painting to gilding, of superlative effect. If anything, this
designer has a tremendous advantage on all of them: he
has the perspective of over a hundred years of ground
breaking twentieth century design concepts to draw
from, plus all the modern sensitivities and technological
advances to employ.
Such is the case in the sitting room he designed for his
sister and brother-in-law: a large round, reflective magenta
sculpture by Anish Kapoor hangs above an iconic John
Dickinson steel and bronze console with swags and
inverted pleats of steel from top to floor. A gilt rope chair,
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