David Hicks Scrapbooks Book by Ashley Hicks

Name: David Hicks Scrapbooks Book by Ashley Hicks
Brand: Ashley Hicks
Price: 75 USD
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About the Item

David Hicks Scrapbooks By: Ashley Hicks The most famous British designer of his day, David Hicks (1929–1998) wowed the English decorating world with his bold geometric prints, electrifying color combinations, and quirky mix of antique and contemporary furniture. Thanks to his prodigious talent, his gift—and penchant—for publicity, and his connection to the royal family through his marriage to Lady Pamela Mountbatten (cousin of Prince Philip), Hicks attracted an A-list clientele drawn from the aristocracy, media, and fashion. For decades, Hicks documented every salient moment of his life in scrapbooks, amassing 24 volumes in all. They contain press clippings, party invitations, swatches of his signature textile patterns, sketches of interiors, magazine articles on his projects, and hundreds of photographs, mainly family snapshots but also his own photographs of people like Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly, and Andy Warhol. Many of the pages are laid out in a graphic collage style, now yellowed and stained, lending a patina of history. And many are embellished with drawings and notations, revealing Hicks’s turn of mind and sense of whimsy. For this volume his son, Ashley Hicks, has carefully chosen more than 325 of the best pages—providing a poignant window into the extraordinary world of David Hicks and a handmade time capsule of an era. Ashley Hicks, an architect and interior designer, is the author of David Hicks: Designer and David Hicks: A Life of Design. Since 2003 he has produced a line of fabrics, carpets, and wallpaper called David Hicks by Ashley Hicks. Additional information: Portrait Hardcover 336 pages More than 700 color, b+w illustrations ISBN: 978-0-86565-345-0 Dimensions: 9¼ x 12 in. (235 x 305 mm.) Published: Sep, 2017

Creator:

Ashley Hicks (Author)

Dimensions:

Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

2017

Production Type:

New & Custom(Current Production)