One evening, my daughter and i met interior designer susan gutfreund, a francophile, in her antiquesfilled apartment on the left bank. Susan and john gutfreund seek to sell parisian apartment. The late french interior designer henri samuel helped. Together, they have created some of the most beautiful decor i have ever laid eyes on. It was in the late 1980s when designer and contributing editor, susan gutfreund, and. The citys most memorable rooms, published by rizzoli.
Susan gutfreunds paris apartment decorated in shades of blue and offwhite designer. Interior decorating is an art form that runs strong in my family so i also wanted to take a moment to appreciate the decorating style of my aunt, susan gutfreund, and her mentorfrienddecorator henri samuel and their beautiful spread. Mister gutfreund, at one time one of the most powerful men in the cliquish and clackash world of wall street, was ousted from salomon brothers in 1991. The legacy of french interior designer henri samuel.
It features a glittering tour of some of new york citys finest residential rooms past and present. One of my favorite new books released this fall is new york splendor. With carolyne roehm at her book party in susan gutfreunds fifth avenue home, and the cover of her gorgeous new book. The rise and fall of john gutfreund the washington post. Legendary salomon brothers head john gutfreund is auctioning off. Gutfreunds auctioning lot at christies in paris wwd. Reflecting an unusual mix of design influences baroque, rococo, neoclassical and art deco and personal taste, its style is luxurious, playful, and wholly original. Emily evans eerdmanss new rizzoli book, henri samuel. The green salon, below features a collection of exceptional pieces. Profile of john h gutfreund, wall street mandarin who headed salomon.
Victoria hagans nyc apartment if the homeowner is a selfprofessed lover of glamour, she also appreciates functionality and multipurpose utility. Socialite susan gutfreund, the widow of king of wall street financier john gutfreund, still cant find a buyer for her swanky apartment at 834 fifth ave. Now the extravagant world she created with such obsession may be teetering on the brink of collapse. Susan gutfreund behaved as if she was born to conquer, and pursued her fantasy of life at the top over the topwith total abandon.
Susan gutfreund hardly needs an introduction as the wellknown interior designer, society hostess and wife of financier john gutfreund, but even so, when you meet her, and see her fifth avenue duplex, its the stuff of novels. The 5,446 square foot apartment located in paris super classy. Susan gutfreund was in paris, living at the ritz with the couples young son, john peter, and his nanny, while the gutfreunds new apartment on the left. Such was the case with the fifth avenue apartment of susan gutfreund and her late. Henri samuel for susan gutfreund paris apartment home decor. For 26 years the antiquefilled paris apartment of john and susan gutfreund was the scene of intimate dinners and glittering cocktail parties.
John and susan gutfreund graciously welcomed their guests to a sunday buffet. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. Paris apartment, says delphine krakoff of pamplemousse design in new york city. They are among the contents of the paris apartment of john and susan gutfreund. You may recognize susan gutfreunds henri samuel decorated paris apartment, which was to be his final project. Ingenious doubleduty solutions include a cubisminspired art piece by beard that hinges open to reveal the lighting system. The paris apartment is a popular shop in new yorks east village, where visitors can step back in time and immerse themselves in the beauty and romance of antique furnishings. See more ideas about french interior, beautiful interiors and paris apartments.
Susan had been introduced to samuel by wrightsman and soon. Join facebook to connect with susan gutfreund waterman and others you may know. Susan purchased at the biennale des antiquaires in paris before she even. Henri jansen and two beloved companions in his paris apartment estate of karen radkai emily evans eerdmans is the founder of eerdmans fine art and the author of several books, including the world of madeleine castaing and mario buatta. It is a play on the name of their recently published book houses that we.
Guests, including iris apfel and cece and lee black, came to. John gutfreund, susan s much older huzband, was once a major mover and shaker on wall street where he served as ceo of the once venerable investment bank salomon brothers, now part of citigroup. Habitually chic susan gutfreunds elegant apartment was. They worked together on the gutfreunds apartment in paris and in new york at 834 fifth avenue, which is a building designed by the renowned architect rosario candela.
At the talk, susan gutfreund reported that jayne wrightsman, who is my sons godmother, introduced her to the great decorator. Susan gutfreund hosted a cocktail party at her fifth avenue home for the museum of arts and design, and was one of the first to leave. Susan and john gutfreund seek to sell parisian apartment seller. A fallen king in search of a lesser throne the new york. Habitually chic one paris apartment two ways and an auction. Goodreads members who liked a paris apartment also liked. Shes someone who simply cant do things by halves and new york would be so much the poorer, so very, very dreary without people like her and apartments like this one. A fallen king in search of a lesser throne the new york times. Susan gutfreund was a bit tired when she welcomed guests into her home for a luncheon to celebrate the new broadway production of west side story last week.
Susan and john gutfreund seek to sell parisian apartment variety. Susan and john gutfreund house celebrity net worth. Suffice to say, the treasury bond brouhaha resulted in an. I loved that susan gutfreund had a sense of humor to have this mat outside the elevator. And lest we forget, susan gutfreund, the flightattendantturnedprincessofexcess, occupied herself by jetting to her paris apartment and remodeling her new york duplexat a reported cost of. I was in paris with my daughter stephanie, who recently graduated from college, to help her settle in as she continues her studies. A pair of 19th century russian chairs purchased in paris sit below a stunning 19th century mirror from denmark in the entry hall. Best interiors from movies beautiful design in films. The citys most expensive apartment is an absurd turnoff. In april 2009, elle decor published photos of lees paris apartment and her last new york apartment on east 72nd street. The enduring legacy of french interior designer henri samuel. Susan and john gutfreund seek to sell parisian apartment by. Dining room with round table, balloon shade and ormolu and cutcrystal eightbranch chandelier from 1820 susan gutfreunds paris interior design 2012 house design home design room design a tour of susan gutfreunds paris apartment veranda apartment decorating ideas from around the world.
In some circles, it was even suggested that susan gutfreund s hunger for luxury, her fabulous faux pas, her escape to paris to hang out with the rothschilds and the agnellis after she was hounded out of new york by bad press, made her somehow responsible for her husbands downfallshe distracted him and blew him off course. Annie halls new york apartment is artfully eclectic, filled with stacks of books, cafe curtains, and plush chairs that feel just as relevant today as they did in 1977, when the film was released. Francophile weve learned that scandalized american financier john gutfreund and his happy hostess and homemaker wife susan recently heaved their palatial and posh pad in pariss wealthy and elegant 7 th arrondissement. Susan gutfreunds paris apartment the napoleon iii giltwood mirror in the. Paris was one of lees favorite places and she once said, when you see some sun, paris is the most beautiful city in the world. Susan penn 1 son john halle gutfreund 14 september 1929 9 march 2016 was an american banker, businessman and investor.
The first book dedicated to henri samuel, considered one of the preeminent french interior designers of the twentieth century and acclaimed for his mastery of historic design, as well as his eye for contemporary presentation and furnishingsa highpoint addition to rizzolis continuing coverage of the masters of the field. The jet age spelled adventure for the elite sisterhood of pretty, single, bright, young women known as stewardesses. Its so expensive being rich, susan gutfreund reportedly would tell friends. Susan gutfreund, drew breathless coverage for the lavish sums they spent to. Shes someone who simply cant do things by halves and new york would be so much the poorer, so. Susan and john gutfreund own a number of homes, including a new york city apartment, and a parisian apartment on the left bank, in paris, france. Duplex at 834 fifth avenue john and susan gutfreund. Besides being impressively large and heavy you could do bicep curls with this thing, its unusual for carolyne, who has produced twelve books, because this one is. It was a post of the exterior of their paris apartment that made me realize that the. I also cant wait to see her new apartment after its decorated. Find books like a paris apartment from the worlds largest community of readers.
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