“Behind the Blue Door,” a lavishly photographed ebook detailing the more-is-more maximalism of John Demsey’s New York Metropolis townhouse, formally goes on sale subsequent Tuesday, and to rejoice, he’s throwing open the aforementioned doorways for a cocktail get together Wednesday evening.
Demsey, a former government with the Estée Lauder Cos. who helped make MAC and Tom Ford world powerhouses, is understood for his huge collections — of pictures, clothes, knick-knacks, artwork, watches, equipment, even animals. (He shares the home with eight canines and two cats, in addition to his teenage daughter.)
The ebook, written by Demsey’s shut good friend Alina Cho and photographed by Douglas Friedman, takes an in-depth have a look at all 5 flooring, chapter by chapter — from the kitchen, the place each inch is roofed with Fornasetti plates — to the third ground closets the place Demsey’s lots of of shirts are housed, arrayed by coloration and stripe sample, to the fifth ground’s homage to Andy Warhol’s Manufacturing unit.
“Behind the Blue Door”
Anticipated to attend Wednesday evening’s occasion: artist Ruan Hoffmann (Demsey reveals scores of his plates throughout myriad flooring), Moda Operandi’s Lauren Santo Domingo, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, and designers together with June Ambrose, Francisco Costa and Dennis Basso.
For Demsey, who was compelled to retire from Lauder in 2022 after a controversial Instagram publish, the ebook marks the opening of one other new door, too. Earlier this 12 months, he joined L Catterton as a senior adviser.
“Not too long ago I’ve discovered that doorways typically shut, however there’s all the time one other that opens,” he writes within the foreword of “Behind the Blue Door.” “Behind each door, each room, each object, there’s one other story, one other world to be found.”
“Behind the Blue Door,” $65, Vendome Press.
