“The average auction for a sale like this has between 250 to 300 lots,” says Dennis Harrington, head of English and European furniture at Sotheby’s. “Mario Buatta has over a thousand.” In life, ...

Say what you will about pattern; for one man it made him a legend. Award-winning interior designer Mario Buatta didn’t hold back with the look, lavishing layers of color and motif in the homes of ...

No room should ever look like it's been decorated by a decorator. At least not according to Mario Buatta, "prince of chintz," who's been in the trade since 1959. "You don't want a house where a ...

It’s already been dubbed the “Super Mario” sale: The trove of objects belonging to the late designer Mario Buatta exceeded all expectations when it hit the block at Sotheby’s on January 23 and 24.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funeral services for interior designer Mario Buatta will be held Saturday, which would have been his 83rd birthday, at Sacred ...

Patricia Altschul joined Martha Stewart in attending a style lover's dream luncheon at Sotheby's to honor the Southern Charm matriarch's close friend and interior designer, Mario Buatta, who passed ...

When the "Prince of Chintz" Mario Buatta auction went live in January, over 4,000 people came to view the interior designer's prized collection. "The average auction for a sale like this has between ...

Late last week, collectors, designers, and admirers picked up treasures from Mario Buatta’s legendary assemblage at Sotheby’s in New York. Two days and 22 hours of bidding later, the late interior ...

Mario Buatta, one of the country’s leading interior decorators, who was widely known as the Prince of Chintz, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 82. Mario Buatta, one of the country’s leading ...

Acclaimed interior designer Mario Buatta, 82, died Monday after a battle with pneumonia. His flair for over-the-top extravagance earned him a celebrity clientele that included Malcolm Forbes, Barbara ...

Spanning more than five decades, the love affair between Architectural Digest and Mario Buatta was legendary. Ever since his first AD feature appeared in the May/June 1974 issue, there was no place he ...

More than 1,000 items from the personal collection of the late New York interior designer Mario Buatta, who was known for bringing English countryside style to Manhattan homes, will be offered at ...