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Sumptuousandscrupulousinequalmeasure,theworkofWilliamT.Georgisisaglamorousblendofhigh-stylearchitectureandexpressive,innovativeapplicationsofthetraditionsofthedecorativearts.Inthetwentyyearssincehefoundedhisnamesakefirm,Georgishascreatedadazzlingportfolioconsistingprimarilyofhousesandapartments;otherprojectsincluderestaurants,commercialinteriors,andgalleries.Georgismeldselegantarchitecture,imaginativefurnitureandfixtures(oftencustom-designed),andalayeredassemblyofartandobjectswithwhatheterms"abitofmagic."Athoughtfuleclecticism,informedbyanextensiveknowledgeofart,architecture,andthedecorativearts,characterizesallhiswork.ThefirstmonographonGeorgis,"MakeItFabulous"presentssixteenhousesandapartmentsinNewYorkCity,LongIsland,Florida,Montana,andCalifornia.Alltheresidencesweredesignedaroundimportantartcollectionsandoftenincludespeciallycommisionedpieces.AmongtheprojectsshowcasedareGeorgis'sownhomes,asmoked-glasstownhouseinNewYorkandavacationhousethathangsoverthebayinLaJolla,California.AlsoincludedinthevolumeareChinatownBrasserie,atheatricaleateryinlowerManhattan,andtheinteriorsofhistoricLeverHouse,arespectfulrestorationofamodernmasterpiece.Alongwithlavish,large-scalephotography,eachprojectfeaturesthearchitect'strenchantcommentaryonthearchitecture,thedecoration,andtheprocess.PerceptiveessaysbydesignhistoriansDonaldAlbrechtandNatalieShiversilluminateGeorgis'srelationshipswithhisclients,or"patrons,"andthecreationofnarrativesinhiswork.Multifacetedandmultilayered,justlikethework,thisinventivevolumeisavirtuosotutorialintheworldoffabulous.