aspirations and design sensitivities of patrons and clients.
In the case of Juan Montoya���s book, La Formentera, it
records through Eric Piasecki���s illuminating photography
the designer���s own splendid woodland estate and house.
The fluid, ever-evolving nature of the
traditionally centered American residential
design aesthetic is evinced by the work of
Heiberg Cummings Design, an Oslo and
New York based firm, which infuses the
American residential design story with a
Scandinavian accent that embraces a light
palette both literally and figuratively.
Eric Cohler is the most visibly contemporary of these
designers, most reflective of the taste for eclecticism,
drawing his inspiration from the classic mindset of the
Grand Tour. Matthew Patrick Smyth believes there are
���perimeters governing the relationship
between all of a room���s components. ��� He
affirms the importance of objects, whatever
the style might be. Thomas Jayne seeks a
design narrative mindful always of the central
question, ���What is American decoration?���
Possessing these books in hand, their weight, opening
them, feeling the fine paper quality, turning each page,
gleaning knowledge and knowing that on a nearby shelf,
these epistles of beauty reside constitutes contentment. H
HYLAND
