tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post4866896105015933335..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: M21, Don't Look: It's the Book ThingPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-64068546268495489162008-07-03T23:14:00.000-04:002008-07-03T23:14:00.000-04:00I have all of those first 4 books and loved them!!...I have all of those first 4 books and loved them!!! I know they're not my copies because I would never part with them at the bookthing! ENJOY!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4943141305989891922008-07-03T14:05:00.000-04:002008-07-03T14:05:00.000-04:00Osbert Lancaster was a real character. Good find. ...Osbert Lancaster was a real character. Good find. He was an illustrator of pocket cartoons, yes, writer, true, and an architectural historian, stage designer, painter, diplomat (Greece, WWII) and famous dandy. His biography by Richard Boston is a joy to read.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-62197535299751258972008-07-02T12:30:00.000-04:002008-07-02T12:30:00.000-04:00Magna... I actually have Goodbye Mr. Chippendale. ...Magna... I actually have <I>Goodbye Mr. Chippendale</I>. I wrote about it last year. <A>http://pigtown-design.blogspot.com/2007/03/th-robsjohn-gibbings.html</A> It's a sweet little book and I will look forward to reading Sir Osbert's book.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-25687126410952402892008-07-02T12:22:00.000-04:002008-07-02T12:22:00.000-04:00You'll love Osbert Lancaster. His observations on ...You'll love Osbert Lancaster. His observations on architecture & design are just as smart as those in Robsjohn's Gibbing's <I>Goodbye Mr. Chippendale</I> and <I>Homes on the Range</I> but they have a much gentler tone and he seems amused, rather than disgusted by the vagaries of mass taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75404940799550791822008-07-01T22:21:00.000-04:002008-07-01T22:21:00.000-04:00if you haven't already read DV you will love it!th...if you haven't already read DV you will love it!<BR/><BR/>the header is great - <BR/><BR/>and the photos with your new brownie are spectacular!<BR/><BR/>have fun taking picturesMarniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04475036454364463323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-54696077240551800362008-07-01T09:46:00.000-04:002008-07-01T09:46:00.000-04:00This is so much fun - DV changed me life - cant wa...This is so much fun - DV changed me life - cant wait to check out your other finds. KDMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-61490919403876023382008-07-01T09:32:00.000-04:002008-07-01T09:32:00.000-04:00Looks like several amazing reads!Looks like several amazing reads!please sirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399057388828998855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-56985362461715920992008-07-01T00:30:00.000-04:002008-07-01T00:30:00.000-04:00Love your PIGTOWN DESIGN fountain... CLASSIC!Love your PIGTOWN DESIGN fountain... CLASSIC!Fifi Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186646442542919342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-60031532751213300272008-06-30T19:51:00.000-04:002008-06-30T19:51:00.000-04:00Thanks for all of the nice comments on the new hea...Thanks for all of the nice comments on the new header. I was thinking about how I could incorporate some of the gorgeous images from the Eastern Shore, and all of a sudden, the inspiration for this picture came to me.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-23949744341001197862008-06-30T19:25:00.000-04:002008-06-30T19:25:00.000-04:00Meg,These are great finds! LOVE the new header as ...Meg,<BR/><BR/>These are great finds! LOVE the new header as well! Thanks for the tips! Send me photos of your fabulous chairs so I can post them!<BR/><BR/>hugs,<BR/>KarenAlkemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00073900773860510777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-8942028195800920202008-06-30T17:16:00.000-04:002008-06-30T17:16:00.000-04:00Love the new header!!!!! Looks like some great fi...Love the new header!!!!! Looks like some great finds!!FancyPants-designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480194617370535080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-454981043629421182008-06-30T13:45:00.000-04:002008-06-30T13:45:00.000-04:00Love the new header!!!Love the new header!!!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064972052546768332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-67930791091718831582008-06-30T10:31:00.000-04:002008-06-30T10:31:00.000-04:00The new header is fabulous! And, I'm envying BT, ...The new header is fabulous! And, I'm envying BT, as always.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-88866240624674374172008-06-30T09:10:00.000-04:002008-06-30T09:10:00.000-04:00Again, great finds!!! "Homes Sweet Homes" looks in...Again, great finds!!! "Homes Sweet Homes" looks intriguing.<BR/>(Love your new header too!)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-81893672139006873392008-06-29T22:05:00.000-04:002008-06-29T22:05:00.000-04:00Those were some great finds. Your Inner Junque Whi...Those were some great finds. Your Inner Junque Whisperer not only tells you to go to the Book Thing but must also tell you where to look when you get there. The Simon Doonan book looks especially good.<BR/><BR/>I like the new banner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-74728405963416682622008-06-29T08:51:00.000-04:002008-06-29T08:51:00.000-04:00I loved Nasty.I loved Nasty.a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15072699457424749576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-65570180747612344112008-06-29T01:14:00.000-04:002008-06-29T01:14:00.000-04:00not that i actually *read* your post, as i am unab...not that i actually *read* your post, as i am unable to read anything where you might mention the unmentionable b___ t____, but if i *was* to have read this post, i would say that the viv westwood book (one of my heroes) and the that fabulous "courtiers and favourites of royalty" look to be real finds, so i'm glad your voice led you to them...<BR/><BR/>;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158141401821966937noreply@blogger.com