Surrounded by Art brings you an unprecedented glimpse of some of the world’s most intriguing collections. But not just any collections: in these pages you’ll find opulent assemblages distinguished by their rarity, eclecticism and, most of all, by the style and flair with which they’ve been incorporated into the home setting. Art and antiques experts, designers and couturiers, world travellers, artists and entrepreneurs have generously opened their doors to give us a rare view of the collector’s world.

The lure of the hunt, the thrill of the chase, that peerless moment of discovery when dream and ideal meet in a single object - this is the collector’s world. To the collector, the world is their oyster, full of hidden pearls ready to be plucked and shown to the greatest advantage among the other spoils of their obsession.

Surrounded by Art brings you an unprecedented glimpse of some of the world’s most intriguing collections. But not just any collections: in these pages you’ll find opulent assemblages distinguished by their rarity, eclecticism and, most of all, by the style and flair with which they’ve been incorporated into the home setting. Art and antiques experts, designers and couturiers, world travellers, artists and entrepreneurs have generously opened their doors to give us a rare view of the collector’s world.

Nowhere will you find the passion of collecting more gloriously illustrated; all the inspiration you need to start gathering these objects of desire for your own home.

Introduction

Gianni Versace

Benedikt Taschen

Bill Blass

Tina Chow

Roger Prigent

Patricia Laigneau

Philippe de Baker

Claude Berri

Yves Gastou

Doug Tompkins

Paloma Picasso

Arman

Nicolas Berggruen

Pierre Hebey

Berwin / Levy

Maroun Salloum

Pierre Berge

Christophe Noirel

Antoine Broccardo

Frederic Malle

Jean-Claude Jacquemart

Gordon Watson

Hubert Zandberg

Pierre Lescure

David Holder

David Gill

Abdullah/Lasserre/Karlson

Jean-Louis Remilleux

Index

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