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title: "The Art of Elegance: Classic Interiors"
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# The Art of Elegance: Classic Interiors

**Brand:** marshall watson
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The Art of Elegance: Classic Interiors

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The Art of Elegance: Scintillating, Enlivening and Enlightening
  

*by T***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2018*

From the pictures available on Amazon's website, I got my hopes up about the quality of Marshall Watson's large format interior design book, "The Art of Elegance: Classic Interiors." And when I saw that the book's publisher was Rizzoli, my hopes rose to such a dizzying height, that there was really no way the book could live up to my unrealistic expectations. Well, now that I've spent a week with it, I am happy to report that Mr Watson's book has not only exceeded my wildest expectations, it has completely obliterated them.To begin with, the book is beautifully made, as one expects from Rizzoli; the paper is of an excellent quality; the photographs are beautifully composed and superbly printed. The design is, in every detail, gorgeous and complements Marshall Watson's taste and style perfectly. I have never seen a more beautifully made book."The Art of Elegance" is a perfectly apt title: Mr Watson's rooms are always elegant, and there's an extraordinary amount of artfulness in creating rooms that are elegant, beautiful (very often ravishingly so), and also comfortable, both to sit in and to move around in. His rooms never look over-designed; no matter the style, there's always a certain spontaneity to his arrangements, and also a sense of rightness that makes the choices seem inevitable, even when they are also surprising. It appears that he always remembers that rooms are to be lived in. His eye for color is, in my opinion, unsurpassed. There are more startling, beautiful color combinations in "The Art of Elegance" than I have ever seen in any other book of interior design. Moreover, he's clearly not limited to one particular style or era, but appears to be able to adapt to any style, from extravagant and sumptuous to clean, light and simple. In one passage, he mentions "I am not afraid of pretty." That's certainly borne out by the photographs in his book, but he is also not limited to designing rooms that are merely pretty. I believe the secret to the elegance of the rooms shown in the book -- the one element they all have in common -- is appropriateness. The libraries he designs look like nice environments in which to read; the dining rooms look like delightful places in which to eat.But as much as I admire the photographs in the book, it is just possible that I am even more bowled over by Mr Watson's text. His prose is clean, straight-forward and very informative. It is also full of charm and personality. Mr Watson not only designs beautiful rooms, but he writes sentences that scintillate while they enliven and enlighten.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Combining Elegance And Classicism
  

*by W***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017*

The new Rizzoli book, The Art of Elegance: Classic Interiors. which chronicles the three decade career of the New York interior designer, Marshall Watson, is nor only a superb overview of his career, but is also a very welcomed addition to books on interior design. With his innate artistic ability to combine classicism with a subdued and rich elegance he brings together in his interiors disparate design periods, colors, fabrics, objects, and works of art into an harmonious aesthetic that not only speaks clearly of his clients desires and wishes, but at the same time creates for them an environment that is unique and livable within the framework of classicism and elegance.  In creating interiors for the houses showcased in the book he demonstrates an aesthetic that moves from a more relaxed to a more formal classicism where the viewer's eye is continually stimulated. His  detailed and personal introductions that precede each house included intellectual in-depth analyses that serve as perfect entry points for the interiors that follow.  This book will be valuable for designers, clients and those who appreciate what classicism and elegance in interiors are. It is a book to be read and re-read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Elegant, not opulent!
  

*by M***H on Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017*

In " The art of elegance", Marshall Watson takes you on a tour de force that spans three continents and as many decades,  visiting his greatest work,.The book itself is nothing but a masterpiece, the art comes to life through the beautiful photography and the river description. But it is more than pretty pictures, since the reader learns and understands Watson's thought process that goes into  making each of the projects remarkable and unique.Watson presents a wide variety of decor from the gulf coast of Mexico to the tundra of Sweden with several stops in NYC, the Hamptons and California.Each house or apartment is described in such great detail that you can almost feel yourself standing in the living room.A beautiful addition for any in-house library!

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