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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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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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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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Sooooo many fabulous designs by 
at her eponymous Beirut store!!!!

Karen works with classically trained Lebanese craftsmen ....
integrating contemporary patterns, designs, & color
with Middle Eastern tradition!!!!

The result is her stunning "tinned brass collection," 
that includes furniture & objects!!!!

I especially adore these divine tables/stools!!!
And, I love Karen's attention to detail!!!

How fabulous is the copper wire that
 threads around the seats ....
accenting both metals ....
the tin and brass!!!!

These "garden stools" are going to be on my patio!!!
 I can't decide which color I love better ....
sooooooo, I've bought both!!!
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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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"Poolside Accessorations" are unique to Miami Beach ....
especially at the Loews Hotel!!!!!

I adore these this whimsical couple
lounging casually in the garden at the hotel!!! 

Maybe I can take these bathing beauties to East Hampton ....
they would look divine lounging poolside 
at my house!!!!!

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This divine bookcase, 
from Hudson, NY antique dealer Mark McDonald,
was a "stand-out accessoration" at

According to Mark, the piece was made by 
a unique design company that is ....
"blurring the boundaries between art, architecture, 
entertainment & information"
by displacing, transforming & manipulating exiting objects!!!

I adored this piece ........
It qualifies for my "accessoration everything" list!!

#1 COLOR - It's Hermes orange, my very favorite color!!!
#2 ART & MOTION - It is a kinetic piece of sculpture!!! 
#3 SCALE - It's over-the-top enormously huge!!!   
#4 REPURPOSING - Each unit was originally a sink!!!

It's truly fabulous!!!!!

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François Laffanour's Gallerie Downtown's booth 
at Design/Miami was the most incredible installation at the show!!!!

This Paris gallery has a broad collection of work from  
French designer Jean Proivé  ......
& Laffanour reconstructed, as the centerpiece of his booth,
 an enormous overhead structure 
that was a section of a school designed by Prouvé,
originally located outside of Paris!!!

It was over the top and amazing!!!

According to Laffanour,
one of his client's has two of these divine structures
over his swimming pool!!!!!

That is definitely the world's 
"supreme ultimate accessoration"!!!!

Unimaginably over-the-top & to die for!!!!

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Design/Miami 2011 doesn't open till tonight but .......
Cathy Leff, director of Miami's Wolfsonian Museum
has already made her "top pick"!!!             

It's the Amphis Sofa by designer Pierre Paulin
presented by New York gallery.

"Since The Wolfsonian is going French this year,
we are really interested in how this object
represents a trajectory of French design." 
                                                      Cathy Leff


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I was completely enthralled & enamored .......
falling head over heels in love,
with this deliciously delightful Mattia Bonetti settee
at the Paul Kasmin Gallery!!! 

Bonetti really is the
"furniture accessorator supreme"!!!

I absolutely adore his work ......
(see 12/3/09 & 4/9/10)
and this was my favorite piece at New York's first

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20th Century Design & Contemporary Design 
New York City

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Furniture of the 20th Century 
Paris

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Artists & Designers
Rome

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Contemporary Design/Art
London

New York's first 
is definitely a smashing success!!!

And there is still one day left .....
So, here is my list of my four favorite galleries!!!

My tastes are very eclectic and these international galleries feature
"accessorations" that run the gamut!!!
 
Including vintage pieces by Charlotte Perriand 
and Philip & Kelvin LaVerne .....
and contemporary designs from Sam Baron & Sebastian Brajkovic!!!

I adore exciting, innovative, and energized design .....
no matter what decade!!!

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Following the international success of the London edition of PAD 
and it's sister show in Paris ......
NYC's next!!!!

Opening tomorrow at the Park Avenue Armory the
and it's going to be an enormous success!!! 

It's a must see for all "accessorators".....
and I've attached your invitation!!!!!


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has been named "Designer of the Year" at the
2011 British Design Awards,
a competition organized by English Elle Decor,
and the London Telegraph!!!!

I was lucky enough to meet Lee and see his collection "Salon"
at the London Design Festival!!!
He was charming 
and the collection was beyond chic!!!

Upholstered in wool or leather in neutral shades, 
accentuated by metallic or pale powder-coated stud details,
the collection was inspired by 1930's elegance!!!

Harkening back to the glamorous days of decades past,
I knew the furniture would be "at home"
in a chic NYC penthouse or Hollywood Hills mansion!!

I imagine a cocktail party with "manhattans" as the drink of choice,
women in slinky satin dresses with long cigarette holders .....
and lots of smoke swirling!!!!

Sheer decadence!!!!
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