David Hicks is acknowledged as one of the most important
interior designers of the late twentieth century, in the
company of Albert Hadley and Billy Baldwin. Known for his
bold use of color, eclecticism, and geometric designs in
carpets and textiles, Hicks turned English decorating on its
head in the ’50s and ’60s. His trademark use of electrifying
color combinations, and mixing antiques, modern furniture,
and abstract paintings became the "in style" for the chic of
the day, including Vidal Sassoon and Helena Rubinstein. By
the ’70s, David Hicks was a brand; his company was making
wallpaper, fabrics, and linens and had outposts in eight
countries, including the U.S. where he worked with the young
Mark Hampton, and where his wallpaper was used in the White
House. "My greatest contribution as an interior designer has
been to show people how to use bold color mixtures, how to
use patterned carpets, how to light rooms, and how to mix
old with new,’’ he stated in his 1968 work, David Hicks on
Living—with Taste, the last authoritative book on his work.
Written by his son Ashley Hicks, who has unprecedented
access to Hicks’s archives, personal photos, journals, and
scrapbooks, this is a vibrantly illustrated celebration of a
half century of stunning interiors.
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