haute haute dé cor steven stolman by steven stolman $75.00 U.S.

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1 $75.00 U.S. Designer, writer and all-around style provocateur Steven Stolman was born in Boston, raised in West Hartford and attended Carnegie Mellon and Northwestern Universities before graduating from New York s Parsons School of Design. My parents lovingly refer to my education as The Five Year Plan, he reveals. In retrospect, this early lack of focus gave me the tools to do what I do best multitasking across a broad range of styledriven disciplines in the hopes of making things nice, and making nice things. Known for his lighthearted use of decorative fabrics in apparel design, he now serves as president of Scalamandré, bringing the legendary American textiles house into its future. He is married to software executive Rich Wilkie and divides his time among homes in Florida, New York and Wisconsin. haute dé cor steven stolman haute décor by steven stolman In the hushed halls of high-end interior design, the name Scalamandré stands for so much more than just a decorative textiles company. Founded in 1929 by Italian immigrants Franco and Flora Scalamandré, the firm quickly established itself as the go-to resource for historically accurate reproductions of fine silk fabrics and trimmings, almost all created in the company s own mill in Long Island City, New York. Commissions for distinctive projects such as the great State Rooms of The White House or the grand curtain of the Metropolitan Opera House inscribed the Scalamandré name into history and further established the brand as the standard-bearer for all things exquisite pertaining to interior design and decoration. Today, Scalamandré remains a formidable tastemaker in the world of high-end interior design through its comprehensive offerings of fabrics, wallcoverings and trims available to-the-trade through design centers across the United States, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Scalamandré touch has also been applied to compelling collections of china, crystal, flatware and gifts along with ultra-luxury bedding and related decorative accessories showcased in fine stores worldwide. Scalamandré Haute Décor celebrates the world of Scalamandré as seen through the eyes of the international design elite while paying homage to the people, places and events that contributed to the nearly cinematic Scalamandré story. All those who appreciate and cultivate beauty in their lives will enjoy this insider s look at an American success story and interior design treasure. Home Reference / Design Author portrait by Alissa Dragun/South Moon Photography Zebra pattern Scalamandré. 10 x 13 in, 256 Pages 300 Color Photographs

2 Contents 8 Introduction 10 Beginnings 36 Courtly & Committed 64 Distinctive & Distinguished 98 Grand & Glorious 134 Seeing Spots & Stripes 156 À la Chinois 176 Natural Instincts 210 Ah, the Theater! 228 The New of Now 250 Photographic Credits 254 Acknowledgments

3 À la Chinois No other stylistic motif is as closely associated with Scalamandré as that of chinoiserie. Whether authentically Far Eastern or simply a westerner s vision of Asian style, a trip to the Scalamandré archives reveals a plethora of pagodas, minstrels, bridges, dragons and bamboo. At once charming and evocative, these patterns endure as timeless treasures. Scalamandré has always maintained a distinct Eastern accent in response to the design world s tremendous appetite for prints and patterns derived from Asian art and artifacts. In many cases, these motifs are filtered through the Western lens of British colonialism, providing a unique blending of cultures that never seems to go out of style. We call it Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA... looks down from Chinatown over a foggy bay! Rogers and Hammerstein s Flower Drum Song 2 3

4 Classical forms and traditional motifs are given a modern twist with edgy colors and luxurious touches of bling. Michael Simon, New York, NY 4 5

5 Style is what comes from your own inner thing. Pauline Trigere Sed mos aces ent omniscipsam necte volo commoluptat ut re voluptas pror aperum quos et dolecaboris et quo Bryant Keller, New York, NY

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