Tuesday, November 22, 2011
More of Less is More (and a Give Away)
Yesterday's images from Oberto Gili's new book were delicious and dense.
Today I am giving you a little taste to cleanse your palette before the feast.
Still Gili, still distinct, but with more air.
I know you may have been shopping or cooking or traveling to someone who is shopping and cooking on your behalf, so to soothe the strain I am offering up a copy of Oberto Gili's Home Sweet Home.
Leave a comment here by Sunday, November 27th and I will announce the winner Monday morning. Now, think this through. I must, must, be able to get in touch with you if you win, so you might need to leave your email address in the comment section. There's no way around it.
All images courtesy of Rizzoli New York, photography by Oberto Gili.
Me, me, me!
ReplyDeletealbarosa@brillanteinteriors.com
Until I read your previous post, I have never heard of Oberto Gili. Since then I have been doing my homework because I needed to see more, know more. Amazing talent and fabulous subjects.
ReplyDeleteI do not know whether your giveaway extends to people down under but I sure hope it does because, I will just put it out there, this is a book to want.
Thank you for sharing!
Gili, Gili, be mine.
ReplyDeletepve (you know how to reach me)
That book looks gorgeous! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletefrangipanidecor@gmail.com
Zebras and antlers and tableaux, oh my! What a cornucopia of delight - and unexpected chance at possessing such a rich gift, here enclosed!
ReplyDeleteI could hardly believe my eyes at this giveaway!
My father was an interior-designing whiz, and I really should write about that one day, but I live in a Slavic land on a university salary, so my appetite for such things is restrained, for now, to pictures, which I have always treasured. The interior, mnemonic home in one's mind can be palatial!
Greta
Hi I absolutely love your blog and the stuff you have put up about Gili is fantastic. Some is a bit radicall for me but I love the look on the first photo. I want that book
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Thanks!
Hi Patricia, I love this book, in fact, I crave it. How can one single person can be so incredibly talented.......Sending tons of xoxo for a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mary (mjhdecorativearts@yahoo.com)
ReplyDeleteHave a Happy Thanksgiving!!! This would be a nice feast for the eyes.
ReplyDeleteKaren
karlight52@yahoo.com
Happy to leave my email address. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI just added this to my wish list after you posted it yesterday! Please let me know if I win, at belleartmom@gmail.com. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteLove the cover of the book. If it's any indication of what's to be found inside, it will be an inspiration treasure trove.
ReplyDeleteThe feast, the famine, the rich, the minimal - I will take it anyway through the lens of Gili!
ReplyDeleteIf I win, please come tell me on my web site! www.jayneonweedstreet.wordpress.com
I would love to be the happy recipient of the book. It looks so pretty and interesting. How nice of you to give it away to one of us! Cherie
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I would love to be the happy recipient of the book. It looks so pretty and interesting, and how generous of you to give it away to one of us! : ) Cherie
ReplyDeletecstansbury1@insightbb.com
Love Mr. Gili's rooms - so peaceful!
ReplyDeleteStephanie Seiler
Stephanie.J.Seiler@gmail.com
Happy Thanksgiving!
Please pretty please pick me?
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely thanksgiving.
I love the book, and hope your Thanksgiving is filled with love.
ReplyDeleteDotti O.
Looks like i will love, love, love this book so thank you for the sneak peaks,
ReplyDeleteThe spaces /images are certainly beautiful, but what appeals is that it looks like someone actually lives in them, unlike so many of the mag. spreads and books out today.
Thanks!
jul.general@gmail.compeederep
The book looks wonderful! I would love to read it. Happy Thanksgiving. casadoublel@verizon.net
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely book----and thank you for your delightful blog!
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Patricia,
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of Oberto Gili. I love his work. It's nice to see how beautiful home can be even without being fussed over. Thanks for the introduction.
Susan
joneshome@kc.rr.com
Love your blog -- it's always an entertainment & an education. And the Gili book sneak peek? Sakes!!!!
ReplyDeletepmoyesq@comcast.net
I am re-decorating, that book would be a great help. Thanks for the inspiration,
ReplyDeleteCarol
This book is very much to my taste. uniquegreencouture@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteIt makes me want to tear everything out of my house and start again...but great design looks always do that to me. But Gili always encourages me to simplify and to be bold--and that's a good thing. Thanks much and Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteThose pix were life changing...you'd let a philistine win, amiright?
ReplyDeletepaulnlish2@yahoo.com
Breathtaking and awe inspiring! It is - as you said - a palate cleanser!
ReplyDeleteKaren Watson
dekawatson@bellsouth.net
Oh I can't wait to see it, Count me in!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Mrs. B!
ReplyDeleteCaracv@aol.com
San Diego, CA
Please oh please!
ReplyDeletedihudson@swbell.net
Occasionally I see a book's cover and just KNOW it's full of what I love. This appears to be one of them.
ReplyDeleteScott
westpark1@hotmail.com
I would love to win, hope all is well with you... camdesign@shaw.ca
ReplyDeletePick me, Pick me. Adore HIM. Happy Thanksgiving! xxpegbraswelldesign@msn.com
ReplyDeleteWelllll, by Sunday there'll be 200+ faithful possibles all lined up here so I'm gonna say Happy Thanksgiving to The Blandings Clan, and run on over to amazon and acquire this pronto. Post #1 didn't do it for me, but Post #2 "with more air" sealed the deal, happy happy to you Mrs Blandings!
ReplyDelete-Flo
What a great giveaway!
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What a lovely book and giveaway! katiemmartens@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLovely book, lovely blog...happy thanksgiving!
ReplyDeletepremarks@hotmail.com
Thanks for doing a giveaway. The pictures are gorgeous. If i don't win the book, I'd be happy with anything on the beds - so charming!
ReplyDeletequeenannslace@geocities.com
I would very much love to own Mr. Gilli's books, so please enter me for the giveaway. I enjoy your posts so much -- always interesting.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your creative posts! Always food for thought. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletePatti Drane
I love how the art is such a large part of some of the rather spare interiors and often the few pieces of furniture are their own art.
ReplyDeleteYou can contact me through my blogger profile. :)
Sitting here in Maine watching the snow fall. The images today are in such contrast to my surroundings that I feel refreshed looking at them. Have a happy day and as I count my blessings I count the beauty and kinship spread by bloggers like you as blessings indeed !
ReplyDeletePat
pvs@dmv.com
Yea!!! I would looove to win!
ReplyDeleteThere are so few with talent that stands out in the crowd...........Mr. Gili has what it takes. What a terrific book.
ReplyDeleteKathi
kathleen.mullaney@comcast.net
I love both the dense and the sparse Gili. Would love to have this book in my library.
ReplyDeletevtruman@kcrr.com
Looks like a great book. Would love to win.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the images.. absolutely beautiful dahhling!
ReplyDeleteGosh, if I don't win this book, I'll have to buy it for myself for Xmas! Thanks for a fantastic introduction to his work! Have a great Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeletewendyholdenshoes@sbcglobal.net
Firstly, a very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteOberto Gili's Home Sweet Home looks amazing! By the way, I think that I may have been the Deborah that won the last give-away for the umbrella, but didn't hear anything further ...
Thank you and again, Happy Holidays and Thanksgiving!
Deborah Hilpert
5953 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106
debsunderland@yahoo.com
206.947.2532
Would love to be the winner of this lovely book. Always enjoy your exceptional taste, especially in this give-away.
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sklinds@msn.com
Me also please.
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Gosh I think all the witty remarks are taken but I'd love to win: shoshana194@msn.com. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeleteAfter all that, I forgot my email address: terri.benton@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Terrib
Sigh. I can imagine curling up with that tome in the morning sun. And supposedly he doesn't style his photos? That's even better.
ReplyDeleteP.S. 'I am such an incredible ding-dong' is one of the best sentences I've read all year. It still cracks me up.
pattypasadena@gmail.com
Patricia oh how exciting. I would love this book ...Mr. Gili's style and aesthetic is mesmerizing!
ReplyDeleteI have been reading a lot since rehabbing!
Love and Hugs
Karena
Art by Karena
what a superb eye! love the style and would love the book. regards, Jeanine
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Thank you for sharing your ideas in this blog and for the chance to win this beautiful book!
ReplyDeletemary.run@verizon.net
I'm working this Thanksgiving, so this would be a memorable feast to me. Thank you for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI will be even MORE thankful this weekend if Oberto Gili comes to my bookcase to stay!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks to you and to everyone who creates ... anything.
Mary
In the midst of thankfulness, Mary too forgot to leave her e-mail address.
ReplyDeletemary.brignano@gmail.com
Thank you for offering this give-away! Your blog is fantastic, as usual. Happy T-Day!
ReplyDeletedeborah5227@sbcglobal.net
I covet Gili but I am willing to repent.
ReplyDeleteSincerely!
Eve
Gds4@aol.com
Beautiful interiors. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletetang.lauren6@gmail.com
Great stuff! Would love to check out his work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for considering me Patricia!
The day is done, the family gone, the left-overs tucked snuggly in the frig, and I am able to sit with my music, a glass of Jack and my iPad. Thank you for the images. They motivate me to start again tomorrow.
ReplyDeletePat at sschneid@cox.net
Less may still be more, since these spare spaces, as photographed by this master, are still lush and evocative.
ReplyDeleteAnd for a chance at the giveaway: wwadeiii@gmail.com
The photography by Oberto Gili is absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeletejodikrueger at gmail dot com
Would love to win the book!
ReplyDeletecarr.lucy@gmail.com
Oh would I love to own this book!
ReplyDeleteHope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Dianne
diannedballard@gmail.com
I have always loved Oberto Gili's work! Looks like a great book I must have in my library one way or another.
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Cheers,
Claudia
The authenticity is his appeal.
ReplyDeletekelly_jason@sbcglobal.net
Beautiful! Crossing my fingers!
ReplyDeleteI have looked at this book on Amazon and wanted to buy it. With so many design tomes being published and limited funds, I am hoping I am the winner of this give-away. If not, hopefully Christmas cash will provide for this. By the way, if you haven't seen or own a copy of Gili's Luxury of Space. Do so. It is amazing! davidmann@tds.net
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Thank you, Mrs. Blandings, for introducing me to the most achingly beautiful photographs of Oberto Gili. I would be thrilled to win your giveaway of his book...so sumptously rich with feasts for my eyes.
ReplyDeleteSheila G.
J'adore Gili! And thank you for your amazing blog!
ReplyDeletejendaly@insightbb.com
Wonderful book! Hoping to win.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your always-insightful and elegant posts. I very much appreciate your thoughtful veerings off the beaten track. The book looks like a wonderful escape from the ordinary. carol.mason35@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletei met gili here in taos several years ago- he was doing a shoot for liz claiborn w/claudia schiffer - miguel flores-vianna was the stylist and met me while looking for locations - i steered them toward a couple of friends with fabulous places which worked out perfectly. to celebrate we all had dinner at the now defunct and divine joseph's table in ranchos. oberto and miguel were both so warm, down to earth and unpretentious! when i later saw photo's of gili's home in italy, it completely reflected the personality of its owner.
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