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House• July 2, 2021

Charles King

A look back at an interview with Charles King, President and CEO of Housing Works, who lives in a tiny, book-filled guest room within the East 9th Street residence, the Keith D. Cylar House. Truly a good man living a good life, not the good life, and that’s not always an easy thing to find...

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House• June 18, 2021.
Sian Ballen interviews Joanna Fisher whose dollhouse, a replica of a Venetian Palazzo, is now on display at the Museum of Arts and Design. ... READ MORE
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Christopher Cerf

House• May 21, 2021.
We re-visit Sian, Lesley and JH’s interview with author, composer, lyricist, record and Tv producer Christopher Cerf, a man of remarkable accomplishment. And a nice guy, too... READ MORE
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Looking Back at Lunch with Mario Buatta

House• May 14, 2021.
Sian and Lesley re-visit their 2013 interview with Mario Buatta back at the old Swifty’s; a priceless day with Mario doing standup sitting down... READ MORE
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House• May 7, 2021.
We revisit a 2007 interview with interior designer Sheila Bridges in her spacious, airy and elegant apartment in Harlem... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: A Voyage to Staten Island

House• April 28, 2021.
John Foreman takes us on one of his encyclopedic and aesthetic visits to a beautiful old house on Staten Island, first built in the late 18th century, a treasure acquired and created by a devoted owner... READ MORE
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House• April 16, 2021.
Revisiting our 2010 interview with the New York editor of The World of Interiors, Carol Prisant, who passed away last week at the age of 82... READ MORE
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Niall Smith

House• April 9, 2021.
Sian, Lesley and Jeff re-visit their interview with Niall Smith, a New York antiques dealer (of Irish upbringing) whose interest for his clientele is only buying what he likes for himself... READ MORE
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Big Old Houses: Fugitive Chic

House• March 30, 2021.
We revisit John Foreman's examination of 12th Street and Fifth Avenue to a block mainly unchanged in a century... READ MORE
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John Robshaw

House• March 26, 2021.
Re-visiting Sian, Lesley and JH's interview with textile designer and man about India, John Robshaw. A fascinating interview... READ MORE
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House• March 2, 2021.
In a Very Different World, John Foreman visits the palatial estate of George Jay Gould in Lakewood, New Jersey, built at the height of the Victorian age in the land of New York millionaire tycoons... READ MORE
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House• February 25, 2021.
Revisiting a 2007 interview with architect Adam Kushner. A fascinating home in the Village created by an impassioned man... READ MORE
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House• February 19, 2021.
Revisiting a 2008 House interview with internationally known textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen, who left us just a few months ago... READ MORE

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