Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Tuesday, 24 December 2013
Monday, 23 December 2013
FIFTH AVENUE STYLE: A Designer’s New York Apartment.
Howard Slatkin, the Zeffirelli of interior design, has
produced an operatic ode to his own apartment. FIFTH AVENUE STYLE: A Designer’s
New York Apartment (Vendome, $60) is the most lavish book on the most lavishly
detailed home I’ve ever seen. Not a bit of frippery, swag, frill or stone goes
unturned. Italian palazzo meets Russian princess, all of it conjured out of a
previously undistinguished Manhattan apartment — albeit one with nice views.
By DOMINIQUE BROWNING
Published: December 6, 2013 in The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/books/review/howard-slatkins-fifth-avenue-style-and-more.html?_r=0
Howard Slatkin’s philosophy is that a home should be a
deeply personal refuge that gives pleasure and comfort, and in this book he
shows everyone how this is done.
In this gorgeously illustrated volume, Slatkin, an interior
designer and founder of the iconic home-fragrance and lifestyle brand Slatkin
& Co., opens the doors of his legendary Fifth Avenue apartment and invites
readers to accompany him on an intimate tour. Along the way he shares his
practical—and often ingenious—methods for creating unique, personal rooms, shows
how to make them comfortable and functional as well as beautiful, and reveals
his secrets to entertaining with ease and flair.
Photographer Tria Giovan’s exceptional photography reveals
how Howard Slatkin’s apartment—and any home—can achieve a level of
sophisticated calm through careful lighting and floor planning, clever
arrangement of furniture, and decorative display of personal collections of
family photographs and objects. Drawing upon twenty-five years as a leading
designer and tastemaker, Slatkin shows how rooms should flow naturally, how to
create an intimate feeling, and how to find imaginative solutions for turning
awkward spaces and limitations into assets. In Slatkin’s hands, a simple length
of rope is transformed into a decorative molding, a claustrophobic passageway
becomes home to a collection of blue-and-white porcelains, a kitchen evolves
into a room fit for a St. Petersburg palace, and a living room turns into an
exotic aviary of multihued birds. Using decorative finishes, tile, and salvaged
architectural elements, Slatkin has created a memorable home that is the
perfect backdrop for entertaining.
Praise for Fifth Avenue Style:
"Howard Slatkin turned the most basic of boring white
box apartments--albeit a huge one--into a masterpiece mansion. His new book,
Fifth Avenue Style, captures it all, from early mood boards to details like
curtain tiebacks." - T: The New York Times Magazine
"I hope you'll take a look at...Fifth Avenue Style. I
guarantee it will inspire you for years to come." - Habitually Chic
"A perfect gift is really all about the wrapping, a
fact that Howard Slatkin, designer and author of the new book Fifth Avenue
Style, knows oh so well. And, as the holidays approach, this huge, gorgeous,
and all-tied-up book is one of those gifts that needs no wrapping." -
Design Chic
"I love Fifth Avenue Style! You will too! Enjoy!"
- Mark D. Sikes, Chic People Glamorous Places Stylish Things
"This fabulous design book consists of a detailed tour
of Mr. Slatkin's extravagant Fifth Avenue abode..no detail is too small and
none have been left out, including photos of the inside of closets to original
floorplans and beyond." -The Zush
Thursday, 19 December 2013
The Fifth Grand Anarcho-Dandyist Ball at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on December 7.
According to Urban Dictionary.com, Chapism is:
“A cultural phenomenon. Originating in London, England in
the early 21st Century. Features are: Return to gentlemanly values, such as
courtesy, chivalry and honourable conduct. While contradictory values of
loafing and cadish conduct are also themes. Aesthetic style is broadly
Edwardian English”
"Chaps and Chapettes" practice the steps to a
dance at the Fifth Grand Anarcho-Dandyist Ball at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on
December 7, 2013 in
London, England. The Ball is a celebration of traditional English attire,
etiquette and eccentricity, featuring acts such as Sir Henry at Rawlinson End,
Vivian Stanshall's rambling, surreal, whimsical musical tribute to the decaying
English aristocracy and learning the Lambeth Walk vintage dance step,
accompanied by vintage cocktails and swing music.
(December 6, 2013 - Source: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Europe)
