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What is a MHOY?????

It's a "protest pet" designed by  Cyril Anguelidis 
& a group of French graffiti artists!!
Beginning as sticker art in Paris, it has evolved
into this three dimensional, recycled,
poly resin sculpture!!!

Evoking the struggle for animal rights,
a MHOY may look like a loudspeaker but,
it is really a heart touching creature ....
who "protests in silence"!!!!

By adopting a MHOY, we recognize this struggle ......
5% of all sales go directly to PETA .......
a charity that fights for the dignity of all animals!!!

I bought a dozen to give to all my favorite 
"animal loving accessorator's"!!!

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Even children can be "accessorator's supreme"!!!
Isn't this kids furniture from 
Little Nest sublime???
Modern classics inspired by the 
chicest mid-century designers ......
How can you resist?????

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Cordula Kehrer's "Bow Bins" 
at Areaware are still one of the 
most interesting products at the fair!!!
Made by the Aeta people, of the Phillpines, from 
sustainably harvested rattan,
their sales "gives back" to the community ......
and they look sooo chic too!!!!

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Always a tabletop junkie .....
I found these fabulous cotton printed tablecloths 
& matching napkins at Funktion.
The cloths are available in two sizes,
60" x 60" & 72" x 90".
I often mix up my dish patterns & 
I think I might mix up the napkin patterns too!!!
Trés chci!!!!

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My friend Jackie Shapiro uses her spectacular eye 
 for pattern & color 
to add innovative products to her 
French Bull collection.
These new reusable coffee mugs 
elevate "take-out" coffee to a new level!!!
 
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Another old favorite of mine, 
these hand embroidered 'location pillows"
from Cat Studio looked very fresh again this week!!!!
Maybe they have crossed over into the new category .......
"accessorator classics"!!!!

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San Francisco based Lunares, owned by Nima Oberoi, 
is one of the most "color infused" 
home collections at the NY Gift Show!!!
I love these "ice cream pints" & ordered every color ...
one for each of my favorite ice cream flavors!!!
And how divine are the individual scoops
that are attached to each pint!!! 

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As usual candles were everywhere ....
but "la chiens" from Bougies la Française
were the sweetest puppies I met!!!
What a match ....
puppies + candles + great color = Spring 2012!!!!
So on trend!!!!

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Yesterday, I had a Tribeca jaunt with the ultimate 
"seriously supreme accessorator" 

Starting with lunch at the delicious new restaurant ....
"a modern Jewish America bistro," 
with the best matzoh ball soup & hot dogs in town, 
from foodies Zach Kutsher, Alan Wilzig, Jeffrey Chodrow, 
& Richard Kirshenbaum!!!!

Next was a visit to the stunning & stylish installation 
at the historic New York Mercantile Exchange!!!!

This spectacular exhibition, a joint venture between 
international galleries Marlborough & Steinitz,
was conceived & curated 
by world renown architect, designer, & artist 
 
"Le Cabinet de Curiosités" is presented in a series of 
Second Empire rooms created by 18th century boiserie &
objects d'art shipped from Paris by Steinitz.

This unique installation of art, design, & antiquties
features sculptures & collages from 
Spanish artist Manolo Valdés,
hyperrealist trompe l'oeil paintings by 
Chilean painter Claudio Bravo,
and Despont's assemblage sculptures & paintings.

Reminiscent of Deyrolle's chic Paris taxidermy store &
Axel Vervoordt's Palazzo Fortuny exhibition 
during the Venice Biennale .....
this installation is extraordinary & must not be missed!!!! 
And it's been extended thru February!!!!

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My "super accessorator spy" is everywhere I'm not ......
& she knows me soooo well!!!

Look what she found in Paris at Maison Object ......
the utimate "accessorator's accessoration"....
created for Spanish porcelain company 
by sublime Spanish artist/designer

Lladró invites cutting edge designers to create creatures
with distinct personalities, 
for a series called "The Guest."

Hayón designed the shape of these figures,
and invited American artist Tim Biskup and
Japanese design studio Devilrobots
to draw all over the surfaces ........ 
resulting in these fabulous figurines!!!

Thank you to my "accessoration spy" ..... 
these limited edition pieces are right up my alley!!! 

I hope you've already bought me one of each!!!

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The accessorator's newest flip book .......
"The Best From Design Miami .....
Cool New Art, Accessories, & Installations"

Just hit the link, 
take a look .....
& let me know what you think!!!

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has designed this stunning collection of 
"hybrid tableware" for
one of my favorite Italian design companies!!!! 
(see blog 1/15/10, 2/3/10, 2/4/11)

Each piece appears to be split in half ......
One side has traditional Chinese porcelain designs,
while the other has classic European patterns.

Cast as a single bone china object, 
this commercial collection
blending the aesthetics of the east & west,
is based on a one-off project that Seletti had done previously.

I adore these dishes .....
they are an "accessoration supreme,"
that will soon be found in my china cupboard!!! 

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"Coffee Pot" 2011 colored & cut crystal, polished bronze

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"Poubelle"2011 cut crystal, polished bronze

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"Stewpan (frigate U.S.S. United States)" 2011 
colored & cut crystal,
patinated bronze, gilding, faience

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"Picklehaube" 2011 colored & cut crystal, 
polished bronze

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"Saucepan" 2011 colored & cut crystal, 
polished bronze

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'Piece for Peace" 2010 colored & cut crystal, 
polished bronze, Indian rosewood

Rotterdam's Galerie VIVID presented "ContainersII"
by Antwerp design geniuses Studio Job ...
at Design/Miami 2011.

The project began with the designers discovery of a collection
of incomplete antique crystal pieces 
at the warehouses of Belgian crystal manufacturer

They incorporated five vessels into this paradoxical work .....
referencing the contrasts of today ....
function & surreal, rich & poor, good & evil, 
fantasy & reality,
and high & low culture.

I think all of the pieces are fabulous "accessorations" ......
but the "Stewpan" is my particular favorite!!!

It's definitely a "boat" that could "sail" across my bookcase!!!


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The new Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut is stunning!!!

The pool/bar area on the roof is over-the-top fabulousness ......
spectacular views of the city from every direction!!!!

But "the accessorator," who sees all,
was most excited by the "c-tables" next to the lounges!!!!!!

I always struggle with the tables next to a chaise,
twisting & turning to put down a delightful "umbrella drink"
is very sloppy at best!!!

These tables are BRILLIANT!!!!

I am already planning to have them copied for my EH house ......
Thank you, Four Seasons!!!

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Combing traditional taste & a modern sensibility 
is the design dictum at
Frank Luca & Aida Kawas's divine Beirut boutique

Featuring antique and modern furniture, clothing, 
& accessories from Lebanon ...... 
as well as Turkey, Syria, and Morocco,
this delightful Middle Eastern bazaar is a must see!!!

I adored all of the mother-of-pearl furniture,
as well as the multi-color patch vintage rugs ......
but, the Lebanese "Gingerbread Men" 
were my Christmas gift de jour!!!!

A real hit!!!!!!

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Inspired designer "accessorations" take a variety of forms!!!!!
 
The Christmas window "accessorations" at Beirut's
were extravagant, entertaining, & brilliant!!!!
 
Imagine every classic Bottega handbag shape ......
as a white candle!!!!

And, if that's not enough "fabulocity" ........ 
the candle wax was pressed 
into the classic woven leather texture
of these fabulous Bottega bags!!!!!

I tried to beg, borrow, or steal them ........ 
they were the perfect gift for my chic Lebanese hostess!!!!
But, I was told "absolutely not"!!!!!

Oh well, I guess it's the thought that counts!!!

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My newest flip book .....
is posted on ....

Click on either link ....
Take a look ......
And let me know what you think!!!!

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London's premier design gallery,
exhibited this stunning chandelier 
by Dutch designer & founder of Studio Molen 
 at this month's Design/Miami!!!
 
"City of Light Chandelier," is a series of 
105 unique, handcrafted 
individually numbered bronze "bells" .....
on a bronze track. 

The bell's exterior and track have an aged patina, 
while the bell's interiors, 
lite by LCD's, 
have the a warm glow of gold patina.

This amazing fixture would be spectacular ....
in my living room!!!
Actually, it would spectacular in any room,
any where!!!


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While I was spending endless amounts of time in Miami ....

Marni opened it's first Edition store in NYC
at the crossroads of Gansevoort & West 13th Street
in my 'hood .....
 the Meatpacking District!!!

The store is stunning ...... minimalist & modern,
with moveable steel & iron fixturing,
natural concrete floors,
brilliant daylight coming through giant windows
& a highly visible stock room.

There are no window displays, 
instead product is housed in large steel boxes, 
with fuschia interiors, that can bee seen from the street!!!

Orange chairs are a delightful accent, 
but my favorite Marni "accessorations" are the 
plastic "torso's" hanging from the ceiling,
printed with wonderful Marni-inspired mixed patterns!!!!
DIVINE!!!!!!

And I had to share the charming holiday shopping bags ..... 
each illustrated with a different child's drawing!!!
I don't know which is my favorite .... 
so I grabbed one of each!!!
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Italian fashion house Fendi sponsored 
the "Design Performance" at Design/Miami 2011.

Fendi invited designer  Elisa Strozyk and 
artist Sebastian Neeb to create this years project .....
"Craft Alchemy."

Collaborating to create a dream-like neoclassical interior,
inspired by Rome's historic Palazzo Fendi,
Stroykz & Neeb redesigned ornate 18th century furniture by 
braiding, weaving, embossing, & sewing 
discarded leather scraps from the Fendi factory.

The result is a divine collection of enchanted objects!!!!

Stroykz & Neeb also created delightful 
"furniture marionettes,"
leather furniture created from Fendi scraps,
suspended from the ceiling by strings!!!

I also adored the "studio" the designers had set up .....
creating additional pieces & talking to fair visitors,
creating a  "furniture performance"!!!

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Kristin McKirdy

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Ristue Mishima

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Alev Siesbye

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Martin Bedin

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Sterling Ruby

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Ron Nagle

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Jean Girel

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Pierre Marie Giraud, owner of this eponymous gallery in Brussels, 
has the most divine eye for sublime "accessorations"!!!

His unique selection of contemporary decorative arts,
from internationally renown European, 
American, & Japanese artists, 
exhibited at Design/Miami this past week
was stunning!!!

Of course, as a "ceramic junkie" 
I adored the depth of Giraud's ceramic selection .....
from Ron Nagle to Sterling Ruby .....
and Kristin McKirdy, an artist who's work I was not familiar with.

I can't wait for my April trip to Brussels to see more treasures at
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