Designer tony duquettes legendary dawnridge, located in beverly hills. Last week i attended a party for hutton wilkinson, his beautiful jewelry line, and his new book more is more. Tony duquette is immortalized in a book robb report. See more ideas about jewelry, jewelry design and jewels.
But dont think that the book was a consolation prize. Hutton wilkinson books list of books by hutton wilkinson. Interior designer hutton wilkinsons home harpers bazaar. More is more, the exquisite second volume about tony duquette, delves into the creative process and personal life of this great american designer renowned for his fantastical artwork, sculpture, jewelry, gardens, film sets, and interiors. The duquette books have brought the genius of tony duquette to the. Wilkinsons latest book, tony duquette, hutton wilkinson, jewelry was. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. He crafted rooms that were beguiling, grandiose and pure hollywood opulent and overstated with gilded lilies, leopard patters. May 05, 2016 the most recent collection of oneofkind jewelry by tony duquette was unveiled april 20 at the kentshire galleries space on the seventh floor of bergdorf goodman. Huttons jewelry for the tony duquette collection in the 1980s, duquette and wilkinson began codesigning jewels that retailed at luxury stores such as bergdorf goodman and neiman marcus. Tony duquettehutton wilkinson jewelry presents the most spectacular, jawdropping pieces by both artists, whose belief that more is more is reflected in pieces set in 18karat gold and dripping with precious and semiprecious stones that recall the splendors of the great courts of renaissance kings, chinese emperors, and maharajas.
But the just released tony duquettehutton wilkinson jewelry is more than just another book on statement jewelry. Hollywood designer tony duquette who created sculpture, film sets, gardens, interiors and jewelry for the jet set is a moreismore kind of a guy. In 1998, the pair launched a collection of oneofakind fine jewelry. Tony duquette, a jewelry, furniture, interiors and hollywood set designer whose personal motto was more is more.
Here is my meager td collection, a fob, necklace, and stick pin. Tony duquette is a lavishly illustrated book with many lost and neverbefore published photographs from the duquette archives, including portraits and pictures taken by man ray, john engstead, fredrich dapriche, andre ostier, george platt lynnes, as well as original sketches, designs, and texts by duquette himself. Inside an amazingly bold maximalist home one kings lane. In his lifetime, tony designed bold jewelry for the duchess of windsor, tom ford, and. Back dust jacket top edge has a 12 inch tear and crease. May 2, 2020 tony duquette he took excess to a new art form. He crafted rooms that were beguiling, grandiose and pure hollywood opulent and overstated with gilded lilies, leopard patters, rock crystal, tented ceilings and endless rococo paintings. In 2007, wilkinson wrote the first of several beautiful coffee table tomes including tony duquette and more is more. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
The ebullient decorator, who worked side by side with design legend tony duquette for more than 25 years, helped outfit some of the most dazzling interiors of the 20th century. Nov 12, 2018 hutton wilkinson on tony duquette, the importance of custom design, and the future of dawnridge. Nov 25, 2007 wilkinson, who manages the duquette archives and continues to run a design business that includes a line of tony duquette jewelry, talked with the chronicle by phone recently about his business. Discount prices on books by hutton wilkinson, including titles like tony duquettes dawnridge. Written by wilkinson, tony duquette s dawnridge chronicles the luxe and historic homes transformation. Jewelry showcases the oneofakind jewelry from duquette and wilkinsons sizeable collection and archive.
Tony duquette is a lavishly illustrated book with many lost and neverbefore published photographs from the duquette archives, including portraits and pictures taken by man ray, john engstead, fredrich dapriche, andre ostier, george platt lynnes, as well as original. Hutton wilkinson on tony duquette, the importance of custom design, and the future of dawnridge. Tony duquette book celebrates a unique talent sfgate. This elegant coffeetable tribute features the jewelry of duquette and his protege and business partner hutton wilkinson, who has continued his mentors. Wendy goodmans new interior design book may i come in. Just look at what he did for james coburn, the suave star of the flint films, which rode the james bond bandwagon in the mid1960s. Tony duquette\hutton wilkinson jewelry presents the most spectacular, jaw dropping pieces by both artists, whose belief that \more is more\ is reflected in pieces set in 18 karat gold and dripping with precious and semiprecious stones that recall the splendors of the great courts of renaissance kings, chinese emperors, and maharajas. Tim streetporters photographs show both the original and redesigned rooms.
The most recent collection of oneofkind jewelry by tony duquette was unveiled april 20 at the kentshire galleries space on the seventh floor of bergdorf goodman. Which is why it is such a welcome time for hutton wilkinsons third book about his late business partner, tony duquette, a jewelry, furniture. Another book for abrams titled tony duquette, hutton wilkinson jewelry was released in october 2011. Book is first one about tony duquette totally amazing person assume the newer book has more of his jewelry designs which interests me more now must have the newest one. Goodman has featured the homes of gloria vanderbilt, richard avedon, herve pierre, and tony duquette, to name a few. Coffee table book captures the jewelry legacy of tony duquette. Tony duquette fine jewelry is available through select neiman marcus and saks. By stephanie hanchett tony duquette thrilled his famous clients and tantalized collectors with extravagant, oneofakind jewelry pieces.
Hutton wilkinson on tony duquette, the importance of custom. Hutton wilkinson, author of the new book on duquette, more is more, writes that the structure is one of the pavilions in the garden at dawnridge that tony built using plastic grillwork. Find great deals on ebay for tony duquette and tony duquette jewelry. Tony duquette 19141995 is perhaps best known as a film and stage designer, but his oneofakind necklaces, bracelets, brooches, and rings are treasured in public and private collections. Sothebys is making its jewelry online auction debut today with a bang. His jewelry designs have been seen on the red carpet by stars of stage, screen. Tony duquette hutton wilkinson jewelry echo point books. His latetst book, dawnridge was released this past fall by abrams. Written by wilkinson, tony duquettes dawnridge chronicles the luxe and historic homes transformation.
Following duquettes death in 1999, wilkinson became owner, creative director, and president of tony duquette, inc. His latest book the walk to elsies is a two volume work of historic fiction written with coauthor flynn kuhnert which chronicles the first ten years of tony duquettes. Hutton wilkinson on tony duquette, the importance of. Tony duquette lives on in new book, jewelry line all the. Hutton wilkinson tony duquette studios creates unique, oneofakind collections of important jewelry for a discerning international clientele. Jewelry by hutton wilkinson, stephanie hanchett, glenda. Tony duquettehutton wilkinson jewelry presents the most spectacular, jawdropping pieces by both artists, whose belief that. So far i only have 3 pieces of tony motif coach jewelry, but i have a feeling that my collection will continue to grow. Tony duquette, a multifaceted movie and interior designer, also created bold and theatrical jewelry pieces with hutton wilkinson, his business partner and design collaborator for more than 30 years. Tony duquette died on september 9th, 1999 after a lifetime of awards and honors.
Tony duquettehutton wilkinson jewelry by hutton wilkinson. Dec 10, 2018 tony duquette with hutton wilkinson, his protege, collaborator and now the keeper of the tony duquette legacy. Tim streetporter is an architectural photographer, whose books include l. After the liberation of paris, he accompanied sir charles and lady mendl on. An interior designer and jewelry designer, wilkinson is president of tony duquette, inc. Modern, casa mexico, litchfield style, french chic living, martyn lawrencebullard. His book written with flynn kuhnert, the walk to elsies. The winter bedroom at dawnridge, with figural lamps created by tony duquette for his exhibition at the louvre.
Jewelry, tony duquette and hutton wilkinson, 2011 at 1stdibs. Museum exhibit showcases tony duquettehutton wilkinson jewelry. Wilkinson has taken duquettes legacy to a new level with his line of jewelry and beautiful things for the body and the home. A second book more is more, tony duquette which wilkinson also authored was released in the fall of 2009.
Duquette designed costumes and settings for the movies, interiors for mary pickford and buddy rogers, jewelry and special furnishings for lady mendl, as well as numerous night clubs and public places he served in the united states army for four years during the second world war and received an honorable discharge. The book is organized by the three main houses, and wilkinson elaborates on the spectacular design elements in each room and shares the stories behind the spaces. Every single one of a kind creation has a story, and in this book, hutton lets. The two did so until duquette passed away at the age of 85. He became a paid assistant, eventually starting his own design firm, but always worked closely with duquette. More is more, and during the party i kept thinking i want more. American artist and design legend tony duquette 19141999 was known for his overthetop style in interiors, jewelry, costumes, and set design.
Four best selling books published by abrams showcase tony duquette and. Tony duquette and hutton wilkinson photographed at dawnridge 1990. This lavishly illustrated book features many lost and neverbefore published photographs from the. Their designs were inspired by duquettes notable work as a costume. He designs lines of jewelry for saks fifth avenue, home furnishings for baker furniture, textiles for jim thompson thai silk, lighting with remains lighting, carpets and tapestries with pattersonflynnmartin, and dishes and. The first online only timed sale from the esteemed auction house is a beautifully curated collection of 32 tony duquette jewels. Oct 16, 2018 an interior designer and jewelry designer, wilkinson is president of tony duquette, inc. Tony duquette fine jewelry is available through select neiman marcus and saks fifth avenue stores as well as cayen collection, carmel california, mary mahoney, palm beach and william noble fine jewels, dallas texas. Their designs were inspired by duquettes notable work as a costume and set designer during the golden age of hollywood. From hutton wilkinsons book, more is more, this is one of. Tony duquette hutton wilkinson jewelry presents the most spectacular, jawdropping pieces by both artists, whose belief that.
He lives at dawnridge, duquette s beverly hills estate. Sadly, that wasnt going to happen so i ended up buying this. An aside, hutton has also written a book, in two volumes, on these two. Using the enchanted visiona threeday lecture delivered by duquette at ucla in the early 1970sas its springboard, more is more conveys through lavish. Hutton wilkinson on working with design icon tony duquette. Wilkinson describes these jewelry designs as bold, theatrical, extravagant, byzantine and sometimes even barbaric. Discount prices on books by hutton wilkinson, including titles like tony duquette s dawnridge. Tony duquette coach jewelry the second time around. As duquettes successor, hutton now runs the studios at tony duquette inc. Tony duquette, hutton wilkinson jewelry book, 2011. Oct 01, 2009 with an introduction by john galliano, the epic book is a more intimate look at duquettes personal life than the bestselling tony duquette abrams, which surveys the designers dazzling oeuvre. Wilkinson, who manages the duquette archives and continues to run a design business that includes a line of tony duquette jewelry, talked with the.
With an introduction by john galliano, the epic book is a more intimate look at duquettes personal life than the bestselling tony duquette abrams, which surveys the designers dazzling oeuvre. Sothebys inaugural online jewelry auction has giant tony duquette pieces. Designer tony duquette lived life to the hilt, putting his lavish, overthetop spin on interiors, costumes, stage settings, and jewelry for a glittering orbit of admirers that included hollywood. Nov 01, 2011 tony duquettehutton wilkinson jewelry presents the most spectacular, jawdropping pieces by both artists, whose belief that. Tony duquettes dawnridge hillwood estate, museum and garden. He lives at dawnridge, duquettes beverly hills estate. Today the tony duquette studios continue creating custom interiors, fine jewelry and decorative home products for a discriminating clientele worldwide under the direction of hutton wilkinson who has been tony duquettes business partner since 1972. Wilkinson is a wonderful champion of the glamour and more is more style of hollywoods golden era as well as the steward of tony duquettes. Tony duquette by hutton wilkinson and wendy goodman. You cant compare this jewelry with something produced by a master. Which is why it is such a welcome time for hutton wilkinsons third book about his late business partner, tony duquette, a jewelry, furniture, interiors and hollywood set designer whose personal motto was more is more.
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