New York Splendor: The City's Most Memorable Rooms

New York Splendor: The City's Most Memorable Rooms by Moonan, Wendy. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780847846351.

Design authority Wendy Moonan takes the reader on a tour of some of New York Citys finest residential rooms--past and present. The selection of interiors is about the "wow" factor--New York residential spaces that elicit gasps of pleasure and surprise when first seen. Some are very grand, others sparingly modern or eclectic. All are exceptional and, Moonan promises, unforgettable. Groundbreaking rooms include Brooke Astors elegant library by Albert Hadley; Gloria Vanderbilts sublime patchwork bedroom; Donald Judds dramatically spare art-filled loft; Adolfos opulent and magnificently red entrance hall; a Peter Marino-designed penthouse with sweeping midtown views; and Jamie Drakes stunning dining room for the mayors residence, Gracie Mansion. Other illustrious interior designers and architects represented in the book include Mario Buatta, Robert Couturier, Albert Hadley, Denning & Fourcade, Mark Hampton, Philip Johnson, Charlotte Moss, Thomas OBrien, Paul Rudolph, Bunny Williams, and Steven Gambrel. New York is the epicenter of interior-design innovations. Residents embrace myriad styles--from pure period historicism to bracing modernity. Moonan investigates the citys best residential spaces and presents them here, a book for the libraries of design lovers and professionals in the field.