Elsie de Wolfe - Wikipedia
Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl (née Ella Anderson de Wolfe; December 20, c. 1859 [1] – July 12, 1950 [2]) was an American actress who became a very prominent interior designer and author.
Elsie de Wolfe | Biography, Designs, & Facts | Britannica
Elsie de Wolfe, American interior decorator, hostess, and actress, best known for her innovative and anti-Victorian interiors. Her first commission, the interior of the Colony Club in New York, demonstrated her signature principles of design: simplicity, airiness, and visual unity.
Design Legends: Elsie de Wolfe - Architectural Digest
Dec 31, 1999 · Elsie de Wolfe. The American pioneer who vanquished Victorian gloom. By Edgar Munhall. December 31, 1999. Though dead for half a century, Elsie de Wolfe remains an icon to this day,...
Elsie de Wolfe: Biography, Works, Awards - Architecture Lab
Jan 23, 2024 · Elsie de Wolfe, born Ella Anderson de Wolfe and later known as Lady Mendl, was a pioneering American interior designer, actress, and socialite. Born in 1859.
Elsie de Wolfe: America’s First Interior Designer
Jul 11, 2018 · Born in New York, NY just after the end of the Civil War, Elsie became “Lady Elsie” when she was presented to Queen Victoria and London society, (a quite unusual honor for an American girl at the time). This experience focused her vision of life on elegance, refinement, fashion, and good taste.
ELSIE DE WOLFE - Interiors & Icons
May 4, 2020 · Elsie de Wolfe, also known as Lady Mendl, was born in 1865 in New York, lived a glamorous life as a well-known member of the European cafe society and earned the title of “grand dame of modern decorating”.
A Life in Good Taste - The New Yorker
Sep 19, 2004 · A Critic at Large. A Life in Good Taste. By Ruth Franklin. September 19, 2004. In 1921, at the pinnacle of her decorating career, Elsie de Wolfe sued one of her clients for neglecting to pay her...