Monday, June 29, 2009

Pop Quiz - 9


For those of you who are new, or newish, to Mrs. Blandings every now and again I spring a pop quiz.


Culled from a burgeoning file of vintage tear sheets are images that I put up on the screen then give you half a day or so to guess the designer.


Eventually I will be back to let you know if anyone has guessed it and if not I'll offer up the answer.

This may be more obvious than I think.

The curve of this mantle looks like a glimpse of a woman's leg just stepping into the frame. And the jumble of books breaks the severity of the rest of the room. Why do I fear that this same picture today would feature all spines in?
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 10:30 PM

    thomas o'brien

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  2. michaelJune 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    This is Tom ford's apartment !!

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  3. P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryJune 29, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    I shall guess Tom Ford a la Gucci heyday. la

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  4. Diane Dorrans SaeksJune 29, 2009 at 1:31 AM

    Mrs B:

    Your post is brilliant.
    It almost does not matter who the designer is--these rooms are so original, so heartening, so soulful, and so chic, in a relaxed way. There are a million lessons for a designer to learn.

    Have a great quiz...and in the meantime, love the images.

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  5. MarthaJune 29, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    What is the deal with spines in? I first saw that at Nell Hills and then it is now in magazines?

    As to the designer, I haven't a clue but then I'm not that designer savy.

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  6. Michele from BostonJune 29, 2009 at 8:51 AM

    I'm going to go with Peter Marino. It looks like Giancarlo Giametti's Jack Russell.

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  7. FoodieJune 29, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    Tom Ford's apartment in London, if I recall.

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  8. maryJune 29, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    That bookcase looks a lot like my bookcase in my office.....I will now stop doing guilt on myself for having a mess! I love the room with the French marble fireplace.

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  9. Pigtown*DesignJune 29, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    David Hicks?

    And can I just say, as an avid book reader, I think the spines-in way of displaying books is dumb. How do you find anything you're looking for without pulling out all of the books?

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  10. lindaJune 29, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    Vincent Wolfe?

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  11. Lauren ChattmanJune 29, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    I just discovered your blog. Beautiful and inspiring. And funny.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 2, 2009 at 6:49 PM

    I read somewhere, that spines go in after you've read the book. Kind of brilliant, I think, no more going through every book on the shelf to find what's next.

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  13. Kitty SheehanJuly 14, 2009 at 10:57 PM

    i'm sure i could google it,
    but i just want to say
    it'd be where bill blass lived, if he still did.

    i used to love looking at pictures of his rooms.
    this reminds me of him.

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  14. AnonymousJuly 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    Ron Radziner

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