Trendsetter, fashion icon, and wife of an internationally renowned novelist and playwright, Somerset Maugham (pictured left with Syrie's signature brush fringe upholstery detail) Interior Designer, Syrie Maugham (1879-1955) created an ultra-chic world that was as unique as it was influential.Author and design authority, Pauline C. Metcalf takes readers on a lively trans-atlantic voyage through Maugham's world, from the drawing rooms she decorated in London to the houses, villas and apartments commissioned by clients in the United States and on the Continent. I read many design books, but I found this absolutely fascinating, well written and very enjoyable.
Portrait of Syrie by the designer Cecil Beaton captures her elegant style of living.
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