Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Todd Merrill design

Todd Merrill, one of this country's foremost dealers in classic modern, mid-century and 1970s furniture, stays busy. He has been working on several design projects and has written a couple of books.

My favorite of his designs is a 9000 square foot home in Southampton, New York. The three-story home is built into a hillside and has ocean and bay views. Merrill gutted the house for renovation. He chose a gray-on-gray paint scheme and floors of matte washed gray reclaimed oak, gray French limestone and slate.

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Todd Merrill's Southampton project
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One of his books that you might want to put on your reading list is Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam. In this book, he examines the work of Billy Haines, T. H.Robsjohn-GibbingsJames Mont, Sam Maloof, Paul Evans, Philip Lloyd Powell, George Nakashima, Paul Laszlo and many others.




2 comments:

  1. Nice looking furniture. I enjoy reading the history of it and the background of the designers. If it were not for your blog I would know nothing about all these nice things.

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    1. I'm glad you find my blog informative. I try to keep a balance between sharing the history of the period and simply showing eye candy. I feel the same way about all the typewriter blogs, including yours. I learn something new every time I read them.

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