Bridge For Design Autumn 2014 Bridge For Design Autumn 2014 Issue | Page 156

ABOVE: Bedrooms designed by Michael allowed him to project a more colourful and pattern-heavy aesthetic. Floral fabrics and bleached-oak screens completed the playful tones RIGHT: The Montecito Collection was built by Michael Taylor Designs to honour his love of scale. Voluminous cushions adorn cast aluminum frames And that creative process nearly always came with a ballooning budget. Michael famously told clients who deigned to utter the words Much of what the clients fell in love with was his fresh approach to everything from volume and scale to colour. White, in all of its many shades, became synonymous with the Michael Taylor look. everything. His early designs included rooms draped in white linen at stunningly modern, yet he was also a strong proponent of traditional furnishings and no one loved antiques more. It was his mastery of the yin and yang of natural, earthy elements as well as highly studied design that would serve him well and spoke to his versatility. Architectural Digest’s legendary editor Paige Rense likened it to, ‘Walking through the looking glass…more surreal than and over and beyond anything In this space Michael mixed periods and colours with abandon with former McGuire Furniture executive Paul Weaver to create a product line of furnishings and accessories under the Michael Taylor name. Michael worked vigorously on this project until his death a year later. The line remains one of the most recognised luxury product brands in the home furnishings industry today with exclusive Michael Taylor Showrooms in major U.S. cities including New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles. above a beach, just to the west of the Golden Gate Bridge. District opened in June speaks to the enduring beauty and quality of that he cleverly dubbed Yosemite slate so that competitors would be unable to obtain the source, and plenty of wood from wicker to bold Michael Taylor products are also carried by prestigious showrooms in Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, and Denver. In the UK clients can experience and purchase Michael Taylor designs through the elegant Tatiana Tafur showroom in Chelsea. 156 Bridge for Design Autumn 2014 For more information about Michael Taylor Designs, CLICK HERE