"Texture and pattern should function as a surprise."
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Patricia Volk, "The Sweet Smell of Excess", The New York Times (October 8, 2006; retrieved October 4, 2007).
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Robert Denning
Robert Denning (13 March 1927 – 26 August 2005) was an American interior designer whose lush interpretations of French Victorian decor became an emblem of corporate raider tastes in the 1980s.
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