Billy Baldwin Seating
Billy Baldwin had the unusual distinction of being the first man to break the glass ceiling of interior decoration, which before WWII was ruled by a coterie of ladies. The look he championed in the mid-century was entirely American: classical in foundation, but modern in spirit, free of ostentation and unconcerned with trends. “Be faithful to your own taste,” he used to tell clients, “because nothing you really like is ever out of style.”
By the 1960s, just about every American taste-making blue blood was his client, including Jackie Onassis, Pamela Harriman, Nan Kempner, Bunny Mellon and Babe Paley. If you ever wondered who was responsible for Diana Vreeland’s unforgettable “garden in hell” crimson drawing room, it was Billy B, as his friends called him.
“I always say I love color better than people,” he once remarked. He also loved cotton, calling it “his life,” detested damask and satin, and claimed to have “made a lady out of wicker.” His quips were legendary.
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Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Billy Baldwin Seating
Cotton
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Upholstery
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Rattan, Hardwood
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Mohair, Velvet
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Upholstery
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Rattan, Hardwood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Seating
Upholstery
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Chrome
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Upholstery, Wood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Seating
Fabric
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Seating
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Seating
Upholstery
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Cane, Cherry
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Leather
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Upholstery, Wood
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Canvas, Oak
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Wood
1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Seating
Fabric, Walnut
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Upholstery
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Upholstery, Wood
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Wood, Fabric
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Leather
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Silk
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Ultrasuede
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Seating
Upholstery
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin Seating
Upholstery
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Billy Baldwin Seating
Mohair, Velvet
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Billy Baldwin Seating
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Billy Baldwin Seating
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Billy Baldwin Seating
Velvet