exotic tribal + the amazing home of Diane von Furstenberg

<br />The last post was about tribal elements and tribal inspired pieces primarily form Native Americans and the southwest, but today I am sharing a more exotic type of tribal influence. One the brings to mind images of far-off vistas and once-in-a-lifetime-dream-destinations like Africa....<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhptQV-bW5DHPMvNtvna5d0ejwnqXiRY0hL7EqVcAa0OsoSW-9ISj4IiO420kic5on2sRVxP-Gw_tc3_9bjweqy35t1fMtsFCTq1eC_mmuYTG6c4bUgDjZNUIHzbw361DriQl4t6fqD0E/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.23.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhptQV-bW5DHPMvNtvna5d0ejwnqXiRY0hL7EqVcAa0OsoSW-9ISj4IiO420kic5on2sRVxP-Gw_tc3_9bjweqy35t1fMtsFCTq1eC_mmuYTG6c4bUgDjZNUIHzbw361DriQl4t6fqD0E/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.23.42+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jXxxRRn_f1FjvZ7Pi-y5AZ4UOrMBBMVW7_e6h3QEGT0f1G6UTR6NglvLJ3AmFONrqN-Jn9ImsAu5G6ln9XxauJRfVN7YNWeE_5pJoXxi8cYgOwkGa81bMQaARlxUgI4fsiRV91UZc-g/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.26.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jXxxRRn_f1FjvZ7Pi-y5AZ4UOrMBBMVW7_e6h3QEGT0f1G6UTR6NglvLJ3AmFONrqN-Jn9ImsAu5G6ln9XxauJRfVN7YNWeE_5pJoXxi8cYgOwkGa81bMQaARlxUgI4fsiRV91UZc-g/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.26.25+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />I think the only mistake you can make with these is to try an "theme" your space - we aren't trying to reimagine a safari, just bringing in a few select pieces and accessories that make your heart skip a beat. I'm doing this in my own home - I just ordered this vintage mud cloth from an ebay seller.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL8uHp4Hh2giihsbV01rBaWXVReTw_wLVjvsmjrH92j78jTp0qk3nWTp1cWwti8K12bx9GhDV2qnnrB4mjNJdy5maZCJ6iiRMRDACR6Iou1psh5KxqcnEZ0VmJ7D6VcowaI7r4pg0uF4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.27.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL8uHp4Hh2giihsbV01rBaWXVReTw_wLVjvsmjrH92j78jTp0qk3nWTp1cWwti8K12bx9GhDV2qnnrB4mjNJdy5maZCJ6iiRMRDACR6Iou1psh5KxqcnEZ0VmJ7D6VcowaI7r4pg0uF4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.27.55+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Can't wait to see this beauty up close!! It will be mounted to a wooden frame and hung over my family room fireplace - there are eighteen foot ceilings in this room, and after debating a gallery wall I decided to go with one large scale piece. I'll happily take pics to share in the next weeks as this room is finally coming together :)<br /><br /><br />Here are some bits and pieces I think we will be seeing pop up more and more in the coming months...<br /><br /><br />luscious walls, and ideas for even more luscious walls :)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeYGQZKyzgro70fCgLfH5uhoYUBnnbIjOT1I_WVJtd3fNDCJZ4yakosDy_0r7nBnqSjc0_tid46cdTr56L2IDqwaIKGAvAcl-hE_Gd8mekWQL6y2QBOSRUrwxTEqxPwrnKnkjC_pYrW8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.30.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeYGQZKyzgro70fCgLfH5uhoYUBnnbIjOT1I_WVJtd3fNDCJZ4yakosDy_0r7nBnqSjc0_tid46cdTr56L2IDqwaIKGAvAcl-hE_Gd8mekWQL6y2QBOSRUrwxTEqxPwrnKnkjC_pYrW8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+9.30.19+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My absolute favourite right now. I love it all. Exactly the right mix of clean lines, pattern, glam and authenticity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0tznbId_qwLFnW_10JBMRcfR0AC3K_w2QXbOk2y4LsmnpOw2RfkT3odh812RIXUTnapT2RP5ggqAZfX_Of98f-8lxc4vLpxeffDOt_4YNspkxHKIqL3BD_jCsNxTY3x8zl90RcQXwv4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+10.01.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0tznbId_qwLFnW_10JBMRcfR0AC3K_w2QXbOk2y4LsmnpOw2RfkT3odh812RIXUTnapT2RP5ggqAZfX_Of98f-8lxc4vLpxeffDOt_4YNspkxHKIqL3BD_jCsNxTY3x8zl90RcQXwv4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-04-27+at+10.01.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Me too. Hope you have a lovely weekend planned, we are having round two of the family celebrations for Miss N's birthday. I am officially Mum to a teen. Scary :) x am<br /><br /><br /><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">photo links: <a href="http://rylandwoodard.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tribal.html">breastplate shorts</a> <a href="http://littleaugury.blogspot.ca/2010_04_01_archive.html">woman</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mursi-Tribe-Dmitri-Markine.jpg"> woman 2</a> <a href="http://blog.justinablakeney.com/2012/04/tiebele-graphis-printed-dwellings.html?showComment=1335148297067#c1686455169129956483">Tiébélé dwellings</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleAtticshop?ref=seller_info">bag</a> <a href="http://fredbutlerstyle.blogspot.ca/2010/10/thurs-7th-oct-laura-fulmine-tina-we.html">walls 1</a> <a href="http://www.aphrochicshop.com/collections/wallpaper/products/reflection">wallpaper </a><a href="http://madegoods.com/products/everything#!/bryce-horn-horn-multiples-of-2">horn</a> <a href="http://www.qualitybath.com/product~name~Arteriors%2B6323~ID~74222.htm">3 horns</a> <a href="http://sisterbatik.blogspot.ca/2011/02/bazaar-collection.html">batik pillows</a> <a href="http://cargocollective.com/Ruth-Lloyd/About-Ruth-Lloyd-Surface-Pattern-Design">Wllpape</a>r <a href="http://somebodys-home.com/2012/02/02/best-floor-accessory-rugs/">carpet</a> <a href="http://www.areaware.com/proddetail.asp?prod=skp14fe">kuma pillow</a> <a href="http://interiors-design-web.blogspot.ca/2012/01/hints-of-tribal.html">console+horn</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/97601516894848039/">Anne-Marie Ezeard / Pinterest</a><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/223068987763469233/">(</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/223068987763469233/">elephant</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/283163895291154391/">blanket</a> <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/82401868152312078/">(yarn block print</a> <a href="http://dostuffdecor.tumblr.com/post/3568398987/tribal-childhood-artwork-inspired-print">Tribal inspired print</a> <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/homes/2012/03/diane-von-furstenberg-new-york-apartment-slideshow#slide=7">DVF apartment</a></span></i>

exotic tribal + the amazing home of Diane von Furstenberg

The last post was about tribal elements and tribal inspired pieces primarily form Native Americans and the southwest, but today I am sharing...

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Simplicity loves Energetic Color

<div style="text-align: center;">Right now I am completely obsessed</div><div style="text-align: center;"> with neutral spaces that use saturated color in clever and uncommon ways,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and if this home by Kay Douglas doesn't qualify, I don't know what does.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Revelling in the contrast of fabrics, finishes and accessories chosen with such restraint-</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then bursts of joyful color, splashed about with abandon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Thank you, <b><a href="http://verdigrisvie.blogspot.com/2011/10/bright-future.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+VerdigrisVie+%2528Verdigris+Vie%2529">Verdigris Vie</a></b>, for sharing this one - I don't usually pick up a copy of <b><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a></b>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but perhaps it's time to start!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Simplicity loves Energetic Color

Right now I am completely obsessed  with neutral spaces that use saturated color in clever and uncommon ways, and if this home by Kay Dougla...

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Muriel Brandolini: Part Two

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week I <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/09/evolution-of-designer-muriel-brandolini.html">posted </a></b>about <b><a href="http://murielbrandolini.com/#/Projects/Upper-West-Side/">Muriel Brandolini's</a></b> new book,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we looked at pics of her townhouse from 1997, 2006, and now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were a testament to how her style has evolved over the years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's refreshing to see a designer refusing to be pigeon-holed into one style,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so often designer's become known for one look, and find themselves stuck in repetition.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEir58cenL5zhl6b9lqxoOIqwugldmuzdS0SaY7a4vjMxM2sbNuOf5XgbuA2dvGuJkrstFIGbKmzw0sAQT0oVclNQ6uZ13n6X85g7axHDU2cPEJb-o6yW5EMV_AE6JPuW2bNM6wXD8ogo5WJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.17.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir58cenL5zhl6b9lqxoOIqwugldmuzdS0SaY7a4vjMxM2sbNuOf5XgbuA2dvGuJkrstFIGbKmzw0sAQT0oVclNQ6uZ13n6X85g7axHDU2cPEJb-o6yW5EMV_AE6JPuW2bNM6wXD8ogo5WJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.17.55+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although she has morphed out of the haute hippie look,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with less layering and less detail,</div><div style="text-align: center;">her work has lost none of it's interest and relaxed vibe.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I prefer her current pared-down aesthetic,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it allows her spectacular pieces room to breathe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm sure you've seen this serene hallway before...</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's floated around quite frequently -</div><div style="text-align: center;">but how about the rest of the Southampton space?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgZAPk6_TDBOG1E1blTzLW7qTzPJtN9PxWrygK8__JRzQ6M8LpYQWqD1oQo2m5JzOk_4YpIXy24wSIWuGJB4xn5a7JG4vf2TY0CGxf9zRPa0xhzwa0OAFsYMKzhDrrfGvepdTyYb6TelzSb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAPk6_TDBOG1E1blTzLW7qTzPJtN9PxWrygK8__JRzQ6M8LpYQWqD1oQo2m5JzOk_4YpIXy24wSIWuGJB4xn5a7JG4vf2TY0CGxf9zRPa0xhzwa0OAFsYMKzhDrrfGvepdTyYb6TelzSb/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.18+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's all about color gradation here, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> analogous color in varying intensity makes for a visually soothing environment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiSBVCNRVWTPMuOrQ8bSYieOK43lnUkcWRtUiieK3xIsk3hQXAMIzo8WRPCAGwxZqz95VgQjw-7KYnfYussLp1PPqc0voboynn0cAE5n7pUDXt54VS1k8SqKELbH3F7WS3hEhpcvJ6C5Rmz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.44.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBVCNRVWTPMuOrQ8bSYieOK43lnUkcWRtUiieK3xIsk3hQXAMIzo8WRPCAGwxZqz95VgQjw-7KYnfYussLp1PPqc0voboynn0cAE5n7pUDXt54VS1k8SqKELbH3F7WS3hEhpcvJ6C5Rmz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.44.13+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hits of black and grey here bring the tv into the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The black screen could almost be an art installation presented in this way, couldn't it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwivhYZfhL-67DZdhzdUpchy7XVV_fwkGSzDbVbIcpH3DexPCNXKqjA2cirZc89HnLDWq02ZJRjG4dR6DkrS01EUw0CBZRIR1X2KWkbfC2YD4Dzz0VWxcmrdFEZ0EeLGOhpEM4dA-vyS7_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwivhYZfhL-67DZdhzdUpchy7XVV_fwkGSzDbVbIcpH3DexPCNXKqjA2cirZc89HnLDWq02ZJRjG4dR6DkrS01EUw0CBZRIR1X2KWkbfC2YD4Dzz0VWxcmrdFEZ0EeLGOhpEM4dA-vyS7_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.48.54+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an office remains airy with a fretwork desk,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a medley of books is made cohesive and showcased with clever shelving.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPbv_ty2CYN_TfOpY15sfSAlsbnKXyvN-9ViqwmaK30fyUimdkDduMAEApJIJUTiCaOMpPlX2x_IzmFaBr4-LNgyYvnzsDheDHevJ5jYS7XLIYkmyzfVHsv0RbiV4lqMyBtx8EQ2mPMYr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.47.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPbv_ty2CYN_TfOpY15sfSAlsbnKXyvN-9ViqwmaK30fyUimdkDduMAEApJIJUTiCaOMpPlX2x_IzmFaBr4-LNgyYvnzsDheDHevJ5jYS7XLIYkmyzfVHsv0RbiV4lqMyBtx8EQ2mPMYr/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.47.39+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You may think Muriel Brandolinin is all about color, but</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this Chelsea apartment shows how well she can work neutrals.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ethereal bedroom is so soft and dreamy, all the in the palest creams and taupes,</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the sculptural lighting (a signature) and modernist lavender chair keep the room fresh.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm kind of in love with that bed!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWor_rviprnJLRcWSccL_a2WUJcuBGbZGvatUZCOnCa-AqGk3F2awqPUoseVZYDpFqzsMI92g3bnIHfxw5XbNVvVcTB-3A5VlrsLyMAFX0UoVXTkn3xzqcVC7hU7p_uSj-IUYNwlqFToD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWor_rviprnJLRcWSccL_a2WUJcuBGbZGvatUZCOnCa-AqGk3F2awqPUoseVZYDpFqzsMI92g3bnIHfxw5XbNVvVcTB-3A5VlrsLyMAFX0UoVXTkn3xzqcVC7hU7p_uSj-IUYNwlqFToD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.32+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mo229Qv4J2IPlJUsphhVPjw6lHI657zl5qgsyq8BfPfD3QqyuXRBX7-bAJkdWLQizvEwyeDDjwOWhEe_IGTGggUx8YQ2cUeAxW4wA9WlRGndLA28vZce6aishfF-QkBfhy8uPeLKwWfA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mo229Qv4J2IPlJUsphhVPjw6lHI657zl5qgsyq8BfPfD3QqyuXRBX7-bAJkdWLQizvEwyeDDjwOWhEe_IGTGggUx8YQ2cUeAxW4wA9WlRGndLA28vZce6aishfF-QkBfhy8uPeLKwWfA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.16+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The living room layers in more purple tones, and the teal and yellow greens also begin to appear.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those coffee tables are fantastic, aren't they?</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They take up so little space visually, but offer heaps of tablespace and sparkle.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" 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/AVvXsEjAiWOQo221gXtLj8cHmlez1CbwbKUItvKRUcjpbElMkLzAa81BZIWiWU0C6fzKQWGLOQvoRvZH2OIWiWCPBUKhAoLovIDT06Qw7Vn4anH7ArzfoL-_V9O51gUvCq3gbq7I4eip39CzdWxz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiWOQo221gXtLj8cHmlez1CbwbKUItvKRUcjpbElMkLzAa81BZIWiWU0C6fzKQWGLOQvoRvZH2OIWiWCPBUKhAoLovIDT06Qw7Vn4anH7ArzfoL-_V9O51gUvCq3gbq7I4eip39CzdWxz/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.56.03+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dining rooms playful walls transform a boxy space into a gently flowing one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBlyCEw9ROYAmdXEFYnRfoHARAI3z71iT8n41mT-gvEocuKganbzDRDwLN7ZAhfz9Dma8VGicixjhdsd8CpHee31ypTT6JazGESzmhrQLunIAUAR3XWLoIXpNzd_-7yVSGez4QiDdZzny/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBlyCEw9ROYAmdXEFYnRfoHARAI3z71iT8n41mT-gvEocuKganbzDRDwLN7ZAhfz9Dma8VGicixjhdsd8CpHee31ypTT6JazGESzmhrQLunIAUAR3XWLoIXpNzd_-7yVSGez4QiDdZzny/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+5.57.40+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sure you've seen this dining room before!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So much sheen here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The silk of the chairs, that spectacular gilded screen and chandelier,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> and the reflective base and top of this table </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">really makes the space feel almost otherwordly...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmZhJXGsovnvR7ZUCNsGrmyTSxvZgc9T_NPz_lSETswVLuabhYBUC0cHiKE1sVsEtDHqZ8TNcL5IcXIkbhz2wQ2vMcfPZ9s3KJ6Al_6RJEsamcQl4c1npuUSmHZwtsASkObeVKkEoCW23/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.14.37+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmZhJXGsovnvR7ZUCNsGrmyTSxvZgc9T_NPz_lSETswVLuabhYBUC0cHiKE1sVsEtDHqZ8TNcL5IcXIkbhz2wQ2vMcfPZ9s3KJ6Al_6RJEsamcQl4c1npuUSmHZwtsASkObeVKkEoCW23/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.14.37+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the Upper East Side living room that goes along with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The upholstered panels ground and offer a focal point for this space.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Again, such interesting tables!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You don't see it here, but that banquette continues down the length of the wall,</div><div style="text-align: center;">an unique take on the traditional sofa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">included a sumptuous daybed (another signature) in the master bedroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocyGMtnYgK8QXjZPKdLWH6RrT-Ut0RD9US9N1ASWKZ1TcRr3oBBTjttleYYmX8Ic-DqatxyZxhpgHEACzBIFnY902uUSGXHMUJoiGuo-GbsAzL5xt22L2ris1DryP4z3C-3MK3Th_N3w3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocyGMtnYgK8QXjZPKdLWH6RrT-Ut0RD9US9N1ASWKZ1TcRr3oBBTjttleYYmX8Ic-DqatxyZxhpgHEACzBIFnY902uUSGXHMUJoiGuo-GbsAzL5xt22L2ris1DryP4z3C-3MK3Th_N3w3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.28+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's located off the main living space, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where custom embroidered upholstery surrounds the custom "propeller" table -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(custom being the common denominator in most of her spaces!!)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt5VNx6YZGRSIg27Zyx_g5KL01wn5QpvNr8D8mqSZiRaOS9IKM-dnzoEGsTQnDi380dq0k5I_pT1QNLd1p0O8tB3dWd3TPoUXU-L8hitFVrSuft7lH7P_vqfaSQUjGdbeT1U4-IwyrJ2K/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAt5VNx6YZGRSIg27Zyx_g5KL01wn5QpvNr8D8mqSZiRaOS9IKM-dnzoEGsTQnDi380dq0k5I_pT1QNLd1p0O8tB3dWd3TPoUXU-L8hitFVrSuft7lH7P_vqfaSQUjGdbeT1U4-IwyrJ2K/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.19.53+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From here you can view the entrance hall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walls are upholstered in custom (there it is again!) fabric </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">adorned with beaded letters (a la her own <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/09/evolution-of-designer-muriel-brandolini.html">dining room</a></b>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which spell out the lyrics to Loving Cup by the Rolling Stones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OMIv7ZW8-ODbq1kKsNu16j9Q6kWNmWqzdbttAmoxnLaUEEYpzXHVCARrSpwP8Jsi97wWhNmoAx019WG7qZ8y600XA9XhJzq9bgmNhUJA1D-AXHKFECNIAhfuwerFu5ZzVwcPfgWkzLOq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.39.20+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="465" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OMIv7ZW8-ODbq1kKsNu16j9Q6kWNmWqzdbttAmoxnLaUEEYpzXHVCARrSpwP8Jsi97wWhNmoAx019WG7qZ8y600XA9XhJzq9bgmNhUJA1D-AXHKFECNIAhfuwerFu5ZzVwcPfgWkzLOq/s640/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.39.20+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Always, always an original.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Muriel Brandolini has had a fabric collection with Holland and Sherry for years... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhiAXixxm6FUYvh71WRsSqfffOoRAsy42_4i7HjfZjrZUmioM3dXnU4GFZv0zpIbsrLWJO2u8vcN4pfd3-9kz84-xGz6W01axGapp84SeF7g10ZBqdB6hAe3GlZJbsveIv6vxC0WEvlY3dR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.53.00+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAXixxm6FUYvh71WRsSqfffOoRAsy42_4i7HjfZjrZUmioM3dXnU4GFZv0zpIbsrLWJO2u8vcN4pfd3-9kz84-xGz6W01axGapp84SeF7g10ZBqdB6hAe3GlZJbsveIv6vxC0WEvlY3dR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+6.53.00+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">more currently she has an exclusive collection for sale at <b><a href="http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?q=muriel%20brandolini">Barneys</a></b>.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">(primarily beaded pieces, she has transitioned from embroidery to beading)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuKT8usTM3eS8RLDiuzCHBJ5uqqHnkFSzsLlRklSEnAAxexAn8iQwn00aorziazyKmEg_iDFkPuqDonJ7jmM3DP4yXcF6jhMhwet-PM2s1xT7RTOkavSEOoKaFdX02O2o-R1yC26x1FhX/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+7.09.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuKT8usTM3eS8RLDiuzCHBJ5uqqHnkFSzsLlRklSEnAAxexAn8iQwn00aorziazyKmEg_iDFkPuqDonJ7jmM3DP4yXcF6jhMhwet-PM2s1xT7RTOkavSEOoKaFdX02O2o-R1yC26x1FhX/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-26+at+7.09.11+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the release of her book on the 11th</div><div style="text-align: center;"> is accompanied by an auction by Phillips de Pury & Company,</div><div style="text-align: center;">titled "<b><a href="http://www.phillipsdepury.com/press/2011/brandolini.aspx?year=2011&returned_url=/search.aspx&search=Muriel%20Brandolini">The World of Muriel Brandolini</a></b>".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She states, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">"My aim for this sale and exhibition</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> is to transport people into my dream world.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> My hope is that they realize that there are no rules to follow</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> and that a great design piece is great no matter the era or designer...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> what matters is it's beauty and integrity."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Truly one of the greats, non?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ps - almost finished the revamp of Tash's room -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">if we get some sun here in the next couple of days I'll snap some pics and share...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">it's a bit wild in there - we've just used up an entire spray can of neon paint :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>

Muriel Brandolini: Part Two

Last week I posted about Muriel Brandolini's  new book, and we looked at pics of her townhouse from 1997, 2006, and now. They were a tes...

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The Evolution of a Designer : Muriel Brandolini

<div style="text-align: center;">Many years ago (1997)</div><div style="text-align: center;">photos of a NY townhouse of designer Muriel Brandolini</div><div style="text-align: center;">DAZZLED me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dazzled me in a career-changing way, a way that led me to design.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I spent more time reading and re-reading this article,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and studying the pictures than I care to admit!!<br />She remains, to this day, one of my top three designers.<br /><br />I've never been able to locate digital pictures of that first home,<br />but sourcing images for this post, finally<b><a href="http://tokyojinja.com/2011/02/25/ive-been-missing-muriel-brandolini/"> found</a></b> them - joy!<br /><br />I explicitly remember that she had this ship chandelier commissioned,<br />and I'm quite sure it was the first of the crystal ship chandeliers.<br />She explained that her walls were so exquisitely beautiful<br /> because they were painted by hand, with a brush.<br />When asked if magazines influenced her work, she replied that she never looked at them,<br />because she wanted to remain original, and not be influenced by what others were doing.<br /><br />There was such an air of artistry about her, I was entranced.<br /><br /><br /></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/AVvXsEh-4tgMk615PGrrnYNG_jNQ60IfeK5jdtrux58ADxFsBgfxrhzquLFOsDv8BjsmhL6E5RuScYMRTseBwL7okkP1jgRvF6j4zl_ZhjTHJFGnLgRIQY2OSlngpvoSPr7o7ToKuAvSrmwO1kb6/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.50.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4tgMk615PGrrnYNG_jNQ60IfeK5jdtrux58ADxFsBgfxrhzquLFOsDv8BjsmhL6E5RuScYMRTseBwL7okkP1jgRvF6j4zl_ZhjTHJFGnLgRIQY2OSlngpvoSPr7o7ToKuAvSrmwO1kb6/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.50.26+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In an era of shabby chic and and terrible faux finishing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the use of silks, antique trims, and gold metals was so unexpected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmmJoCFi-P2m0mtkiaRV7iaxqVnvNWyIo55CPGgUwE85j-X8HyVHo0YXBb3XrvxubPq5dRNLWL66Tmh1svH6BXUz9V_cBnJCYXd7cBhodhaRorNyU20h0GKSeCc-Vu5O6O5nJfVcKxUFs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.52.32+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmmJoCFi-P2m0mtkiaRV7iaxqVnvNWyIo55CPGgUwE85j-X8HyVHo0YXBb3XrvxubPq5dRNLWL66Tmh1svH6BXUz9V_cBnJCYXd7cBhodhaRorNyU20h0GKSeCc-Vu5O6O5nJfVcKxUFs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.52.32+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who has a raspberry lacquered fretwork daybed in their dining room?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Against lavender magenta upholstered walls, no less?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved her courage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhkloiFQFgEdPh7mGB9GWxLRnonZbmuVSvachhWMuXk2Cf5aPyOh5HWdVBxgxnxlX0xy5EKk41nf36b0AwuypDrf6Pw_n2PyZxPc6yjKKQfvjUkN3Ig_Pnw2VPh2L9na2WvtJhchJcP7aVZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.56.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkloiFQFgEdPh7mGB9GWxLRnonZbmuVSvachhWMuXk2Cf5aPyOh5HWdVBxgxnxlX0xy5EKk41nf36b0AwuypDrf6Pw_n2PyZxPc6yjKKQfvjUkN3Ig_Pnw2VPh2L9na2WvtJhchJcP7aVZ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+9.56.12+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was watching for her now, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the next projects she completed were stunning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was going to incorperate them all into this post, but it was becoming a monster!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will post them all in a couple of days -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which means the grey post will be slightly delayed, but I know you understand :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's stick with the design she created for herself, and move on to 2006.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've never stopped thinking about that first apartment,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Muriel had re-done it -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so curious, what would she have changed?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, the color palette, for one thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bring on the sun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__Swl_DHjP6m9JGhJoVNRJ5Np5pBNdGxC90tbxasSzFueEHNOsZg1JKd31bg6Onr1GhH8oIEHgc7oSiWFPhIPKhOOKJof1f7sWO29iMT_wJKLNuGDWX_Rg_IrOb81xQKkcH0p5O5RBEtE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.02.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__Swl_DHjP6m9JGhJoVNRJ5Np5pBNdGxC90tbxasSzFueEHNOsZg1JKd31bg6Onr1GhH8oIEHgc7oSiWFPhIPKhOOKJof1f7sWO29iMT_wJKLNuGDWX_Rg_IrOb81xQKkcH0p5O5RBEtE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.02.01+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Art from her previous living room gets placed in the hall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhVSpJwYuR5ulxBjqsAxbT32hKqghGsRMuX0jUFHXIYw0Ezzs5ZjbA0r9T29u9J5OoGLy1wvzlF_ugVVoZKstzNuc69dCFuzrV6tx5-RMO-f3IaWEbt4UdP3z49Jad3yEtzU3ncsPrych6L/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.50.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSpJwYuR5ulxBjqsAxbT32hKqghGsRMuX0jUFHXIYw0Ezzs5ZjbA0r9T29u9J5OoGLy1wvzlF_ugVVoZKstzNuc69dCFuzrV6tx5-RMO-f3IaWEbt4UdP3z49Jad3yEtzU3ncsPrych6L/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.50.15+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is my least favourite incarnation of her living room,</div><div style="text-align: center;">simply because I'm not a huge fan of cool yellows,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the symmetry seems contrived, for her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do love the tufted velvet pieces, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the huge impact that flaming chesterfield has here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hERHjfrUL-Qq4DjEDO_GAYEKyMjexUGK_K7ht2WOytYZolY71IMtlpRBW2kCKz0wsuxpdTH2k24YmyHTdPRg-e17tTJzF-jslzhkRVGC2qKQZGuYBUGL18OA2Mzpv7kn3Wqq41SposVV/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.04.02+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The study was a masterpiece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do so love dark, inky walls,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially when so perfectly balanced against that saffron carpet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The arrangement is similar - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the brown tufted loveseats that flanked the fireplace </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are replaced by a pair of chi-chi pair settees adorned in jewel toned silks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gallery wall, anyone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tp1exm8BD0ISY5VMJR-JZxjbtB34t6xGfMnqnTVtohsm1USlfzRf5p5FMRtuwPFdjzanGWav5wETmiS6MOiG-5ixUrQMOota5yvVeDqfHCYeR0YVk_OA3QfVxgXcCYmDYNq_-UYMYCIq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.38.48+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tp1exm8BD0ISY5VMJR-JZxjbtB34t6xGfMnqnTVtohsm1USlfzRf5p5FMRtuwPFdjzanGWav5wETmiS6MOiG-5ixUrQMOota5yvVeDqfHCYeR0YVk_OA3QfVxgXcCYmDYNq_-UYMYCIq/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.38.48+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The mandarin and magenta carpet is a surprise, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it must have bridged the gap between saturated madness and neutral for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fortuny sconces remained in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc7ODQojEnKMdBouvL6SI67RO89LMDmNRX9d8w3B3udQtgnRo5nrx-6Y5m25vuqdMzUtGOiCxvkV1YkeSKnI_F1ZQ909lcH7PIEcj0FWzKRHoIWq_mu9yvTGsPM3uNWaSoHgFCH3Z1qWT/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.43.36+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc7ODQojEnKMdBouvL6SI67RO89LMDmNRX9d8w3B3udQtgnRo5nrx-6Y5m25vuqdMzUtGOiCxvkV1YkeSKnI_F1ZQ909lcH7PIEcj0FWzKRHoIWq_mu9yvTGsPM3uNWaSoHgFCH3Z1qWT/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+3.43.36+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The master bedroom - grasscloth walls ground an ornate Portuguese bed,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's a restful haven where of soft texture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">interesting, but look at the second picture to see the star of the room - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the ceiling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb1hyS4pjalrcQv64_qQ9IGjDTZd4cavLtEM8OPjJTgj2FJUCDUHDgxd4ai-9quZDQiQxLmS6c1rQ0dp94ii9R3_NtMIv7s5XfzWFWozoq95yXJ4RCmYsrDhU7fb3d67n9OftqLQVR_Ob/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.18.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEb1hyS4pjalrcQv64_qQ9IGjDTZd4cavLtEM8OPjJTgj2FJUCDUHDgxd4ai-9quZDQiQxLmS6c1rQ0dp94ii9R3_NtMIv7s5XfzWFWozoq95yXJ4RCmYsrDhU7fb3d67n9OftqLQVR_Ob/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.18.08+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">no cloud white here :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next thing we got a glimpse of was her Hamptons home,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where wild color frolicked freely....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cONr2PowYVBspq9WKUm52p-BctKiYax8d5eqUFsjYFPqeeonr5sldNzE8oJKDMBsQUyv-0X3tbIb7Jj8xa886sPk11REH5_xF7RtTeyxSix-HtX-sc2luhA4FAmTHZbj0AcZBMQpca7h/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+4.23.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but the details are more spare, aren't they?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of her usual layers seem to have vanished from this design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems that she is playing with color, allowing it to make it's own statement.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That settee seems awfully similar to the pair that had resided in her navy study...</div><div style="text-align: center;">moved here, perhaps?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As Ms. Brandolini's style evolved, her townhome again changed, of course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In it's latest incarnation, we see much more subdued color,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the rich detail and texture leave nothing to be desired.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is by far my favourite version.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's more refined, less raw, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the subtlety allows you to take in the whole space at once, </div><div style="text-align: center;">without the senses being overwhelmed.</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/AVvXsEgWbrjpenJYH6adeWRQRJzt9qMvCmeEWPEh2gF86dDBqvIL238nhi4sH9C-Py5_xleJU8oY7w43KG6wulMG_CAPhe3Fa_P895uVcoYhIk3Ci4GDMS343bxRqiBqwMFLFm4Y0GKQr2VJ6wJ_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.00+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbrjpenJYH6adeWRQRJzt9qMvCmeEWPEh2gF86dDBqvIL238nhi4sH9C-Py5_xleJU8oY7w43KG6wulMG_CAPhe3Fa_P895uVcoYhIk3Ci4GDMS343bxRqiBqwMFLFm4Y0GKQr2VJ6wJ_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.00+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The George Condor painting is back over the sofa...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the coffee table, sofa table and pair of ornate armchairs remain from the previous design,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but a modernist light fixture (Gerrit Reitveld), </div><div style="text-align: center;">and mid-century sofa and armchairs inject some clean lines into the space. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chandelier was moved into the study, where midnight walls became grasscloth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A drastically different floorplan, one that centers around the window, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rather than the fireplace, is introduced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which do you like better?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cU9m9VNQRMSMZ2bJu_gXI7EYH2c18FMPsfGFDIK0sLTZuWVyd6NBh6izPTpgUkq8sIOgwyJQnOex1luv_td6ebtZ1zSJQRKH7gRUOTfMSAdtduZghLLSK6uEr5kA34HU2vvlCQg4-owH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cU9m9VNQRMSMZ2bJu_gXI7EYH2c18FMPsfGFDIK0sLTZuWVyd6NBh6izPTpgUkq8sIOgwyJQnOex1luv_td6ebtZ1zSJQRKH7gRUOTfMSAdtduZghLLSK6uEr5kA34HU2vvlCQg4-owH/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.51+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dining room has got me spinning!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The walls are again upholstered, but this time in a white corduroy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">BEADED in Vietnam with her favourite Ernest Hemingway quote.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(we'll see this beading appear again later in the week)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I am searching for something to place on my own single dining room wall,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am beyond inspired by this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tones of the letters here, all soft and slightly translucent,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the photos atop...</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the chairs still remain.</div><div style="text-align: center;">These may be the most versatile dining chairs ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEun22511JFI9HTw1HNh8vsyuOU8yp45Qw-tUMt8xENssKbErzNqn2nDDSpTVfNSnFgOP0Q9lQpUw2pN1u_AfJEir7sybZ_xe-YC8hMcfqRJaXQ3ztPHxL5a9VJGit2V4Lk-Zdpl8nw-a/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.14+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEun22511JFI9HTw1HNh8vsyuOU8yp45Qw-tUMt8xENssKbErzNqn2nDDSpTVfNSnFgOP0Q9lQpUw2pN1u_AfJEir7sybZ_xe-YC8hMcfqRJaXQ3ztPHxL5a9VJGit2V4Lk-Zdpl8nw-a/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.15.14+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Muriel Brandolini is celebrating her twenty years in design with the release of a book on Oct 11.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(pre-order from <b><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/World-Muriel-Brandolini-Interiors/dp/0847836584/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316570468&sr=8-1">Amazon</a></b> and save, I just did!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" 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/AVvXsEi8Sx_S5GsMUtdKBVRCZZS7sfivm7On5MZlm0bRWbL21xk6igVjPhUWt7ofYUwkjEbQzWAlU6Y1-BzwvXVSJ50Gp99kW2H4YROA3s0kLh-ZeeTryAFNAccBQOJGEOsECHm7VZTNDiD6UJhB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+10.02.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Sx_S5GsMUtdKBVRCZZS7sfivm7On5MZlm0bRWbL21xk6igVjPhUWt7ofYUwkjEbQzWAlU6Y1-BzwvXVSJ50Gp99kW2H4YROA3s0kLh-ZeeTryAFNAccBQOJGEOsECHm7VZTNDiD6UJhB/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+10.02.32+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It details her design paths, gives insight into what inspires her</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(like the beaded bag from Vietanam she found in 1995, that led to her signature embroidered-panel rooms)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and celebrates her former country, Vietnam.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNvHEOVuseAo2fzawS_iFAjBIamONtdgqCtquUoBSR94VCMP5fOf6bY2Sfoac6g53djG5Z73EpU-FZaPbqoTPH45Di5kpZLM7EBls3wiUV5qOjgVhDVtiVxSO32d0YtCmoI8FB8xclak_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.52+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite a journey...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think this quote says it all, don't you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K6rLruhLIk1E-5uhtJaQ76pGuEZklFd1zQ9qjr2FbWvabWOzSusCBaRaq3H3RqEbfUABD3m_qiHNAijTrKzgOBIIwzEgRr1RKvUYBUM_IWZTFFeZ0SrdxYMm0EpEK_12wqjL9VCuZQJk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K6rLruhLIk1E-5uhtJaQ76pGuEZklFd1zQ9qjr2FbWvabWOzSusCBaRaq3H3RqEbfUABD3m_qiHNAijTrKzgOBIIwzEgRr1RKvUYBUM_IWZTFFeZ0SrdxYMm0EpEK_12wqjL9VCuZQJk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-20+at+8.20.23+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">source </span></span><a href="http://murielbrandolini.com/#/Projects/Chelsea/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://tokyojinja.com/2011/02/25/ive-been-missing-muriel-brandolini/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/articles/style_compass/muriel_brandolini/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stop by in a couple of days if you'd like to see the extraordinary spaces</div><div style="text-align: center;"> that Ms Brandolini created for other people... x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Evolution of a Designer : Muriel Brandolini

Many years ago (1997) photos of a NY townhouse of designer Muriel Brandolini DAZZLED me. Dazzled me in a career-changing way, a way that led...

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