Murano Glass and Summertime

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many years ago I watched a movie called <i>Summertime</i>, which was directed by David Lean in 1955 and starred Katherine Hepburn as a lonely American traveling in Italy. Ms. Hepburn's character buys a red Venetian glass goblet from an antiques dealer who then pursues her romantically. (<span id="goog_1469487034"></span><a href="http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/301365/Summertime-Movie-Clip-18th-Century.html" target="_blank">Movie clip from Turner Classic Movies</a><span id="goog_1469487035"></span>.) This movie was my introduction to Murano glass - glass that is made on the Venetian island of Murano. In honor of Summertime - both the season and the film, I share some photos of Murano glass . . . </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/AVvXsEixJuj3n5jmsdEQMxTFDPKcESq7PjDbrIWYvGzAsOa5hEF0LUax9pyqKPXjYvfQeK_KU11jdiyQFAjYys2AtATcZTDC79-Mjz03zqbpBSaclP9P2ZIO3PoWied3-0cThLxkFpKj7Hm_fwU/s1600/EDC120112JerryHouse05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJuj3n5jmsdEQMxTFDPKcESq7PjDbrIWYvGzAsOa5hEF0LUax9pyqKPXjYvfQeK_KU11jdiyQFAjYys2AtATcZTDC79-Mjz03zqbpBSaclP9P2ZIO3PoWied3-0cThLxkFpKj7Hm_fwU/s640/EDC120112JerryHouse05.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, armchairs from a local flea market surround a Saarinen table painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Down Pipe; the Murano-glass chandelier is antique, the Neapolitan console is circa 1850, and the plates are by <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/08/piero-fornasetti.html" target="_blank">Fornasetti</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gianni Franchellucci.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Craig Seligman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/italian-design-jerry-maggi-mehall-griffey-interiors?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Sojourn in Sicily: Mehall Griffey and Jerry Maggi's Apartment</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>. </span></div><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/AVvXsEh385pkpJZxwd8fwa2WBVYps5WkhnKmsN3lXMmRByW59aPsOgavrVtg7vQnHQ3XYP49YTayXgLQrfYJ4Eb9H8K7jpLVqYxYsYEIZJvmcQe-SuKsA08JgDGJsfi9GzWaICuq84JSGQuWWPs/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-j-fox-06-dining-roomAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh385pkpJZxwd8fwa2WBVYps5WkhnKmsN3lXMmRByW59aPsOgavrVtg7vQnHQ3XYP49YTayXgLQrfYJ4Eb9H8K7jpLVqYxYsYEIZJvmcQe-SuKsA08JgDGJsfi9GzWaICuq84JSGQuWWPs/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-j-fox-06-dining-roomAD.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining room's 19th-century Continental fruitwood cabinet is topped with a Murano-glass lamp from John Salibello Antiques."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan's Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mariette Himes Gomez and Brooke Gomez, <a href="http://www.gomezassociates.com/" target="_blank">Gomez Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jesse Kornbluth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/michael-j-fox-tracy-pollan-manhattan-home-slideshow_slideshow_item6_7" target="_blank">Family Wise</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzYwvy3wPQmGA253rRGqLsDT-JPC2J6x7fR9TAmrou-ZHiWON0tYtLUrYJpkm8-fsjHR4Vsju80gQwtvDGIsqFRGty_-Eoe6OoB7dKNsewiDL9rewzyeqLvMlEW559qhDFdfcq8z3hj0/s1600/Paris-home-design-EDC-01-13-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzYwvy3wPQmGA253rRGqLsDT-JPC2J6x7fR9TAmrou-ZHiWON0tYtLUrYJpkm8-fsjHR4Vsju80gQwtvDGIsqFRGty_-Eoe6OoB7dKNsewiDL9rewzyeqLvMlEW559qhDFdfcq8z3hj0/s640/Paris-home-design-EDC-01-13-08-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room of a Paris apartment designed by Klaus Rosenfalck, the Vladimir Kagan sofa is vintage, the gilt console is attributed to Jacques Adnet, the Murano-glass chandelier is by Aristide Najean, and the silk rug is of Rosenfalck's own design; the bottle-green columnar sculpture is by Jean-Claude Farhi, and the "mask" stool is by <a href="http://www.starck.com/" target="_blank">Philippe Starck</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1860s apartment in the seventh arrondissement of Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nicolas Matheus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Michael Lassell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Original text by Daniele Gerkens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/modern-home-paris-interiors?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Return to Form: A Modern Paris Apartment</a>" produced by Marie-Claire Blanckaert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally published in <i>Elle Decoration</i> France. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWGae-Gj4pQkN7n9nNNwQbg1xvx6L7BTxwfFyDg_cr550CQ3lCVwvDcApkEsTIj6OURSLYZP5Au1DTNAe_rzwHiYUDXMuni2tfP8avHiCHG80udKC93o-qB1Er25X537MYVjuvGO5lik/s1600/ss_102041093_wCROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWGae-Gj4pQkN7n9nNNwQbg1xvx6L7BTxwfFyDg_cr550CQ3lCVwvDcApkEsTIj6OURSLYZP5Au1DTNAe_rzwHiYUDXMuni2tfP8avHiCHG80udKC93o-qB1Er25X537MYVjuvGO5lik/s640/ss_102041093_wCROP.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chairs by Nancy Corzine complement a wide oval pine table that [homeowner] Carmen [Lopez] designed. The Murano glass chandelier was a hand-me-down from a friend (who originally bought it at <a href="http://www.abchome.com/" target="_blank">ABC Home</a> in New York). Arched windows are draped in a warm coral print fabric from <a href="http://www.peterdunhamtextiles.com/" target="_blank">Peter Dunham Textiles</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Carmen Lopez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carmen Lopez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Ellis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/exotic-west-hollywood-home_ss6.html" target="_blank">Exotic West Hollywood Home</a>" written and produced by Elizabeth Beeler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</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/AVvXsEj9mArhdyueAFcX78sjiSSIbDKqRYidGQGok_-sq9ILVWX6EDDNzfj245dErSS31TxKoM3tQAXZVWVBLjUj-ppP8C4V9M66PNdMruSq6uCOy-Ta8RQ1AyGiT7TRlAm6JwaYdmoF0I8cvds/s1600/ss_101946726TradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mArhdyueAFcX78sjiSSIbDKqRYidGQGok_-sq9ILVWX6EDDNzfj245dErSS31TxKoM3tQAXZVWVBLjUj-ppP8C4V9M66PNdMruSq6uCOy-Ta8RQ1AyGiT7TRlAm6JwaYdmoF0I8cvds/s640/ss_101946726TradHome.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rich sapphire walls inject unexpected glamour into the powder room. Fuchsia blooms while a vintage lamp and Murano glass bowl keep the space feminine."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Purple bowl: Murano glass, c.1950 (<a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers and Associates</a>). Paint: Gentleman's Gray by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jan Showers and Zara Taitt, <a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/glamorous-comfortable-inviting-home_ss8.html" target="_blank">Glamour Style in a Comfortable and Inviting Tulsa Home</a>" written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugdFMLTF8_0S-iIccrWhHxuVOBV7gN5Ge85r1DQaLyV4-H0dn98i0Xv16rWwnqRpq1mwau-jyRc6P01lJhxzOIiguzSo1zYK-8RTr1yLK08adHMkuy9El0rWFF5i2Vt4WIv6H7yzSCKQ/s1600/ss_101946701TradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugdFMLTF8_0S-iIccrWhHxuVOBV7gN5Ge85r1DQaLyV4-H0dn98i0Xv16rWwnqRpq1mwau-jyRc6P01lJhxzOIiguzSo1zYK-8RTr1yLK08adHMkuy9El0rWFF5i2Vt4WIv6H7yzSCKQ/s640/ss_101946701TradHome.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An ebonized wooden console and marbleized mirror are handsome in the home's entryway. The shapely blue lamp from Jan Showers softens the rich features. Amber-and-green Murano glass bowl, c. 1950 (<a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers Collection</a>)."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jan Showers and Zara Taitt, <a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/glamorous-comfortable-inviting-home_ss14.html" target="_blank">Glamour Style in a Comfortable and Inviting Tulsa Home</a>" written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</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/AVvXsEhuebs5l7d3CNzFNeCs-dgshxMdhiSlZjOj5xB59rMVnXTxvPMyh5BMK1i100ksqeC_QeKBFBExmE_Yw0Ku5jLRwzW-wwj6wPrPCPghdpTtTdz-Z5RS_7vd7T02JDVwCp03DwhEDH6NVEY/s1600/ss_101946717TradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuebs5l7d3CNzFNeCs-dgshxMdhiSlZjOj5xB59rMVnXTxvPMyh5BMK1i100ksqeC_QeKBFBExmE_Yw0Ku5jLRwzW-wwj6wPrPCPghdpTtTdz-Z5RS_7vd7T02JDVwCp03DwhEDH6NVEY/s640/ss_101946717TradHome.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A ribbon-like vintage Murano glass chandelier is the bedroom's dreamy crowning feature."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jan Showers and Zara Taitt, <a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/glamorous-comfortable-inviting-home_ss16.html" target="_blank">Glamour Style in a Comfortable and Inviting Tulsa Home</a>" written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuhDIEmpdqnrVknBCGujoc3tARQnp1WFatuCwFd1LXRddGcUf202IBecTNWF2ZQgvOQBX-_dN5byKGAPOYu_ZT6FaBPnVVVIHwtYxa0N_vcdPxLcCfwUNBSdC7lyHq_ZslO-Y3VqGkq8/s1600/Sgura-04-lgnED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuhDIEmpdqnrVknBCGujoc3tARQnp1WFatuCwFd1LXRddGcUf202IBecTNWF2ZQgvOQBX-_dN5byKGAPOYu_ZT6FaBPnVVVIHwtYxa0N_vcdPxLcCfwUNBSdC7lyHq_ZslO-Y3VqGkq8/s640/Sgura-04-lgnED.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A wall in the master bedroom, paneled in Palissandro wood, is lined with photographs by David LaChapelle, Irving Penn, Steven Klein, and Melvin Sokolsky; the fur-covered chair is a limited edition piece by Cappellini, and the chandeliers are of Murano glass."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Milan loft of fashion photographer Giampaolo Sgura and stylist Miguel Arnau which they created inside a former airplane-assembly factory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/industrial-strength-in-milan#slide-4" target="_blank">Industrial Strength in Milan</a>" by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (April 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFjxzmAsSBCyJiQCfBKluHDwkBd0ndBKi8QYW8TrxXqfefMVnKe3DphmaLNxbi8UAGLZbHHPwpAYZm0gQmSQtnmFclEQWQZikpRIH5ShSeI_2LvvapnIKkIptd-LdPwqNs22Eir0TApc/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.thierry-despont-12-master-suiteAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFjxzmAsSBCyJiQCfBKluHDwkBd0ndBKi8QYW8TrxXqfefMVnKe3DphmaLNxbi8UAGLZbHHPwpAYZm0gQmSQtnmFclEQWQZikpRIH5ShSeI_2LvvapnIKkIptd-LdPwqNs22Eir0TApc/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.thierry-despont-12-master-suiteAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master suite, a VCA motorized cabinet containing a Samsung television stands at the foot of the bed; the Murano-glass chandelier is by Barovier and Toso."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Broadway producer Daryl Roth's Long Island beach house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Thierry Despont, <a href="http://despont.com/" target="_blank">Thierry W. Despont Ltd.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Brad Goldfarb.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-07/thierry-despont-daryl-roth-long-island-house-slideshow_slideshow_item7_8" target="_blank">Sea Change</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc3Jq8fzoN39KYTaSVz7o2MhXmJ8g98104X6DhjKAGyE9pV-bi-r5T6BKVb2w6SZIsKD3q2QWb6GaAi4wDj34sTr4k5zJngE_ZhAEXkwZOp9YeEdKUCSAyBACOHjSPC2RUgsmPH5UGFE/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.steven-harris-05-dining-areaAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc3Jq8fzoN39KYTaSVz7o2MhXmJ8g98104X6DhjKAGyE9pV-bi-r5T6BKVb2w6SZIsKD3q2QWb6GaAi4wDj34sTr4k5zJngE_ZhAEXkwZOp9YeEdKUCSAyBACOHjSPC2RUgsmPH5UGFE/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.steven-harris-05-dining-areaAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Midcentury-modern-style chairs clad in an Osborne and Little fabric join a custom-made rosewood-top table in the dining area, which offers views of the Upper East Side; the light fixture, also custom made, is fashioned of interlocking pieces of vintage Murano glass."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Penthouse duplex created from a collection of small Manhattan apartments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Lucien Rees Roberts, <a href="http://www.reesroberts.com/" target="_blank">Rees Roberts and Partners LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Steven Harris, <a href="http://www.stevenharrisarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Steven Harris Architects LLP</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-02/architect-steven-harris-new-york-penthouse-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">The Sum of its Parts</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2013).</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/AVvXsEjavKqGIarP0NstdBetuzUgaMcj2imLE-k2t_SmD8_rkxCzOc84_OvBsXHrgM2PQdz7g1QjxGXigh5Tb25MDuDBms_vvumyiRVUM68-t5h_5uENaXQh9Et3bu4XCzlzA2BFlh5g80sUOek/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.steven-harris-02-living-roomAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavKqGIarP0NstdBetuzUgaMcj2imLE-k2t_SmD8_rkxCzOc84_OvBsXHrgM2PQdz7g1QjxGXigh5Tb25MDuDBms_vvumyiRVUM68-t5h_5uENaXQh9Et3bu4XCzlzA2BFlh5g80sUOek/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.steven-harris-02-living-roomAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room's clear table lamp is Murano glass."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Penthouse duplex created from a collection of small Manhattan apartments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Lucien Rees Roberts, <a href="http://www.reesroberts.com/" target="_blank">Rees Roberts and Partners LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Steven Harris, <a href="http://www.stevenharrisarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Steven Harris Architects LLP</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-02/architect-steven-harris-new-york-penthouse-slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">The Sum of its Parts</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2013).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AJPGlgIaX4nQOoX2lZjVmYH90NzCe3o6GlXRLxJvECw19pKrujW-Il5PJZw6twf0MsrzSkPmkifcZbDIvacemqDw_hZAxb2juE70HhNuU9oaMOeTQZRHdFZoM5HEORw2XBCcAZaHb-Q/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.sig-bergamin-sao-paulo-brazil-04-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AJPGlgIaX4nQOoX2lZjVmYH90NzCe3o6GlXRLxJvECw19pKrujW-Il5PJZw6twf0MsrzSkPmkifcZbDIvacemqDw_hZAxb2juE70HhNuU9oaMOeTQZRHdFZoM5HEORw2XBCcAZaHb-Q/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.sig-bergamin-sao-paulo-brazil-04-living-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room is a cocktail of colors and cultures. Fringed sofas clad in a Rubelli velvet from Donghia are laden with vibrant pillows, and shelves showcase Murano-glass vessels; a Vik Muniz painting is displayed against the mirrored fireplace wall."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sig Bergamin's home in Sao Paulo, Brazil.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by architect and designer Sig Bergamin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by James Reginato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/sig-bergamin-sao-paulo-brazil-home-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">More is More</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV56XbnBwHjr3EP1cYk3H6ioNVuWyAum8B-D4OqEiCiE0PqtN7PbE_joTLtKCbpnkEEI0BcAwjIVJcwFOnLUETvLsXgcv7EfVSUbZttq4ggdKWWWDjMB0GR1Ep8xCOw8G6glF7PF9ZYnM/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl04_nunnerleyAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV56XbnBwHjr3EP1cYk3H6ioNVuWyAum8B-D4OqEiCiE0PqtN7PbE_joTLtKCbpnkEEI0BcAwjIVJcwFOnLUETvLsXgcv7EfVSUbZttq4ggdKWWWDjMB0GR1Ep8xCOw8G6glF7PF9ZYnM/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl04_nunnerleyAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At the center of the room, the designer placed a circa 1945 Jansen dining table with Jean-Michel Frank-style cane-back chairs. The lighting includes a 1940s Jean Royere chandelier and, sitting atop the 1970s Italian acrylic console, a 1930s Murano glass table lamp."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sandra Nunnerley's Upper East Side home, which she created by combining two apartments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sandra Nunnerley" text by Steven M. L. Aronson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFDldk7I-LzCjSiqww2bzUylmFEOGJV8CFf8MS-fx8MneKUPT0WWFubu4UjX0vvULM5nbwKwKO-nlkrFck6K9G20pgjgF_b01CzSxaCmSsyXKXhMgMboghooYkSyctxdPKgg56IEM6eE/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ben-soleimani-04-foyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFDldk7I-LzCjSiqww2bzUylmFEOGJV8CFf8MS-fx8MneKUPT0WWFubu4UjX0vvULM5nbwKwKO-nlkrFck6K9G20pgjgF_b01CzSxaCmSsyXKXhMgMboghooYkSyctxdPKgg56IEM6eE/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ben-soleimani-04-foyer.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A portrait series by Andy Warhol, a painting by Mark Grotjahn, and a vintage Murano-glass chandelier brighten the foyer, where a custom-designed Fernandez table and a pair of 1930s metal stools rest on an antique Ziegler Sultanabad carpet from Mansour."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Ben Soleimani, head of <a href="http://www.mansourrug.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mansour Rug</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by <a href="http://www.waldosdesigns.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Waldo Fernandez</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Finn-Olaf Jones.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-11/ben-soleimani-waldo-fernandez-beverly-hills-home-slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">Ben Soleimani's Refined Beverly Hills Home</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2012).</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBmd6c_zwqFoJKCa6VzvA7lluhY9TIjPiK16BHHe54TRXY1oXlf-nZYaVJM4ILADdNg-YUGjHfalQigxozvVvYzt0eefZlUNouv8y6hCRcGfMaAcb5aw5AqlJxcM6wPKE5V6RZFs3LTI/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.rustic-kitchens-10AD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBmd6c_zwqFoJKCa6VzvA7lluhY9TIjPiK16BHHe54TRXY1oXlf-nZYaVJM4ILADdNg-YUGjHfalQigxozvVvYzt0eefZlUNouv8y6hCRcGfMaAcb5aw5AqlJxcM6wPKE5V6RZFs3LTI/s640/item9.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.rustic-kitchens-10AD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hanging above the Shaker-style island is a Murano glass chandelier."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coastal Rhode Island home of Ellen Denisevich-Grickis and Bill Grickis created from a 200-year-old barn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural and interior design by Ellen Denisevich-Grickis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Richard Mandelkorn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2008-06/grickis_slideshow_slideshow_item5_6">Proud Heritage</a>" text by Steven M. L. Aronson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInTY12MsatlVQgNzxK10EwlzK-i2VeohzU6J1k9QKxAWuey1RJpWnhgOF2EFkKCMUnmRVbbyRD7iY86NsIX7Pw1UdTO63SEf9ZNkdy7o0lRebv1Q36om6O7Qc8pbs8WjJJha_AGauDLQ/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jennifer-aniston-02-entranceAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInTY12MsatlVQgNzxK10EwlzK-i2VeohzU6J1k9QKxAWuey1RJpWnhgOF2EFkKCMUnmRVbbyRD7iY86NsIX7Pw1UdTO63SEf9ZNkdy7o0lRebv1Q36om6O7Qc8pbs8WjJJha_AGauDLQ/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jennifer-aniston-02-entranceAD.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Jennifer] Aniston loved the tall entrance doors the moment she saw them. The Murano glass chandelier just inside is one of the first things she bought for the house. 'Jen said things like <i>Zen</i> and <i>Bali </i>when we discussed the design - rather than doing a theme house, we got at the spirit of that,' says [designer Stephen] Shadley."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1970 residence by Harold W. Levitt in Beverly Hills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshadley.com/">Stephen Shadley</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2010/jennifer-aniston-home-slideshow_slideshow_item1_2">Jennifer Aniston at Home</a>" text by Cynthia McFadden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7Aiv4jphq6tZcv4zNJIaELlOXDqujW5yNtfpcsdSf42vxL-P5_Tq3k8Lw5mCz3dbylmGGkhS7azBvmGn6Hwa7nq7-hmbgu2hbk_wT01b5Wx8xgftjBbSZglH9i4QhAz5Zz8v0Tsvq1Y/s1600/hbx-pink-solarium-french-side-tables-0512-thomas14-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7Aiv4jphq6tZcv4zNJIaELlOXDqujW5yNtfpcsdSf42vxL-P5_Tq3k8Lw5mCz3dbylmGGkhS7azBvmGn6Hwa7nq7-hmbgu2hbk_wT01b5Wx8xgftjBbSZglH9i4QhAz5Zz8v0Tsvq1Y/s640/hbx-pink-solarium-french-side-tables-0512-thomas14-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cobra candlesticks and framed snake prints add a touch of intrigue to the ultra-feminine solarium, decorated with a Jansen-style daybed by [Jeff] Lincoln. French iron side tables holding Murano lamps coordinate with vintage Milo Baughman scoop chairs, and a bone-inlay table from John Rosselli coordinates with the hand-carved stone tile floor by Robert Kuo for Ann Sacks. Walls in a custom stucco finish by O'Neill Studios. Girona pendant lights from Vaughan. Snake prints, <a href="http://www.aradergalleries.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Arader Gallery</a>."</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Washington, D.C., town house.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.hillarythomas.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Hillary Thomas</a> and <a href="http://jefflincolninteriorsnewyork.com/profile" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Jeff Lincoln</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by David A. Keeps.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/mad-men-decorating-style-0512?click=main_sr#slide-13" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">A 1960s Town House with a Touch of 'Mad Men' Style</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3Mg-3VnThX9Ir3bgWW4BEv-XF67yn5esRV-JBO2oBcUhXGVsZ5jDTvwyAK4raFARa01P2pu5IJqe-bSI-k1u52sGZdzdm5Kcwyi5VruCyI8aVpF5dtl77HLTbdUpgq8xR-NcchZu678/s1600/haynes-roberts-01-lgnED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3Mg-3VnThX9Ir3bgWW4BEv-XF67yn5esRV-JBO2oBcUhXGVsZ5jDTvwyAK4raFARa01P2pu5IJqe-bSI-k1u52sGZdzdm5Kcwyi5VruCyI8aVpF5dtl77HLTbdUpgq8xR-NcchZu678/s640/haynes-roberts-01-lgnED.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The cabinets and smoked mirror-paneled bar in the pool pavilion are custom-made, the counters are cast glass, and the circa-1970s stools are attributed to Karl Springer; the 1960s chandelier is made of Murano glass, and the floors are of honed Thassos and Atlantic Blue marbles."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rchitect Timothy Haynes and i</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nterior designer Kevin Roberts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/haynes-roberts-bridgehampton?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">Out of the Ordinary</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzYi_0M0cSaOgzz4RWHqFJF72QLb09lZdunEATF9Qo0YMI3N9II3hxygsVDK29Skkm-bZIs0C-XuitboDnfvtKrLxC63Y1dFj_Qz64cqqC4Jpm8uKQMSb0DCW30wS5TCBSEgecDdDJjM/s1600/emanuele-filiberto-EDC-1112-10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzYi_0M0cSaOgzz4RWHqFJF72QLb09lZdunEATF9Qo0YMI3N9II3hxygsVDK29Skkm-bZIs0C-XuitboDnfvtKrLxC63Y1dFj_Qz64cqqC4Jpm8uKQMSb0DCW30wS5TCBSEgecDdDJjM/s640/emanuele-filiberto-EDC-1112-10-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining area of the kitchen, a vinyl banquette surrounds a table with a lacquered top and a base of carpeted concrete, and the light fixture is of Murano glass; a painting of Filiberto's mother as a champion water-skier, medals she won during her career, and a compressed work by Cesar hang on the walls."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stone castle on Lake Geneva b</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uilt in the early 1970s by Swiss architect Jacques Lopez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gianni Franchellucci.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/prince-emanuele-filiberto-castle?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia's Modern Castle</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVswjPn7qskTX8DeyNq3CSBRG74EfvkgxBavrFD0fRkbHNO8YTR5P8ax5h3sSbdpOnZ_fGkRxVCh0Ut9Pp1hyGHnJS-DuhGT6PWMJ6gqLScn67cVmhB_xWcJKA08MYTqCxPxZwGfe_lk/s1600/EDC110112Sofield17-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVswjPn7qskTX8DeyNq3CSBRG74EfvkgxBavrFD0fRkbHNO8YTR5P8ax5h3sSbdpOnZ_fGkRxVCh0Ut9Pp1hyGHnJS-DuhGT6PWMJ6gqLScn67cVmhB_xWcJKA08MYTqCxPxZwGfe_lk/s640/EDC110112Sofield17-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room mantel of cast glass backed with white gold is custom made, the chandelier is of Murano glass, and American barrel-back chairs flank a metal-and-glass table by Donald Deskey; the sconces are antique, and the mantel clock belonged to designer Madeleine Castaing."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three-level maisonette built in the 1920s.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/william-sofield-new-york-apartment?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">An Eye For Elegance: A New York City Apartment Designed by William Sofield</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOy0cyVDxVroYdqpup80D_kWwQVaEBr1uZU1nDS8K8I0glFnEGoKyH6nybXoOg2BHObHOsZhN4FbUvO6ulQStP-V2EhSqqXVdr2mWTZjSL-8xIHo1bFDFKE-wrVtf96PF-1qkvh01o8s/s1600/EDC090112Wearstler05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOy0cyVDxVroYdqpup80D_kWwQVaEBr1uZU1nDS8K8I0glFnEGoKyH6nybXoOg2BHObHOsZhN4FbUvO6ulQStP-V2EhSqqXVdr2mWTZjSL-8xIHo1bFDFKE-wrVtf96PF-1qkvh01o8s/s640/EDC090112Wearstler05-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, the Murano-glass light fixture, mirrors, and sconces are from John Salibello Antiques, and the stools are from Epoca; custom-made bedside tables and vintage lamps flank the bed."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lara and Jeff Sanderson's home on Mercer Island, Washington.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/kelly-wearstler-design#slide-13" target="_blank">Shadow Play</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qZYWEGAuZEC3zJgoPC5oZuBLX4i1nYpq9BVWDHhfqyd8EuvyCRJgl9qt5pgL35mbxHM5H3vj5XBFExw-b81s54SRk31lh8nFoxEPooU858pcGvHl5lYL0tO_PuCzQWZBVlAU3I1gkYE/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ledbetter-12-den.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qZYWEGAuZEC3zJgoPC5oZuBLX4i1nYpq9BVWDHhfqyd8EuvyCRJgl9qt5pgL35mbxHM5H3vj5XBFExw-b81s54SRk31lh8nFoxEPooU858pcGvHl5lYL0tO_PuCzQWZBVlAU3I1gkYE/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ledbetter-12-den.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 1960s Murano-glass chandelier sparkles in the den, near a Yasumasa Morimura print; the floor lamp is by Cedric Hartman, the Ledbetter-designed sofas are upholstered in a Designers Guild fabric, the throw pillows are made of Romo textiles, and the vintage tables are gilt bronze."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans home of Sidney D. Torres IV.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and decoration by <a href="http://www.leeledbetter.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Lee Ledbetter and Associates.</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/lee-ledbetter-new-orleans-house-slideshow_slideshow_item10_11" target="_blank">High Contrast</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br />

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