“This is a book about dreams coming true; the curiosities in the rooms I have decorated; and the people, artists, and places that have inspired me. When all is said and done and I am long forgotten, maybe someone will find this book in a dusty library—if such a thing still exists—and glimpse a bit of the pleasure my life has given me. I want them to have the sensation of dancing across an MGM soundstage, silhouetted in a klieg light, because that was my intention with this book, a very personal blend of work and fantasy.” —Miles Redd
As a thank you for helping update a few things in her home, my Aunt/Godmother & one of the chicest woman I know, gave me my very own signed version of Miles Redd’s new Book, The Big Book of Chic. Needless to say… I am obsessed! True to-miles-redd-form, the book is not what one might expect from a traditional design book. Save a brief introduction from Redd, the book contains no writing, hints or tips from the designer. Instead it reads more like a mood board in book form, allowing full-page photographs to narrate its story. The book showcases some of Redd’s most famous interiors interspersed with the inspiration images that fuel Redd’s creativity. Paintings by Sargent & Cassatt, Richard Avedon Fashion Photographs, a photo of Peggy Guggenheim and so on… Each Chapter marked with a quote that speaks to Redd’s sensibilities. It is true that no one has mastered the use of bold, beautiful and rich color like Miles Redd and this book is no exception. Each time I flip through its pages I find myself a little more inspired and a little more tuned in to Redd’s intentions and overall message. If you love design, color & glamour this books will not disappoint. Below is just a little taste of what’s inside to wet your appetites …. Enjoy!
“It would turn out to be an arduous and at times a painful process, but one that has provided me years of pleasure and satisfaction. I suppose a lot like childbirth – and to that point, houses in a way, are living things that need love and attention to flourish and shine.” – Miles Redd, The Big Book of Chic
Model in Apartments of Dior/Luling. France. 1960’s
Model in Mirror-Paris 1960
Model in Chateau Manon Lescault #3
Model in Teal Dress #1, France, 1960’s
Model in Home of Christian Dior, France 1953
Model in Home of Elsa Schiaparelli, Paris, 1953
Model in Apartment of Henri Samuel #4, France, 1960’s
Model in Dior in Paris Apartment, 1960
Model in Chateau Manon Lescaut #4, France 1960’s
Portrait of Coco Chanel #17, Paris, 1954 (In the living room of her Paris apartment.)
Thomas O’brien
Bella Vici Interiors House Beautiful
1734 Parchment-Paper Map of Paris – Steven Shailer Elle Decor
Pair of Vintage Long Island Maps in the East Hampton Home of Robert Stilin
Pheobe Howard
Living Room of John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross Elle Decor July 2010
Miles Redd
Steven Gambrel
Jeffrey Bilhuber
Celerie Kemble Bathroom Lonny Mag Oct/Nov 2010
Dransfield and Ross
Matthew Patrick Smyth Elle Decor October 2006 Engravings of Paris Circa 1730
Perry Burns – Five Horizons, Oil on Canvas, 72″ x 51″.
James T. Greco – db1, Mixed Media on Panel, Framed in Steel, 48″ x 45″.
Kaz Strankowski – Auckland, 1 C-Type Photograph.
Judith Steinberg – Rhythm Night, Painted Aluminum Mesh-Painted Paper, Wood, Wire, 24″ x 11″.
Bart Gulley – K, Collage on Board, 30″ x 24″.
Geoffrey Moss – Popsicle Series – Freeze Melt, Oil on Canvas, 40″ x 40″.
Perry Burns – Aphrodite, Oil on Canvas 64″ x 54″.
Ashley Andrews – Red Rope, Acrylic, Oil Stick on Paper, 60″ x 60″.
Patricia Wilder – Colorfield Series 016, Photography.
Nga Nguyen – Abstract 65, Oil on Panel, 14″ x 12″.
George Chaplin – Expansive , Oil on Canvas, 36″ x 36″.
Mary Newcomb – High Tension, Plaster and Acrylic on Canvas, 12″ x 12″.
Kiyoshi Otsuka – Jump Up, acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 24″.
Missy Lipsett – Untitled Surface Tension 13, Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 24″.
Hugh O’Donnell – After the Rain, Oil on Canvas, 33″ x 34″.
Mary Manning – Tempo 1, Acrylic on Paper, 55″ x 44″.
Kristen Laird Design 