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Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-10208151351X

ISBN-139782081513518

eBay Product ID (ePID)15050396583

Product Key Features

Book TitleJacques Garcia : a Sicilian Dream: Villa Elena

Number of Pages276 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicInterior Design / General, Decorating

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, House & Home, Crafts & Hobbies

AuthorJacques Garcia

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight96.4 Oz

Item Length14 in

Item Width10.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Jacques Garcia's sumptuous restoration of a Sicilian monastery refreshes exquisite baroque designs with modern flourishes and a richness only found in Italian villas of the past. With exquisite photography and elegant prose, A Sicilian Dream: Villa Elena will transport you to the southern Italian state no matter where you are." --FREDERIC MAGAZINE

Dewey Edition23

Photographed byEhrs, Bruno

Dewey Decimal747

SynopsisOn the outskirts of the spectacular baroque town of Noto, Sicily, Jacques Garcia has transformed an ancient monastery into an abode of earthly bliss . Celebrated interior designer Jacques Garcia invites readers inside his private residence in Sicily for the first time. The former monastery, rebuilt in Noto's characteristic golden limestone, boasts spectacular salons that have been restored with a profusion of noble materials and techniques: colored marbles, flamboyant stuccowork, majolica tiles, damask silks, and velvets. Time stops in the elegant music room, decorated with embroidered silks and rococo-style mirrors that reflect the decor to infinity; the gilded dining room is hung with silk damask wall coverings and an eighteenth-century Murano chandelier and furnished with Chantilly porcelain and antique Italian rococo chairs. The grand marble salon features baroque paintings and a stunning collection of sculpture and Sicilian furniture. The exquisite villa--surrounded by shaded terraces planted with towering cacti and succulents--attests to Garcia's love of ancient civilizations and his masterful blending of Arabian, Norman, Renaissance, and baroque influences that converge in Sicily's colorful history. The domain, dotted with ancient sculptures and reflecting pools, is graced with splendid panoramic views revealing the sea near Syracuse, a distant folly, a restored villa nestled in an ancient olive grove, and the decaying grandeur of a classical temple reconstructed with ancient fragments., On the outskirts of the spectacular Baroque town of Noto, Sicily, Jacques Garcia has transformed an ancient monastery into an abode of earthly bliss. Celebrated interior designer Jacques Garcia invites readers for the first time inside his private residence in Sicily. The former monastery, rebuilt in Noto's characteristic golden limestone, boasts spectacular salons that have been restored with a profusion of noble materials and techniques: colored marbles, flamboyant stucco work, majolica tiles, damask silks, and velvets. Time stops in the elegant music room decorated with embroidered silks and rococo-style mirrors that reflect the decor to infinity; the gilded dining room is hung with silk damask wall coverings, an eighteenth-century Murano chandelier, and furnished with Chantilly porcelain and antique Italian rococo chairs. The grand marble salon features baroque paintings and a stunning collection of sculpture and Sicilian furniture. The exquisite villa--surrounded by shaded terraces planted with towering cacti, succulents, and colorful birds of paradise--attests to Garcia's love of ancient civilizations, and his masterful blending of Arab, Norman, Renaissance, and Baroque influences that converge in Sicily's colorful history. The domain, dotted with ancient sculptures and reflecting pools, is graced with splendid panoramic views revealing the sea near Syracuse, a distant folly, a restored villa nestled in an ancient olive grove, and the decaying grandeur of a classical temple reconstructed with ancient fragments.

LC Classification NumberNK2052.A3

Text byStella, Alain