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Homage

Encounters with the East

By: Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff

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Encounters with the East

By: Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff

Take your old or weary, new and funky or just plain cotton comfy T-shirt and turn it into a fashion statement.

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Glitterati Incorporated

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0976585170

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9780976585176

The Greek House

The Story of a Painter's Love Affair with the Island of Sifnos

By: Christian Brechneff

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The Greek House

The Story of a Painter's Love Affair with the Island of Sifnos

By: Christian Brechneff

An account of the author's experiences as a painter on the 1970s island of Sinfos describes how it became a haven from the complexities of his life over more than three decades that saw him transformed by modern-world elements.

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306

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Macmillan

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0374166714

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9780374166717

The Greek House

The Story of a Painter's Love Affair with the Island of Sifnos

By: Christian Brechneff,Tim Lovejoy

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The Greek House

The Story of a Painter's Love Affair with the Island of Sifnos

By: Christian Brechneff,Tim Lovejoy

A richly rewarding narrative about a young painter's love affair with the Greek island of Sifnos When Christian Brechneff first set foot on the Greek island of Sifnos, it was the spring of 1972 and he was a twenty-one-year-old painter searching for artistic inspiration and a quiet place to work. There, this Swiss child of Russian émigrés, adrift and confused about his sexuality, found something extraordinary. In Sifnos, he found a muse, a subject he was to paint for years, and a sanctuary. In The Greek House, Brechneff tells a funny, touching narrative about his relationship to Sifnos, writing with warmth about its unforgettable residents and the house he bought in a hilltop farm village. This is the story of how he fell in love with Greece, and how it became a haven from the complexities of his life in Western Europe and New York. It is the story of his village and of the island during the thirty-odd years he owned the house—from a time when there were barely any roads, to the arrival of the modern world with its tourists and high-speed boats and the euro. And it is the story of the end of the love affair—how the island changed and he changed, how he discovered he had outgrown Sifnos, or couldn't grow there anymore. The Greek House is a celebration of place and an honest narrative of self-discovery. In its pages, a naïve and inexperienced young man comes into his own. Weaving himself into the life of the island, painting it year after year, he finds a place he can call home.

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Macmillan + ORM

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0374710031

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9780374710033

Homage

Encounters with the East

By: Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff

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Encounters with the East

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A House by the Sea

By: Bunny Williams

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A House by the Sea

By: Bunny Williams

“America’s reigning queen of decorating.” —Southern Living “One of America’s premier interior designers.” —Garden Design Author and renowned designer Bunny Williams has been at the top of the interior design world for more than 40 years. Here she invites readers to explore La Colina, her lovely Caribbean retreat tucked into lush, tropical gardens by the sea. Williams writes “We knew we wanted a house where we would really live outside, a house where the ocean breezes would blow through, and a house that would be a place in which we could gather our friends and family and entertain easily.” The book explores every facet of the beautiful property located in the Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic—from outdoor rooms and garden plantings and design to the delightful, island-living luxury of the villa’s interiors, furnishings, and collections. Woven into each chapter are essays written by friends who have visited the property: Gil Schafer details the villa’s architecture Page Dickey tours the gardens Roxana Robinson offers a peek at a weekend stay Angus Wilkie discusses the delights of collecting Jane Garmey revels in the pleasures of cooking, food, and friends Let trailblazer and tastemaker Bunny Williams, a member of the Interior Design Hall of Fame, take you on a personal tour of this special home. In her introduction, she writes that her aim was to have this book “feel like a visit to our island retreat.” You’ll see in this lavish coffee table book filled with photographs, story, and advice that she succeeded.

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Abrams

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1613129580

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