steve mckenzie’s team member, Xavier Neuner is back this week with another edition of “Library Friday,” a blog post featuring a book from our stash of fantastic, beautiful reads!
This time around, Xavier selected a book featuring stunning interiors by our friend – and steve mckenzie’s Tastemaker – Matthew Patrick Smyth.
The book titled “Living Traditions” was written with Judith Nasatir and highlights some of Smyth’s amazing interior designs, as captured by Principal Photographer, John Gruen.
From Xavier:
Matthew Patrick Smyth is a New York based designer who has a keen sense of visual balance. Images of his interiors showcase Smyth’s unique way of incorporating furniture, art and collectibles in many different styles; yet his spaces do not seem cluttered or over worked.
Smyth’s rooms are timeless and showcase each client’s personality. As you flip through the pages of his book, you will read his tips and rules on design while viewing an array of spaces, including a very traditional home in West Point, with oil paintings, floral wallpaper and colonial and federal antiques.
Another section invites you to a Park Avenue apartment, whose living room features a woven animal print rug along with modern colorful art on the walls.
He has a way with blending contemporary items with antiques to create a space that is both familiar and still forward thinking. Overall it is a fantastic book to add to your library or place on top of your coffee table.
Thank you for the book review Xavier, and for selecting a work that highlights so many amazing spaces by our friend, Matthew Patrick Smyth!
We invite you all to visit the steve mckenzie’s showroom and peruse our library, where you’re sure to find something intriguing.