U.S. $75.00 Can. $97.50 U.K. £45.00
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More is More
TONY DUQ UE TTE
ore is More—the companion volume to Tony Duquette—explores American designer Tony Duquette’s personal
philosophy and the artistic credo that inspired
By Hutton Wilkinson 300 full-color photographs 368 pages, 10 x 12" Hardcover with jacket
him to create his fanciful artwork, sculptures, jewelry, gardens, and interiors. In the early 1970s, Duquette delivered a three-day lecture describing his enchanted vision and creative process to a
ISBN: 978-0-8109-5702-2 U.S. $75.00 Can. $97.50 U.K. £45.00 Design Rights: World Pub month: October to place an order:
Please call your sales representative or Hachette Book Group at 800.759.0190 or fax 800.286.9471 to inquire about publicity:
Please call 212.519.1232 or fax 212.366.0809
Charles White © Architectural Digest. Jacket Luis Lemus. PaG e 1: Tony Duquette. PaG e 2, Le ft to r IG Ht: Julius Shulman © Town & Country, Dennis Rider, Tony Duquette, Ed Carrol. PaG e 3, Le ft to r IG Ht: Tony Duquette, F. Bengoechea, Tim Street-Porter, Tony Duquette. PaG e 4–5: Tim Street-Porter. PaG e 6: William Harris. PaG e 7: Tony Duquette. PaG e 8: © Sunset Magazine. Jacket front: Back:
z Abrams 115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com
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packed auditorium at UCLA. This captivating speech, transcribed in the first chapter of this book, offers a rare glimpse into the mind of this remarkably prolific artist and designer. The rest of the chapters in More is More bring the reader into Duquette’s private life, showing him in quiet moments in the studio with his work, at the lavish celebrity-packed parties he and his wife and artistic collaborator, Elizabeth “Beegle,” held at his Beverly Hills estate, and on his whirlwind international tours. Author Hutton Wilkinson shares many amusing and enlightening anecdotes and further illumines Duquette’s extraordinary life. More is More captures the evolution of Duquette’s work through beautiful watercolor sketches, line drawings, and gorgeous photography. And here, for the first time, are the ethereal paintings and delicate sketches by Duquette’s wife. The final chapter reveals that Duquette’s vision is alive and well as Wilkinson continues to develop the Duquette style and expand the brand across the globe.
by hutton wilkinson foreword by john galliano
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TONY DUQUETTE By Hutton Wilkinson
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CONTENTS Foreword by John Galliano page 7
Preface by Hutton Wilkinson page 9
1 2 3 4 The Enchanted Vision:
The Work, the
Casting the Spell
Whys and Wherefores
Talismans of Power
Elizabeth “Beegle� A Poetess with Paint
page 52 page 10
The Trained Seals
Duquette: page 94
by Tony Duquette
5 6 7 8 The Tao of Decoration,
Secret Gardens
Souvenir Avenir
page 314
page 336
the Art of Living page 162 page 214
page 132
Notes and Credits page 364
Acknowledgments page 365
CONTENTS Foreword by John Galliano page 7
Preface by Hutton Wilkinson page 9
1 2 3 4 The Enchanted Vision:
The Work, the
Casting the Spell
Whys and Wherefores
Talismans of Power
Elizabeth “Beegle� A Poetess with Paint
page 52 page 10
The Trained Seals
Duquette: page 94
by Tony Duquette
5 6 7 8 The Tao of Decoration,
Secret Gardens
Souvenir Avenir
page 314
page 336
the Art of Living page 162 page 214
page 132
Notes and Credits page 364
Acknowledgments page 365
4
5
More is More TO N Y D U QU E T T E
The Tao of Decoration, the Art of Living
4
5
More is More TO N Y D U QU E T T E
The Tao of Decoration, the Art of Living
U.S. $75.00 Can. $97.50 U.K. £45.00
M
More is More
TONY DUQ UE TTE
ore is More—the companion volume to Tony Duquette—explores American designer Tony Duquette’s personal
philosophy and the artistic credo that inspired
By Hutton Wilkinson 300 full-color photographs 368 pages, 10 x 12" Hardcover with jacket
him to create his fanciful artwork, sculptures, jewelry, gardens, and interiors. In the early 1970s, Duquette delivered a three-day lecture describing his enchanted vision and creative process to a
ISBN: 978-0-8109-5702-2 U.S. $75.00 Can. $97.50 U.K. £45.00 Design Rights: World Pub month: October to place an order:
Please call your sales representative or Hachette Book Group at 800.759.0190 or fax 800.286.9471 to inquire about publicity:
Please call 212.519.1232 or fax 212.366.0809
Charles White © Architectural Digest. Jacket Luis Lemus. PaG e 1: Tony Duquette. PaG e 2, Le ft to r IG Ht: Julius Shulman © Town & Country, Dennis Rider, Tony Duquette, Ed Carrol. PaG e 3, Le ft to r IG Ht: Tony Duquette, F. Bengoechea, Tim Street-Porter, Tony Duquette. PaG e 4–5: Tim Street-Porter. PaG e 6: William Harris. PaG e 7: Tony Duquette. PaG e 8: © Sunset Magazine. Jacket front: Back:
z Abrams 115 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 www.abramsbooks.com
More is More TONY DUQUETTE
packed auditorium at UCLA. This captivating speech, transcribed in the first chapter of this book, offers a rare glimpse into the mind of this remarkably prolific artist and designer. The rest of the chapters in More is More bring the reader into Duquette’s private life, showing him in quiet moments in the studio with his work, at the lavish celebrity-packed parties he and his wife and artistic collaborator, Elizabeth “Beegle,” held at his Beverly Hills estate, and on his whirlwind international tours. Author Hutton Wilkinson shares many amusing and enlightening anecdotes and further illumines Duquette’s extraordinary life. More is More captures the evolution of Duquette’s work through beautiful watercolor sketches, line drawings, and gorgeous photography. And here, for the first time, are the ethereal paintings and delicate sketches by Duquette’s wife. The final chapter reveals that Duquette’s vision is alive and well as Wilkinson continues to develop the Duquette style and expand the brand across the globe.
by hutton wilkinson foreword by john galliano