John Loring is design director emeritus of Tiffany & Co, where he was design director from 1979 to 2009. He is the author of numerous books about Tiffany's and art in general and a longtime contributor to Architectural Digest.
A beautiful book! I requested this title from another library after I saw it mentioned in Greg Lawrence's book, "Jackie as Editor". Yes, this book was edited by Jackie Kennedy Onassis. This book shows different table settings at various [famous] people's homes. The table settings (Tiffany) are gorgeous and the people were famous for the time period (1981) ... Brooke Astor, Bob Hope, etc.
I am amazed at the bold color and beauty of the photographs considering when this book was produced!