tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post2300960223235728631..comments2024-03-19T02:34:30.151-04:00Comments on The Blue Remembered Hills™: Here's to AnonymousBluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-7484818190089328792015-05-15T19:19:10.058-04:002015-05-15T19:19:10.058-04:00i sure do miss my uncle Billy, he was truly one of...i sure do miss my uncle Billy, he was truly one of a kind....thank you all for the kind words about my uncle!!<br />John GaylordGaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230538183058046444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-45478637898136050792015-05-15T19:19:01.864-04:002015-05-15T19:19:01.864-04:00i sure do miss my uncle Billy, he was truly one of...i sure do miss my uncle Billy, he was truly one of a kind....thank you all for the kind words about my uncle!!<br />John GaylordGaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230538183058046444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-53591039452457147332015-05-15T19:18:47.723-04:002015-05-15T19:18:47.723-04:00thank you for the kind words about my uncle Billy ...thank you for the kind words about my uncle Billy !! he was a one of a kind, i will always miss him greatly<br />John GaylordGaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230538183058046444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-8448802645589318892015-05-15T19:17:05.191-04:002015-05-15T19:17:05.191-04:00i sure do miss my uncle Billy, he was truly one of...i sure do miss my uncle Billy, he was truly one of a kind....thank you all for the kind words about my uncle!!<br />John GaylordGaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230538183058046444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-58503091092886513892012-05-14T01:14:45.773-04:002012-05-14T01:14:45.773-04:00Billy and I lived together for a number of years. ...Billy and I lived together for a number of years. We lived on Russian Hill, and our apartment was featured in Architectural Digest. It had a beautiful working fireplace looking out over the Golden Gate Bridge. He was such a creative young man,and he was taken long before he could express his full genius. To this day I still miss him.Mack Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539140484086251481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-66321173087753893972012-05-14T01:09:09.985-04:002012-05-14T01:09:09.985-04:00I was honored to live with Billy when he first mov...I was honored to live with Billy when he first moved to San Francisco. We had met in Dallas. We had an apartment on Russian Hill which Architectural Design featured. We remained friends for many years, and he called me to come over two days before his death. He wanted me to have a few items which we had shared together as memories. I still miss him.Mack Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03539140484086251481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-7481060165675591732009-11-23T18:59:22.204-05:002009-11-23T18:59:22.204-05:00Oh no, I should recognise a Claes Oldenberg when I...Oh no, I should recognise a Claes Oldenberg when I see one.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-25322493527243177562009-11-22T16:14:43.575-05:002009-11-22T16:14:43.575-05:00Home before dark - thank you. The cake really is t...Home before dark - thank you. The cake really is tasty, though I say it myself. <br /><br />Anonymous - I can imagine that sculpture was totally off the wall, if you'll pardon the pun. I rather liked it.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-84952706448842831562009-11-22T14:59:01.356-05:002009-11-22T14:59:01.356-05:00In responce to Rose C'est La Vie's questi...In responce to Rose C'est La Vie's question about "thoes things hanging from the ceiling(in the first photo), that look like packets of ladies Nylons": It was a "hanging plastic bag Sculpture by Claes Oldenberg"! <br />Please beleive me, it looked better in person than the photo! willAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-21968186982750834172009-11-22T10:16:25.348-05:002009-11-22T10:16:25.348-05:00What a bit of loveliness you have created here, Mr...What a bit of loveliness you have created here, Mr. Blue. So glad you decided to come back to blog world. This conversation would not have happened without you. Saw your comment at Architect Design. So here's another glass of brandy and, yes, another slice of cake.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-71159103358286082322009-11-21T14:10:55.517-05:002009-11-21T14:10:55.517-05:00Dear Blue,
Thank you for including me on your blo...Dear Blue,<br /><br />Thank you for including me on your blog roll! I was fortunate to meet Billy Gaylord when I worked for Shears & Window. He was very attractive and polite. That was a golden time in San Francisco design with Tony Hail, Michael Taylor and John Dickinson. It is wonderful to reflect on it.<br /><br />Best,<br />KendraKendra Boutellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107714382362858381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-55515710491533114612009-11-21T13:36:16.224-05:002009-11-21T13:36:16.224-05:00Dear Will, you were in my mind, as I said in my po...Dear Will, you were in my mind, as I said in my post yesterday, as I raised my glass to absent friends over dinner last night. I thank you, sir, for your last two very personal comments and for setting me on track. I have found one more article about Mr Gaylord and very surprising it is, but more of that next week. And you are right about him being good looking - there is a small black and white photo in one of the magazines.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-26564101739885882452009-11-21T13:30:59.713-05:002009-11-21T13:30:59.713-05:00Ms Boutell - thank you for your comment (and the n...Ms Boutell - thank you for your comment (and the next set of connections) which led me to your most excellent blog. I have added it to my blog roll.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-47717563528977543572009-11-21T12:34:35.214-05:002009-11-21T12:34:35.214-05:00PS: While I am telling all: The last two photos t...PS: While I am telling all: The last two photos that you showed, in the "A interior dramatist" posting, show two armless chairs and ottoman in white. They were "inspired" by a custom sofa, that I "designed" while at L&T. <br />The design was taken from somthing that I had seen in some european magazine. I had the custom sofa, and two ottomans, in my NYC apartment and Billy saw it there, and he "copied" the design. After it was photographed in the above article it made the rounds and was done by a lot of people!<br />WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-72789036871998716602009-11-21T12:03:14.790-05:002009-11-21T12:03:14.790-05:00Bingo!!!
(Evidently your files are in better shape...Bingo!!!<br />(Evidently your files are in better shape than mine!)<br />I am so glad you found the pics. Now you can see why I refered to them. And the rooms were as pretty, and comfortable, as the pictures.<br />He was so very talented! "where have all of the flowers gone" indeed!<br />And if you have seen a picture of him, added to his talent and charm, you could see why I fell (secretly, or at least not professed) in love with him!<br />I was a buyer of furniture at Lord & Taylor in NYC (It was an execelant Department, although very Traditional) at the time. And, baised on the photos in AD, and when I met him on a visit to NY, I asked him if he would do a small collection of furniture for L&T.And a model room! Of course he enthusiactly said Yes.<br />The furniture, baised of the furniture in his own Apartment was made by a now gone firm that did unusual and distinctive things in Oklahoma City, named Keller-Williams. The Room (I am looking for photos of it) was fabulous, but<br />the furniture was very expensive for department store sales so it unfortunately was not a success. But then, we were way ahead of the times!<br />But the important thing for me was remaining a friend of Bily, and following him in a move to a newer and grander apartment (also in AD I think -- can you also find it?). I, by then, had gone on to a different job that fortunately took me to San Francisco twice a year, so Billy and I remainded friends.<br /><br />Boy, have you brought back memories! "Where have all of the Flowers (and our youth) gone?"<br />WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-30410816438827592062009-11-21T09:14:52.948-05:002009-11-21T09:14:52.948-05:00Billy Gaylord's apartment was in the magical C...Billy Gaylord's apartment was in the magical Chambord building on Nob Hill across from Grace Cathedral. Designed in the fin de siècle style of Paris the apartments they all had the unique oval living room and were architectural jewel boxes. After Billy was gone the building continued to attract interior designers including Jerry Lean of Dennis & Lean and Paul Vincent Wiseman.<br /><br />Billy's apartment was unique as he was, thank you for remembering him.Kendra Boutellhttp://porcelainsandpeacocks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-30446490432403331292009-11-21T07:04:21.097-05:002009-11-21T07:04:21.097-05:00If you hadn't told us these photos were from 1...If you hadn't told us these photos were from 1972, I never would've guessed they weren't taken yesterday. The pieces and room treatments truly are timeless. What an eye and sense of style William Gaylord had. Definitely a flower to be mourned.JamaGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973656461323918279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-68444329031415256322009-11-21T05:50:29.063-05:002009-11-21T05:50:29.063-05:00LA, Rose, Terry - thank you all.
The answer to y...LA, Rose, Terry - thank you all. <br /><br />The answer to your question, Rose, "What are those things hanging from the ceiling in the first pic that look like packets of ladies' nylons?!" is that it's a hanging bag sculpture by Claes Oldenberg. <br /><br />LA - love your query about Spectre being the Wearstler of his day! I have yet to see a photo of her work that I like.<br /><br />Terry - that's what it's all about.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-19287023918419575532009-11-20T22:45:06.735-05:002009-11-20T22:45:06.735-05:00I think this is charming: "The living room is...I think this is charming: "The living room is for entertaining, a white oval background for people with art and plants .... " Designing rooms that make people look good and, of course, feel good.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-18479252349927173462009-11-20T22:21:40.635-05:002009-11-20T22:21:40.635-05:00Yes! that's what I like. I can see why it made...Yes! that's what I like. I can see why it made him a star- and thank goodness He was recognized. It is the lightness- and timeless quality here, original creative juices flowing for oneself, you can see the joy here. Blue- even the plants look good especially love the 800 pound gorilla, there a few lamps too. As I look back to Spectre- again, this is sweetness and light (sweetness in the best possible way!) Could Spectre be the Kelly Wearstler of his day? I was drawn to that flagstone table immediately-and would never have figured. I missed this era designwise-and guess Jay Spectre is the name I would associate it with- I would have been 11 in 1970- graduating college in 82- and at the time totally in love with all things old and antique, William Gaylord was young aware and far beyond his peers of the day. Great great week of posts. thank you GTP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-48698198603732213742009-11-20T20:01:50.321-05:002009-11-20T20:01:50.321-05:00Your fabulous tour of 1970s interior design threw ...Your fabulous tour of 1970s interior design threw me at first but now I am getting my eye in. Yes, imagine Gaylord's apartment in the context of its time. It's difficult but it's groundbreaking as you said and I applaud that spirit, really. The cactus image is sublime. What are those things hanging from the ceiling in the first pic that look like packets of ladies' nylons?! I am sure you haven't the first idea either but good on him.Rose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.com