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| Phyllis Morris |
Phyllis Morris (born October 19, 1925, died September 5, 1988) was an American furniture designer known for her colourful persona, her outspokenness on decorating and her distinctive furniture and interior designs, especially her large and highly decorative beds.
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| Phyllis Morris with one of her highly decorative beds. |
She was often referred to by the media as the "designer to the stars." As her fame grew, Morris befriended many in the show business community and counted Joan Crawford, Liberace and Joan Collins as her clients. In 1953 Morris created a lamp whose design was based on one of her primitive figure clay sculptures.
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| Phyllis Morris with her pink poodles and famous lamp |
The lamp was manufactured by a Los Angeles department store and became so successful that Morris decided to pursue self-manufacturing of the second lamp design — a poodle lamp modelled after her own pink-dyed poodle Pamela. The poodle lamp propelled Morris into the limelight and it wasn't long before she became a local celebrity.
In 1953 Morris created a lamp whose design was based on one of her primitive figure clay sculptures. The lamp was manufactured by a Los Angeles department store and became so successful that Morris decided to pursue self-manufacturing of the second lamp design — a poodle lamp modelled after her own pink-dyed poodle Pamela. The poodle lamp propelled Morris into the limelight and it wasn't long before she became a local celebrity.
In 1961 she began adding her own furniture designs to round out the offerings. Initially these furniture collections drew upon the Spanish Colonial look with dark woods, large carved scrollwork and baroque elements as well as other Mediterranean-inspired styles. Later Morris included more modern styles using lacquer and exotic finishes and materials. The "swinging sixties" gave an opportunity to shake up the interior design world with her distinctive vision of how colourful and eclectic interiors could be.
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| Phyllis Morris |
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| Phyllis Morris Interior Designs |
