“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”
~Anna Quindlen, “Enough Bookshelves,” New York Times, 7 August 1991. This room is in Mildred’s Lane, the Pennsylvania artist’s colony that J. Morgan Puett and partner built over many years. Thanks to kellylynnwaters for the photo, which is originally from J. Morgan Puett via pjb.
Paul Smith is not only the classic English mischievous rogue type, and a self-effacing dandy, but he also reads. We wish he would drop by our studio. The photo of his cluttered office is from Vancouver magazine The Block. There’s a funny story there about an anonymous fan who’s been sending him objects in the mail, with Smith’s address and the correct number of postage stamps just stuck to the surface. Smith apparently loves practical jokes and he keeps these eccentric presents – including a traffic cone, a fishing net, and a pair of children’s chairs – amidst the books in his office. Smith prefers to decorate his stores as if he’s decorating a house, as in his flagship store in London, below.
