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A Zillion Likes is my virtual scrap book. You are welcome to wander these pages and see things through my eyes for a while.
Jew Town Antiques
I could spend weeks wandering around these piles of old furniture. Though I am not necessarily big on ethnic pieces, I doubt I would come back with an empty bag/box/crate. Not all of what you find is a genuine antique. Being a popular tourist/antiquing destination means that a significant proportion of what you see is [...]
The Seed Cathedral
Hundreds and hundred of seeds displayed in transparent acrylic rods at the award winning Seed Cathedral. A library of DNA for the future designed by Thomas Heatherwick’s Studio. Truly stunning. Unfortunately it has been dismantled. (photos from Heatherwick Studio)
Derry Moore – India
India captured how most of us will never see in a way we will never see it. India was a strange experience for me. I did not love it as many do. My thoughts on it are here. Images via Derry Moore. Dining Room, Calcutta
Renzo Mongiardino
Give me layers of texture and a myriad of subtle hues over minimalism and modernism any day. The eye is drawn in and over a hundred tiny details. Something to aspire to. “I’m not a decorator, I’m a creator of ambiance, a scene designer, an architect, but not a decorator.” – Renzo Mondiargino Below are some [...]
Neumors Mansion – Palladio Winner
Neumors Mansion. A property that won 2011s Palladio Award for best restoration property. Lavishly restored with copious amounts of marble and gilding the main building stands on 300 sprawling acres that it shares with the Dupont Hospital for Children. I don’t quite understand why there are striped awnings over each window. To me, those are [...]
Renzo Mongiardinos Home
Renzo Mongiardinos private residence. Perfect.
Stan Peskett – Goodwin Residence
The Goodwin’s residence. Murals at the Goodwin Residence. My favorites are still his childrens rooms.
E.F. Caldwell – Antique Lights
Another stunning pewter chandelier by E.F. Caldwell regency styled light dating from the 1900s A 1900s piece, available via Vandm An antique dome chandelier in enameled and gilded bronze and crowned by plaques available via Remains.
Chandeliers
A chandelier in every room, except, perhaps, the kitchen. A Swedish Crystal Chandelier, 1890-1910, measuring 44 inches by 22 inches from Laserow Antiques. A hand hammered wrought iron chandelier from Belgium measuring 5 and a half feet, found at Antiquario. A Crystal F.C. Osler Chandelier, circa 1850, fully restored to gorgeousness, measuring [...]
Stan Peskett – Julie Christie
Noted as being one of the first people to promote the artists Jean Michel Basquiat, Lee Quinones, and Ramelzee. He now lives in Mendocino county, California where he paints and teaches. Below are two pictures of a mural that he painted for Julie Christie.
E.F. Caldwell
Chandelier, Colony Club, New York City Chandelier, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City Chandelier, Saint Thomas Church and Parish House, New York City
Riad Enija – Marrakech
My love affair with Riads continues. Some have an interior styling, which is, in my opinion, far too modern but this one, Riad Enija, takes my breath away. It is perfect. The most perfect of the Riads I have blogged about. Images Via – WelcomeBeyond Modestly priced from 270 Euros a night.
Villa Tre Ville – Renzo Mongiardini
Recently transformed by the forces of hotelier Giovanni Russo, Villa Tre Ville once belonged to the opera director, Franco Zeffirelli. Zeffirelli with the magic touch of Renzo Mongiardino turned these four villas on the Amalfi coast into a glamorous estate visited by the likes of Sergei Diaghilev and dancers Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Secret [...]
La Sultana – Marrakech
A stunning combination of traditional elements in the form of chiselled plasterwork and mosaic (zelige) tiles, carved cedar wood and Tadelakt plaster walls, La Sultana is a gorgeous spa and boutique hotel located in an are of the Medina called the Kasbah. Every time I think I have found the perfect riad, another one, more [...]
Rooms – Derry Moore
The photographs are so beautiful. By Derry Moore. No words. Casino De Madrid Bernard Steinitz Faluknuma Palace Villa Taylor Marrakech
Derry Moore – Portraits
Portraits by Derry Moore who takes some of the most gorgeous interior shots i’ve ever seen. Three previous posts on Derry Moores Rooms. One and Two and Three. That’s Milanese decorator Renzo Mongiardino, above, in the crypt-like Roman bath he installed in a century-old home in Turin. Mongiardino, who decorated sets for Italian film director [...]
Riad Kaiss – Marrakech
Riad Kaiss was once a harem for the Sultan Moulay Yacoub’s concubine and is one of the longest running Riad hotels in Marrakech. Renovated by the French Hoetl DEsigner Christian Ferre with warm earthy walls, emerald green and deep blue zelige mosaic. With courtyards filled with pomegranate and lemon trees guests are able to use [...]
Riad Ana Yela
Such a luxurious sexy interior. A rare instance where modern and traditional meld together well. Restoration work on the 300 year old palace was carried out by over 100 artisans and completed without the use of electricity or tools. On the walls, and the doors, the story of the girl Yela who once lived in [...]