A Rare Glimpse Inside Elsa Peretti’s Sprawling Spanish Home
Ms. Peretti had a few other ideas. The absolutely minimalist Bottle pendant, her first design, was inspired by antique vases. The Open Heart pendant was tilted just off center; she sometimes said she had been inspired by the open spaces in Henry Moore’s sculptures, but in another interview, in The New York Times Magazine, she identified Alexander C... See more
Elsa Peretti, Star Designer of Elegant Jewelry, Dies at 80 (Published 2021)
This architectural mode of enclosure and enfolding suggests sanctuary, retreat, and escape. From the narthex entry one is invited to lose oneself in this space that channels the pilgrim into a labyrinth of octagons and circles, inviting a wandering that seems to escape from the driven, goal-oriented ways we inhabit the “outside” world. The pilgrim
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youtube.comhelped her acquire a large coffered ceiling from Orvieto, the hill town near Rome, decorated with painted scenes from ancient myths.
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