Published November 19th, 2007
The entire design world is all abuzz this season with anticipation of the Tony Duquette book by Wendy Goodman. Tony Duquette was another design icon in the wonderful world of Hollywood Regency Glam. Of course we here at SwankLighting are drawn to his lighting design. People have said that some of our lamps are a little “over the top”…… wonder if they have ever seen these??
To celebrate the release of this wonderful book and to pay homage to Duquette, Bergdorf Goodman commissioned designers to create their Holiday windows around Duquette design and flair. And boy did they accomplish that. If you can’t get to NYC to see them for yourself, the absolute best photos are at this wonderful little blog that I read Habitually Chic. When you visit the blog, click on the photo to view in full screen.
There are very few Duquette pieces listed on 1stdibs. Most are listed as Duquette “inspired”. But here are a few of the real things. Modern One has this wonderful gold leaf sun sculpture listed for $19,500… and Downtown has the original doors from the home of Peggy Ducommun Ward designed by Duquette to seperate the workroom from the main house. They are mounted as a screen room divider now and listed for $15,000.
The best place to start your journey to learn more about this gifted designer and cultural icon is the home page of Tony Duquette Studio.
Enjoy!
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