1960s

The Stunning Photographs of Stan Shaffer

Filed under: Art, Books

If you've never heard of photographer Stan Shaffer, who captured the cream of cultural bohemia in the golden age of the '60s and '70s, now's the time to rectify that courtesy of über-luxe German publisher teNeues. You Should Have Been With Me is a massive scrapbook culled from Shaffer's stunning archive, with intimate portraits of celebs of the day including Gloria Vanderbilt, Angelica Huston, Andy Warhol, Halston, Calvin Klein, Peter Beard, Cheryl Tiegs, Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Brooke Shields and Mariel Hemingway. These are interspersed with sexy fashion snaps and outtakes of sessions with supermodels on yachts and in Porsches once the "work" was done. In diary form Shaffer shares extracts from his extraordinary life at the nexus of New York's art, fashion and cinema worlds, at glitzy parties "where everyone is somebody and they're all dressed to kill!" Shaffer's journey was that of a "voyeur, participant, invited guest and documentarian" wrapped into one; sadly he died during the final stages of production on this book, which now serves as a fitting legacy for an artist who deserves more recognition.

Tags: 1960s, 1970s, Andy Warhol, art, books, Calvin Klein, celebrity, coffee table books, fashion, Jerry Hall, New York, Peter Beard, photographer, photography, Stan Shaffer, style, teNeues

Panton Chair

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

While some trends from decades past are best forgotten, such as dark wood wall paneling, others deserve a place in our hearts and even homes. Relive the mod 1960s with this chic Panton Chair. The chair was the first single-material, single-form chair ever to be made, designed by Verner Panton in 1968. The stackable chairs are constructed from durable but not rigid polypropylene and are available in both a red-orange and white, if the former is too bright for your purposes. With its very contemporary lines, these would not look out of place in an upscale bistro, but would look equally appealing in a kitchen or office. Price: $225.