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House• June 18, 2021

The Fisher Dollhouse: A Venetian Palazzo in Miniature

Sian Ballen interviews Joanna Fisher whose dollhouse, a replica of a Venetian Palazzo, is now on display at the Museum of Arts and Design. ...

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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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Sheila Bridges

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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Carol Prisant

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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Big Old Houses: In a Very Different World

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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Adam Kushner

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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Jack Lenor Larsen

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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BIG OLD HOUSES: A Noble Antique in the Urban Sprawl

House• February 17, 2021.
We return to John Foreman’s history of “Liberty Hall,” an 18th century estate in New Jersey embraced by history of the American republic and now a museum of the family that occupied it for the following century... READ MORE

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