Red and White Stripes

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In each stocking there was a pair of bright red mittens, and there was a long, flat stick of red-and-white-striped peppermint candy, all beautifully notched along each side.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (1932)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn6kpj0XUY7aA4JTonMKv5HEKnVZNmMA64xwCIXoJvHJEldxW1_4qxp4xJUvRAxT-5hpBM62MLU8y9W2aZQOBnx5UTJ4IQjo50yjy_ZzOYjFt3hbhlBtuYCyLItyCn-IvWt8a7SjFgD60/s1600/14-dining-room-xlg-43763333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn6kpj0XUY7aA4JTonMKv5HEKnVZNmMA64xwCIXoJvHJEldxW1_4qxp4xJUvRAxT-5hpBM62MLU8y9W2aZQOBnx5UTJ4IQjo50yjy_ZzOYjFt3hbhlBtuYCyLItyCn-IvWt8a7SjFgD60/s640/14-dining-room-xlg-43763333.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designed by <a href="http://www.myrahoeferdesign.com/">Myra Hoefer Design</a>, this dining room features side chairs by <a href="http://olystudio.com/">Oly</a> slipcovered in Grey Watkins Indian cotton strip and a table by Astier de Villatte."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/designer-dining-rooms?click=img_sr#slide-20">Photography by Ray Kachatorian</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2rza0IcdMroAodnomuZP74846kEHDNo0fcoj09vXDMUCdlApl5rTKrXYrn2IvKrDjk13ggHPTY067pm933RWomNjvcpK69_yU5F91CkwWaS0-Tyzt7zkE1jw9WhBN8cQwX3aBNa2zHH4/s1600/0910-miller-bed-master-pink-16-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2rza0IcdMroAodnomuZP74846kEHDNo0fcoj09vXDMUCdlApl5rTKrXYrn2IvKrDjk13ggHPTY067pm933RWomNjvcpK69_yU5F91CkwWaS0-Tyzt7zkE1jw9WhBN8cQwX3aBNa2zHH4/s640/0910-miller-bed-master-pink-16-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Striped bedding and a striped rug echo the lines of wooden French blinds in the bedroom of one of [Carolyn] Espley-Miller's two sons."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house of Carolyn Espley-Miller and family in Carpinteria, California.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carolyn Espley-Miller.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Tsay.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Lisa Cregan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/white-beach-house-in-california-0910?click=main_sr#slide-14">White Wash</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H4DolisCnNR60vrpnXFZetTS9CPK_STq5ge-4Eq2IR2XLXEUyZ_DpXph16qxRfpLs8FCoI_MgP5nTzeUKCGWIKXLeL-c-URgCcnJnkA39gfCppQHaryyVzmzrOe2bpgY16G4qf6rhLW5/s1600/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H4DolisCnNR60vrpnXFZetTS9CPK_STq5ge-4Eq2IR2XLXEUyZ_DpXph16qxRfpLs8FCoI_MgP5nTzeUKCGWIKXLeL-c-URgCcnJnkA39gfCppQHaryyVzmzrOe2bpgY16G4qf6rhLW5/s640/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-03-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, an 18th-century mirror, a Louis XVI-style gilt armchair, English Regency-inspired pilasters painted to resemble Macassar ebony, and a Beauvais cowhide rug."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment in 1928 building on Manhattan's Upper East Side.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bjminc.com/">Brian McCarthy</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Mitchell Owens.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/the-transformers#slide-3">The Transformers</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2007).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrz34mBd0o39TaORjGU-05e41V9fYJNA1icyA0vgNqcpAcVbfE7N63drUBto7YDIjXxC6sAmixe6k7OALQ2PrIMQpJkCG7QYsGsZfJKa7y4MyXTDHG9IZVma0vFvck7w4_ydccnjX6c-0/s1600/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrz34mBd0o39TaORjGU-05e41V9fYJNA1icyA0vgNqcpAcVbfE7N63drUBto7YDIjXxC6sAmixe6k7OALQ2PrIMQpJkCG7QYsGsZfJKa7y4MyXTDHG9IZVma0vFvck7w4_ydccnjX6c-0/s640/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-06-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The breakfast room's banquette is upholstered in <a href="http://www.luludk.com/">Lulu DK</a>'s Fruit Punch, the 1940s American side chairs are from Gerald Bland, and the coral chandelier is from Mecox Gardens."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment in 1928 building on Manhattan's Upper East Side.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://bjminc.com/">Brian McCarthy</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Mitchell Owens.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/the-transformers#slide-6">The Transformers</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2007).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uJixLN8RTXJWZtJwC_Y4_W-pFwca2lkGpDj2ZWEnqaI5eISBIMJcj5j57727UlXLDvQQF7nHz4dCMSC-yEdlyxc6NdL-CeVWxjz_GPnId02IBRuZ9YFYpMXIzkDrbSO2JsbZHHIAHamj/s1600/design-trends-repeating-fabrics-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uJixLN8RTXJWZtJwC_Y4_W-pFwca2lkGpDj2ZWEnqaI5eISBIMJcj5j57727UlXLDvQQF7nHz4dCMSC-yEdlyxc6NdL-CeVWxjz_GPnId02IBRuZ9YFYpMXIzkDrbSO2JsbZHHIAHamj/s640/design-trends-repeating-fabrics-08-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The bedroom features curtains and a canopy of Irish linen, custom-made bedding, and a taboret and daybed from [Alessandra] Branca."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.branca.com/">Alessandra Branca</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/ideas/bedrooms-canopy-beds?click=main_sr#slide-3">Photography by Joshua McHugh</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSIWEMdthT5C94IQidPPpG2nzfI57-LRwapi7xqRnmUCQqVDlDRW1PtVwFdGB72Pi3FhE0bneWUhH_uHYLlaGHJrnuQ2I61MISpEjIyso2UyB6B0W7kJzq5Nk33-1uRV-RZm1_mphzbyo/s1600/ED0112_Provence_001-400-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSIWEMdthT5C94IQidPPpG2nzfI57-LRwapi7xqRnmUCQqVDlDRW1PtVwFdGB72Pi3FhE0bneWUhH_uHYLlaGHJrnuQ2I61MISpEjIyso2UyB6B0W7kJzq5Nk33-1uRV-RZm1_mphzbyo/s640/ED0112_Provence_001-400-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Says Ines de la Fressange of her country house in Provence, "This is where we get our bearings. It's our little corner, where we read, sleep, dream."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ines de la Fressange's home in Tarascon, France.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Marie-Pierre Morel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by Barbara Bourgois.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/taking-it-easy#slide-1">Taking it Easy</a>" produced by Philippe Tretiack.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (January - February 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally published in <i>Elle Decoration</i> France.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXxijewHPQW-T08ZkY-rlnwZpt3G4HfKuCmq-u8tv4HDOxa2ObNFYtdl4Q752sgWClge18FMywQjWSo22VZflXtyVhJvlM8oDg4HiAJUPC5-B8CnLA2OaXuJQQ3V4Ehh1pQ8dyyZI-D4H/s1600/item14.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.alberto-pinto-15-brazil-apartment-guest-room-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXxijewHPQW-T08ZkY-rlnwZpt3G4HfKuCmq-u8tv4HDOxa2ObNFYtdl4Q752sgWClge18FMywQjWSo22VZflXtyVhJvlM8oDg4HiAJUPC5-B8CnLA2OaXuJQQ3V4Ehh1pQ8dyyZI-D4H/s640/item14.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.alberto-pinto-15-brazil-apartment-guest-room-3.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Modeled after the work of Alexander Calder, a guest room's maguey-fiber wall hanging was hand-woven in Central America in the '70s; the [Alberto] Pinto-designed bed is upholstered in a mix of leather and fabric."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rio de Janeiro apartment of <a href="http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/people/aldo-pinto-interior-designer-dies-at-69-6474752">the late interior decorator Alberto Pinto</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-09/alberto-pinto-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-home-slideshow#slide=15">Creative License</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7SlehHykok8WMgwwXxzxj-mTVK6g2ayyZ_RjI0cVKwpqSK3ALI0mG47fQ3WHDduOb1PNmhGe1tsRAY0MKI2vwmz3yv6sD30qS_bSRIiZO5ZiioeWjyNKN7UaLQyI6ZWGavzvY0USSsuF/s1600/keith-mcnally-martha-vineyard-home-ed-0711-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7SlehHykok8WMgwwXxzxj-mTVK6g2ayyZ_RjI0cVKwpqSK3ALI0mG47fQ3WHDduOb1PNmhGe1tsRAY0MKI2vwmz3yv6sD30qS_bSRIiZO5ZiioeWjyNKN7UaLQyI6ZWGavzvY0USSsuF/s640/keith-mcnally-martha-vineyard-home-ed-0711-06-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The chair, sconces, and poster in the second-floor hallway are flea-market finds, and the rugs are by Woodard and Greenstein."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Windy Gates, the Martha's Vineyard farmhouse of restaurateur Keith McNally and his family.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kate Betts.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-marthas-vineyard-escape#slide-6">Farm Fresh</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PaTlItm1hGG4r130hsBNMaL6kUfop5D3LuL-9rfgvsbUc-aqM7blG6VUZ1kxTX4Pq39Yihg4EnnjH35xxlGnECwlhtnjvkujb3plMOKX9aod3t4YNwHF82S_wgVv2py6s5a_vepChktc/s1600/striped-sofa-fireplace-livingroom-0311-oneill03-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PaTlItm1hGG4r130hsBNMaL6kUfop5D3LuL-9rfgvsbUc-aqM7blG6VUZ1kxTX4Pq39Yihg4EnnjH35xxlGnECwlhtnjvkujb3plMOKX9aod3t4YNwHF82S_wgVv2py6s5a_vepChktc/s640/striped-sofa-fireplace-livingroom-0311-oneill03-de.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room makes you think of pink in a whole new way. Here, it's faded red, and no two shades - from the urn to the rug to the kilim pillows - are alike. An old cabana stripe was made into slipcovers for two George Sherlock sofas from <a href="http://www.rubybeets.com/">Ruby Beets Old and New</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridgehampton, New York house of design consultant Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/red-decorating-ideas-decor-0311?click=main_sr#slide-4">Worn, Weathered, Wonderful</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJa37HOHoZ5Juq1zuK2x2mnX3bJ3AZi7A-zx6oO81Xlpv7HWsCJc1jIFxPpcuF2QPOmFPJOmXY5EqFl_X90dsE6TKmzEZEr2DKGicY88-akpmrKOeFIzQOWKfkyN_xkDPjfS6hrLf7DeZ/s1600/vintage-persian-rug-livingroom-0311-oneill04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJa37HOHoZ5Juq1zuK2x2mnX3bJ3AZi7A-zx6oO81Xlpv7HWsCJc1jIFxPpcuF2QPOmFPJOmXY5EqFl_X90dsE6TKmzEZEr2DKGicY88-akpmrKOeFIzQOWKfkyN_xkDPjfS6hrLf7DeZ/s640/vintage-persian-rug-livingroom-0311-oneill04-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ellen O'Neill "found the wing chair already in that toile at <a href="http://www.laurincopenantiques.com/store/furniture_search.php?FRID=lmmTZ2lpw5mY">Laurin Copen Antiques</a>. The rug, from <a href="http://annmorrisantiques.1stdibs.com/store/furniture_search.php?FRID=ZWrEZmxiwpOW">Ann-Morris Antiques</a>, is vintage Persian, 'but beyond that, it's anyone's guess. I'm never one for provenance, believe me.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridgehampton, New York house of design consultant, Ellen O'Neill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/red-decorating-ideas-decor-0311?click=main_sr#slide-5">Worn, Weathered, Wonderful</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoc9VW0FqQ9lHjXClK0atrdY6Dj2piqJAG2hxPgcwaNXAoTyCZ9p3UCLRkivuScIzLdcqUc6ljY6Bkc3HdSwz32kWDN_TXNc3VFxIpPG6E2euIhFV8wcuimAqau2Bx1Zst8UPxzG5aF60/s1600/dog-cream-ralphlauren-throw-0311-oneill06-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoc9VW0FqQ9lHjXClK0atrdY6Dj2piqJAG2hxPgcwaNXAoTyCZ9p3UCLRkivuScIzLdcqUc6ljY6Bkc3HdSwz32kWDN_TXNc3VFxIpPG6E2euIhFV8wcuimAqau2Bx1Zst8UPxzG5aF60/s640/dog-cream-ralphlauren-throw-0311-oneill06-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A stack of <a href="http://www.madelineweinrib.com/">Madeline Weinrib</a> cushions from <a href="http://www.abchome.com/">ABC Carpet and Home</a> 'is for friends to pull out so we can sit around the coffee table and eat in front of the fire.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridgehampton, New York home of design consultant Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/red-decorating-ideas-decor-0311?click=main_sr#slide-7">Worn, Weathered, Wonderful</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj58iDykCIpXiKLjYO-l5vWdBL4RUlyohv2AgDfWS_dRerzZfKKRGSrv8BEqUioeftrM8Ojs9YxzKZvplnotoy1wPJ5CwzIctxdkpVKmyjVTm5Ig6xO8rItAY3sny6baWJna_bgKTxRG7/s1600/bathroom-hamptons-striped-rug-0311-oneill18-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj58iDykCIpXiKLjYO-l5vWdBL4RUlyohv2AgDfWS_dRerzZfKKRGSrv8BEqUioeftrM8Ojs9YxzKZvplnotoy1wPJ5CwzIctxdkpVKmyjVTm5Ig6xO8rItAY3sny6baWJna_bgKTxRG7/s640/bathroom-hamptons-striped-rug-0311-oneill18-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A striped rug from <a href="http://www.ikea.com/">IKEA</a> brightens the bath. 'There's a discipline to stripes,' [Ellen] O'Neill says. 'When I worked at Ralph Lauren, we attended stripe class - awning stripes, regimental stripes, ticking stripes. I love them all.' Canvas sling chair from Bloom. Striped towels by <a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/frontdoor/index.jsp">Ralph Lauren</a>. Good Morning towel from <a href="http://www.pearlriver.com/v2/index.html">Pearl River</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridgehampton, New York home of design consultant Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/red-decorating-ideas-decor-0311?click=main_sr#slide-18">Worn, Weathered, Wonderful</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1aJYYNsSa5ipmEZoOnBOTdEmV1YIbzpyUkM4kvHOftPLZT-v4TD_Il2NeYbUeBdPT_PDYRTpdMhXKlP1CHnQxMcdE-lyZg4mb38qjvlbQvWKh1HwSWkw-jJky2PzOfYXgbi21ffZJHRp/s1600/red-striped-hammock-0311-oneill08-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1aJYYNsSa5ipmEZoOnBOTdEmV1YIbzpyUkM4kvHOftPLZT-v4TD_Il2NeYbUeBdPT_PDYRTpdMhXKlP1CHnQxMcdE-lyZg4mb38qjvlbQvWKh1HwSWkw-jJky2PzOfYXgbi21ffZJHRp/s640/red-striped-hammock-0311-oneill08-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I felt like I had run into an old friend when I saw this hammock at IKEA,' " says Ellen O'Neill. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridgehampton, New York home of design consultant Ellen O'Neill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/red-decorating-ideas-decor-0311?click=main_sr#slide-9">Worn, Weathered, Wonderful</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwYN_8HRcAFDJjcA1BgGTVl-C1kQHhqMB1iKiI7mXGBxJS7WVcJE_vbfhBKyt9gV6-DrYXoCli7mCZL7Q4lDgpdrgYYgqHWQu9JQa2U1dWGicwVAaC_1QtMfyC4IdZC2jgOPez3gYd71J/s1600/BlogRedandWhiteStripesHB0611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwYN_8HRcAFDJjcA1BgGTVl-C1kQHhqMB1iKiI7mXGBxJS7WVcJE_vbfhBKyt9gV6-DrYXoCli7mCZL7Q4lDgpdrgYYgqHWQu9JQa2U1dWGicwVAaC_1QtMfyC4IdZC2jgOPez3gYd71J/s640/BlogRedandWhiteStripesHB0611.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A quick change for dining room chairs: slipcover them in vintage grain sacks. 'These all come from <a href="http://www.johnderian.com/">John Derian</a>,' [Jesse] Carrier says. 'He has a roomful and you just pick through, or you can find them at flea markets. They're not fragile. Just throw them in the wash.' Brocante silverware chandelier from Interieurs."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Country house in upstate New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simplify It" interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbK96ia87LZKbLFIt5SebuJ8GrQ8Xwcab5E7L2CTDxdaPKIC6YspcLo1gf3935dOAFVthxvGgMiPll0L-nzyCqjWaFihT9DMJi_A_dho2EreaMj822fsOTxfsWjOUhqWdWkfbq4gGZjn2/s1600/101490761_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbK96ia87LZKbLFIt5SebuJ8GrQ8Xwcab5E7L2CTDxdaPKIC6YspcLo1gf3935dOAFVthxvGgMiPll0L-nzyCqjWaFihT9DMJi_A_dho2EreaMj822fsOTxfsWjOUhqWdWkfbq4gGZjn2/s640/101490761_w.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side chairs in red-and-white stripe serve "as the perfect foil" to the chintz that covers the walls and furniture in the sun room.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Historic Neo-Georgian home in Morris County, New Jersey belonging to decorator </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janet Simon and her family</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Janet Simon, <a href="http://www.janetsimoninc.com/">Janet Simon Inc.</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Sabine Rothman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/neo-georgian-renovation_ss9.html">Garden State Grandeur</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P2e-r7W3L5UegSSPyGQ9_cqFUwXvcfXfYQgbe5wwtAtUzOThkshSoSPFm_EfvCSxrCPFSJSwFY1IlrIv6W-jkfnRT6fjkF9-BPwJPmoOlH3KsBk9DDME5q6IppAi4-ugWLUBhqipOIr1/s1600/img_storybooklogcabin_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P2e-r7W3L5UegSSPyGQ9_cqFUwXvcfXfYQgbe5wwtAtUzOThkshSoSPFm_EfvCSxrCPFSJSwFY1IlrIv6W-jkfnRT6fjkF9-BPwJPmoOlH3KsBk9DDME5q6IppAi4-ugWLUBhqipOIr1/s640/img_storybooklogcabin_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique spool-turned beds and a new red-checked rug make for a cozy loft bedroom. [Carole] Weaks chose graphic patterns that could stand up to the log walls, such as a bold red-and-white leaf pattern on bed pillows and draperies and a stripe on upholstered valances."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carole Weaks, <a href="http://www.cweaksint.com/">C. Weaks Interiors, Inc.</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Emily Followill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/storybooklogcabin_ss8.html">Storybook Log Cabin</a>" produced by Lisa Mowry.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQciSMDCXno2y5_Mn_m7cBAnLaVVKRDYw3LNP7XBIULmRtC_48pWNSAGQHkpBB2PK8yS9LUJrtHg6n6pTt2mJYtnj-MGKipO0Ug6oIv5KjIhvQ434icGtuGYl_4l1EvE_a4sh3bjIsauT/s1600/14-fulk-bed-0708-xlg-82608355-27753085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQciSMDCXno2y5_Mn_m7cBAnLaVVKRDYw3LNP7XBIULmRtC_48pWNSAGQHkpBB2PK8yS9LUJrtHg6n6pTt2mJYtnj-MGKipO0Ug6oIv5KjIhvQ434icGtuGYl_4l1EvE_a4sh3bjIsauT/s640/14-fulk-bed-0708-xlg-82608355-27753085.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Overscale furniture kind of fools you into thinking the tented cabin is bigger than it is,' says [Ken] Fulk. Salvaged columns turn the Ralph Lauren bed into a virtual four-poster. 'I want people to feel pampered, which is why there are lots of pillows.' " </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bedding by <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/">Pottery Barn</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tented cabin owned and designed by <a href="http://www.kenfulk.com/">Ken Fulk</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/fulk-small-idyllic-0708?click=main_sr#slide-13">A Classic Cottage in Napa Valley</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8MJ8C8qnV09Mgr0FyRmA3qa9Ra9SGniJT_75LP3BJl00brwmvp10o4uKOrnbf3CgMW79vwqsn83vXh9uy9D-TrCCMUCDXy18R5gZS_wPLJsPFHfodZFgg44TdvswvVT4jk3lPzrnJky4/s1600/EDC090112Turner02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8MJ8C8qnV09Mgr0FyRmA3qa9Ra9SGniJT_75LP3BJl00brwmvp10o4uKOrnbf3CgMW79vwqsn83vXh9uy9D-TrCCMUCDXy18R5gZS_wPLJsPFHfodZFgg44TdvswvVT4jk3lPzrnJky4/s640/EDC090112Turner02-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu beachside apartment of Eric Hughes and Nathan Turner.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Martin Bourne.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/beach-house-interiors-nathan-turner-and-eric-hughes#slide-9">Catching a Wave</a>" by David A. Keeps.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jx08GfBBt1B69NOfbircjiRuGFuAAm-lQxKXrVqh0bbXrJ7G2MYgA_d0WaXptwXl6ZbPKKzZfnPoc-GFCtX_xe_JSduMeBOZ1KNdytB7Y_423n4mZTXdgclfCfAkLUtSVG_rCmiiCzd4/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.striped-rooms-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jx08GfBBt1B69NOfbircjiRuGFuAAm-lQxKXrVqh0bbXrJ7G2MYgA_d0WaXptwXl6ZbPKKzZfnPoc-GFCtX_xe_JSduMeBOZ1KNdytB7Y_423n4mZTXdgclfCfAkLUtSVG_rCmiiCzd4/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.striped-rooms-09.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"London designer Nicholas Haslam and his colleague Colette van den Thillart looked to vintage issues of French <i>Vogue</i> and the work of Elsie de Wolfe for inspiration when they decorated Villa Corinne, a guesthouse in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France. To add punch to this hall that leads to a monochromatic bedroom, they covered it in a hand-blocked red-and-white awning stripe wallpaper. 'The bedroom is white on white, so we wanted to make a statement of color and pattern at the entrance,' Haslam explained."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.nh-design.co.uk/">NH Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Michael Peppiatt.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2008-03/nh_slideshow#slide=10">Dreaming on the Cote d'Azur</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2008).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPZJPGa_YDnv3ZXHtgv2g_LvUEjHAhYwXNY5UT1iDhRvERfpOOUvSwvVXJIrLmHZhd4DxV70foPy4CQ1UuxCrI8zQ2NBDfS1EZJ1ro5gYuOvbkEzSzmz49bAQ9CCs_gA4uk8uid1ZIeTy/s1600/BlogChristmasJackyeLanham3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPZJPGa_YDnv3ZXHtgv2g_LvUEjHAhYwXNY5UT1iDhRvERfpOOUvSwvVXJIrLmHZhd4DxV70foPy4CQ1UuxCrI8zQ2NBDfS1EZJ1ro5gYuOvbkEzSzmz49bAQ9CCs_gA4uk8uid1ZIeTy/s640/BlogChristmasJackyeLanham3.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The small roll-top desk was purchased in Charleston and displays pairs of coin silver mugs and bowls and leather books."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charleston, South Carolina pied-a-terre of Atlanta decorator Jackye Lanham and her husband Bill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://jackyelanham.com/">Jackye Lanham</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Charleston Gem" by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Accents.</span></div>

Red and White Stripes

In each stocking there was a pair of bright red mittens, and there was a long, flat stick of red-and-white-striped peppermint candy, all bea...

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Counting Sheep with "Les Lalanne"

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Everyone can recognize animals throughout the world. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>You don't have to explain what they are or mean.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Francois-Xavier Lalanne</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(1927 - 2008)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The French artist Francois-Xavier Lalanne trained as a painter but became a sculptor of surrealistic animals. His "Mouton de Pierre," a group of ten painted epoxy stone and patinated bronze sheep, sold for $7,474,500 at a <a href="http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5521330">Christie's</a> auction in 2011.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3OFJ9kRVjV4qy4S9OfbqzULnaWorI0Kq-KPo3Xr9ZjTA8aV-BAtZs0j9xGzWwHuSkyYD5aUQau1Hk27bXu-Xwsz52SP_RHw4HjGd8U1_b1GHF5w7DVOLouXPrnMF6Uqj6I7P4K6ZqTI/s1600/francois-xavier_lalanne_mouton_de_pierre_a_group_of_ten_painted_epoxy_d5521330h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3OFJ9kRVjV4qy4S9OfbqzULnaWorI0Kq-KPo3Xr9ZjTA8aV-BAtZs0j9xGzWwHuSkyYD5aUQau1Hk27bXu-Xwsz52SP_RHw4HjGd8U1_b1GHF5w7DVOLouXPrnMF6Uqj6I7P4K6ZqTI/s640/francois-xavier_lalanne_mouton_de_pierre_a_group_of_ten_painted_epoxy_d5521330h.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to the <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/arts/design/14lalanne.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print">New York Times</a></i>, Lalanne said he "wanted to bring the notion of usefulness to sculpture and to demystify art, which he regarded as a funhouse rather than a cathedral." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a young man, he briefly worked at the Louvre and on days when the museum was closed, he could not resist the opportunity to climb onto the back of the bull Apis in the ancient galleries. With regard to his own art he explained, "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just the fact that you can squat on it reduced the risk of this inappropriate devotion."  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lalanne met his future wife Claude Dupeaux when she attended a showing of his portraits and landscapes at a Paris gallery in 1952. For a while the couple created window displays together. One of their clients was the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who later bought many pieces of the art they made. Said Francois-Xavier and Claude about their creations, "They are not furniture, they are not sculpture - call them '<a href="http://www.artnews.com/2012/04/24/brass-menagerie/">Lalannes</a>.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Francois-Xavier Lalanne died in 2008 at age 81, but his widow Claude Lalanne (born in 1924) continues to produce work in Ury (south of Paris) where she and her husband created art together. Designer Reed Krakoff and architect Peter Marino are two high-profile fans of Lalannes, and photos below feature the works in interiors the two men have designed. <a href="http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/artists/les-lalanne">Paul Kasmin Gallery</a> represents Les Lalannes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi660bI1Pe7sv69mwcWNlip6eR3q7dj4zoQQlIfxQ3FHoXoosy1cb1APBqTX4oLFPu0qon0xGBC2hocISAJHb_jxbb3pxb5V4zoemQXwcEiO3jemfnWPKJBcbqRTReElVhuv6fURVOkf54/s1600/d5270123l+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi660bI1Pe7sv69mwcWNlip6eR3q7dj4zoQQlIfxQ3FHoXoosy1cb1APBqTX4oLFPu0qon0xGBC2hocISAJHb_jxbb3pxb5V4zoemQXwcEiO3jemfnWPKJBcbqRTReElVhuv6fURVOkf54/s640/d5270123l+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/claude-lalanne-crocodile-banquette-a-gilt-bronze-and-5270123-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5270123&sid=ac21b238-cbc5-4011-b43a-96d9df57ba59">Christie's</a> sold <i>Crocodile Banquette</i>, a gilt-bronze and copper crocodile bench designed by Claude Lalanne in 2008 for $482,500 on December 8, 2009. A chair with a similar design appears in a photograph below of Reed and Delphine Krakoff's home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVY53WEJ-ryQyzSir2rJlWwR3GpT78XLwn_ZWcoR9oXS6wTvEe10UrPfg1T0Cow1T2EEereCkhLdkLFkhxjijQJbSlvp86pQOx-SckPp87PmB1O_TCWjVeJ2U_lUK0inORA7sryxaFm0/s1600/claude_lalanne_banc_crocodile_petit_modele_2008_d5320933h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVY53WEJ-ryQyzSir2rJlWwR3GpT78XLwn_ZWcoR9oXS6wTvEe10UrPfg1T0Cow1T2EEereCkhLdkLFkhxjijQJbSlvp86pQOx-SckPp87PmB1O_TCWjVeJ2U_lUK0inORA7sryxaFm0/s640/claude_lalanne_banc_crocodile_petit_modele_2008_d5320933h.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/claude-lalanne-banc-crocodile-petit-modele-2008-5320933-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5320933&sid=5227bc8b-a721-4cbe-9679-478659d97422">Christie's</a> sold Claude Lalanne's <i>Banc Crocodile, Petit Modele</i>, 2008 for $156,806 in Paris on May 28, 2010. Similar benches appear in two rooms featured below.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some photos of sheep and crocodile sculptures created by "Les Lalannes:"</span><br /><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/AVvXsEiWfk0_S4gpwSovsFFlA2D06UJVDvQOTMBz75Wxcb5kjjQF5-uzJTC9E3AVvm4pGGwP_ZwbUMgSxqbw8VKk_1hSls6v1jQcSv38clopukG4-HevC5Qf-BXP9RvhaMAQVC49t3c3InWJ9lQ/s1600/DAG-sheep6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfk0_S4gpwSovsFFlA2D06UJVDvQOTMBz75Wxcb5kjjQF5-uzJTC9E3AVvm4pGGwP_ZwbUMgSxqbw8VKk_1hSls6v1jQcSv38clopukG4-HevC5Qf-BXP9RvhaMAQVC49t3c3InWJ9lQ/s640/DAG-sheep6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Moutons Transhumant (Bebris)</i>, 1988.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Moutons</i>, a herd of 12 sheep and lambs, was first created in 1965, with several updated editions since. The work was created to be something </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">invasive and out of the ordinary,' meant to mock what is traditionally viewed as 'fine art.' Placement in the Palmetum evokes a peaceful, pastoral setting. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The art of Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne was at Fairchild [Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida] during the 2010 - 2011 art season. Their art is inspired by nature itself as Claude Lalanne typically uses plant forms in her work and her husband </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Francois-Xavier used animal forms."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.fairchildgarden.org/events/festivalpicturelink/Les-Lalanne/">Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden</a>.</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/AVvXsEjlZUUyDxODQu5RjY-fmih5B9ewEAAUWknxONeVWtbXKtcZiIPPnkRHboa4pSYSKedO_LvMrWLO_Y05sUMyhyaZb8RzYoQs_R8lyauoLXMp1A-Bg0SuMFF31s0cjx9x11zVs6bUfGwWpYk/s1600/estates-greystone-great-house-7-0309_MD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZUUyDxODQu5RjY-fmih5B9ewEAAUWknxONeVWtbXKtcZiIPPnkRHboa4pSYSKedO_LvMrWLO_Y05sUMyhyaZb8RzYoQs_R8lyauoLXMp1A-Bg0SuMFF31s0cjx9x11zVs6bUfGwWpYk/s640/estates-greystone-great-house-7-0309_MD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lalanne Sheep, 1965.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Salle de Reception designed by <a href="http://www.waldosdesigns.com/">Waldo Fernandez</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Great House at Greystone Estate Show House.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/great-house-greystone-estate#slide-7">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH9nshNVBUusIUmJao1ZerSnmbN3e9IeHWppAzh8UqGTK4zNeolfqGEd_-s-JoABxtEdNOtwGbeYPoYc3hkNE3LwUpg7ArR_xBaPRg9LAy204RDfl9_F8u6yscu9kf5JzPehJ4dDMV98/s1600/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH9nshNVBUusIUmJao1ZerSnmbN3e9IeHWppAzh8UqGTK4zNeolfqGEd_-s-JoABxtEdNOtwGbeYPoYc3hkNE3LwUpg7ArR_xBaPRg9LAy204RDfl9_F8u6yscu9kf5JzPehJ4dDMV98/s640/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-03-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The entry holds a pair of 1940s Gilbert Poillerat lanterns, a Deniot-designed mirror, and a sheep sculpture by Francois-Xavier Lalanne; the console is draped with linen embroidered and painted by Jean-Francois Lesage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris pied-a-terre.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.fr/">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Luxe Living on the Left Bank" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/luxe-living-on-the-left-bank#slide-3">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HYw7nKfW53ACUYF_o3eLD_SZfI_6fyb_RphQCTRhYrxuqISDmfi5Gb9tH7ZwnbpGM2vaFzQJGS5-2ZpA3kqAy4ghsUdAU93dgTzuNq7Vd9UAi3rE6gwViBQNdFHbvjCgcbxuGjSihjU/s1600/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HYw7nKfW53ACUYF_o3eLD_SZfI_6fyb_RphQCTRhYrxuqISDmfi5Gb9tH7ZwnbpGM2vaFzQJGS5-2ZpA3kqAy4ghsUdAU93dgTzuNq7Vd9UAi3rE6gwViBQNdFHbvjCgcbxuGjSihjU/s640/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-10-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the entry and the Lalanne sheep sculpture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Artwork above the console is by Sebastian Hempel, and the pair of brass-and-chrome lamps are from the 1970s; the floor is paved in 18th-century French limestone </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with black-marble accents."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris pied-a-terre.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.fr/">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Luxe Living on the Left Bank" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/luxe-living-on-the-left-bank#slide-10">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1J6E3VCWr8lDr2C5LwLVgmwWffb-_8uFNQBGUwqupRhCzr88vgPkKa8xFrn8IIJi1KLsmwu9bfceVadlIcknkfp-D9ogUU-sSS0eeMYcWMo7F5kgzXy6vDGHewQKe8SQ8oQnaKmr6AQ/s1600/img-reed7_221453298211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1J6E3VCWr8lDr2C5LwLVgmwWffb-_8uFNQBGUwqupRhCzr88vgPkKa8xFrn8IIJi1KLsmwu9bfceVadlIcknkfp-D9ogUU-sSS0eeMYcWMo7F5kgzXy6vDGHewQKe8SQ8oQnaKmr6AQ/s640/img-reed7_221453298211.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Alexander Liberman's dot painting hangs above Garouste and Bonetti's console and chairs and a flock of Lalanne sheep in the entrance hall."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan home of Reed and Delphine Krakoff.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Reed and Delphine Krakoff.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Reed and Delphine Krakoff: Design for Living" by Hamish Bowles.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Sheila Metzner.</span><br /><a href="http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/reed-and-delphine-krakoff-design-for-living/#/magazine-gallery/reed-and-delphine-krakoff-design-for-living/7" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (August 15, 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGSjT1umWSsiTBE3-m-VBHB-G_TEw5QAOkJH3DPdogWRAubLx8RBWHILjXKjSUzfWcw9T9yXZmuj29GuH70ZnmOD1XnCBUG0ULijRjCu6fheugeqnlZHC_uPm9JmmygpzSu8iiBoXtNg/s1600/img-reed1_221213875959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGSjT1umWSsiTBE3-m-VBHB-G_TEw5QAOkJH3DPdogWRAubLx8RBWHILjXKjSUzfWcw9T9yXZmuj29GuH70ZnmOD1XnCBUG0ULijRjCu6fheugeqnlZHC_uPm9JmmygpzSu8iiBoXtNg/s640/img-reed1_221213875959.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Robert Motherwell's 1968 <i>Open No. 16</i> surveys the living room's designscape. The Claude Lalanne bronze crocodile chair sits next to a chrome-and-Lucite </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guy de Rougemont coffee table. Jean Royere's 1953 sofa.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan home of Reed and Delphine Krakoff.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Reed and Delphine Krakoff.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Reed and Delphine Krakoff: Design for Living" by Hamish Bowles.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Sheila Metzner.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/reed-and-delphine-krakoff-design-for-living/#/magazine-gallery/reed-and-delphine-krakoff-design-for-living/1">Vogue</a> (August 15, 2010).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tovcmaSqn397FSMSdhGBURN2Goe_HJ4-gd_13AqaomvuWjfKcthU77PeE5gXAAjccWylT6p08BJ0K9MQEEIcsWX3s3QRosRfThoDU_LjTGquaurQcS8zjH0rJWt2dyqb7LEkG2a7oro/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.peter-marino-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tovcmaSqn397FSMSdhGBURN2Goe_HJ4-gd_13AqaomvuWjfKcthU77PeE5gXAAjccWylT6p08BJ0K9MQEEIcsWX3s3QRosRfThoDU_LjTGquaurQcS8zjH0rJWt2dyqb7LEkG2a7oro/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.peter-marino-05.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cocktail table by Claude Lalanne.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Four Seasons penthouse suite of Ty Warner.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior architecture and design by <a href="http://www.petermarinoarchitect.com/">Peter Marino</a>, FAIA.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by I. M. Pei, FAIA.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Durston Saylor.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architecture/2012-01/peter-marino-homes-slideshow#slide=5">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2007).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD0bT0wYWROksJTOHfPm7VYj8BUi0k7e8rJCEI09gFspyrImgvdXS3wTx0XiC9Je2a-M9P6JespDuA1KqnPYLe8e-OANHPlJY_s_lStha3Bj2C9SZj1Nf_Eh_Nojkd2wLEMm1SWA2b4k/s1600/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD0bT0wYWROksJTOHfPm7VYj8BUi0k7e8rJCEI09gFspyrImgvdXS3wTx0XiC9Je2a-M9P6JespDuA1KqnPYLe8e-OANHPlJY_s_lStha3Bj2C9SZj1Nf_Eh_Nojkd2wLEMm1SWA2b4k/s640/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-04-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Armchairs upholstered in linen velvet by Quadrille, a custom-designed ottoman by Jonas Upholstery, and a Claude Lalanne bronze bench used as a cocktail table in the library; decorative artist Jean Carrau painted the paneling to resemble pine and treated the knots with gold leaf."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bjminc.com/">Brian McCarthy</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture firm: <a href="http://www.fairfaxandsammons.com/">Fairfax and Sammons</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Transformers" by Mitchell Owens.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/the-transformers#slide-4">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div></div>

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