{"id":396,"date":"2019-01-10T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/?p=396"},"modified":"2019-01-10T17:46:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:46:02","slug":"world-of-folly-by-hunt-slonem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/2019\/01\/10\/world-of-folly-by-hunt-slonem\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Folly by Hunt Slonem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-405\" src=\"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-7.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-7-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-7-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/p>\n<p>World of Folly was written by the hand of Hunt Slonem. Hunt is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is well known for his exotic and eclectic works, featured in galleries the world over and in collections at the Guggenheim Museum, The Met, the Smithsonian, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. His work included many important museum collections all over the world. He exhibits regularly at both public and private venues, and he has received numerous honors and awards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-406\" src=\"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-407\" src=\"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-3.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-408\" src=\"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-4.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-409\" src=\"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/p>\n<p>This book is about the Watres Armory, built in 1900\u201301 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is Slonem\u2019s latest interiors project and will showcase the artist\u2019s novel take on interior design matches vibrant, multicolor interiors with a bricolage of historically potent, rare items found around the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-410\" src=\"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-6.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/p>\n<p>You can see by the images pages full of history and interior design that matches with vibrant textures, multicolor interiors with a bricolage of historically potent and rare items that you can find around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe people choose buildings, I believe buildings choose people\u201d Hunt Slonem<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_411\" style=\"width: 1110px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411\" src=\"http:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-8.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-8-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-8-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rugsociety.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/World-of-Folly-8-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Demsey and Hunt Slonem attend John Demsey Hosts Hunt Slonem Book Signing at Private Residence on November 13, 2018, in New York. 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