One of the deans of American interior decoration, William Hodgins
follows in the footsteps of the legendary Billy Baldwin and also
Sister Parish and Albert Hadley, for whom he worked early in his
career. Based in Boston since the late 1960s, Hodgins's work
encompasses residential commissions from New England to Florida, as
far west as California, and overseas. His interiors have been
celebrated in the pages of Architectural Digest, House &
Garden, House Beautiful, and other magazines and books. This is the
first publication entirely devoted to his oeuvre, which spans five
decades. Hodgins's rooms are beautiful, thoughtful, and poetic;
they are airy, light-filled spaces. They are also, in his words, as
"extraordinarily luxurious as they can be in a quiet, understated
way." Handsome architectural detailing and a soothing palette work
their magic and create visual flow; Hodgins is a master artist, his
designs reminiscent of Merchant-Ivory films. A Hodgins interior is
governed by white, and the decorator invokes the slightest of
subtleties and different shades of white. For Hodgins, whites
"reflect the quality of life and light in a room." They "glow
behind the art and furniture," are restful, timeless, and age
gracefully. Yet Hodgins is also noted for his judicious use of
exquisitely clear and jewel-like colors: this skillful combination
makes his interiors special, inviting, and comfortable. Among the
forty notable commissions covered in this generously illustrated
book are the private quarters of the American ambassador's
residence in Paris (1997), a pied-a-terre in a 1920s Beaux-Arts
apartment building on San Francisco's Nob Hill, several prewar
cooperative apartments in New York City, and a considerable number
of houses and apartments in the Boston and Washington, DC, areas
and in Palm Beach, Florida. The majority of his commissions have
been carried out for repeat and loyal clients, many of whom have
commissioned him to decorate multiple homes. This presentation of
his work will be valued not only by professional decorators but
also by everyone seeking the best in interior design.
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