The accessorator's newest flip book .......
"The Best From Design Miami .....
Cool New Art, Accessories, & Installations"
@ Housebeautiful.com !!!!!
Just hit the link,
take a look .....
& let me know what you think!!!
Recently in “Product Design”
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!!!
"Coffee Pot" 2011 colored & cut crystal, polished bronze
"Poubelle"2011 cut crystal, polished bronze
"Stewpan (frigate U.S.S. United States)" 2011
colored & cut crystal,
patinated bronze, gilding, faience
"Picklehaube" 2011 colored & cut crystal,
polished bronze
"Saucepan" 2011 colored & cut crystal,
polished bronze
'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!!!
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!!!!!!
Sooooo many fabulous designs by
Karen Chekerdjian ......
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!!!
My newest flip book .....
is posted on ....
HouseBeautiful.com!!!!!
Click on either link ....
Take a look ......
And let me know what you think!!!!
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!!!
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend!!!
And add in emeralds, sapphires, & turquoise .......
WOW!!!
Pellegrino goes over the top again .....
this time with Bulgari!!!
I want a case ......
to match my Missoni bottles (blog 9/27/10)!!!
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"!!!
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!!!!!
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
My friend, the glamorous "garden guru"
gave me the "dirt" on yesterday's "unknown accessoration"!!!
The divine red stiletto emerging from the sidewalk
in front of Bergdorf Goodman
is one in a collection of "site specific" bike racks!!!
It was designed by musician David Byrne, an avid cyclist,
for the NYC Dept. of Transportation .........
in conjunction with Pace Gallery!!!
There's loads more information @ DavidByrne.com!!!
20th Century Design & Contemporary Design
New York City
Furniture of the 20th Century
Paris
Artists & Designers
Rome
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!!!
Luca & Nathalie Bomio have created an extremely well edited
selection of furniture, fashion, and design at
Shoreditch High Street, London.
The "accessorator" loves the extensive selection
of Fornasetti products ..... including
ceramics, furniture, pillows and wall coverings!!!!
This fall the store launched a collection of limited edition vases
curated by Barnaba Fornasetti (son of Piero) .....
combining the Fornasetti "look" with the
workmanship of Bitossi Ceramiche!!!!
Selecting only pieces they love,
the Bomio's have one of the chicest design stores in London ....
a "must" stop for all "accessorators"!!!!
The Museum of Everything 4.0 is spectacular ....
but the "Shop of Everything" is incredible!!!
Imagine James Brett and Selfridges collaborating
to create this amazing "shopping mecca of everything" ....
thinking of soooo much fabulous "everythingness"!!!!
I bought tons of great "everything gifts" ....
to take back to NYC!!!!
Remember ...... Christmas is coming!!!!
- “It all comes down to the accessories.....
- It’s not the first thousand dollars that make the room, it’s the last hundred!!”
- - judi roaman
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