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Thierry Despont's Divine "Le Cabinet de Curiositiés"!

January 26, 2012 8:30 AM

Yesterday, I had a Tribeca jaunt with the ultimate

"seriously supreme accessorator"

Sherri Donghia!!!!!

Starting with lunch at the delicious new restaurant ....

Kutsher's

"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

Thierry W. Despont.

"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!!!!

Moroso/Flos Showroom Adds Galleria Illy Pop-up!!!

September 26, 2011 10:27 AM

In London, Italian design giants Flos and Moroso

share a spectacular showroom!!!!

For the London Design Festival, they are co-hosting Galleria Illy,

a divine installation showcasing a program of .....

art, literature, science, design, food, and wine events!!!

The entire space is extraordinary,

from the outside ..... in!!!!

The window design, interior colors, pattern, and structure

are over-the-top eye candy!!!

The furniture is Moroso at it's best .....

and the lighting from Flos is spectacular, as usual!!!

The computer that lets you to design your own coffee label

and then prints it is technologically au courant!!!

The entire package is this "accessorator's" dream come true!!!

Starting Tuesday ..... "International Accessorations"!

September 9, 2011 8:30 AM

STARTING THIS WEEKEND,

I'M BACK ON A PLANE TO VERY VERY VERY

GREAT DESTINATIONS!!!!!

FIRST STOP ...... ISTANBUL!!!!

THE ISTANBUL BIENNALE

THE NEWEST DESIGN STORES

GALLERIES GALORE

THE BAZAAR .....

SHOPPING, SHOPPING SHOPPING!!!!

AND INCREDIBLY FABULOUS SIGHTSEEING!!!!

NEXT LONDON, MY FAVORITE DESIGN MECCA!!!!

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2011

THE V&A

100% DESIGN

ORIGINS

DESIGNERSBLOCK

BROMTON DESIGN FETIVAL

THE ROYAL COLEGE OF ART

TENT DESIGN

AND MORE!!!!!

NOT TO MENTION MY FAVORITE SHOPPING ......

EGG

DOVER STREET MARKET

HARRODS

CONRAN

SELFRIDGES

PAUL SMITH

MINT

LIBERTY

ESTABLISHED & SONS

(and that's just the beginning of my list!!!!)

AND THE GALLERIES TOO!!!

SOOOO MUCH TO SEE IN THE WORLD ......

SOO MUCH TO SHARE!!!!!

Jody Morlock Celebrates Art & Cooking @ Ça Va!!!

May 26, 2011 8:00 AM

I love Jody Morlock's quirky & creative sculpture (blog1/27/10)!!!

And this installation at Todd English's Ça Va Restaurant

is absolutely over-the-top!!!!

I was honored when Jody took a morning off from her day-job , she is the "make-up maven" at The Daily Show, and gave me a tour of her work which plays an integral part in this stunning restaurant, designed by Jeffrey Beers International. Beers, a collector of Jody's work, commissioned her to create the "art element" for the restaurant. By adding her eccentric twist to vintage and new cooking utensils, from juice presses & coffee pots to forks & wine corks ...... Jody has created a new world of "fantastical foodie sculptures!!!"

Jody describes her process far better than I can ...... "I have hungry eye, and when they are not busy devouring the colored world before me,my brain is busy cutting, rearranging, shaping, structuring, fusing, drawing, dreaming, and grouping the beauty and the chaos of this complicated world!!!"

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April In Paris ........ A Sunny & Sublime Saturday!!!!!

April 12, 2011 6:00 AM

A horse is a horse of course, of course .......

And nothing could be better that a Hermes Horse ...

made from Hermes towels!!!!!

This stripe wall at Paul Smith was pretty fabulous too!!!!

This vintage Morgan ........

double-parked in front of Le Deux Magots ......

definitely a dream come true!!!

A visit to the Fondation Cartier ......

to see "Vaudou" ........

or as we say in NYC Vooooodoooooo!!!

All topped off with a fabulous dinner.....

at Le Timbre!!!!!

What else can happen next...... except to go to Milan!!!!

A Final Thought ........ Cuban Dinning @ La Casa!!!!!

April 6, 2011 7:30 AM

Our last dinner in Havana was at La Casa,

a private restaurant or paladar,

in the 50's California-style home ......

belonging to the family of Silvia & Manuel Robaina.

In this delightful family run restaurant, dinner was delicious ........

but I couldn't keep my eyes off Silvia!!!

I was obsessed with her portrait at age 14,

hanging in one of the dinning rooms!!!

And I couldn't keep my eyes off her while she "worked"

the adding machine!!!!

And when I met her I knew why!!!!!!

I realized that after 5 days in Cuba,

she was the only glamourous Cuban woman I had seen!!!

Not only did she look chic .....

blond, beautifully dressed, and wonderfully "accessorized",

but she was charming & delightful to talk to!!!!

And she loved America ......

especially Savannah, Georgia!!!!

I think she might be a "Southern Belle" at heart!!!!

By the way .........

Silvia's son Alejandro is divine too!!!!

Gorgeous & charming, just like his Madre!!

La Casa Restaurant website

The Accessorator's Month Fabooolous Gifts - #19!!!

December 23, 2010 1:00 AM

#19 is the gift of an ultimate New York moment!!!!

Imagine a fabooolous Christmas lunch at the Carlyle .......

Cocooned in a banquet, munching on yummie tea sandwiches!!!

And the fabooolous Bemelmans Bar .......

With Ludwig Bemelmans charming illustrations of Miss Clavel,

Madeline and her friends in two straight lines ......

& of course, Genevieve ..... WOOF!!!!

I was lucky to share this delightful moment Sunday!!!!

A special thank you to my divine friend Wendy Goodman!!!!

And the final Fabooolous Gift #20 is ......

Wendy's stunning book...

The World of Gloria Vanderbilt!!!

A must under any tree!!!

Pizza "To-Go" has new meaning in London!!!!

October 13, 2010 5:00 AM

Leave it to the quirky English to "accessorate" a "to-go" pizza shop with an orange Mini!!!!!

Soooooo Chic ..... an "accessoration" beyond my wildest dreams!!!

And in "tasty" Notting Hill too!!!

Gee...... I wonder do they deliver too???????

Missoni + Pellegrino = More Flame Stitch Pattern!!!!

September 27, 2010 1:00 AM

It is really possible I found more classic Missoni flame stitch ......

Atlanta (blog 9/16/10) was first, then London (blog 9/23/10)......

Now a Pellegrino bottle lable at Sistina restaurant in New York City & it's really, real!!!!

This bottle was at the next table, they left ...... I grabbed it!!!!!

UNBELIEVABLE ...... Now, I know it's a trend!!!

Mary's Marvelous On the Move ...... to the Beach!!!!!

August 3, 2010 1:00 AM

Juliana Nash has taken Amagansett's beloved Mary's Marvelous on a "joy" ride,

just down the street to Indian Wells Beach!!!

Opened daily from 6:30AM to 11:30 (except Tuesdays), Juliana's new truck is stocked with Mary Schoenlein's fabulous breakfast treats ...... scones, muffins, bagels frittata's, spinach pies, & mini-sandwiches ..... plus a variety of hot & cold coffee & tea specialities, and more!!!

"Pulled-up" less than a month, Mary's Mobile is a huge success!!!

This bright & shiny red truck certainly makes the ever-dreaded 7:30 AM dog walk a treat .......

a mini raspberry corn muffin & a grandé cappuccino ....

YUMMMY!!!!!

Mary's Marvelous website

Coach Ice Cream Truck Roams NYC ....... & it's Free!!!!

July 29, 2010 1:00 AM

As everyone knows, I'm a country girl in the summer .......

but, occasionally I get home to NYC and find something tasty!!!

This time it was my summer favorite ...... ice cream ..... & it was free!!!!!!

I didn't know Coach has added a new merchandise category ...... ice cream!!!!! They have partnered with Van Leeuwen, the hip artisan ice cream truck entrepreneurs, and designed several yummie traveling "billboards" to advertise their Poppy Collection. The "accessorated" trucks are very chic, roaming around NYC giving out free cones!!!! Coach's signature flavor is a blend of vanilla ice cream with Morello cherries and Michel Cluizel chocolate (a bit Cherry Garcia!!) ....... but, the other traditional Van Leeuwen flavors are available too!!!

I had no idea about this ice cream bonanza ......

but I found truck on 58th Street next to the Time Warner Center .....

and having NO WILL POWER, I had a cone!!!!!

Sorry Coach, it was mint chocolate chip ....... my all time favorite ...... but, thank you!!!!

My Parisienne Life ...... Endlessly Sitting at a Café!!!!

June 23, 2010 1:00 AM

One of the most divine things to do in Paris is

to sit at a café with an espresso & ponder life!!!!

I find myself taking up "residence" at café's all over the city and love

the variety tables and chairs!!!

I found these fabulous vintage mosaic tables in front of one café ......

they were all "empty" .... a great rarity in Paris!!!!

I wonder where everyone went!!!!!

Divine Dinning in Provence ...... @ La Chassagnette!!!

June 16, 2010 1:00 AM

London art dealer Simon Lee recommended his two favorite restaurants in Provence for us

to try. Our first stop, lunch at La Chassagnette in the heart of the Camarque, was

fifteen minutes from Arles, if you don't get lost ...... as we did, but it

was absolutely incredible and well-worth the detour!!!!

Opened in 2000 by Swiss art collector Maja Hoffmann and her husband Stanley Buchthal, La Chassagnette is a stunning combination of natural charm and contemporary design. Inspired by the marriage of fresh farm-products, organic agriculture, and gastronomy ....... chef Armand Arnal creates a memorable dinning experience. He uses fresh from the earth, eco-produce from gardener Catherine Louis's organic garden, which surrounds the restaurant. Changing the menu daily, each of the 4 courses was spectacular ..... but for me the ultimate decadence was a basket of chocolate-chip cookies that came with my coffee post-dessert. I love a good cookie and these were the best I have ever, ever eaten ....... that alone is a the best reason for me to go back to Provence!!!!!!!

The day was divine and we had lunch on the terrace. We followed our meal with a walk through the lush, colorful, and aromatic garden ..... a totally sensual experience. In addition to outdoor dinning, the indoor restaurant, a converted sheepfold, is equally divine. I was particularly enthralled by a mural running along one wall ...... and realized it had been done by New York based artist's Astro Vivid Focus, whose style is not exactly traditional to Provence!!! There is a recently opened charming shop that sells an assortment of unusual items, and of course, I managed to buy a dozen wonderful red handmade ceramic cups ........ I can find great "accessorations" anywhere!!!

I adored La Chassagnette ....... it melded all of my favorite things ......

really great design, fabulous fresh food, a wonderful garden,

and a unique place to shop!!!!!

La Chassagnette website

Jamine Puech ....... 3 Warm Days & I See Color Again!!!!!

March 12, 2010 1:00 AM

I want to make it really, really clear .... up front & honestly ..... I am not pushing Jamin Puech handbags!!!! If you want one, that's fine with me, but what I do care about is color & design and this store screams ......COLOR!!!

We just had 3 spectacular days of warm, spring-like weather in NYC and the world went outside again!!! Gloves & hats came off, outdoor tables & umbrellas emerged overnight at my favorite restaurants, and the High Line was buzing again!!! Everyone had a smile ........

To celebrate my friend TDL and I took to the streets too!!! We had lunch at my new hangout, the Crosby Street Hotel (see post 1/19/10) and then we took a walk in Nolita. And once again ....... COLOR followed me down the street!!!! It's back again or maybe it never left ...... it was tough this past winter to see any color other than grey, too much snow, ice, and cold ..... but soon we'll be back at the beach and on our terraces & decks ...... I can't wait for color to come back....CAN YOU??????????

And even if it rains the next 4 days ........ spring is really coming ......I promise!!!!!!!!!!

4 Days In Paris ...... the Hotel Recamier & More!!!!!!!

February 8, 2010 1:00 AM

I spent last week in Paris and it was divine!!!! I stayed at the Hotel Recamier, a wonderful newly renovated, boutique hotel in the Place St. Suplice. It was recommended by my friend, the au courant E-I-C, and as usual, he was right ..... it was fabulous !!!! ! The hotel has been redesigned by interior designer Jean Louis Deniot, who in addition to creating the stunning public spaces, was inspired to design 24 entirely different rooms. He successfully blends an eclectic mix of 20th century decorative styles, creating "Parisian elegance, neither hyper exuberance nor minimalism" ....... but clearly contemporary chic with a French accent!!! In addition, this charming "bijou" is owned by Sylvie de Lattre, a hotelier who pays special attention to each guest ...... making you feel that you are a treasured friend visiting her wonderful home!!!

I "accessorated" all over Paris.... lunch at my most favorite cafe- the Croix Rouge, vintage shopping at Catherine B, a quick trip to the fabulous Merci on the Blvd. Beaumarchais, a visit to the new L'Eclaireur for women and of course a return to the men's store (bought gorgeous summer scarves!!), I saw my favorite lamp at Perimeter Gallerie, met Oliver the director of School Gallery (bought a fabulous drawing), had a wonderful lunch at TCH'A (the maison de the), found Arty Dandy on the Rue de Furstemberg (they were out of the KARL WHO t-shirts!), picked up breat at Poilane, book shopped at La Hume, and had an amazing dinner at L'Timbre .......

That's just a hint of my "accesorations" ......... much, much more to follow this week!!!!!!!!

Hotel Recamier website

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