Tony duquette interiors

The Bloggers conference was a glorious excuse to visit L.A. at the end of February. Daughter number 2 and I arrived early to see some of our...

I don’t know how I missed the fact that last September, Gucci photographed a campaign in Tony Duquette’s legendary former residence, Dawnridge. Starring the dashing Tom Hiddleston, the malachite and leopard-filled Beverly Hills photo shoot is every maximalist’s dream. Today, the estate is owned by Tony’s former business partner, Hutton Wilkinson (his books about the late Duquette […]

Forget about "less is more" and embrace "more is more" because maximalism is here to stay.

Verging on Kitsch - glitz with éclat - fearless invention... Duquette's 'green dining room' and garden at Dawnridge... Hollywood comes to Venice 'piano nobile' Palazzo Brandolini for Dodie Rosenkrans... Right: When Elsie de Wolfe died, she willed her 'meuble' to Duquette who placed it in a prominent position in the ballroom of his studio.

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Hutton Wilkinson conjures a fantasy of life in a Venetian palazzo.

"Beauty, not luxury is what I value" More is More was the fantastical, iconic, extravagant Tony Duquette motto and book title. The set,...

Champion of Magic and Theater in Residential Design

It's no secret that when it comes to the twentieth century, most design schools focus on modernism. While students learn all about the Bauh...