The Iconic Interior

Dominic Bradbury is a writer and journalist specialising in architecture, interiors and design. He writes for many magazines and newspapers in the UK and internationally, including The Times, The Guardian and House & Garden. His many books include Mid-Century Modern Design, The Iconic American House, The Iconic House and New Nordic Houses, all published by Thames & Hudson. He lives in Norfolk with his wife and children.

Introduction • Peter Behrens / Behrens House / Darmstadt, Germany, 1901 • Henry van der Velde / Villa Esche / Chemnitz, Germany, 1903 • Adolf Loos / Steiner House / Vienna, Austria, 1910 • Elsie de Wolfe / Frick Mansion / New York, USA, 1914 • Armand-Albert Rateau / Jeanne Lanvin Apartment / Paris, France, 1925 • Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann / Ho?tel d'un Collectionneur / Paris, France, 1925 • Jean-Michel Frank / Maison Noailles / Paris, France, 1926 • Edwin Lutyens / Castle Drogo / Exeter, Devon, UK, 1930 • William Haines / Howard Residence / Los Angeles, USA, 1942 • William Baldwin / Vreeland Apartment / New York, USA, 1957 • John Fowler / Yellow Room (Lancaster Apartment) / London, UK, 1959 / Joe Colombo / Colombo Apartment / Milan, Italy, 1970 • Laura Ashley & Bernard Ashley /Ashley Townhouse / Brussels, Belgium, 1983 • Lorenzo Mongiardino / Peretti Tower / Porto Ercole, Italy, 1985 • Shoei Yoh / Another Glass House between Sea and Sky / Fukuoka, Japan, 1991 • Calvin Tsao & Zack McKown / Tsao & McKown Apartment / New York, USA, 1995 • Ron Arad / Piper Building Apartment / London, UK, 2000 • Seth Stein / Robberg House / Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, 2004 • David Adjaye / Lost House / London, UK, 2004 • Jasper Conran / Conran House / London, UK, 2001 • Edith Wharton / The Mount / Lenox, Massachusetts, USA, 1902 • Eliel Saarinen / Hvittra?sk / Kirkkonummi, Finland, 1903 • Louis Sorel & Tony Selmersheim / Villa Demoiselle / Reims, France, 1908 • Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant / Charleston / Sussex, UK, 1916 • Coco Chanel / Coco Chanel Apartment / Paris, France, 1920 • Frank Lloyd Wright / Hollyhock House / Los Angeles, USA, 1921 • Wharton Esherick / Esherick House & Studio / Paoli, Pennsylvania, USA, 1926 • Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr. / Sowden House / Los Angeles, USA, 1926 • Cedric Gibbons / Dolores del Ri?o House / Los Angeles, USA, 1931 • Brinkman & Leen Van der Vlugt / Sonneveld House / Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1933 • Hans Scharoun / Haus Schminke / Lo?bau, Germany, 1933 • Kemp & Tasker / Herne Hill House / London, UK, 1936 • Patrick Gwynne / The Homewood / Esher, Surrey, UK, 1938 / Berthold Lubetkin / Lubetkin Penthouse, Highpoint II/ London, UK, 1938 • Henry Moore / Hoglands / Perry Green, Hertfordshire, UK, 1940 • Jean Cocteau & Madeleine Castaing /Maison Jean Cocteau / Milly-la-Fo?ret, France, 1947 • Tony Duquette / Dawnridge / Beverly Hills, USA, 1949 • Lina Bo Bardi / The Glass House / Morumbi, Sa?o Paulo, Brazil, 1951 Piero Fornasetti / Villa Fornasetti / Milan, Italy, c. 1955 • E. Stewart Williams / The Kenaston House / Los Angeles, USA, 1957 • Robin Boyd / Walsh Street House / Melbourne, Australia, 1958 • Jakob Halldor Gunnløgsson / Gunnløgsson House / Øresund, Denmark, 1958 • Alvar Aalto / Maison Louise Carre? / Bazoches- sur-Guyonne, France, 1959 • Russell Wright / Dragon Rock / Garrison, New York, USA, 1961 • John Lautner / Garcia House / Los Angeles, USA, 1962 • Antonio Bonet Castellana / La Ricarda / Barcelona, Spain, 1963 • Oscar Niemeyer / Strick House / Los Angeles, USA, 1964 • Claude Parent / Maison Bordeaux-Le Pecq / Normandy, France, 1965 • Ray Kappe / Ray Kappe Residence / Los Angeles, USA, 1967 • Dieter Rams / Rams Residence / Frankfurt, Germany, 1971 • Terence Conran / Barton Court / Berkshire, UK, 1971 • Hugh Buhrich / Buhrich House / Sydney, Australia, 1972 • Robert Venturi & Denise Scott Brown / Venturi House / Philadelphia, USA, 1972 • Marcos Acayaba / Milan House / Sa?o Paulo, Brazil, 1975 • Ricardo Bofill / La Fa?brica / Barcelona, Spain, 1975 • Andre?e Putman / Putman Apartment / Paris, France, 1976 • Nicholas Haslam & John Fowler / Hunting Lodge / Hampshire, UK, 1977 • Albert Hadley / Hadley Residence / New York, USA, 1978 • John Stefanidis / Cock Crow / Dorset, UK, 1978 • David Hicks / The Grove / Oxfordshire, UK, 1979 • Eduardo Longo / Casa Bola / Sa?o Paulo, Brazil, 1979 • Anthony Collett / Collett House / London, UK, 1982 • Jacques Grange / Grange Apartment / Paris, France, 1984 • Bill Blass / Blass Apartment / New York, USA, 1985 • Zeynep Fadillioglu / Fadillioglu House / Istanbul, Turkey, 1987 • Christian Louboutin / Cha?teau Louboutin / Vende?e, France, 1988 • Axel Veervordt / Kasteel Van ‘S-Gravenwezel / Antwerp, Belgium, 1988 • Bart Prince / Joe & Etsuko Price Residence / Corona del Mar, California, USA, 1989 • Rose Tarlow / Tarlow Residence / Bel Air, California, USA, 1989 • Sills Huniford / Bedford Residence / Bedford, New York, USA, 1991 • Jacques Garcia / Cha?teau du Champ de Bataille / Normandy, France, 1992 • William Yeoward / The School House / Gloucestershire, UK, 1992 • Vicente Wolf / Wolf Apartment / New York, USA, 1993 • Fre?de?ric Me?chiche / Me?chiche Apartment / Paris, France, 1996 • Agne?s Emery / Maison Emery / Brussels, Belgium, 1996 • Todd Oldham / Oldham House / Pennsylvania, USA, 1997 • Ministero del Gusto / Maison Ministero del Gusto / Marrakech, Morocco, 1998 • John Pawson / Pawson House / London, UK, 1999 • Jens Risom / Risom House / New Canaan, Connecticut, USA, 1999 • Robin & Lucienne Day / Day House / hichester, Sussex, UK, 1999 • David Mlinaric / Fighine / Umbria, Italy, 1999 • Jonathan Adler / Adler/Doonan Apartment / New York, USA, 2001 • Marcio Kogan / Gama Issa House / Sa?o Paulo, Brazil, 2001 • Kengo Kuma / Great (Bamboo) Wall / Great Wall, China, 2002 • Karim Rashid / Rashid House / Long Island, USA, 2004 • Donna Karan / Karan Apartment / New York, USA, 2004 • John Minshaw / Minshaw House / London, UK, 2004 • Studio KO / Villa D / Al Ouidane, Morocco, 2004 • John Saladino / Saladino Villa / Montecito, California, USA, 2005 • Michael S. Smith / Smith House / Bel Air, California, USA, 2006 • 24H Architecture / Dragspelhuset / Lake O?vre, Sweden, 2006 • Matthew Williamson / Williamson House / London, UK, 2007 • David Pocknell / Saling Barn / Braintree, Essex, UK, 2007 • Boyarsky Murphy / Christ Church Tower / London, UK, 2007 • Shigeru Ban & Shamir Shah / Sagaponac Furniture House / Long Island, USA, 2007 • Rios Clementi Hale / Bohnett House / Los Angeles, USA, 2009 • Marcel Wanders / Casa Son Vida / Mallorca, Spain, 2009 • Greg Lynn / Bloom House / Los Angeles, USA, 2009 • David Collins / MahaNakhon Apartment / Bangkok, Thailand, 2010 • Marc Newson / Newson Apartment / London, UK, 2010 • Bibliography • Gazetteer • Interiors by style • Picture credits • Index