Piero Fornasetti

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Piero Fornasetti was a Milanese painter, sculptor and interior decorator. Born in 1913, he was the creator of furniture and decorative objects bearing his whimsical, classical, trompe l'oeil images. Recurring themes included the sun and harlequins, but his most famous creations probably were the items in his "theme and variations" line. These products featured the classically beautiful and enigmatic face of an opera singer named Lina Cavalieri. Her picture appeared in a 19th-century French magazine and Fornasetti used that image to create more than 350 items, including plates. Here is a collection of plates that are available at <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/" target="_blank">Unica Home</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGQg5V2PIUxU8UX-Ge4HXG6h9DVc15j8vr_C_Saw4128yYEc0oePG5ApvwEUSjV73laqE3iCD-p_GQXbygbSiidJLnoZmsUV_TNi_fLOHBIc2LAQbrx-1e5hOHEwhYob5EP8kzSe3Vls/s1600/24869.48A27849%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGQg5V2PIUxU8UX-Ge4HXG6h9DVc15j8vr_C_Saw4128yYEc0oePG5ApvwEUSjV73laqE3iCD-p_GQXbygbSiidJLnoZmsUV_TNi_fLOHBIc2LAQbrx-1e5hOHEwhYob5EP8kzSe3Vls/s1600/24869.48A27849%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some people have compared this beautiful opera singer to the Mona Lisa. These plates remind me of Marcel Duchamp's artwork, "L. H. O. O. Q.", which Duchamp created by adding a beard and mustache to a cheap postcard image of the Mona Lisa.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Duchamp_Mona_Lisa_LHOOQ.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="395" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Marcel_Duchamp_Mona_Lisa_LHOOQ.jpg/250px-Marcel_Duchamp_Mona_Lisa_LHOOQ.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.H.O.O.Q." target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">In fact, one of Fornasetti's plates (below) does feature Lima Cavalieri with a mustache. (Duchamp created "L.H.O.O.Q." in 1919 when Fornasetti was six years old.) </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWxv8fJPhNbsQ9I2bPe-nkivFKmXbzgja2Lr0wtDfI_o4lZXoBMcH5eBzAvUVNzCCxQx69p2wCQc7sE0ZaYZvOGcmwpzlWrqefu2C0TwDxQFH6WSO3pZOCLdy1ou55OvmtwHa-DdTDJY/s1600/24869.46B2FB0C%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaWxv8fJPhNbsQ9I2bPe-nkivFKmXbzgja2Lr0wtDfI_o4lZXoBMcH5eBzAvUVNzCCxQx69p2wCQc7sE0ZaYZvOGcmwpzlWrqefu2C0TwDxQFH6WSO3pZOCLdy1ou55OvmtwHa-DdTDJY/s1600/24869.46B2FB0C%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plate images from <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/" target="_blank">Unica Home</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In addition to plates, Fornasetti created chests, screens and wallpaper, which are popular in decor today. Take a look. . . . </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FuJ4uVmCGb1EfDPEbUC-8kRxFzDILI5lRPSrfMGAk3TGgZ7r-pC6zONOt44qa3NLo6O6_qi69t6eTQNCViio9tjh7LSL9QSA9UkELF_CC_LbNtooTrWESw4KtqMnS-YHYIe3S-iVv14/s1600/ADCountryClarity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FuJ4uVmCGb1EfDPEbUC-8kRxFzDILI5lRPSrfMGAk3TGgZ7r-pC6zONOt44qa3NLo6O6_qi69t6eTQNCViio9tjh7LSL9QSA9UkELF_CC_LbNtooTrWESw4KtqMnS-YHYIe3S-iVv14/s640/ADCountryClarity.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Piero Fornasetti screen in a new Greek Revival home built in upstate New York.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Peter Talbot, AIA.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior architecture and design by Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Michael Moran.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-thoC1sZ6VrrFSICeA8eyY6_Wjl_wfqFNHyHnW1ofqSv6TsOejfo3cUmtRvhyULYlODXESybvwPkw6D-ApIQDI15rb10scGfmhcr68eXrlX67RQdwVl0Oj7b9-H8ZmQ7SKKzRIlZzeo/s1600/ADLoneStarStatement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-thoC1sZ6VrrFSICeA8eyY6_Wjl_wfqFNHyHnW1ofqSv6TsOejfo3cUmtRvhyULYlODXESybvwPkw6D-ApIQDI15rb10scGfmhcr68eXrlX67RQdwVl0Oj7b9-H8ZmQ7SKKzRIlZzeo/s640/ADLoneStarStatement.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pair of circa 1950 Piero Fornasetti landscape panels in the master bedroom of a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tudor Revival home in Austin, Texas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Thad Hayes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKXOQfM9cbS2vbmdQteE0yzrTjUZUPEPHOdbigKRBhSMVCtiGyFWMCMZQS28srh_PZtnm8gsXK0j3Bo3MwiQWNAybcufAnQE6x2Gn2SyYcKnKpiZntp35A4c6Gz403PiCP4-5IHIZfRg/s1600/BlogPieroFornasettiADMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKXOQfM9cbS2vbmdQteE0yzrTjUZUPEPHOdbigKRBhSMVCtiGyFWMCMZQS28srh_PZtnm8gsXK0j3Bo3MwiQWNAybcufAnQE6x2Gn2SyYcKnKpiZntp35A4c6Gz403PiCP4-5IHIZfRg/s640/BlogPieroFornasettiADMay2011.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Piero Fornasetti screen in living room of </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan penthouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Delphine Krakoff.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Mark Ferguson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (May 2011.)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">(The stairs in this screen remind me of the work of <span id="goog_937594979"></span><a href="http://www.mcescher.com/Shopmain/ShopEU/facsprints-uk/prints.html" target="_blank">M.C. Escher<span id="goog_937594980"></span></a>. For copyright purposes, I will not include images of M.C. Escher's work here, but he was a graphic artist (1898 - 1972) famous for his "impossible structures" that trick the eye. I have included a link to the official M.C. Escher website so you can view images of "Up and Down", "Relativity", "Ascending and Descending" and "Waterfall", the art that comes to mind when I look at Fornasetti's stairs.)</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/AVvXsEiJxMONVME7ue20XGQkWqGULAMg98l7f3uYdDvs0EEfZA8hSZHHKxRn2iwSHkMRZ6wI5ciLmFKKnlbM2gt9QgmDjklr6DYcOLww8tPERnNUX39GOV4HCvLds22Xj4e-sf4UFprbLhKRuUA/s1600/Cohler-3-0909-xl%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/AVvXsEiJxMONVME7ue20XGQkWqGULAMg98l7f3uYdDvs0EEfZA8hSZHHKxRn2iwSHkMRZ6wI5ciLmFKKnlbM2gt9QgmDjklr6DYcOLww8tPERnNUX39GOV4HCvLds22Xj4e-sf4UFprbLhKRuUA/s640/Cohler-3-0909-xl%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here we see the face of Lina Cavalieri in the Fornasetti "Teme e Variazioni" wallpaper </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">from <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/" target="_blank">Cole and Son</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan apartment of interior designer Eric Cohler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</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/AVvXsEgM0MDlvEawyY5BV36hGSg66JexKv8uHL6MEPIXjY_f8Evc8PN42ZF7Aa2-sa65SrbVuZLOqaAt9v02MMt2uqy9CUDahu_mihJZZZ2PKe9OZeTTN5tCk3Td7uu71dXuRw325hx6r-B33wo/s1600/Cohler-9-0909-xl%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/AVvXsEgM0MDlvEawyY5BV36hGSg66JexKv8uHL6MEPIXjY_f8Evc8PN42ZF7Aa2-sa65SrbVuZLOqaAt9v02MMt2uqy9CUDahu_mihJZZZ2PKe9OZeTTN5tCk3Td7uu71dXuRw325hx6r-B33wo/s640/Cohler-9-0909-xl%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although <em>House Beautiful</em>'s website does not identify the name of this wallpaper, I am assuming that it is Fornasetti's "Ex Libris" from <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/" target="_blank">Cole and Son</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bathroom in interior designer Eric Cohler's Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</span><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ__kfndOAwrsCQmLld3VErDyqbTNqbnVr7CuMMe6JyNt4F12EHDHbfhS6YYSVuBV-LWDQq4FEwX1Y4w4bv55pW-GCBEBZMooocKKCNBbwr9pqFtMUQCbgzqy8QH3436Moq0G8Eq-AUxo/s1600/BlogPieroFornasettiEDSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ__kfndOAwrsCQmLld3VErDyqbTNqbnVr7CuMMe6JyNt4F12EHDHbfhS6YYSVuBV-LWDQq4FEwX1Y4w4bv55pW-GCBEBZMooocKKCNBbwr9pqFtMUQCbgzqy8QH3436Moq0G8Eq-AUxo/s640/BlogPieroFornasettiEDSept2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A Piero Fornasetti cabinet in the living area of designer Steven Volpe's <br />San Francisco apartment.<br />Photography by William Abranowicz.<br />Elle Decor (September 2011).</div><div style="text-align: center;">(A  similar chest is available from <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/" target="_blank">Unica Home</a>.)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4rrrK9j-yGOHzVp6qgQkm2rQm4IjAyE-A2Zj0uGbhaqaS9hhmqqrif_caRpShK4ut7eJaV5P6IQVSwXFqDlYkvi0FLvxLeHeQsGulqNbhA-cmCdwBQGyeiA9_gZ9GUxPMHMpe_QEiuY/s1600/BlogPieroFornasettiEDMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4rrrK9j-yGOHzVp6qgQkm2rQm4IjAyE-A2Zj0uGbhaqaS9hhmqqrif_caRpShK4ut7eJaV5P6IQVSwXFqDlYkvi0FLvxLeHeQsGulqNbhA-cmCdwBQGyeiA9_gZ9GUxPMHMpe_QEiuY/s640/BlogPieroFornasettiEDMay2011.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The closet doors in the master bedroom's dressing area are covered <br />in Piero Fornasetti wallpaper ("Ex Libris"). </div><div style="text-align: center;">Brussels townhouse of Jorge Almada and Anne-Marie Midy, owners of <a href="http://www.casamidy.com/index2.html" target="_blank">Casamidy</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photography by Simon Upton.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elle Decor (May 2011). </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/AVvXsEhzM7WIrIPhcLfgx57jUrZW6_aRth68JO5xtd2_fXjYDgdtVq3mwOM8HajmMuztAzAA-qMQsGn4ektKWfNMaLvQGUohYvMpaux3VhUKc1sPh5vAGZ0ZwgGTXvuDM8wBtqgrrB-mbT-vUU0/s1600/hbx-gold-serpent-mirror-0912-Dhong-04-lgn%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/AVvXsEhzM7WIrIPhcLfgx57jUrZW6_aRth68JO5xtd2_fXjYDgdtVq3mwOM8HajmMuztAzAA-qMQsGn4ektKWfNMaLvQGUohYvMpaux3VhUKc1sPh5vAGZ0ZwgGTXvuDM8wBtqgrrB-mbT-vUU0/s640/hbx-gold-serpent-mirror-0912-Dhong-04-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fornasetti "Nuvole" paper by <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/" target="_blank">Cole and Son</a>.</span><br />Look at the image that is reflected in this mirror.<br />San Francisco Row House.<br />Designer: Benjamin Dhong.<br />House Beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Piero Fornasetti

Piero Fornasetti was a Milanese painter, sculptor and interior decorator. Born in 1913, he was the creator of furniture and decorative objec...

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The weather is warm -- perfect for enjoying one of these outdoor showers.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdIY8cU4X6vGgT7yxA2aAAZeaQv2XjifHRGKZnk7nRIoIWJJRVaAG6gTo_XKk1WdjQLdH9BIs0ga_zaWw-tVUMgQAabkEHjGodfkRLEG-Mosv_ygEytc3qtOBrIEqGd2rqreCFy2ekUU/s1600/BlogOutintheOpenVerandaJulyAugust2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdIY8cU4X6vGgT7yxA2aAAZeaQv2XjifHRGKZnk7nRIoIWJJRVaAG6gTo_XKk1WdjQLdH9BIs0ga_zaWw-tVUMgQAabkEHjGodfkRLEG-Mosv_ygEytc3qtOBrIEqGd2rqreCFy2ekUU/s640/BlogOutintheOpenVerandaJulyAugust2011.jpg" width="492" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shower by Waterworks. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mirrored sconce by Urban Electric Co.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Vintage lantern. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Vintage concrete wave, Downtown.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lap of Luxury"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (July - August 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X9pLPobs_D3u1-4r75B2p_cdD7oqB4EEIV8KQoD7kCYdUUksDNxpNdanSzyCfIlAc1x8iDE8giHupA4vbF22UWZaWsuhQYfbQP7JoNqkVM89sMpHJNr5QDzZWyRAHmkif4ou7abxErQ/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-07-master-bath%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/AVvXsEg2X9pLPobs_D3u1-4r75B2p_cdD7oqB4EEIV8KQoD7kCYdUUksDNxpNdanSzyCfIlAc1x8iDE8giHupA4vbF22UWZaWsuhQYfbQP7JoNqkVM89sMpHJNr5QDzZWyRAHmkif4ou7abxErQ/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-07-master-bath%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath, the double sink is by Corian; the teak-framed glass doors lead to an outdoor shower."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kelly Klein's Palm Beach, Florida home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: David Piscuskas of 1100 Architect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Carlos Mota.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (August 2010).</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/AVvXsEh9uvJOq81Am-hGY6ls9eDuxzhOmCn06bVTL3A6FWo6nT-tsSA3Q6XXRzjtsHsfSHrYpCN3IuqN4J3xpZVFdwypVJovOvzxCCtNyoFXvnJ_6YZwQLdzpCy_3qPEbFwV2GzLqZwWgDV5QYc/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-08-outdoor-shower%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/AVvXsEh9uvJOq81Am-hGY6ls9eDuxzhOmCn06bVTL3A6FWo6nT-tsSA3Q6XXRzjtsHsfSHrYpCN3IuqN4J3xpZVFdwypVJovOvzxCCtNyoFXvnJ_6YZwQLdzpCy_3qPEbFwV2GzLqZwWgDV5QYc/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-klein-08-outdoor-shower%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The stainless-steel standing shower is by Marcel Wanders for Boffi, and the area is enclosed by cypress walls and gates."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kelly Klein's Palm Beach, Florida home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: David Piscuskas of 1100 Architect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Carlos Mota.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (August 2010).</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/AVvXsEiM_TanQQ-kMwO-cwiAr9IrETuayST_otakk2W5L1loiDvOfnNyvTN8oM8ybvpN8hySf-rjZkPPNIlaTzrX0SP5yTSpyIu5bUBOad4bYZ2nJgT3rQ9ssh-G9oFVcjUS8nwq-EYSJEr6IFA/s1600/BlogOutintheOpenHBNov2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_TanQQ-kMwO-cwiAr9IrETuayST_otakk2W5L1loiDvOfnNyvTN8oM8ybvpN8hySf-rjZkPPNIlaTzrX0SP5yTSpyIu5bUBOad4bYZ2nJgT3rQ9ssh-G9oFVcjUS8nwq-EYSJEr6IFA/s640/BlogOutintheOpenHBNov2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An outdoor shower is mounted above a patio facing the beach."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A bachelor's Hermosa Beach, California house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (November 2011).</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/AVvXsEiz1yAh_kaWs6QJOU2q-OIGRPTGJnBHtZ0UiEY7K6ycBYXYEXPQH-PyXFKmrlcCxD04rO9s5VmefV4gL0RIX77VVe8GeNJGHsiVgHwfR3eMr1EfxRRqLik2heIRjSlMbm79zMO5LNfMjd0/s1600/BlogOutintheOpenADSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1yAh_kaWs6QJOU2q-OIGRPTGJnBHtZ0UiEY7K6ycBYXYEXPQH-PyXFKmrlcCxD04rO9s5VmefV4gL0RIX77VVe8GeNJGHsiVgHwfR3eMr1EfxRRqLik2heIRjSlMbm79zMO5LNfMjd0/s640/BlogOutintheOpenADSept2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Waterworks tub with Dornbracht fittings looks onto a courtyard featuring an outdoor shower, a hot tub and a fire pit."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Los Angeles home of Ellen and Andrew Hauptman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: John Pawson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape design by Jonathan Bell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Alexandra and Michael Misczynski of Atelier AM assisted John Pawson with decor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Todd Eberle.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (September 2011).</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/AVvXsEhv8O224u8hFNve1l3F241rN1LkUeO-q7TWWlX_SlU2Ht1gYDdOqTKEiP6I3ZsV45zWRcv3AKvtTn4dl2yUWSZoMgAI9f9G7C_jvd878v4NE77KH1S6T0tw6PNDGQufuF133mRDB4o6UsE/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-12-outdoor-shower%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/AVvXsEhv8O224u8hFNve1l3F241rN1LkUeO-q7TWWlX_SlU2Ht1gYDdOqTKEiP6I3ZsV45zWRcv3AKvtTn4dl2yUWSZoMgAI9f9G7C_jvd878v4NE77KH1S6T0tw6PNDGQufuF133mRDB4o6UsE/s640/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-12-outdoor-shower%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Off the master bedroom is an outdoor shower walled with stone salvaged when digging the foundations of the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Don and Rela Gleason.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of the fabric and furnishings company Summer Hill.</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;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</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/AVvXsEju31eRE0OfJuuQH5t8NFjHO_vIssRJo349nBALZoGz2f9nNvj28iDGOIcBI4Xja4Cu_XXNqVGBniA6ZjruyPKmaN7f_yQaNRkoDam07bvf547H-ZIqu9FXIb9gFJrq8wIpSeB5uSsg2Ng/s1600/BlogOutintheOpenHBJulyAugust2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju31eRE0OfJuuQH5t8NFjHO_vIssRJo349nBALZoGz2f9nNvj28iDGOIcBI4Xja4Cu_XXNqVGBniA6ZjruyPKmaN7f_yQaNRkoDam07bvf547H-ZIqu9FXIb9gFJrq8wIpSeB5uSsg2Ng/s640/BlogOutintheOpenHBJulyAugust2011.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bath's nearly alfresco shower has Alabama white marble tile floors and French doors that open onto a pea gravel-bordered lawn."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Costello bronze side table from Arteriors Home.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect Bill Ingram's Birmingham, Alabama cottage.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Bill Ingram.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (July - August 2011).</span></div>

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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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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^th 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; 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Piano Forte

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...

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