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Elsie de Wolfe, photograph from The House in Good Taste, 1913. According to The New Yorker, "Interior design as a profession was invented by Elsie de Wolfe". [3] [4] She was certainly the most famous name in the field until the 1930s, but the profession of interior decorator/designer was recognized as a promising one as early as 1900, [5] five years before she received her first official ...
The interiors, which exist largely unchanged, were created by Elsie de Wolfe – later to become Lady Mendl – a former actress who had recently opened an interior-design business, and whose companion, the theatrical agent Elisabeth Marbury, was one of the club's founders.
Along with enthralling photos of the historic property, the book is filled with clever design tips, life reflections, and a healthy sprinkling of Elsie de Wolfe quotes—all of which are sure to ...
The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounce Victorian-style interior decoration and interior design, especially rooms decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian bric-a-brac and overstuffed furniture. They argue ...
Maugham's glamorous rooms influenced almost every designer, particularly Elsie de Wolfe, Jean-Michel Frank, and Frances Elkins. [4] [9] After Maugham closed her New York shop in 1932, someone suggested that Rose Cumming fill the gap and design white furniture of her own. "No," Cumming said, "white was always Syrie's." [4]
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Previously she was an honorary trustee of the American Hospital of Paris, a board member of the Elsie de Wolfe Foundation, an Advisory Board Member of the New York School of Interior Design, a trustee of the Edith Wharton Restoration, on the Executive Cabinet of the Leaders of Design Council, a trustee of The Irvington Institute for Medical ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Board Room of the Admiralty, 1918 ... Interior of Elsie De Wolfe's music pavilion looking out on to the pool, ...