{"product_id":"inventing-the-california-look","title":"Inventing the California Look - Interiors by Frances Elkins, Michael Taylor, John Dickinson, and Other Design Innovators","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe influential rooms of Elkins, Taylor, Dickinson, and other great talents—as photographed by Fred Lyon—represent the innovation and splendor of postwar Northern California interiors, which continue to inspire the work of designers today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom  the  1940s  to  the  1980s,  some  of  the  best  resi-dences  in  Northern  California  were  decorated  by  a coterie  of  designers  whose  names  were  once  recognized only by the cognoscenti of interior design. From Frances  Elkins  and  Tony  Hail,  with  their  aristocratic aesthetics,  to  Michael  Taylor  and  John  Dickinson, with   their   bold   fantasies,   these   designers   created revolutionary settings that were idiomatic of their time and  place—fresh,  luxurious  spaces  complementing the various terrains and lifestyles of the northern part of the state.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFred Lyon (b. 1924) is perhaps the only photographer who  knew  and  documented  the  work  of  this  talented group.  Akin  to  what  Julius  Shulman  was  doing  in Southern  California,  Lyon  worked  closely  with  the designers  and  magazine  editors  to  help  shape  the look  for  posterity.  In  the  years  following  the  work of  these  giants,  most  of  the  spaces  they  created  are gone  or  vastly  changed,  replaced  by  different  tastes and  new  styles.  Now  re-appreciated  for  their  artistry, we  can  relive  this  exciting  era  through  Lyon’s  superb photography.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50949908398368,"sku":"9780847871520","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780847871520.jpg?v=1763621772","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/inventing-the-california-look","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}