David Hicks: A Life of Design - Hardcover

Hicks, Ashley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847833305 ISBN 13: 9780847833306

Verlag: Rizzoli, 2009

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Back in print for the first time in years, this classic of interior-design history showcases the masterful work of David Hicks (1929–1998), who is acknowledged as one of the most important designers of the late twentieth century, in the company of Billy Baldwin and Albert Hadley.

Known for his bold use of color, eclecticism, and geometric designs in carpets and textiles, Hicks turned English decorating on its head in the 1950s and ’60s. His trademark use of electrifying color combinations, and mixing antiques, modern furniture, and abstract paintings became the “in style” for the chic of the day, including Vidal Sassoon and Helena Rubinstein. By the 1970s, David Hicks was a brand; his company was making wallpaper, fabrics, and linens and had outposts in eight countries, including the United States where he worked with the young Mark Hampton, and where his wallpaper was used in the White House. “My greatest contribution as an interior designer has been to show people how to use bold color mixtures, how to use patterned carpets, how to light rooms, and how to mix old with new,” he stated in his 1968 work, David Hicks on Living—With Taste, the last authoritative book on his work. Written by his son, Ashley Hicks, with unprecedented access to Hicks’s archives, personal photographs, journals, and scrapbooks, this book is a vibrantly illustrated celebration of a half century of stunning interiors.

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Ashley Hicks is a British author, architect, interior and furniture designer, and photographer. He is the son of Lady Pamela Hicks and the legendary decorator David Hicks.

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David Hicks (1929-1998) is regarded as one of the finest and most influential interior designers of the twentieth century.
Known for his bold use of colour, eclecticism, and geometric designs in carpets and textiles, Hicks turned English decorating on its head in the 50s and 60s. His trademark use of electrifying colour combinations, mixing antiques and modern furniture and abstract paintings became the in-style for the chic of the day, including Vidal Sassoon and Helena Rubenstein. He also designed rooms for the young Prince Charles and Princess Anne, a yacht for King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and a nightclub on the QE2 ocean liner. He had an unparalleled range of talents for designing carpet, fabric and wallpaper design, landscape architecture and garden design, commercial décor for restaurants and hotels, and interiors for homes and offices. By the 70s David Hicks had become a brand; his company was making wallpaper, fabrics and linens with outposts in eight countries, including the US where he worked with the young Mark Hampton, and where his wallpaper was used in the White House.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rizzoli
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0847833305
• ISBN 13: 9780847833306
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
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