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Calling all fabric geeks: the story behind Conan O’Brien’s curtain

By Craig Nakano
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L.A. Times TV critic Mary McNamara gives Conan O’Brien some applause for his ‘Tonight Show’ debut last night, but design geeks, of course, are fixated on the set, a mix of old and new Hollywood. I’m slightly amused by a blog post (not here!) that credits the new curtain to ‘the design duo of Hutton Wilkinson and Tony Duquette’ -- quite a feat considering that Duquette died in 1999. The fabric is a silk-rayon blend called Golden Sunburst, and it was designed by Wilkinson, Duquette’s former business partner, now owner and creative director of Tony Duquette Inc. Home staff writer David A. Keeps first reported on Wilkinson’s new fabric collection in February. If you love Golden Sunburst, check out the website of manufacturer Jim Thompson.

My colleagues who work on real estate coverage put together a photo gallery of O’Brien’s Brentwood house.

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-- Craig Nakano

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Craig Nakano

Craig Nakano is the assistant managing editor for Entertainment and Arts. He joined The Times as an assistant travel editor, later served as home editor and most recently was the fine arts editor, leading a team whose accolades included a Pulitzer Prize and an Online Journalism Award. A California native, he worked at the Desert Sun of Palm Springs and at the San Francisco Chronicle after graduating from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He lives in Long Beach with his husband and son.

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