In this unique and very personal book, Nicky Haslam recounts the diverse inspirations that have shaped his life and work. The designer, who is renowned for his chic, opulent and often flamboyant style, his artistic and literary pursuits, and the decor his has designed for some of the most illustrious parties, reveals the influences, associations and achievements of his career.
The third son of the diplomat William Haslam and Diana Ponsonby, a goddaughter of Queen Victoria, Nicky Haslam grew up in Great Hundridge Manor in Buckinghamshire and was educated at Eton. After a period working for Diana Vreeland at American Vogue, he became the editor of Show magazine and then moved to Arizona to breed horses. He returned to England in the early 1970s and began his career as an interior designer in earnest, setting up his company NH designs in the late 1980s.
Written in a fresh and lively style, in Haslam's delightful prose, this book is a fascinating insight into the designer's glamorous and creative world. Included are beautiful photographs by leading interiors photographers, evocative paintings and drawings by the designer and other artists, personal photographs, newspaper and magazine cuttings, invitations and notes - all of which paint a fascinating and inspiring picture his life and work.
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