Easier Living, by Design
Mary & Russel Wright's Guide to Easier Living is virtually singlehandedly responsible for advancing in-home entertaining into the Modern era. One-pot meals, buffet style service, and serving ware items with multiple purposes were all but nonexistent before the Wrights came on the scene, and their set of tools for contemporary life have become the cornerstone of today's casual dinner parties. A recent article in the New York Times titled Easier Living, by Design by Alexandra Lange is a wonderful introduction to Russel and Mary's work and housekeeping theories. From dinnerware to furniture, the Wrights influenced the way YOU live, even if you aren't aware of it.
- 08.03.10
Scott commented: That is a great idea, Steve. Any interest in helping me come up with a list that we could write up as an article we could post here on Ars Longa?
- 8.3.10
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Steve B. commented: The list of specific influences is long. It would be nice to find one place where Mary & Russel's influences are listed. Things like the sectional sofa, open stock dinnerware, etc.