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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.
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