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nest no. 24
(winter 2003-04) JESUS SAVES Decorating for the Christian home. Rev. Sunshine
tells us where we stand according to God and His word. Inside: Mobile homes
are moving, RISD kids are decorating, and Rem Koolhaus Shows us what he's
been up to.
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nest no. 23
(winter 2003-04) INK ISSUE. On the cover: An illustrated version of everything
inside. This issue features four extra colors, including two Day-Glo and
a gold ink that is bound to impress all. There's even a 12 page gatefold
for those who like to get lost within a story. $17.50
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nest no. 22
(fall 2003) MAGNETIC PATCH. Amy Sedaris shows off her Animal Magnetism on
the cover and inside (apartment by Todd Oldham). AM's our theme, from Adolf
Hitler as decorator to the mysteries of tits 'n ass (T&A). Our detachable
logo is a magnet for your fridge. $17.50
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nest no. 21
(summer 2003) SCALLOP. Our best shaped cover- scalloped. Inside: the ultimate
Victorian, and a retirement cottage for the punk band CRASS. Art lovers
get Sol LeWitt and Cy Twombly, literati get John Ashbery. Our theme: the
New Decrepitude (if you’re 35 or over you qualify). $17.50
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nest no. 20
(spring 2003) CUT/UNCUT. We explore the decorative phenomenon of before
and after. Attached to the cover is a simple implement (tongue depressor)
to cut our pages. Inside: Do Pentecostals know how to decorate a Hell House,
to change the hearts of sinners? $12.50
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nest no. 19
(winter 2002–03) WARP AND WOOF. The theme is weaving, and we put one
on the front cover, commissioned from Andrée Putman. Inside: We celebrate
Jack Lenor Larsen, giant of classic modern textile design, and weave Coca-Cola
imagery from feature to feature. (History lesson: “When Coke Was Coke.”)
$17.50
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nest no. 18
(fall 2002) PISS ELEGANCE. In and on this issue. Each front cover is individually
spattered, a true triumph of technology. Inside: Warhol and other secret
piss-elegants get top billing. $17.50
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no. 17
(summer 2002) SCHIZOID. Buckingham Palace or Helmsley Palace? Whose queen
really does it for you? Plus, a look at the humble American parlor and parlor
music, and pull-out notes for Stephen Sondheim’s domestic masterpiece
“Every Day a Little Death.” $17.50
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no. 16
(spring 2002) WEIRD IS BEAUTIFUL. As in the “uvula” edge. Our
cover story: nest’s managing editor grows up in a family of seventeen
children. (One mom, one dad, lots of pink and blue.) Inside: The greatest
Arts and Crafts interior in London. $17.50
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no. 15
(winter 2001–02) OL’ YALLER. Alabama’s electric chair:
The peak experience of a lifetime in superb color. For crime, look through
the issue. Features are razor-slashed. Highlight: Lindisfarne Castle and
its secrets. $17.50
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no. 14
(fall 2001) DJ SPOOKY. His CD commissioned by nest comes with the issue;
each track goes with one of our features. You read, listen, and decide.
Sharing the cover: Lord Cholmondeley of Houghton Hall, nest’s favorite
house. Inside: The definitive proof of Houghton. $17.50
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no. 13
(summer 2001) REI’S WHITE HOUSE. Kawakubo shrouds it in high-fashion
white mourning clothes, and we tie our magazine with a black ribbon (to
be ready for whatever national tragedy might happen). The decoration of
mourning is our theme for the issue. $17.50
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no. 12
(spring 2001) DECORATOR GENES. A six-year-old genius does up his bedroom
in rural New York on our nickel, using nest craftspeople. Dan decides everything;
there is no mention of a “budget.” Plus: Julian Schnabel as
decorator. $17.50
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no. 11
(winter 2000–01) CROSS MY HEART. We laser-burn a tiny cross through
the magazine’s heart, front to back, leaving roasted edges. Every
feature is designed around the cross. Also, we try to convert Ralph Lauren
to the nest aesthetic and visit John Waters at home. $17.50
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nest no. 10
(fall 2000) BAG ME, PLEASE. The plaid cover comes “slipcovered”
in a zipped plastic bag. Inside: Robin Byrd is decently wrapped in pink
plastic by designer John Bartlett, and the phenomenon of plaid is thoroughly
investigated. $17.50
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nest no. 9
(summer 2000) ORIGINAL SIN. Adam and Eve in the nest Garden of Eden, installed
in a New York hotel. Remove their scratch-off-easy swimware (by Todd Oldham)
and your cover will no longer be mint. (Please note our trapezoid look.)
Inside: The Rev. Peter J. Gomes of Harvard gives a sermon on decoration.
$17.50
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no. 8
(spring 2000) FLIPBOOK. Cartoonist Matt Groening lets Bender, the hapless
Futurama automaton, somersault across the pages of this issue (upper right
corner, Bender’s starting position). Plus, we remove people from famous
paintings to show you their real subject: rooms. Rare issue. $17.50
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no. 7
(winter 1999–2000) 3-D OR MORE. Look past a transparent wall (marked
by the yellow spine) into a strange, dark room and out the back into an
infinite midnight sky. You get to decorate the back cover using adhesive
vinyl forms we provide. Inside: Michael Cunningham (The Hours) and Nan Goldin
in the same feature. $17.50
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no. 6
(fall 1999) GUIDO. The nest poodle visits fashion designer Rei Kawakubo
(Comme des Garçons) and shows you how to get more hump for your dollar.
Plus, a scholarly reconstruction of Goya’s house for his black paintings,
with a paper model. (Holes go through the issue, ads and all.) $17.50
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no. 5
(summer 1999) MOTHER SWATCH. We introduce nest’s resident decorating
consultant, Arlene “Mother” Swatch. She always prescribes a
lampshade, even for the most sordid downtown dump. Plus, how a Philip Johnson
glass box became a Tudor manse. (Note the magazine’s serpentine edge.)
$17.50
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no. 4
(spring 1999) GLITTER BOX. A little catnip for our readers and real orange
glitter in those litter boxes. Inside: The story of William Beckford and
Fonthill Abbey, illustrated with contemporary prints colored by us. $17.50
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no. 3
(winter 98–99) EXPOSÉ. The Lady of the Night comes swathed
in a buttoned-up “belly band” of fancy fabric by Todd Oldham.
Designed only for you, in 14 colorways. (Collect them all.) Inside: Carlo
Molino’s sophisticated house in Turin and his sophisticated photos
of pickups. $17.50
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no. 2
(fall 1998) MYSTERY COVER. A contemporary flocked wallpaper commissioned
from Rosemarie Trockel and applied to each magazine, by hand. With eight
patterns to choose from. Inside: Rare period photographs of Inuit igloo
interiors. $17.50
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no. 1
(fall 1997) BEST SELLER. Our premier issue went very fast. The rarest of
all, nest unavailable through us. Maybe you’ll get lucky online (sells
for $150 and up). The most popular feature: An unsuspected Farrah Fawcett-Majors
shrine in suburban New Jersey.
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