House & Garden Defines Today's Modern Spin on Classic Decorating.November Issue on Newsstands October 10, 2006 NEW YORK -- House & Garden: GOTHIC SPLENDOR page 152 Isn't it necromantic nec·ro·man·cy n. 1. The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future. 2. Black magic; sorcery. 3. Magic qualities. ! Self-described "modern alchemist" Douglas Little brings his flair for dark beauty, opulence, and fantasy into the realm of home decor with diabolical liqueur, skull tableware, colorful taxidermy taxidermy (tăk`sĭdûr'mē), process of skinning, preserving, and mounting vertebrate animals so that they still appear lifelike. , and cobwebs cob·web n. 1. a. The web spun by a spider to catch its prey. b. A single thread spun by a spider. 2. Something resembling the web of a spider in gauziness or flimsiness. 3. galore in a gothic wonderland just in time for Halloween. Mr. Little's vision, as displayed in the pages of House & Garden, will be featured along Fifth Avenue in the Bergdorf Goodman windows from Friday, October 13 - November 3. DOMESTIC BLISS: HOLLYWOOD, MANHATTAN STYLE page 31 Sofia Coppola places herself on the other side of the camera as she prepares for her next big production: motherhood. This female auteur auteur (ōtör`), in film criticism, a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the director the auteur, or author, of the motion picture. plans on turning her Soho loft into a grown up apartment fit for a baby of Hollywood royalty. THE WELL-LIVED LIFE page 136 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who trained his first red-tailed hawk when he was 13, describes his continued passion for nature and falconry falconry (fôl`kənrē, fô`–, făl`–), sport of hunting birds or small animals with falcons or other types of hawks; eagles are used in some parts of the world. . It is his hope that a new generation of Americans will enjoy America's wildlife heritage. DESTINATION ARCHITECTURE page 70 Sophisticated travelers will have to add a new spot to their agenda: The Denver Art Museum The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, and has a comprehensive collection numbering more than 55,000 works from across the world. . Thanks to architect Daniel Libeskind, this dazzling museum has become a new entry in destination architecture. MOTHER NATURE page 50 House & Garden offers the best in eco-chic decor from elegant, biodegradable pots to the latest in recyclable window coverings and wallpaper. METALLIC IS THE NEW BLACK page 91 Fashion isn't relegated to the runways of Paris; it exists in your very own backyard. House & Garden pairs metallic-hued plants with white flowers while copper and bronze blend beautifully with oranges and reds. HAPPILY EVER AFTER The term happily ever after is used in association with many works of children’s fiction and romantic fiction. It describes a happy ending, often a cliché in which all the good characters have emerged victorious and all the evil characters have been punished. page 118 In a fabulous eighteenth-century residence overlooking the River Thames, Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, her husband Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and their four children, bring their fairytale to life with the help of designer Francois Catroux. House & Garden is the only magazine that shows more than 5.5 million affluent readers how great design can touch their lives. It is a 2006 ASME ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers nominee for General Excellence and is a Conde Nast Publication. * Some portions of this release have been excerpted directly from the November 2006 issue. Cover photograph by Robert Wyatt; Sofia Coppola photograph by Paul Jasmin. |
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