The Printed Page: How an Arch Digest Editor Decorates a Pad for Arch Digest

Friday, August 16, 2013, by Amy Schellenbaum

Photo by Roger Davies/Arch Digest

This month's Architectural Digest has a look inside the Manhattan apartment of the magazine's own international style editor Carlos Mota, a stylist ("I had no formal training") whose penchant for "more crazy, more messy, more unexpected" translates easily into his own cramped, glammy interiors. While the master bedroom boasts an elephant bust that may or may not be made of aluminum foil and a bird cage occupied by fake avians, the living room has got tufted couches in silver velvet and avocado green silk carpeting. "I like color. I like to combine looks and periods. I don't like just any one style," he told AD. "I hate the word eclectic, so maybe I should call my look globally chic."

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AD Editors' Choice: With the 2012 Architectural Digest Home...

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Silver Screen Style: Architectural Digest, fresh off the publication...

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The Printed Page: Elizabeth Taylor's Bel Air Estate Goes Glossy in Arch Digest

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There were whispers that editor Margaret Russell would make her first real flourish at Architectural Digest by publishing the Bel Air, Calif., estate of the late silver screen star Elizabeth Taylor—the magazine even photographed the property during Taylor's last days, right after her interior designer friend Waldo Fernandez finished renovating the four-bedroom house. Well, today A.D. drops the feature as part of its online preview of the July issue. Taylor, the mag is quick to point out, wasn't one to conform to the prevailing trends, instead preferring her own unique style. That helps explain the purple carpeting and chintzy floral prints in the 7,000-square-foot spread, but no excuses are necessary for the artfully arranged rose archways or the artwork from greats like Warhol and Hockney. Soon, the estate may see a new owner—the house is now up for sale at $8.6M—and we hope they manage to retain some of the star's endearing quirkiness.

· The Printed Page [Curbed National]
· Elizabeth Taylor's Bel-Air Estate [AD]
· Elizabeth Taylor's Bel-Air Estate Hits the Market for $8.6M [Curbed National]

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The Printed Page: What's Up With Rich People Pretending to Read Arch Digest?

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AdWeek has just released the results of a hilarious survey about the reading habits of 860 households earning more than $250K a year. Thirty-nine percent of those surveyed list Architectural Digest as one of their favorite magazines, yet the pub. doesn't actually show up on the list of what these people say they actual read. In fact, the only shelter pub on the real reading list—topped by People, of course, and Costco Connection, surprisingly—is Better Homes & Gardens. So, just to be clear: you're telling us that most people only look at the pictures and/or leave Arch Digest on the coffee table because it looks cool and pretty and intelligent? Shocker of shockers!

· What the Rich are Reading [AdWeek via Fishbowl NY]

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Arch Digest, Elle Decor Report Increased Ad Pages: Architectural Digest and Elle Decor have...

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The Printed Page: Ten Totally Out-of-Place Ads in the Gorgeous Feb. Arch Digest

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