Have you all noticed an increasing amount of abstract art popping up on Pinterest and elsewhere? This type of artwork works so well in many types of interiors, here are some of my favorites lately…
Spinal Tap
Grotto
Painting 05
The Journey is the Destination
Field #2
On Thursday January 26 of 2012, in New York City, East Side Settlement held it’s annual Young Collector’s Night. This event brings interior designers, antique dealers, young philanthropists and new collectors together at the Park Avenue Armory to preview American, European and Asian antiques dating all the way back to antiquity. Not only is it a night to ogle over the fine antiques but all proceeds supports the beloved social agency East Side Settlement that has helped many young people and families in the South Bronx and surrounding communities. I was so honored to be included as a member of the Interior Design Committee which was led by chairwoman Wendy Goodman, Design Editor for New York Magazine.
As much as it is touted as a show with diverse origins of the antiques, I found that this year’s show focused on early American finds.
Here were the exhibiters that stood out from the crowd for me.
Liz O’Brien provided a fresh and unexpected inventory of French 1940’s furnishings.
Each Interior designer on the committee were asked to pick a traditional piece of art from one of the gallery exhibiters and talk about how they would use it in a contemporary interior. A Look Book was published and handed out to all guests.
Next week I will feature a stormy depiction of Niagara Falls and how I would incorporate it into a contemporary setting. I envisioned it in a modern all window encased interior by the sea!
I was scanning through my I-Photo library the other day and realized I have a major place in my heart for geometric patterns. I love them on the ceilings, as room dividers, as window shutters, marble tiled floors, gates and front doors! And whenever I travel, I take photos of these patterns. Take a look at a few I have seen in trips in the past few years.
The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai India
The Blue Palace, Elounda Beach, Greece
Front door on East 69th St, New York, NY
Haru Restaurant on Huntington Ave. Boston, MA.
Alleyway in NYC, somewhere in the Upper East Side, NY.
Screen found at Brimfield Antiques Fair. Said to be from a Bank in Los Angeles, CA.
I love using geometry in spaces I design. They show up in fabric selections a lot but I find I am drawn the most to putting them on the floor.
Here is a carpet for a client that is being hand knotted in a custom color as we speak!
If you haven’t fallen in love with Madeline Weinrib’s carpets, you will. She does geometrics so well. Here is one we did in a client’s house in South Boston.
We all have photo libraries fills with pictures of trips gone by. Have you been in any trips where you seen something that has inspired you?
