A renowned interior designer, he created instantly recognizable rooms using lush fabrics, oversize antiques and imperfectly plastered walls that convey a sense of age.
Category: Furniture
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When College Graduates Throw Away Expensive Things, Scavengers Dive In
For local scavengers, graduation season is a great time to salvage expensive household items and luxury goods abandoned by departing students.
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Why Luxury Brands and Performers Like Beyoncé Are Seeking Willo Perron’s Designs
Luxury fashion brands, A-list performers and rarefied furniture companies all want a piece of Willo Perron.
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Furniture Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico Home
Plus: a flower gardener’s guidebook, an exhibition of Chris Gustin’s sculptures and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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In Brazil, a Family Found a Way to Live Together — and Apart
A furniture designer and her adult children share a modern mountainside compound outside of São Paulo.
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Woodworking Is Losing Its Macho Edge Thanks to These Women
As contemporary woodworking loses its macho edge, it gains a whole new dimension.
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In Sardinia, a Showcase for Craft and Culture Rises From Ruins
A couple restored an abandoned farmstead as a rural haven where curious visitors can immerse themselves in the treasures of the island.
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9 Products for Your Home, With a Sense of Style
A sampling of recent home goods from veteran craftspeople.
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Yrjo Kukkapuro, Who Made the Easiest of Easy Chairs, Dies at 91
A celebrated Finnish modernist, he designed a variety of furnishings but was best known for his seating — which, his company said, “almost every Finn has sat on.”
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Rick Kaufmann, Impresario of Art Furniture, Dies at 77
Was it art or was it furniture? No one was quite sure what to make of the New York movement that an idiosyncratic gallerist led in the 1970s and ’80s.