Tony Duquette Tastemaker Tag Sale

The weekend could not come soon enough. Big plans for me? Yes. I've got a date tomorrow morning (that would be Saturday) at 11am EST with One Kings Lane. They're hosting a Tony Duquette Tastemaker Tag Sale co-starring Hutton Wilkinson. The sale includes treasures from Duquette's home Dawnridge as well as from his personal collection and warehouse. The items seen above are included in the sale. I cannot wait!

If you want a tour of Dawnridge, one hosted by the chicest and most charismatic characters I know (that would be Hutton), check out the YouTube video below.

A Study in Glamour

One of my favorite rooms at the recent Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Christmas House was the study decorated by Hutton Wilkinson and Atlanta designer Stephen Boyd. Not only did the room look really terrific, it felt as though someone actually lived in the space- not an easy feat when decorating for a mythical client. The look that the design duo went for was one of luxury, quality, and most importantly, glamour. What might have been the most striking piece in the room was a large screen that was upholstered in Hutton's new print for Jim Thompson, Duquetterie. In fact, this fabric set the tone for the entire room. The whimsical print was derived from the door panels of that well-known cabinet that Tony Duquette designed for Elsie de Wolfe in 1941. I've included a shot of it below in case you can't quite place it.

To see what the room looked like in all of its glory, you'll have to wait for the February issue of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. But in the meantime, I am able to show you detail shots of the Hutton Wilkinson designed fabrics for Jim Thompson's Tony Duquette collection. I think you'll see that Hutton and Stephen made great use of these beautiful fabrics throughout the room. These new prints will be available come Spring, so treat this as your official sneak peek.

The image at top is a small bar vestibule off of the study. The fabric on the walls is Jim Thompson's "Duquette Modern Snowflake Pattern". Tony Duquette designed the original print, "Modern Snowflake Pattern", after seeing 18th c. carved Chinese screens that were owned by clothing designer Adrian. Hutton took the original print and updated it with an industrial punched metal pattern.




Guess what? This Jim Thompson fabric, used as portières, doesn't even have a name yet- it's that new. Beyond the curtains you can get a glimpse of the study. The chandelier is the Tony Duquette "California Sunburst Chandelier" for Remains Lighting.




The screen is upholstered in "Duquetterie". Hutton duplicated images of foliage and blackamoors that graced the carved plaster, mirrored, and painted panels of the Duquette/de Wolfe cabinet and made them into this recurring pattern. The sofa is covered in a Greek Key print, originally used by Duquette in the 1940s, that has been updated by Hutton with the addition of black squares at the intersections and subtle shadings to the design.




The cabinet that inspired the fabric.




Another yet to be named print that will be part of Jim Thompson's 2011 Tony Duquette collection.


Photo credit David Christensen. Images printed with permission from Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles and The Mansion on Peachtree.

Update on "More is More"

A few people have inquired about the limited edition sets of Tony Duquette and More is More. Boxed sets (covered in that wonderful Jim Thompson "Gemstone" fabric) are available at both Saks Fifth Avenue, NYC and via tonyduquette.com. Each set retails for $550 plus shipping.

More is More: Tony Duquette

Last week I attended a party for Hutton Wilkinson, his beautiful jewelry line, and his new book More Is More: Tony Duquette. More is more, and during the party I kept thinking "I want more!" Like this:



Sadly, that wasn't going to happen so I ended up buying this:



But don't think that the book was a consolation prize. I haven't yet finished the book, but so far I'm thoroughly enjoying it. More than one person has said that "More is More" is even better than the first Tony Duquette book. I'll let you know when I finish it. The photos are absolutely gorgeous. Want to take a look?





There is also a limited edition set of both books in a slipcover case finished in "Gemstone", the malachite fabric from the Tony Duquette collection for Jim Thompson.



That's also "Gemstone" on the table as well. The hostess' beautiful house featured other Jim Thompson/ Tony Duquette fabrics, including "Gemstone" in the beige colorway as well as:


"Golden Sunburst". In fact, one smart guest had a skirt made of this print in the silvery color. She said it doesn't wrinkle!

And now for the gratuitous vanity shot of Hutton and me. Naughty Hutton made sure we had our picture taken in the bedroom. I think he said something very funny, which explains the enormous grin on my face.