My newest flip book .....
is posted on ....
HouseBeautiful.com!!!!!
Click on either link ....
Take a look ......
And let me know what you think!!!!
Recently in “Travel”
James Brett's Museum of Everything pop-up is extraordinary,
the "Store of Everything" is fantastic .......
but Selfridges "Windows of Everything" are the best!!!!!
Imagine devoting every window on Oxford Street,
a gigantic city block in London,
spanning the front of one of the world's greatest stores,
to "everything" that can't be sold!!!!
This is a phenomenal design installation,
and I applaud the Selfridges team for being sooooo brave!!!
This is a major tribute to the arts ....
but I can't help wondering,
who in NYC would ever be this brave?????
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!!!!
James Brett's pop-up
Museum of Everything (blog 12/14/10)
Selfridges, London.
Brett's collection of self taught artists,
with developmental and physical disabilities,
is on display in a delightful warren of rooms
in the department store's lower level.
In addition to the the delicious exhibition,
great graphics are throughout the store,
a divine "shop of everything" is on the main floor,
& sublime "windows of everything" run across Oxford Street!!!!
You can't miss this "installation of everything"......
it's all the "accessoration quirkiness"
that makes London ..... London!!!
My newest flip book .....
is posted on ....
Housebeautiful.com !!!!!
Click on either link ....
Take a look ......
And let me know what you think!!!!
There's more of "everything" than you ever imagined possible .....
in the Istanbul's Grand Bazaar!!!!
Add the Spice Bazaar, and you're over the top!!!!
But, it's fabulous & a must-see .....
especially for the "Grand Accessorator"!!!!
COLOR, COLOR, COLOR .....
PATTERN, PATTERN, PATTERN .....
STUFF, STUFF, STUFF!!!!!!
Hall, owned by designer Christopher Hall
is one of Istanbul's chicest shopping experiences!!!
I adore the melange of contemporary and vintage,
furniture, lighting, objects, art,
and interior design.
There were so many things I want to send back to NYC .....
I might even fill a whole shipping container!!!!
My newest flip book is on the House & Garden website!!!!!!
Take a look & let me know if you have any additions!!!
My dog Hunter is the owner of this summer's most divine
"moving accessoration"!!!
Direct from Holland to the USA ......
the Gazelle, the traditional Dutch "pedaler" has arrived ......
with it's own puppy basket!!!!
And my prince has the first one on the East End!!!!
Isn't it fabulous!!!!!
And it even has a bell!!!
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!!!!
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!!
The Tropicana is deja vu ........
Havana in the 50's!!!
Fun, Fabulousness, & Fantasy!!!
Color, Spangles, & Glitter .......
Ruffles & Rum!!!
Cha Cha, Samba, & Salsa!!!!
Lotsa' tits, ass, & bongo drums!!!!
Very different from what's really there ....
more confusing messages!!!
Not a Cuban in sight, except on the stage!!!
But, it was over-the-top fun!!!
OLA!!!!!
Havana's Museum of Artes Decorativas in the Vedado district,
was built in the mid 1920's & is the former family home of
Maria Luisa Gomez Mena viuda de Cagiga!!!
The French inspired, neo-classical mansion,
was restored to it's grandeur by the government,
and is home to the Countess's incredible collection
of decorative objects & accessories!!!
The dinnerware setting the dinning room table is extraordinary!!
Each piece of porcelain is handmade specifically for the house,
& each has a different hand-painted scene.
The family name is also painted on every piece ......
from plates to soup tureen!!!
The silverware is gorgeous,
including magnificent matching serving pieces!!!
And the silver tea set is breathtaking!!!
But, I must say ......
a little silver polish would go a long way!!!
The enormous dinning room is furnished with
beautiful French antique furniture,
has gorgeous inlaid marble floors & walls,
and an incredible handwoven French tapestry!!!!
The government owns the Mena's home & their collection,
reflecting the changes in Cuba since 1959!!!
So, my first stop in Paris was the new Hermés on the Left Bank!!
For it's first swim across the Seine ....
Hermes created a luxe, contemporary design masterpiece!!!!
Integrating the art deco landmark details of the
Hotel Lutetia's swimming pool ......
with modern concepts from RDAI architects .....
Creating unique space with braided ash "huts" .......
& maximizing the incredible volume!!!!
Adding florist, bookstore, & cafe to the luxurious mix!!!
This store is the ultimate MUST-SEE for 2011!!!
Hermés
17 rue de Sevrés
tel 01 42 22 80 83
- “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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