5 Favorite Dorothy Draper Furniture Reproductions from Kindel

Irwin Weiner ASID - This is Hollywood Regency Glamour Week at Design2Share, and we're celebrating by remembering the amazing work of inspirational interior designer and businessperson Dorothy Draper. I forcefully underscore "businessperson," because Ms. Draper was really one of our first American designers to build her own legendary brand, dominating popular taste with her commercial and residential projects from the 1930s through the 1960s; folks like Martha Stewart and every other brand-name designer owe Dorothy Draper a debt of gratitude for her trailblazing. (Click here for Design2Share's Bio on Dorothy Draper.)

Kindel Furniture, in association with Dorothy Draper & Company owner and president Carleton Varney, keep the Dorothy Draper Collection alive and well, with stunning reproductions. I'm showing five of my favorites in this post (click on the photo for more information). I encourage everyone to be bold and daring with this furniture! You can order the Camellia House Bench, for example (see photo above), without upholstery, take it to an auto body shop, have it spray-lacquered a hot color, then add

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Video Tour of Dawnridge - Tony Duquette's Hollywood Fantasy House

Irwin Weiner ASID - One of the major movers and shakers in American style is Tony Duquette. His over-the-top glam-on-top-of-glam accessorizing underscored the Hollywood chic of the Golden Age of Movies, brought over into personal style and home fashion. An influencer of the Hollywood Regency Style of glamourous interior design, Duquette was also a major jewelry designer - from homes to individuals, he was all about the jewelry and accessorizing ("More is More.")

The following video tour of his Beverly Hills home, Dawnridge, shows you some of the beautiful interiors and gardens as well as personal jewelry, brought out for visiting celebrity filmmaker and jewelry designer

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1980s Hollywood Glamour

J. Robert Scott - Adam Tufted Sofa

Irwin Weiner ASID - There are few purveyors of fine furnishings left that show the "maker's mark" as well as J. Robert Scott. Their wonderful take on 1980s Hollywood Glamour has triumphed over the original 1940s HG look, thanks to the steady hand and design leadership of Sally Sirkin Lewis. I love their purely American design take on classic art deco; it's especially fresh and fun right now, and the pieces endure because of their high quality and close attention to manufacturing detail. Our video interview is a great look at their NYC showroom and its many showcase pieces. A big thanks to Sally and her NYC showroom manager Gregory Marshall for showing Design2Share their classic J. Robert Scott hospitality.

 

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