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Joyce Pensato Takes Over Friedrich Petzel Gallery!!!

January 30, 2012 8:30 AM

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has overtaken the

The title of the show refers to Pensato's return 
to her 1970's iconic Batman images. 
They are the primary subject & inspiration 
for this exhibition.

Of course, Batman does not go solo .....
by including her old favorites ....
Homer Simpson, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck
& a character she refers to as "The Juicer," 
Pensato continues her passion for
 iconic cartoon imagery. 

Known for her strictly black, white & grey palette,
she has infused this exhibition with touches of color ......
& lots included of "stuff"!!!!

Showing her propensity for being an 
"accessorator supreme", 
Pensato incorporates various toys, objects, props, 
& assorted ephemera from her studio .....
recreating the studio's environment
in Petzel's gallery.

I have always been a fan of Pensato's 
"pop iconography", 
but referencing her studio space 
sends me into "accessorator heaven"!!!  
DIVINE!!!!

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

January 26, 2012 8:30 AM

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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!!!!

Newest Accessorator Flip Book @ Housebeautiful.com!

January 24, 2012 8:30 AM

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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!!!

THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING IS COMING TO NYC!!!

January 19, 2012 8:30 AM

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One of my favorite Englishmen, James Brett 
is bringing his delightful 
as well as the stunning books 
that were created for the museum's exhibitions,
to NYC this month!!!!

January 21, 1:00pm 
Book Launch & Talk plus Q&A by James
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
NYC

January 26 - 29
The Shop of Everything .......
includes "everything" divine featured at 
Selfridges, London!!!
(see blog 10-17,18,19 2011)
7 West 34 Street
NYC

January 27th, 
2:00pm  Film "Is It Art?"
5:30pm  "Films of  Everything" & talk

January 28th, 
6:00pm  "Collecting Obsession" panel discussion
                                                       

I'LL BE AT "EVERYTHING".....
COME JOIN ME!!!!

"Containers II" ...... Studio Job & Val Saint Lambert!!!

January 18, 2012 8:30 AM

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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!!!

"Ethnic Accessorations" @ Orient 499, Beirut!!!

January 11, 2012 8:30 AM

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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!!!!!!

My Istanbul Shopping Guide @ HouseBeautiful.com!!!!

December 20, 2011 8:30 AM

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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!!!!

Frederik Molenschot ...... Lights Up Design/Miami 2011!

December 19, 2011 8:30 AM

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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!!!

Ceramics ........ Finally On Trend @ 2011 Basel Miami!!!

December 14, 2011 8:30 AM

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BETTY WOODMAN @ Salon 94 Gallery, NYC

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KLARA KRISTALOVA @ Galerie Perrotin, Paris  
& Lehman Maupin Gallery, NYC

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ANNE CHU @ 303 Gallery, NYC

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WILLIAM J. O'BRIEN @ Marianne Boesky Gallery. NYC

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STERLING RUBY @ Galerie Pierre Marie Giraud, Brussels

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SHIO KUSAKA @ Anton Kern Gallery, NYC

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KEITH HARING @ Tony Shafrazi Gallery, NYC

I have been talking ceramics for several years .....
finally my chatter becomes a reality!!!!

Two major exhibitions in NYC last summer ......
& last week ceramics were a "buzz"

My passion becomes a trend!!!!!

Craft Alchemy - Elisa Strozyk, Sebastian Neeb & Fendi!

December 8, 2011 8:30 AM
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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"!!!

Objects of Desire @ Galerie Pierre Marie Giraud!!!

December 5, 2011 8:30 AM

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Kristin McKirdy

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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

Mark McDonald Exhibits Hi-Tech Contemporary Design!

December 2, 2011 8:30 AM

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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!!!!!

Spectacular Exhibit of Prouvé @ Gallerie Downtown!

December 1, 2011 8:30 AM

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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!!!!

Pierre Paulin Already a Favorite @ Design/Miami!!!!

November 29, 2011 8:23 AM

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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

Mattia Bonetti @ Paul Kasmin's Booth Was to Die For!!!

November 15, 2011 8:30 AM

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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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