The Design Icon Who Inspires Oprah and Nancy Meyers

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( THURSDAY, APRIL 18 design books [The Design Icon Who Inspires Oprah and Nancy Meyers]( Rose Tarlow on her reissued book, her tiny client list, and her obsessive standards. “I can be terrifying when it comes to quality.” Photo: Courtesy of Rizzoli Most interior-design books start to feel dated very quickly. We’ve seen coffee-table volumes — on hippie-chic bohemian design, grandmillennial maximalism, desert minimalism, and, for probably far too long, suburban farmhouse styles — come and go. That’s why it’s rare to see one of these books, especially one printed decades ago, come back. In this case, it’s [A Private House](, by Rose Tarlow. The Los Angeles designer, revered for her understated good taste and exclusive client list, first published the book in 2001. Modest in size and heavier on text than images, it was an unusual hybrid of memoir, decorative arts history, and practical guidebook that sold a healthy number of copies for its publisher, Clarkson Potter, before going out of print more than a decade ago. This April, the book is reappearing in a near facsimile by Rizzoli. [Continue reading »]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Biggest, Brightest Apartment in an Old Brooklyn Schoolhouse The 3,000-square-foot space has 29 closets, several skylights, and two patios.]( By Adriane Quinlan [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings We found some very nice built-in bookshelves.]( By Nora DeLigter [A Dome Home in Montauk Is for Sale “It would be a shame to tear it down. You can’t find another house like it.”]( By Kim Velsey [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved