tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post5891348336689160811..comments2024-03-19T02:34:30.151-04:00Comments on The Blue Remembered Hills™: TimelessBluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-58573221917746741882010-02-02T03:02:58.980-05:002010-02-02T03:02:58.980-05:00Anonymous - Greg Jordan was a great loss so maybe ...Anonymous - Greg Jordan was a great loss so maybe down the road when I've finished with the AIDS generation ......<br /><br />Neo Lifestyle - WOW indeed! Erg mooi. <br /><br />Home before dark - thank you. I look around second bedroom converted to a libary and sometimes wonder what kind of bedroom it would make. I haven't the same amount of space as Alaton had but I can see a tester bed in embroidered linen, with ... oh, well.<br /><br />Soodie - I'm glad you like Kalef Alaton - he was always a favorite of mine and I have a couple more for later, even one or two of his and Janet Polizzi's from the seventies.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-7039987312691474612010-02-01T22:21:10.144-05:002010-02-01T22:21:10.144-05:00good lord! an example of great design and space pl...good lord! an example of great design and space planning. and thank you blue, i did not know about Kalef Alaton. thank you for bringing many of these names back to the surface and making many of us aware.soodie ::https://www.blogger.com/profile/07685244187423698176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-4244334767557438022010-02-01T10:56:47.081-05:002010-02-01T10:56:47.081-05:00To sleep in a library what a wonderful concept. L...To sleep in a library what a wonderful concept. Love the light and air everywhere, although for some reason I tend to build busier nests. These rooms are classical elegance with loving restraint. Hope your writing causes others to send along more names of the forgotten. A touching and heart-felt quest.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-48719476509556315332010-01-31T10:31:06.182-05:002010-01-31T10:31:06.182-05:00A thing of beauty...I'm really taken with the ...A thing of beauty...I'm really taken with the effect given by the pristine white curtains Outside the windows of the living room. The visible window casings repeat the grid of the concrete and terra-cotta floors and make a structure for all of the beautiful collected objects. So well thought out and beautiful.gésbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094108253356167918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-63519771081293887602010-01-30T11:07:56.978-05:002010-01-30T11:07:56.978-05:00Waow something new for me.
I am speechless, they ...Waow something new for me.<br /><br />I am speechless, they are timeless :-)<br /><br />Davidthe.neo.lifestylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664995422407674058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-21296835126006307572010-01-30T11:03:03.854-05:002010-01-30T11:03:03.854-05:00Thank you for doing this series. It is very touchi...Thank you for doing this series. It is very touching and sad, but I am glad that you are helping these designers to be remembered. Greg Jordan was a favorite of mine that died young. I hoped to work for him one day. He had such a sure hand. <br /><br />DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-75307152936216040522010-01-30T07:14:06.793-05:002010-01-30T07:14:06.793-05:00Kendra - thank you for your comment and the remind...Kendra - thank you for your comment and the reminder about John Vaughn, someone I have a vague recollection of meeting though at this remove it could be a coincidence of name. <br /><br />John T - there was a lot of gutting in those years. Of the building: "It was more notable for its celebrity associations, which included Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe, than for its architecture." There's a sentence for discussion, if ever I read one.<br /><br />Dilettante - calm yourself!<br /><br />Little Augury - thank you, as ever. I think there are rooms like this being done today, rooms that have a similar clarity, and I shall look for them. <br /><br />Terry - thank you. These rooms are breathtaking, I agree.<br /><br />Columnist - there will be more in the near future. I'm not done yet.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-50311905978185709622010-01-30T01:01:10.411-05:002010-01-30T01:01:10.411-05:00Beautiful in every respect. I had not heard the na...Beautiful in every respect. I had not heard the name, so I'm the more thankful for having read your post.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-29833880740258243982010-01-29T23:38:39.782-05:002010-01-29T23:38:39.782-05:00Thanks. Speechless.Thanks. Speechless.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-42831439339314852412010-01-29T18:25:21.426-05:002010-01-29T18:25:21.426-05:00these rooms are flawless.I have some of the pages ...these rooms are flawless.I have some of the pages long filed- particularly the bathroom(I never had seen anything so elegant, classic in a bath at that point 88) The bedroom also. Seeing the rooms together-I thank you. Are there rooms being done like this today Blue? If so-I do hope they will be shared-but I am not sure if they exist anymore.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-6318299981150063172010-01-29T16:36:08.448-05:002010-01-29T16:36:08.448-05:00Oh dear. I just looked more closely at the top ph...Oh dear. I just looked more closely at the top photo. The fireplace mantel is one of those wonderful early 19th century Italian caryatid mantels, something I've craved since childhood....sigh...now I'm suffering from a bad case of object deprivation...The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-59805033227206119132010-01-29T15:50:41.594-05:002010-01-29T15:50:41.594-05:00What a good walk down Decorator Memory Lane. I rem...What a good walk down Decorator Memory Lane. I remember being a big fan of Kalef Alaton, and these indeed timeless rooms remind me why...speaking of memory.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-13289261181224398992010-01-29T15:32:18.831-05:002010-01-29T15:32:18.831-05:00While I find these rooms very attractive, the ment...While I find these rooms very attractive, the mention of Mr Alaton's gutting the space is notable. The first project of my new architectural firm was the renovation of a landmark Manhattan townhouse. The clients were moving from a significant contemporary duplex penthouse, wanting a more traditional decor. Although Mr Alaton was high on the list of interior designers being considered, his insistence of a complete gut job to wipe out all the detailing was a deal breaker.John Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-22649173978710406602010-01-29T14:56:53.817-05:002010-01-29T14:56:53.817-05:00Hi Blue,
Thank you for posting Kalef Alaton's...Hi Blue,<br /><br />Thank you for posting Kalef Alaton's work, he has always been my favorite designer and I don't think he is given enough recognition. I was fortunate to meet him before he passed away, he was as elegant and gracious as his interiors. Sadly the photos of his home were taken by San Franciscan John Vaughn another great loss to our industry.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Kendrakendra boutellhttp://www.peacocksandporcelains.comnoreply@blogger.com