Frances Elkins Interior Design [Hardcover]

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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: WW Norton; 1 edition (July 12 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393731464
ISBN-13: 978-0393731460
Product Dimensions: 31 x 24 x 2.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.5 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #862,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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If you seek inspiration for your own interiors then I suggest that you take a look at the new book on the notable American decorator Frances Elkins, whose stylish interiors have a resonance particularly suitable for present-day tastes.--Tim Forrest

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Inspiration for interior designers today, this book showcases the work of a legendary interior decorator. The career of Frances Adler Elkins (1888-1953), the sister of the renowned Chicago architect David Adler, spanned more than three decades. An avant-garde decorator and arbiter of taste, Elkins was celebrated for inspired designs that integrated various periods and styles, from country French to chinoiserie to art deco, and featured furnishings by such modern designers as Alberto Giacometti and Jean-Michel Frank. This book offers a tour of twenty-nine luxurious Elkins interiors, including several collaborations with Adler. Generously illustrated with 160 stunning colour and black-and-white photographs, the book includes a list of selected clients and a visual inventory of selected furniture, fabrics, wallpapers and accessories favoured by Elkins. With a foreword by Albert Hadley.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Style Alway In Vogue, Sep 19 2005

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This book portrays the superb taste of Frances Elkins through her long and successful career. Her bold use of color was unheard of when she began her trade in the early part of the twentieth century, but she did it with such style and finess that it was accepted. The use of fine antiques blended with contemporary furnishings was something else not done previously and set the trend for the "eclectic" style so popular ever since. First, working with her renowned architect brother, David Adler, in the Chicago area and then striking it on her own merit, she set a style and was one of the early women designers to become successful. The photographs and color interpritation in this book are excellent and in profusion. This book is a must for those interested in the interior design field, both past and present, because of her ageless style.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding inspiration, Oct 12 2005

By Design Afficianado - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Frances Elkins Interior Design (Hardcover)

As one of the earliest designers to mix classic and modern styles together, this book on Frances Elkins proves that she did so masterfully. She understood, as few designers did at the time, the relationship between the two was a shared use of wonderful materials and superior craftmanship. This book proves to be a great source of inspiration for successfully accomplishing the same mix today.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Light years ahead of her time, Oct 27 2007

By S. Annetta - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Frances Elkins Interior Design (Hardcover)

The foreword by Albert Hadley is an excellent way to introduce the work of Frances Elkins, whose interiors are timeless, sophisticated and well composed. Elkins was so far ahead of her time and it is incredible to look at photos of homes she decorated in the 30's and 40's that still look modern, if not at least current, today. Elkins definitely had a style of her own, and has undoubtedly paved the way for modern designers today like Kelly Wearstler by creating interiors that were a clever blend of styles, periods and genres.

Elkins actively promoted the work of Jean-Michel Frank and his associates (the Giacometti brothers) in the USA, and was one of the first decorators to commission Tony Duquette to produce pieces for her interiors. She is without doubt one of the greatest decorators of the 20th Century.

Full of inspirational photos, this will definitely be a book in my library that I will go back to time after time after time.

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