Design House Review

Inspired Impressions: Interior Paintings by Jeremiah Goodman

There are so many wonderful events on the calendar this fall but the one I am most excited about is Inspired Impressions: Interior Paintings by Jeremiah Goodman. The New York School of Interior Design (170 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021) will be exhibiting 38 original painting and Interior Design magazine covers from October 19th to December 20th from the illustrious illustrator. Some of the painting on view will include the living room of Bill Blass, the sitting room and library of Greta Garbo, the living room of Sir John Gielgud, and the living and dining room of Carlos de Beistegui. The exhibition not only includes a catalog of color plates but limited edition Giclée prints signed by Jeremiah Goodman through Dean Rhys Morgan. They are printed on heavy watercolor paper and look just as good as the originals. I can tell you this because I was able to not only see them but watch Jeremiah sign them when I visited his apartment recently. Meeting him was a magical experience and I can't wait to share his beautiful work and life space with you in my next post!

Visite Privée by François Halard

Photographer François Halard recently had an exhibition which was compiled into an accompanying book entitled Visite Privée. The collection of photographs of artists and their studios include Cy Twombly, Julian Schnabel, Carlos Mollino, Ahn Duong, Richard Avedon, Paul Cezanne, Robert Rauschenberg, and others. My favorite space is of course Mr. Hallard's own home in Arles, France. There is a great story in Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People about how he wasn't intending to buy a home but fell in love with its "melancholy spell." He spent years restoring the home and filled it with many pieces he already owned in storage including the Louis XVI lit a la polonaise canopy bed from the antiquaire Compoglio. I've included photos from both books here but unfortunately Visite Privée seems to only be available in Europe. A reason to hop on a plane to Paris if I ever saw one but if that's not possible, you can also check out the rest of the artists online. À tout à l'heur‎e!