In the studio, Tucker & Marks
completely transform the
notion of a ���work station��� by
lining the room with brilliant red
lacquered cabinetry, featuring
scenes of family interests
painted in the traditional
chinoiserie manner. A rare
Tibetan tiger shaped wool
carpet of about 1910 adorns
the floor.
Two seminal books come
to mind in encountering this
masterwork by Tucker &
Marks: Jean-Claude Delorme
and
Thibault
Cuisset���s
Maisons d���Exceptions and
Carey Maloney���s Stuff. The
former celebrates mostly fin
de siecle villas, notably Villa
Kerylos; Tucker and Marks,
in the instant case, arguably
achieve this stature. Stuff
celebrates the joy of fusing
decorating with collecting, the
pleasure of importing beautiful
and unusual objects into an
interior. This interior abounds
HYLAND
