 2002.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Stars and Stripes

The Olympics have inspired me to compile some images of the American flag. "Three Flags" by Jasper Johns (1958). Whitney Museum of...

7:00 PM

Sea Worthy

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Robert N. Rose</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPANDgGvIbqOd8tvfxw_ZPD5IH106ovZodZ5ZF63NI3WMewS5w6l3uiap75b0wO_xv-0jt0zyv0J7bLbG5442OXHVd5VUEl6miuhj2rG29Jq2Wg7tw2u_tT9htAeP2-5L42y0MIYv9BQ/s1600/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPANDgGvIbqOd8tvfxw_ZPD5IH106ovZodZ5ZF63NI3WMewS5w6l3uiap75b0wO_xv-0jt0zyv0J7bLbG5442OXHVd5VUEl6miuhj2rG29Jq2Wg7tw2u_tT9htAeP2-5L42y0MIYv9BQ/s400/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Aim<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ée Herring.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqtjU4nyjNQhNGwQj4VHnYBYIRqnBJQyXa1BpsW28qD2NJLfTtSld2daQFcQkh5o60GhxohHGs5X-kw9Ia2IM9873EQmhsMF4nk39eN498_i8tGjtpIUQVW9pwCyOPi8z-_LDZQZGK4o/s1600/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqtjU4nyjNQhNGwQj4VHnYBYIRqnBJQyXa1BpsW28qD2NJLfTtSld2daQFcQkh5o60GhxohHGs5X-kw9Ia2IM9873EQmhsMF4nk39eN498_i8tGjtpIUQVW9pwCyOPi8z-_LDZQZGK4o/s400/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Aim<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ée Herring.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJER9t3yqTFApzkq4SLrs7GLsJxrjPUqONEn6wihTGx2yiLP6nPH7xJqluDkwP-cDuJpOomODsNkoQ-OkS_XxF2RMpocGB39Zd4Gt9idNtQt6pgSc0fAJeY6lBFblD421BKfu1xdjituA/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJER9t3yqTFApzkq4SLrs7GLsJxrjPUqONEn6wihTGx2yiLP6nPH7xJqluDkwP-cDuJpOomODsNkoQ-OkS_XxF2RMpocGB39Zd4Gt9idNtQt6pgSc0fAJeY6lBFblD421BKfu1xdjituA/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+%25282%2529.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canopy Designs chandelier.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seaside, Florida cottage of Mary and Joe Clark.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Mary Clark and Jessica Hawkins.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Scott Merrill.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Chris Little.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (July - August 2006).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwsZEPdTw0uVT1KZWRw_OwtKQLuhwvzPbHO99VUhUGQIwZRe8kApzzVl39BKovTwGpoOf-URD69m9DN2HRc90dS9y5t23wYmQxPb7XXHkVtlQpWG3DdKEql-y50HYy7H5j-wkNXEZH3Q/s1600/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwsZEPdTw0uVT1KZWRw_OwtKQLuhwvzPbHO99VUhUGQIwZRe8kApzzVl39BKovTwGpoOf-URD69m9DN2HRc90dS9y5t23wYmQxPb7XXHkVtlQpWG3DdKEql-y50HYy7H5j-wkNXEZH3Q/s640/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crystal and jade ship light fixture by Claire Cormier-Fauvel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Library of designer Muriel Brandolini.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (March 2011).</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29hSdILCApBzI4hpIjn3mNOXU3GHXd7Y8rnmG39OSDh3Mzr1WBjlFKmGy4RpTDBKS78wTDbGwuGImtV9d1Z-wt89XAzBDWs9n51z3Jz_8gYbrTnjsnM8CiJZgGlhDoF6DhcDv5m7QJys/s1600/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29hSdILCApBzI4hpIjn3mNOXU3GHXd7Y8rnmG39OSDh3Mzr1WBjlFKmGy4RpTDBKS78wTDbGwuGImtV9d1Z-wt89XAzBDWs9n51z3Jz_8gYbrTnjsnM8CiJZgGlhDoF6DhcDv5m7QJys/s640/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crystal ship chandelier.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Ken Fulk.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW0fAIArBJK1evqlQvtz4bXz0xJy8FU1JwLJctKF2YOiZxy5JIfOMZIh4TX-F0jW8dJjG0TqUVOva7iRi-BRGdSMVVNmKYcvIcoUb7-PupP_59YBTn942gGZFDa8UdiHksJ2Cq1MCXus/s1600/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW0fAIArBJK1evqlQvtz4bXz0xJy8FU1JwLJctKF2YOiZxy5JIfOMZIh4TX-F0jW8dJjG0TqUVOva7iRi-BRGdSMVVNmKYcvIcoUb7-PupP_59YBTn942gGZFDa8UdiHksJ2Cq1MCXus/s640/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Crystal ship" chandelier by <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/" target="_blank">Z Gallerie</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Domino (March 2009).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDL__TDz0VlbjlZqXcYg88wYOjVyzzsg_dEq24zrZK22KcgAay6VqVoe1BNHSDpDonsmEpYZOvBOKEjuPqN9e67R7UtM9Bn2i6VHlI68wrQpTOaKcTLOwBTVR2Ltw8kNiwj1sB1Jkh2I/s640/HibiscusHillDiningRoom.jpg" width="640" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining Room at <a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/" target="_blank">Hibiscus Hill</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Guest House, Harbour Island (The Bahamas).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation and interior design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTboYVSEOY7QgPTGVOHoOj4ccCic00f2OckDQdqE4dstzVusHsBtjehyphenhyphenwDq5MRUIHtSeaBgtsqU1qvOufdKg9KHMA54iOvPD8Me9Vg_hpK61MfxPZPnS8dsY5SP_Kkc9RBgrMmIFv9PjQ/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTboYVSEOY7QgPTGVOHoOj4ccCic00f2OckDQdqE4dstzVusHsBtjehyphenhyphenwDq5MRUIHtSeaBgtsqU1qvOufdKg9KHMA54iOvPD8Me9Vg_hpK61MfxPZPnS8dsY5SP_Kkc9RBgrMmIFv9PjQ/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sailboat model in the study of David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hibiscus Hill in the Bahamas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation and interior design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (May - June 2011).</span></div>

Sea Worthy

Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made. Robert N. Rose Home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan. Interior design by Lisa Lub...

7:51 PM

A Dozen Eggs

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, make that a baker's dozen. Here are 10 photos featuring 13 Egg chairs by Arne Jacobsen.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8q_ABPBvvA8gIGCqDHBt3aDJxKLdmHKG3m5aftsGu431IFl2ySjLtCT8SmXELTZVCrTvHXY3U9STbWLu8a5WTvl0Prdxqim3qVAqX3Ae-iTDm5jEa9HNPBEnQmk6ho9PVzEqWN9M1-4/s1600/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8q_ABPBvvA8gIGCqDHBt3aDJxKLdmHKG3m5aftsGu431IFl2ySjLtCT8SmXELTZVCrTvHXY3U9STbWLu8a5WTvl0Prdxqim3qVAqX3Ae-iTDm5jEa9HNPBEnQmk6ho9PVzEqWN9M1-4/s400/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pair of vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in natural hide in Manhattan living room.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lee Mindel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldrop.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (December 2006).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTVe9mzm5gppxqnmMGqrKUDbcTlJsBUE-DZF7aEAV4R11_HT20_0t-DRPG2-clrAJkZolIW3thmM1BbH49dHYwlykRbHfPO8C0bZrS_CBLhhLFeSbOb0TxjD9fpBzxWU4t9fBzaIIwgE/s1600/3_1286474458_stilin_ed0605_01%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTVe9mzm5gppxqnmMGqrKUDbcTlJsBUE-DZF7aEAV4R11_HT20_0t-DRPG2-clrAJkZolIW3thmM1BbH49dHYwlykRbHfPO8C0bZrS_CBLhhLFeSbOb0TxjD9fpBzxWU4t9fBzaIIwgE/s400/3_1286474458_stilin_ed0605_01%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in living room of designer Robert Stilin's East Hampton house.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Robert Stilin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (June 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOT4DCMDMh4ZhzTjMlpd-71MhFRJidvJV_rXDDZh28yMVplut9PjeEmumOqpo86norsFis7c5IjytvDPfq258O5DBkr_uwBjX95LpKN74jTxv_RFofeE8uOtcwkLAVclH9glpAN4u310/s1600/3_1287435930_manhattan_penthouse_sally_hershberger_ed0910_01%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOT4DCMDMh4ZhzTjMlpd-71MhFRJidvJV_rXDDZh28yMVplut9PjeEmumOqpo86norsFis7c5IjytvDPfq258O5DBkr_uwBjX95LpKN74jTxv_RFofeE8uOtcwkLAVclH9glpAN4u310/s640/3_1287435930_manhattan_penthouse_sally_hershberger_ed0910_01%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in dining area of Sally Hershberger's New York City apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Joe D'Urso.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVzICBNk1RufPo1Vs2IdInPnlPRNHhFbS6HDWSoYm7X0hmR5OU2DcAT9GQgaQlR_qdERTZagipT0Lj7i4rXdayOkPXUAAPdqiLtjNFaX-1JqTtrQm_3WIUZBvHQrwsxN2fwJQb4UgOoY/s1600/3_1301429421_sikkema_living_room%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVzICBNk1RufPo1Vs2IdInPnlPRNHhFbS6HDWSoYm7X0hmR5OU2DcAT9GQgaQlR_qdERTZagipT0Lj7i4rXdayOkPXUAAPdqiLtjNFaX-1JqTtrQm_3WIUZBvHQrwsxN2fwJQb4UgOoY/s640/3_1301429421_sikkema_living_room%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in living room of art dealer Brent Sikkema's Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Corinne Gilbert.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (February 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3zSrVLv8RQhGNTKQ8hv6OvtV3VkOrWEcy173d39RopSycgwt4mhRqgnvnXAUYrvt34PWIblUG0EXeWKuB4qHSWQ-dQkmB8NphvHHAVl5GL3JspwxFPKwZ9SSohqbZYa4HmqzuWLakjs/s1600/3_bedroom-decorating-ideas-ss-08%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3zSrVLv8RQhGNTKQ8hv6OvtV3VkOrWEcy173d39RopSycgwt4mhRqgnvnXAUYrvt34PWIblUG0EXeWKuB4qHSWQ-dQkmB8NphvHHAVl5GL3JspwxFPKwZ9SSohqbZYa4HmqzuWLakjs/s640/3_bedroom-decorating-ideas-ss-08%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in master bedroom of Troy Halterman's Fifth Avenue apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqn7u4RuOJQup0HNvNDWTzf1ydLzFRAZ5Um5yWuOQos_qIKbwZP7whHL2k2ceiAB6htwlrqr5c-mEJc9ROwC8bAQi4mI-QpYusndaJ-spXcoGXBJMeWEz79gzUavHhwdpfve7fMn9wZM/s1600/3_living-room-decorating-ideas-ss57%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqn7u4RuOJQup0HNvNDWTzf1ydLzFRAZ5Um5yWuOQos_qIKbwZP7whHL2k2ceiAB6htwlrqr5c-mEJc9ROwC8bAQi4mI-QpYusndaJ-spXcoGXBJMeWEz79gzUavHhwdpfve7fMn9wZM/s640/3_living-room-decorating-ideas-ss57%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pair of taxicab-yellow Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in New York City apartment of Carole and Richard Rifkind.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architects: Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonn Coolidge.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (August 1998).</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE9C5wszYBPRNs2vul5CXSqPocUceIC9a2uV2XCicg-hagbElyoMC3yRiYaLynYp_ct6jfJ1in4e1orS_yXWf9jGh412ziXK-9djzwC1x7ZQUzk2U4NfJFiNG0xZCBxydyOAIcIHgtjw/s1600/beale-lana-2_xlg%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE9C5wszYBPRNs2vul5CXSqPocUceIC9a2uV2XCicg-hagbElyoMC3yRiYaLynYp_ct6jfJ1in4e1orS_yXWf9jGh412ziXK-9djzwC1x7ZQUzk2U4NfJFiNG0xZCBxydyOAIcIHgtjw/s640/beale-lana-2_xlg%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in silver leather in entrance hall of 2007 Kips Bay House.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Beale-Lana Interior Design.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTyeQYoV0yCJGZRRZVyho_pUR9_PIC_Lun9lcWOfH9SDfvyqa5i8zVqwstoiF0e748WKDReIobS6gBtGYaDoLQ0vtQBZr0Taso7NyrXVclmp-KcO8KlKQ-ghBrhwevKHa_esrGh0IUFs/s1600/black-fireplace-modular-chairs-1110Mann09-de%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTyeQYoV0yCJGZRRZVyho_pUR9_PIC_Lun9lcWOfH9SDfvyqa5i8zVqwstoiF0e748WKDReIobS6gBtGYaDoLQ0vtQBZr0Taso7NyrXVclmp-KcO8KlKQ-ghBrhwevKHa_esrGh0IUFs/s640/black-fireplace-modular-chairs-1110Mann09-de%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Pair of Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in library of New York City apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by David Mann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (November 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpf0-p24X0MJY4vAC286QfQyVcVpPrTNpmFWR0MtLtD9yj1AJjDdGU7OTBjp-G2VFuzG00hsd2KOVgf0AhpqdtRI1th6dYeWKI-HGNlyZ4MA7QXzs6o2LL2IDi21AZPce1h3SnwHsMjso/s1600/cn_image.size.malle-fifth-ave-apartment-h670%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpf0-p24X0MJY4vAC286QfQyVcVpPrTNpmFWR0MtLtD9yj1AJjDdGU7OTBjp-G2VFuzG00hsd2KOVgf0AhpqdtRI1th6dYeWKI-HGNlyZ4MA7QXzs6o2LL2IDi21AZPce1h3SnwHsMjso/s640/cn_image.size.malle-fifth-ave-apartment-h670%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair by Fritz Hansen in Marie and Fr<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>d<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>ric Malle's New York City living room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (May 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr-luKau8cyPRkhlr-TuXpuolhrCiMflhIASloCK_TmDxh83CvFyBLtQkuXhHlrHUR69qXnvKvoZ9sux9xsniLMZ_bT1wfFARn5JCtp6gcxn-b01yLFRnHEfs8XmphgHU69IH_Ub_nlI/s1600/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_mr-architecture-decor-manhattan-penthouse%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr-luKau8cyPRkhlr-TuXpuolhrCiMflhIASloCK_TmDxh83CvFyBLtQkuXhHlrHUR69qXnvKvoZ9sux9xsniLMZ_bT1wfFARn5JCtp6gcxn-b01yLFRnHEfs8XmphgHU69IH_Ub_nlI/s640/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_mr-architecture-decor-manhattan-penthouse%255B1%255D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair covered in cowhide by Global Leathers in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tribeca penthouse of Yoon Kim.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by MR Architecture + D<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>cor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (July 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A Dozen Eggs

Okay, make that a baker's dozen. Here are 10 photos featuring 13 Egg chairs by Arne Jacobsen. Pair of vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs i...

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An Extra Hand Around the House

<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I admire everything that is useless, frivolous and whimsical. . . . I do not agree with the dictum that houses are supposed to be ‘machines to live in’. For me, the house and it’s [sic] objects is supposed to be some crazy place that make [sic] you laugh.”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Quote from <a href="http://www.pedrofriedeberg.com/" target="_blank">Pedro Friedeberg</a>, creator of the “Hand” chair</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JYMfGJ3viYr72b5fiwoYnNsHfUWBpEIWVXOAzOdJBgk9LkCf1VgmliRvk3vkk6XbZz5vMAQsBoVGOx4cxC2dZ24C9qiwca08W9ELjnejWDP_74XUwDMYNLzU6BIp6dsDoFA_ap9CSDA/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-05%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JYMfGJ3viYr72b5fiwoYnNsHfUWBpEIWVXOAzOdJBgk9LkCf1VgmliRvk3vkk6XbZz5vMAQsBoVGOx4cxC2dZ24C9qiwca08W9ELjnejWDP_74XUwDMYNLzU6BIp6dsDoFA_ap9CSDA/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-05%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair in "chamber of curiosities" in the</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Antonio, Texas home of designer Gwynn Griffith.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBq3OnUpMPeZhh2culd7FRSAFtX-G8aYRntnYdrzZ42GvQ3CCGCLbaLdAND4saZZzYaPZVr2vsWw7MQDvpsAt2X0QW9uGS1TAhwmYz4-o8RrWW3smqDN50dvN2sRfXY7ftv3zM312Q6M/s1600/06Ashley-Stark%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBq3OnUpMPeZhh2culd7FRSAFtX-G8aYRntnYdrzZ42GvQ3CCGCLbaLdAND4saZZzYaPZVr2vsWw7MQDvpsAt2X0QW9uGS1TAhwmYz4-o8RrWW3smqDN50dvN2sRfXY7ftv3zM312Q6M/s640/06Ashley-Stark%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage "Hand" chairs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Ashley Stark, creative director of Stark.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (December 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFPqGBCbKXUNBV-oDHig4edBVuhwBib93ee1Dj-M8WZA4IjxaTD6P7NwSLV-nZzk0W_VaJM8Bd61cAvajhM-C3678octDpMo2A5nI6rV1Gs9aBRB0f58I4QxnHFwX2Pqrkv6HfPirA6k/s1600/decorating-with-pink-06%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFPqGBCbKXUNBV-oDHig4edBVuhwBib93ee1Dj-M8WZA4IjxaTD6P7NwSLV-nZzk0W_VaJM8Bd61cAvajhM-C3678octDpMo2A5nI6rV1Gs9aBRB0f58I4QxnHFwX2Pqrkv6HfPirA6k/s640/decorating-with-pink-06%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home office of designer Kelly Wearstler.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim14dux-1cpLy_17hUb_jfwd08OjYoJdkYCwBkry73ZR5FggiytfUXKQ7YlZP-DOJjXtayX4hyphenhyphen2foO9aAB9kJ_e-nBs56cb_s96nnSQGJW1G5raIJsp7_0VSMOg-qk0bvSVq694jVTsfs/s1600/BlogPedroFriedebergHandChairElleDecorNovember2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim14dux-1cpLy_17hUb_jfwd08OjYoJdkYCwBkry73ZR5FggiytfUXKQ7YlZP-DOJjXtayX4hyphenhyphen2foO9aAB9kJ_e-nBs56cb_s96nnSQGJW1G5raIJsp7_0VSMOg-qk0bvSVq694jVTsfs/s640/BlogPedroFriedebergHandChairElleDecorNovember2011+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair from the 1980s.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan apartment designed by Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4Qjqoc4q1I7xJ_SdPJGKcJptNiHZZqpPu-I1EnGlkhYeV15Q-N9eGTudnt_Hh-v8t7BfL38vwB33S5K_mhDqG0xwZ3qu6wl1dm_hURivEOP5BjS592PEUgG6D4v6aaXATzI1m4rjGV0/s1600/for_the_fun_of_it_01%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4Qjqoc4q1I7xJ_SdPJGKcJptNiHZZqpPu-I1EnGlkhYeV15Q-N9eGTudnt_Hh-v8t7BfL38vwB33S5K_mhDqG0xwZ3qu6wl1dm_hURivEOP5BjS592PEUgG6D4v6aaXATzI1m4rjGV0/s640/for_the_fun_of_it_01%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Palm Beach home of Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Metropolitan Home.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM85-jHMKFMp8Aq52KBSVNqdPKfCxvrl6-sr_MJD-gyccOaa1TD5LVC0fAyj6H3jnadu9JONJoee03VKC6neqRzEaPkku5DU9VuhJ0i4a0hgJsc2z0eUHdLVfaJFeKQmIXXPl0s__dCU8/s1600/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-living-room-silver-hand-chair-pattern-couch-112011-21GRl3-mdn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM85-jHMKFMp8Aq52KBSVNqdPKfCxvrl6-sr_MJD-gyccOaa1TD5LVC0fAyj6H3jnadu9JONJoee03VKC6neqRzEaPkku5DU9VuhJ0i4a0hgJsc2z0eUHdLVfaJFeKQmIXXPl0s__dCU8/s640/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-living-room-silver-hand-chair-pattern-couch-112011-21GRl3-mdn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair provides "shine".</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Heather Moore for Jed Johnson Associates.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLtJklB3gQywQJzHD3rDrctH_-uNsN50I9K5mJ0-etA1qKV_KAJb6Mhv9ydEc-NO-hqxsfrGfRRFUpC0OhslTFEOEjXLtSGEMu3sHeDhRIainuzPYT4VHoiF7Z3_Oajmzd-SNi5Thafg/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_small_wonder%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLtJklB3gQywQJzHD3rDrctH_-uNsN50I9K5mJ0-etA1qKV_KAJb6Mhv9ydEc-NO-hqxsfrGfRRFUpC0OhslTFEOEjXLtSGEMu3sHeDhRIainuzPYT4VHoiF7Z3_Oajmzd-SNi5Thafg/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_small_wonder%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A gilt hand sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan pied-<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">à</span></span>-terre of designer Todd Alexander Romano.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; 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An Extra Hand Around the House

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Piano Forte

<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I began taking piano lessons when I was six years old. I am so grateful to my teacher, Mrs. Stone, for sharing her love of classical music with me. I recently began looking for photographs of pianos. The following selections celebrate the instruments as if they are sculpture. Darryl Carter’s 19<sup>th</sup> century grand piano is especially beautiful – its graceful curves and burled wood highlighted by the living room’s serene aesthetic. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwQGmj8CHfo51JdORspPbQ1My3V-N4GnvAXIJXJ2C66td4RETxssC2Fo-LW6WsIJ-k_ZHnYzflX7ks1esTIK-IEz6-45WQd1GSBt2DnJQB6mA3l03xf-yAPvlf_rHajyifZdHUrzgOM0/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-001%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwQGmj8CHfo51JdORspPbQ1My3V-N4GnvAXIJXJ2C66td4RETxssC2Fo-LW6WsIJ-k_ZHnYzflX7ks1esTIK-IEz6-45WQd1GSBt2DnJQB6mA3l03xf-yAPvlf_rHajyifZdHUrzgOM0/s640/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-001%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of designer <a href="http://www.darrylcarter.com/">Darryl Carter</a>'s Washington, D.C. townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8qgmTVw9yKZRs06_HvtWZP3txWC7z9fWhek0V9Xz9lAmZa2V7uWvI2bgnXrPzLeFVYGAfCrC_B8GS-uo59AkRGbJHISue6v9_Jxd9oanLSdZyl4-CtqfEezdRZp0fZcfejxVE1fSsvs/s1600/BlogPianosHouseBeautiful2006RubyBeets+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8qgmTVw9yKZRs06_HvtWZP3txWC7z9fWhek0V9Xz9lAmZa2V7uWvI2bgnXrPzLeFVYGAfCrC_B8GS-uo59AkRGbJHISue6v9_Jxd9oanLSdZyl4-CtqfEezdRZp0fZcfejxVE1fSsvs/s640/BlogPianosHouseBeautiful2006RubyBeets+(2).jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.rubybeets.com/" target="_blank">Ruby Beets Old & New</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (July 2006).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFRHsnNmckDvpoN8zFnxYnKwt65UcmbVVQ5O7ox9QoXAklxmSEaMAy4CB2xbGPwyhuilewpSF1jZxv71ETIRkIZezDP6ncuHHFLG49FcO1s5yo3e8ySF5hjykiE5qlpkL-392qZbobnA/s1600/BlogPianosSouthernAccents+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFRHsnNmckDvpoN8zFnxYnKwt65UcmbVVQ5O7ox9QoXAklxmSEaMAy4CB2xbGPwyhuilewpSF1jZxv71ETIRkIZezDP6ncuHHFLG49FcO1s5yo3e8ySF5hjykiE5qlpkL-392qZbobnA/s640/BlogPianosSouthernAccents+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.solisbetancourt.com/" target="_blank">Solis Betancourt</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Southern Accents.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Peter Margonelli.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTefBERduNlhuKqFL0hiDDzF8aToj1LaPmpljKbZUESlDVINLC8s3w0PWHutYnr1XsEXKyiB8JsmQ1MxImy9jIPcgBtZ03rthSAtEH2LgT3tNTn2lsFli4cl3plNXbWNGIlP5iHufOG4/s1600/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeFebruary2011+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTefBERduNlhuKqFL0hiDDzF8aToj1LaPmpljKbZUESlDVINLC8s3w0PWHutYnr1XsEXKyiB8JsmQ1MxImy9jIPcgBtZ03rthSAtEH2LgT3tNTn2lsFli4cl3plNXbWNGIlP5iHufOG4/s640/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeFebruary2011+(3).jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note how the rounded shape, wood, and color of the bowls echo the shape, wood, and color of the piano.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaiian home of interior designer Mary Philpotts McGrath.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Joe Schmelzer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCOJYPR4MsXS4Q6eethbbEQRE7gD33ZCf-K0kNKPPJ4wUYK1ZTYEoaWh9zfzHTJSSxh_3Gr_mdcIqtJ1UdjPJ52M7SixdMU5DQhHI4uDDZY2gn4R5nNVCDwbiMzBGbGry9HcMjjspAOA/s1600/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCOJYPR4MsXS4Q6eethbbEQRE7gD33ZCf-K0kNKPPJ4wUYK1ZTYEoaWh9zfzHTJSSxh_3Gr_mdcIqtJ1UdjPJ52M7SixdMU5DQhHI4uDDZY2gn4R5nNVCDwbiMzBGbGry9HcMjjspAOA/s640/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Music room of designer Katie Brown.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (September 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHL3dP8Wvn-6MdDKmmS9yz5OTizUS93EkId5__2wA6ajIN5wF1aZk_4lfF0Xbj7pZygR-bZQuzp63Hrp1xxjfqxccaQwTQYdlhxaglYNk2Wz_ta-t-xAQY6qpVKFCycTC6CB8OfI0Zyn4/s1600/ElleDecorMartinLawrenceBullard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHL3dP8Wvn-6MdDKmmS9yz5OTizUS93EkId5__2wA6ajIN5wF1aZk_4lfF0Xbj7pZygR-bZQuzp63Hrp1xxjfqxccaQwTQYdlhxaglYNk2Wz_ta-t-xAQY6qpVKFCycTC6CB8OfI0Zyn4/s640/ElleDecorMartinLawrenceBullard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Martyn Lawrence-Bullard.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (February 2005).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tim Street-Porter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8ezk_DBmMtmPv_bG5z0p5PntU2ooMAayTsH2ikBZUhbnQS9NIpP6xXnNGvi0om49IjoUfT8IopFMYi7d5NtcTBvxG0cJNmvOaF-UMbK-5bArF5ZqLS3HXoukbdTBs1ZbMY-PSpqiG_8/s1600/noriega-ortiz-0508-2_md%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8ezk_DBmMtmPv_bG5z0p5PntU2ooMAayTsH2ikBZUhbnQS9NIpP6xXnNGvi0om49IjoUfT8IopFMYi7d5NtcTBvxG0cJNmvOaF-UMbK-5bArF5ZqLS3HXoukbdTBs1ZbMY-PSpqiG_8/s640/noriega-ortiz-0508-2_md%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The homeowner's grandmother won this piano on <em>The Price is Right</em>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bnodesign.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Antoine Bootz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (May 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVMI0RGOCzcr5c9VbzMnTw1_6p0MkjPMqlaCqmwWnSYlrNSNMeRp743iXNB67W9_TP0A_bJ4eYTEGl0porJxTnQLmTxtpH_KdF_at1AT3gEolWssS1gEtSHU9bl_34q5mQ0rq_ar614c/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-03-salon%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVMI0RGOCzcr5c9VbzMnTw1_6p0MkjPMqlaCqmwWnSYlrNSNMeRp743iXNB67W9_TP0A_bJ4eYTEGl0porJxTnQLmTxtpH_KdF_at1AT3gEolWssS1gEtSHU9bl_34q5mQ0rq_ar614c/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-03-salon%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of fabric and furnishings company Summer Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bobby McAlphine, Architect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRaAahyk0dYOBmM-bf31nEVTlEhqN5WDzatVrPamqfV6f7zRlYTP56KVq2N8f7foUUGiG85yrsjaXKeJycEO_HojxZQFme4mvSjnCRKwzkiG7on2Zwv9sRt7qSeJ9mNDW2iQh7gNk5Pw/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-lehrer-01-exterior%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRaAahyk0dYOBmM-bf31nEVTlEhqN5WDzatVrPamqfV6f7zRlYTP56KVq2N8f7foUUGiG85yrsjaXKeJycEO_HojxZQFme4mvSjnCRKwzkiG7on2Zwv9sRt7qSeJ9mNDW2iQh7gNk5Pw/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-lehrer-01-exterior%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decor by JoAnne Brosnahan of Unique Custom Interiors.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Los Angeles house by Lehrer Architects LA.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (July 2012).</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div align="center"></div>

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