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What a wonderful evening at Old Westbury Gardens!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of “Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace on Long Island” and a special conversation with authors Clive Aslet and Dylan Thomas, moderated by Thammanoune Kannalikham.

The evening offered a fascinating look at the history, architecture, gardens, and stories that have shaped Old Westbury Gardens. A special thank you to the OWG Preservation Team for creating a fascinating exhibit in the Dining Room featuring never-before-displayed items from the Gardens’ archives! We were delighted to celebrate this beautiful new book with so many friends and supporters.

Thank you to our cohosts at the ICAA, Clive, Dylan, Tham, and everyone who helped make this special evening possible. And to all who joined us, both in person and virtually, thank you for being part of it!

📚 “Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace on Long Island” is available now at our gift shop and wherever you buy your books.

#oldwestburygardens #book #longisland #history #phipps

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Thank you @newyorksocialdiary for the lovely article, @gigisheldon for a wonderful luncheon @oldwestburygardens honoring Mary S. Phipps for her energy and dedication. @maurabrush President & CEO graciously introduced @cliveaslet @triglyphbooks and the delightful book, Old Westbury Gardens Days of Grace on Long Island. Must add to your collection. Photographed by Dylan Thomas.

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Two views of Westbury, captured in the pages of Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace on Long Island, out today from @triglyphbooks.

From the sweeping approach to Westbury House, deliberately concealed to heighten the drama, to the South Allée in April, where linden trees leaf out and dogwood blooms above the formal hemlock hedges, these photographs offer a glimpse of the beauty and design that have defined the estate for generations.

The book is officially released today! And if you’re joining us tonight for the special conversation moderated by Thammanoune Kannalikham of @kannalikham_designs, you can purchase your copy at the event and have it signed by author Clive Aslet @cliveaslet and photographer Dylan Thomas @dylan_location.

Haven’t purchased your ticket yet? Don’t delay! Join us tonight for this special evening and use the link in our bio to get your tickets now.

#oldwestburygardens #booklaunch #longisland #longislandhistory #event

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Join us on October 6 at Old Westbury Gardens as we welcome @friendsofowg, celebrated international photographer Dylan Thomas @dylan_location, and award-winning editor and writer Clive Aslet @cliveaslet for an engaging conversation about the creative process behind their newest publication, Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace (@triglyphbooks, 2026).

Moderated by noted interior designer Thammanoune Kannalikham @kannalikham_designs, the discussion will explore the stories, research, and visual imagination that shaped this richly illustrated tribute to one of Long Island’s most beloved estates.

Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace brings the house and its history vividly to life through archival images and lush contemporary photography. The book honors the legacy of the estate Jay Phipps built to woo his English love, Dita Grace, after promising to recreate the world of elegance, gardens, and dogs she had known in Sussex. She said “Yes”—and the rest is Old Westbury Gardens.

Pictured:
1. The front hall. Beyond the screen is the staircase. The ceiling, which appears to open the room
out to the sky, was painted by A. Duncan Carse, who later worked on the liner, the RMS Queen Mary.
2. In 1927, a new dining room was created. The paneling came from Henry and Annie’s house
at 1063 Fifth Avenue, which had itself been designed by George Crawley. Crawley now adapted the
proportions to the new space. Dark paneling and Georgian portraits were thought appropriate to a room
used mainly in the evenings.
3. The White Drawing Room was originally the library, for which Crawley proposed paneling in
white-painted wood to “harmonize with the carved wood mantelpiece,” which had been bought from the
English firm of White Allom & Co. The mantelpiece was later replaced by one in marble. The needlepoint
carpet came from the renowned collection of Colonel H. H. Mulliner, and was purchased by the Phipps family in 1924.
All images from Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace. Courtesy of Triglyph Books.

#oldwestbury #longisland #historicestate #historichomes #traditionalarchitecture

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Join us on October 6 as we welcome the Friends of Old Westbury Gardens @friendsofowg, celebrated international photographer Dylan Thomas @dylan_location, and award-winning editor and writer Clive Aslet @cliveaslet for an engaging conversation about the creative process behind their newest publication, Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace (@triglyphbooks, 2026).

Moderated by noted interior designer Thammanoune Kannalikham @kannalikham_designs, the discussion will explore the stories, research, and visual imagination that shaped this richly illustrated tribute to one of Long Island’s most beloved estates.

Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace brings the house and its history vividly to life through archival images and lush contemporary photography. The book honors the legacy of the estate Jay Phipps built to woo his English love, Dita Grace, after promising to recreate the world of elegance, gardens, and dogs she had known in Sussex. She said “Yes”—and the rest is Old Westbury Gardens.

Pictured:
1. A drive sweeps to the entrance front. To maintain the drama, the full extent is partially hidden by
shrubs and trees.
2. Roses, lupins, and peonies crowd this border in the Walled Garden. Beyond the fountain is the
East Gate.
3. The South Allée in April. The linden trees come into leaf and dogwood blooms above the neatly
trimmed forms of the hemlock hedges.
All images from Old Westbury Gardens: Days of Grace. Courtesy of Triglyph Books.

#oldwestbury #longisland #traditionalgardens #traditionallandscapes #historicgardens

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Whalton Manor di proprietà della famiglia Norton
@theworldofinteriors @cliveaslet @simonpwatson
#interiordesign #designers #design #antiques

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Higham Hall, nel Suffolk, è la residenza di Quinlan Terry
@countrylifemagazine @cliveaslet @quinlan_terry_architecture Il reportage è di Clive Aslet; fotografie di Paul Highnam #design #designer #interiordesigner

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Summer nights 🍃

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#aninteriorlife

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I am offering 20% off my 10 Vanbrugh prints to celebrate the conclusion of 2 years of conservation work at Blenheim Palace by @insallarch!

Order one before midnight on Sunday to take advantage of the saving:

£150 for 50x33cm prints (limited to 25) – NOW £120
£75 for 30x20cm prints (limited to 50) – NOW £60

The 10 selected photographic prints have been released as limited-edition prints to celebrate Sir John Vanbrugh's Tercentenary in 2026.

The photographs have been chosen to illustrate the drama and the sublimity of Vanbrugh's powerful architecture and have been selected from shoots at Castle Howard, Blenheim Palace and Grimsthorpe Castle.

To view the whole collection, head straight to davidvalinskyphotography.com/prints

They are printed on Fujifilm photographic papers and each photograph will be signed, numbered and certified.

To place an order, or for any enquiries, please email info@davidvalinskyphotography.com
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#architecture #architecturephotography #architecturalphotography #architecturephotographer #architecturalphotographer #architecturelovers #historicarchitecture #historicbuildings #baroque #baroquearchitecture #baroqueart #englisharchitecture #visitengland #historicengland #historichouse #historichomes #countryhouse #statelyhome #vanbrugh300 #blenheimpalace #castlehoward #grimsthorpecastle #photoprints #photographicprints #artprints #artprintsforsale #fujifilm #limitededitionprints

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New design book lineup at Mor. Swipe for a look at our own home, featured in The Summer House.

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Summer in the country. Marton & Davis style. ❤️

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*The Architecture and Writings of E.S. Prior: Challenging the Arts and Crafts* by David Valinsky is PUBLISHED TODAY!

Edward Schröder Prior (1852-1932) is not easily labelled... His reputation as an Arts and Crafts architect is well-earned but his output is much broader and more complex, offering a fascinating window into the debates surrounding English architectural and design culture around the turn of the 20th century. This book brings together the various strands of his work to present a far more complex, holistic understanding of his particularly rich and insightful thinking and his creative approaches.

When taken together, Prior’s writings and architecture demonstrate the complexities and contradictions inherent in his work, as well as contemporary and visual cultures. The topics which were at the heart of his work – the conflicts between architecture as a creative process, a profession and a business; the translation of design intentions through a project; the challenge of representing architecture to clients and the public; the position and treatment of architecture students in practices; the nature of work in ‘historic’ buildings – make fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in architectural and visual culture, then and now.

Order your copy now from www.lundhumphries.com

#ESPrior #ArtsandCrafts #Architecturebook @david_valinsky_photography @voyseysociety @thesahgb
@the_victorian_society @c20society @biblio_philo

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