ANOTHER POST ON THOMAS MESSEL

I HAVE POSTED ON THOMAS MESSEL BEFORE, BUT WHEN A TALENT IS AMAZING, TWO POSTS BARELY SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF THE ARTISAN.

FIRST OF ALL, THOMAS MESSEL IS THE UNBELIEVABLY TALENTED NEPHEW OF THE GREAT OLIVER MESSEL, IN FACT, HE WROTE THE BOOK ON HIS UNCLE. IT IS A WONDERFUL DESIGN TEXT WHICH I ALWAYS CARRY IN MY BOUTIQUE.

BUT THOMAS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT: IF YOU WANTED FABULOUS FORMAL DINING ROOM CHAIRS, YOU COULD HAVE CHAIRS SUCH AS THESE WHICH HE DESIGNED FOR THE DORCHESTER HOTEL IN LONDON.

Oliver Messel Dorchester Chairs

OR YOU MIGHT WANT SIMPLE PINE CHAIRS FOR YOUR KITCHEN (ALTHOUGH, REALLY, NOTHING THOMAS DOES IS SIMPLE—LOOK AT THE FINE TURNINGS ON THE LEGS AND BACK SPLATS).

Oliver Messel Kitchen Chairs

OR YOU MIGHT BE DOING A DINING ROOM THAT NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE....THEN A METAMORPHIC TABLE WOULD BE THE KEY.

I HAD THOMAS MAKE A BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF BLACK LACQUER WITH CHINOISERIE ETAGERES FOR A CLIENT’S COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN.

AND I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THOMAS’ SEA SHELL CHANDELIERES HE MADE FOR ONE OF MY JOBS.

AS WELL AS THE BEAUTIFUL, SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT SCONCES HE MADE FOR A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE WE WERE DOING ON THE OCEAN.

YOU CAN’T IMAGINE HOW THRILLED I AM THAT THOMAS MESSEL, HIMSELF, IS WRITING THE FORWARD FOR THE BOOK THAT BRIAN COLEMAN AND ERIC KVALSVIK ARE DOING ON MY FIRM.  IT WILL BE OUT IN LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL, AND I HOPE YOU WILL WANT IT FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.  I’LL BE GLAD TO SIGN THEM FOR YOU.

OH, THOMAS.  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING THE FORWARD.  ACTUALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JUST BEING YOU.

XOXOXOX  LETA