Top 10 Quotes by Robert Denning

Texture and pattern should function as a surprise.

Texture and pattern should function as a surprise.

Texture, Patterns, Surprise

"The Sweet Smell of Excess" by Patricia Volk, www.nytimes.com. October 8, 2006.

Everything is really about lighting.

Lighting

"The More the Merrier — Robert Denning's Extravagance of Color and Pattern" by Cynthia Zarin in Architectural Digest v. 59 #4, pp. 146-152, April 2002.

Appearance is everything. I find that a view is secondary. Even in those apartments on the East River, it's dull, looking out at those little boats.

Robert Denning

Views, Rivers, East

"The More the Merrier — Robert Denning's Extravagance of Color and Pattern" by Cynthia Zarin, Architectural Digest, v. 59 #4, pp. 146-152, April 2002.

Find the ideal in something not ideal.

Robert Denning

Ideals

House & Garden Magazine, p. 120, July 1991.

A la Rothschild, a style I define as many good things used irreverently.

Robert Denning

Style, Rothschild, Good Things

"Manhattan Grand Luxe — Richly Appointed Rooms For Collectors" by Aileen Mehle in Architectural Digest, v. 51 #9, pp. 126-176, September 1994.

Cooking is like decorating - it never bores me.

Robert Denning

Cooking, Decorating, Bores

"Denning's Pot-au-Feu – A decorator indulges his passion for cuisine bourgeoise", by Suzanne Hart, House & Garden, March 1992.

I don't like bare floors.

Robert Denning

"The More the Merrier — Robert Denning's Extravagance of Color and Pattern" by Cynthia Zarin, Architectural Digest, v. 59 #4, pp. 146-152, April 2002.