Vintage Chair Garden 'Love In'

This past weekend we had a little 'chair fest' in the garden. 


 We dragged the old Persian rug out to the courtyard, placed a few old chairs around...the 'old chairs' being part of my collection which include a Vico Magistretti 'Gaudi' chair,
 an originial Eames 'Bikini' Chair, a red lacquer Arne Jacobsen 'Series 7' chair, a Douglas Snelling webbing chair,
  a 1970's mass produced fibreglass chair, and a lovely 1950's occasional chair.

My husband made wonderful cucumber gimlets, which we enjoyed in the garden.

We first enjoyed these lovely cocktails poolside at the Chamberlain in West Hollywood,
 and I am pleased to say he was able to duplicate the recipe beautifully!

I also brought my Scott Redford Polar Bear out to play,
 and my lovely Louis repro chair also joined in for an airing!

A splash of Marimekko, Hirst, and Bombay!

Do these chairs know how to party or what?
Party of 5 including Jacobsen, Magistretti, and Snelling

Pretty Bromiliad, bergere and the Bear!

Magistretti, Snelling & Eames

What's that  Bear? You want more gimlet?

all images by Janelle Watson-Evans

The Decorator

Architectural Digest Gets Back its Personality with Daphne Guiness!

Margaret Russell's influence is becoming more and more evident in every issue!

'Archi Di' as I like to call it, is being updated at last. More eclecticism and more sophisticated cool, and less soulless 'hotel lobby decorating'!

Even the paper and typeset look more NOW!

The March and April issue are wonderful!

The Manhattan apartment of Daphne Guinness designed by Daniel Romualdez
is particularly inspiring to me.

Stunning Daido Moriyama artwork stars in the Hall of Mirrors

Oh so chic, Daphne Guinness

Another Amazing Transcendental Experience by Damien Hirst
along side a wonderful 1950's floor torch ere in the shape of a palm tree

Photographic art by David LaChapelle, Nobuyoshi Araki and Bert Stern 'Marilyn' photo grace the mirrored wall

The return of Art Deco with wonderful mirrored side tables

The library sports a wonderful pop of orange and a fantastic action portait of Guiness by
David LaChapelle

Photos by Thomas Loof for Architectural Digest March 2011

Peter Marino and Anselm Reyle Rock this Interior!

I was recently blown away by an incredible art overload to the senses. I recently spied this Palm Beach, Florida interior in Architectural Digest France.

This interior, designed by New York based uber art, architect guru, and one time designer

 to Andy Warhol, Peter Marino is almost surreal.

Featuring a plethora of incredible contemporary works from such art stars as Anselm Reyle,

  Guy Limone, Damien Hirst, and Richard Prince,  I do wish we could see more of this calibre of art in the shelter magazines. 

 Please enjoy these images from Architectural Digest France December 2010-January 2011.

What an incredible array of shiny surfaces!  The Anselm Reyle art work stars in this dining room.

Beautiful aspect to the ocean

Bathroom out of sculpted Carrara marble

A Richard Prince painting with gold sculptural chairs by Wendell Castle

Powder room mosaic furniture featuring the iconic Gerrit Rietveld 
 Zig Zag chair, artwork by Guy Limone

Motorcycle man Peter Marino architect/designer of this interior as well as flagship stores for
Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Fendi and Dior

The man with all the talent, the leather and the dream clients, Peter Marino

Interior pics via Architectural Digest France

Photos by Jason Schmidt

Peter Marino pics via Zimbio and Vogue U.K