Horst: Interiors
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821220462 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Since the 1950s, after his apprenticeship to the pioneering modernist architect, Le Corbusier, Horst's photos have captured many of the classic interiors of the beau monde. The interior-design photographer Horst P. Horst is in the fifth decade of his career. Organized by decades, this book provides an overview of his accomplishments and a record of domestic taste over the last half-century. The author's other books include "The `New York Times' Guide to Home Furnishings" and "Houses Architects Live In".. Among the rooms shown are those of Katharine Graham, Baroness Philippe de Rothschild, Gloria Vanderbilt, Valentino, Cy Twombley and Tatiana Franchetti, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. With text and interviews by Barbara Plumb, the book reflects the look of each different era, recording the flowering and the fading of trends
"Celeb-heavy" according to SR. Many of the images here are of well known and formerly well known people in their homes. Definitely some marvelous interiors from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, albeit in mostly dated styles. Horst's photographs, while excellent, are not particularly distinctive. There are only a few photographs of e. Changed Taste Amazon Customer I had hoped for a bit more the early images. "Style Setters and their Stylish Interiors" according to Classicdude. Some of the most stylish interiors of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s are shown in color photos by the noted photographer Horst P. Horst, usually with their equally stylish owners. While all the decoration is top drawer, some of the photos are surprisingly fuzzy and/or dark, and not in an artistic way;