More Is More: Tony Duquette | 
| Author: Hutton Wilkinson
Publisher: Abrams
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Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 10.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0810957027
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.4092
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Publication Date: October 1, 2009
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More Is More, the exquisite second volume about Tony Duquette, delves into the creative process and personal life of this great American designer renowned for his fantastical artwork, sculpture, jewelry, gardens, film sets, and interiors. Using "The Enchanted Vision"--a three-day lecture delivered by Duquette at UCLA in the early 1970s--as its springboard, More Is More conveys through lavish illustrations Duquette's artistic credo on the arts of living and the living arts. Author Hutton Wilkinson explains Duquette's design philosophy, creative process, and studio practices, as well as the evolution of his exceptional style and vision.
While Duquette's own work receives full attention, an entire chapter is devoted to the artwork and persona of his wife, Elizabeth "Beegle". This personal dimension is further enhanced by countless anecdotes about the fabulous life they led together: their international travels, active social lives among royalty and the jet-set, their many dinner parties and gatherings, their homes and studios.
The final chapter reveals that Duquette's legacy is alive and well as Wilkinson continues to develop the Duquette style and expand the brand across the globe.
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More is More: even more beautiful, engaging, magical, and intimate than previous book on Tony Duquette October 1, 2009
Merrily Baird (atlanta, ga USA)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
"More is More: Tony Duquette" is an even more beautiful, engaging, and intimate a book than the previous volume on Duquette that Hutton Wilkinson, the sole author in this case, coauthored with Wendy Goodman just a few years ago. If the first volume left the impression that Duquette and his wife Beegle were, to a degree, talented and well-connected dilettantes, this second book will dispel that notion. "More is More" does in fact cover the glitterati lifestyle of the Duquettes and their over-the-top living environments, but it also devotes a good deal more attention to Duquette's work style, philosophy, and output.
"More is More" opens with Duquette's own perspective, a series of lectures that he delivered in the 1970s in conjunction with a UCLA show of his work. This material, contained in the chapter titled "The Enchanted Vision: Casting the Spell," is enchanting and likely to appeal to a wide audience, indeed anyone with artistic leanings or a love of the exotic. Even more riveting is chapter two ("The Work, the Whys and Wherefores") which details Duquette's typically-long workdays, extraordinary output, lavish shopping habits, and positive relationships with both those whom he paid to work and those who volunteered to help him create monumental roomscapes and complex tapestries. It is this testimony of Wilkinson, who began working with Duquette as a youngster and now carries on his mentor's business, that puts the chapters that follow in "More is More" into perspective, in turn driving home just how remarkable a person and artist Duquette was. Chapter one will likely send your imagination soaring as you see the wonders, especially the natural wonders, of the world in a new way, while chapter two will likely leave you thinking of new uses for nearly everything that passes through your hands and before your eyes.
The remainder of the book looks at Duquette's phenomenal jeweled creations, Beegle and her work as a painter, the Duquette's social life, and their living environments both interior and exterior. These last several subjects were covered at length in Wilkinson's previous book, but the photographs provided and the visual fascination of the living environments justify another look. The previous study of Duquette has had extraordinary selling power for a book so ambitious and pricey. Still, this second volume may well top it in terms of circulation and impact, for there is much more here to inspire a reader's interest in art, adornment and collecting to say nothing of the more substantial insights provided for committed students of the applied arts.
pure delight October 11, 2009
Patricia Don Diego (Stevensville, Mt. United States)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I cannot begin to say what a wonderful book this is. It's beautiful, inspirational, everything a book about Tony Duquette should be. The author has given us great insight into the life and mind of Mr Duquette, showing us how he worked, thought and lived. A must book for every creative person. I cannot put it down.
Wish More agreed that More is More. November 13, 2009
legally bland
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book will be appreciated by everyone, but will especially appeal to those who agree with the "less is a bore" comment made by Tony Duquette years ago. Modernism and minimalism have ruled supreme for far, far too long. Mr. Duquette expresses his love of all interior styles except for boring empty spaces. Hollywood glitz is upbeat, fun and interesting even for those like me who would not choose it for their own homes. I agree with other reviewers that this book is even better than the author's fine first book titled "Tony Duquette." Mr. Duquette was truly an American Master.
Enchanting! December 2, 2009
FPK (Massachusetts)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I simply can not put this book down. I literally get lost in the photos, stories and incredible details that this man creates. The author is a fabulous raconteur; if only to have been a part of that extravagant, creative and enchanting world that Tony and Beagle designed. This would certainly make a fabulous movie!
LOVE IT! October 18, 2009
JORDAINE (LA,CA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
MORE IS MORE WONDERFUL,FABULOUS AND INSPIRING. A MUST FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO SEE THE WORLD FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE. A GREAT REFERENCE FOR THE CREATIVE MIND
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