Magnificent obsession: two renowned collectors recount the grand passion for houses that has driven their lives - and the reasons behind it
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Investment banker Richard Jenrette owns a collection of six historic 19th-century houses, including a Greek Revival home in New York and a Federal Brick house in North Carolina. London businessman Peter Palumbo collects houses by noted architects all over the world, including houses designed by Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Publication Name: Homestyle
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1531-5940
Year: 2001
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Extragavant Eastlake
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Eastlake homes of the mid-Victorian era feature rich ornamentation inspired by furniture and interior designer Charles Locke Eastlake. However, the style grew to be so encrusted with detail that it became a burlesque of Eastlake's doctrines of art.
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Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1531-5940
Year: 2001
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Ralph reinvents country
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Clothing designer Ralph Lauren showcases his HOME collection of bedding and furnishings. The designer builds on his Modern Country collection with a slew of complimentary products which are as functional as they are eye-catching.
Publication Name: Homestyle
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1531-5940
Year: 2001
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