interior glass doors: 2008-04-27

White Webb: Kips Bay Recap

I mentioned in my Kips Bay Show House post that I wished I had a better image of the bed in the room designed by White Webb and Matthew White was kind enough to send one to me. It's dreary and cold in New York today and that bed definitely looks like the kind of place you would want to curl up with a blanket and read all day. White Webb also designed the occasional tables for their Clearly Classic Collection that is available on their website and soon in a showroom in New York.

And the man behind the wall art, Clare Graham, not only uses can lids but many other recycled items in his art including yardsticks, dominos, scrabble tiles, bottle caps, pop tops and much more! You should definitely check out his site!

I've been doing some research recently for a new apartment project that I am about to undertake on my own, more about that next week, and I've noticed an interesting lighting trend that I am starting to appreciate. It involves lamps that I used to consider strictly desk lamps beside the bed and as living room table lamps. One example is the Equilibrium Table Lamp from Ralph Lauren that looks right at home in the bedroom designed by David Lawrence above.

I'm not sure the source of this particular lamp but it is another great option that David Lawrence has used in the bedroom above and the living room below.

A more reasonably priced alternative is the Studio Angle Draftsman's Lamp.

Of course, by now you know that David Lawrence used to work for Bruce Bierman, who I currently work for and it was in Bruce's work above and elsewhere that I first noticed this trend.

Another fan of the Ralph Lauren Equilibrium Table Lamp seems to be my friend David Jimenez who uses it in the masculine bedroom above and the two living rooms below.

I can't decide if it is just a coincidence that I've noticed these types of lamps used by male designers. I wonder if women would find these types of lamps appealing in their spaces.

Designer Ron Marvin uses a smaller version on his bedside table.

Even S. Russell Groves uses one on a console table. Makes me think again that decorating rules are meant to be broken now and then and to great effect. What do you think?

While I darn Sewing set. SAL Objetivo 14

Chicas, hoy me es imposible publicar este artículo. Os veo mañana.
Gracias por vuestra paciencia.
Feliz Día del Trabajo para todas.

Actualizado el 3 de mayo:Mi bolsito de labor está terminado. Espero que os hayan servido las explicaciones que adjunté en el artículo anterior del Sal. Me queda añadir que finalmente utilicé hilo DMC color 3023 para coser las piezas, a excepción del tono del fieltro verde .

....... Y lo que teníamos que tener hecho en este objetivo, todo su interior terminado.

Esta es la parte superior con las anillas que vienen en el kit y con una abertura para colocar los hilos dentro.

Los bolsillos para guardar los accesorios que haremos en el último objetivo

Un detalle de cómo os dije que debía de quedar el lateral de cada bolsillo , cosiéndolo hacia adentro uno de sus laterales cuando hacemos la terminación de todo el borde.

El bolsillo del corazón y la corona lo hice de acuerdo a la medida que tenía de este guarda agujas antiguo que me regalaron. También incluiré en el juego , unas tijeras de principio de siglo que también me regalaron.
He cambiado el lazo por uno de raso de doble cara en tonos verdes , me parecía que quedaba más bonito.

Y así queda la parte del derecho, por atrás

El último objetivo, que será el 15, consistirá en terminar los dos accesorios que nos quedan y que van en los bolsillitios, el scissor fob y el pinkeep. También haremos dejaremos terminado el cordón que va en la parte delantera con un botón , para cerrar el bolsito.
Nos ha salido un Sal sietemesinos , cuando lo empezamos allá por el mes de octubre .
El 15 de mayo, para las fiestas de San Isidro en Madrid, tocaremos campanas con este bordado totalmente terminado. ¡ Ànimo chicas, estoy deseando ver los vuestros acabados !

I told you I had some exciting news to share with you and up first on the list is my Blogoshere profile on 1stdibs! I must say it's weird to be on the other end of an interview but writer Marcia Sherrill was very sweet to work with. We started talking months ago so it's fun to see it finally in print. It was needless to say, the talk of the office today. Hope you enjoy it too!

Also, I owe a big thanks to Porter Hovey for my great headshot. She was a pro to work with and if you ever need a photographer, definitely give her a call!

Operación : un hogar más agradable

De nuevo vuelvo a contaros alguna novedad para conseguir hacer de nuestro hogar un lugar más agradable. Siguiendo con los progresos de cambio en mi habitación de costura , especialmente en los armarios , hoy os quiero contar que hice una sencilla bolsa con la misma tela Quaker Cloth con la que guardé las cajas de los hilos , pero esta vez para contener dentro algunos conos para la máquina de coser.

Un aire coqueto lo conseguí con una lazada doble de cordón de guarnicionero, que por suerte encontré en una tienda de cesteria.............. y sobre él unas flores pequeñas que van a tono con el rosa de la tela.

Para darle uso a una cesta oscura que me regalaron con cosas de baño, coloqué dentro un tapete blanco tipo ganchillo y sobre él una pequeña colección de tiras bordadas y alguna que otra puntilla.

Me encanta dedicarme un ratito y colocar este tipo de cestitas, moviéndo las cosas dentro hasta que me parecen que tienen su lugar adecuado. Será que con el tiempo me estoy volviendo algo cursi, pero el caso es que cada vez me gusta más admirar grupos de estas pequeñas joyas y más si son antiguas.

Y vosotras ¿ habéis hecho algo , un detalle, algo que alegre vuestra casa u os sirva para mejorar su aspecto? Me encantaría verlo.

It has been raining a lot in New York the last few days but it has also been raining good things in my life. I have so many fabulous things to share with all of you but I need a few more says until I can reveal them all. I've also been working myself to death but it's all going to be worth it soon! I also want to thank everyone who takes the times to read my blog everyday and to leave comments and send emails. If it takes me longer to reply right now, I hope you'll forgive me. I'm doing my best to juggle everything but sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day. But you know what they say, when it rains, it pours. Now all I need is for it to start raining men!

Otra nueva aventura

Creo recordar que os había comentado que una mercería de la localidad estaba liquidando ......Entonces le eché el ojo a un buen armario de cajones de hilos , de los que vienen con la marca. La dueña me aclaró que tendría que esperar hasta el final para ver si podría quedarme con él ¡ y de forma gratuíta !
Se puede decir que he mareado la perdiz .... y hoy por fín , ¡ nerviosita ! he podido montarlo en el coche y traerlo a casa.
Siempre me han encantado esas cajoneras forradas , con sus cajoncitos, y que orgullosamente algunas blogeras han lucido en sus cuartos de costura.
Pues, ya tengo la mía. Ahora dispuesta a darle un buen lavado y quitarle la mugre de polvo que este tipo de mobiliario va acumulando....

..... y eso sí , cajones ......

........... y más cajones que estoy deseando colocar ........

Hubiese quedado genial dentro del armario empotrado , pero no da la altura , ( me sobrepasa un palmo y medio por lo menos ), asi que se quedará a la vista y tendré que " cambiarle la cara " . Ya sabéis lo que disfruto con estos nuevos aires a las cosas.
Se avecina un puente muyyyy largo en la Comunidad de Madrid y no pararé quieta un minuto .

I had been meaning to write a post about Italian art collector Giuseppe Panza and his book Memories of a Collector for a few months but kept putting it off. Then I saw the book on a desk in the BKH designed room at the Kips Bay Show House and decided that it was now or never.

Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo has been a world class art collector for more than fifty years and spent much of his young years visiting artist's studios in downtown Manhattan before it was considered fashionable. His collection consists of the who's who of the modern art world including Mark Rothko, Robert Rauschenberg, and Franz Kline. He was undaunted in his hunt for great art and found Mark Rothko who he found "hard at work amid stacks of vibrant, unsold canvases." Can you imagine?! In his memoir, Panza also shares philosophical insights and personal reflections of a life spent discovering new artists and movements that any collector, no matter how big or small, would appreciate.

Panza more recently donated works by Winston Roeth to the Palazzo Ducale di Sassuolo in Modena, Italy and they look quite beautiful in the opulant space. A testament that you shouldn't be afraid to mix modern or contemporary art into very classically designed spaces.

Winston Roeth at the Palazzo Ducale di Sassuolo

Panza acts as his own curator at the magnificent Villa Menafoglio Litta Panza.

A room in the Villa Menefoglio Litta Panza with Paintings by Phil Sims.

Another work by Phil Sims.

A piece by Lawrence Weiner offers a "meditation on morality above a plush red Italian Renaissance banquette."

I love how the two chairs remind me of Giuseppe Panza and his wife of fifty years, Rosa, below.

"Art, in it's essence, is always about the search for beauty. They looked for beauty in the medieval period, and in the Renaissance, and the best artists still search for it today." -Giuseppe Panza

And you can find beauty in Giuseppe Panza's wonderful book Memories of a Collector. Ciao!

I had the pleasure of visiting the 2008 Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Decorator Show House today and was blown away. This year's Show House was only the third time in 36 years that the "house" was shown in an apartment building and not a townhouse but I have to say I loved it. Most New Yorkers live in apartments and not townhouses so the designs are easily translated to city living but are also easily translatable to real homes. I attended with my colleague Kristen and we were inspired by many of the designers and took notes on ideas we want to incorporate into the homes of our clients. If you live in New York, you should definitely check it out for yourself but if you can't make it, you can see some of the great designs here. Enjoy!

The Show House encompasses six apartments on two different floors and the roof. First up are the rooms from Charlotte Moss entitled "Room Service" which include a casual wicker seating arrangement in the blue living room and also a little dressing room/office. The living room even includes the famous red leather bound issues of Vogue that belong to Ms. Moss.

In the entry hallway, were beautiful framed art and photography.

The Charlotte Moss designed dressing room/office included shoe boxes with Polaroids of their contents, vintage Louis Vuitton luggage and room to write.

The living room of apartment one is by Steven Miller Siegel Architects and was stunning. Much of the furniture was custom designed by the firm including the sofa, club chairs, dining table, easel, and floor lamp. Other pieces were by Leleu and Ruhlmann so you know this was an amazing space!

I couldn't find a source listed for the outdoor dining table and chairs but it perfectly fits the small terrace off the dining area.

Sara Bengur Interiors designed "The Orange Room" which includes a kitchen, dining area, and terrace that looks perfect for a young family.

One of my favorite designers included in the Show House is Sara Story who designed the foyer above entitled "A Graceful Approach" that includes a beautiful console and mirror by John Himmel at John Rosselli & Associates. The patterned wall covering is from Dedar.

Sara Story also designed one of my favorite rooms, the "Harem Den." Sara said she intended it as a "home sanctuary for a strong, independent and successful woman." As someone who doesn't like overly frilly or girly rooms, this space resonated with me. The lion belonged to her grandmother, who was a big-game hunter, and added a "don't mess with me" vibe that I loved.

Sara also says that “women are so much more than a closet full of shoes" and this is evident by the stocked bar in the Gio Ponti credenza, obviously intended to serve the woman and her friends who she saw hanging out in this room.

The walls in the room are grey Venetian plaster and the floors are stenciled in a Swedish style. I usually don't love Venetian plaster because it's very hard to get right but many of the rooms in the Show House incorporate it and are all done beautifully!

Jeff Lincoln Interiors designed the "Den/Study" with walls that lined with corrugated cardboard that has been painted a shiny brown, an interesting and original idea.

One of my least favorite rooms was designed by Ellen Ward Scarborough and Pariscope Design and is entitled "Jewel Box." I feel bad saying it but next to all the luxuriously and professionally designed rooms, it just looked a little cheap, especially since it wasn't designed as a child's room.

"Scarlett's Dress" was designed by Cetra Ruddy, a firm I have never heard of but whose design I really enjoyed. The room looked like a luxurious sitting room for a glamorous woman. The marble built-in desk/vanity and wallcoverings from Roger Arlington were stunning in person.

The bar accessories are Baccarat and the furniture is from MooreModern.com and Maison Gerard.

Another design firm I have never heard of is BKH (Burley, Katon, Halliday), a Sydney design firm with over 30 years of experience that is opening an office in New York this year. The walls and floors are all high gloss lavender but there is nothing girly about this room. The black accents give it a very sophisticated edge and the mirrored screens near the windows reflect the light wonderfully! I will definitely be looking out for more from this firm. I just wish their website wasn't so hard to navigate!

Interior designer Geoffrey Bradfield is a legend in New York and his "Art Dealer's Bachelor Pad" was of course, beautifully designed. I loved the burnt orange Venetian plastered walls that were so slick they looked like lacquer.

I also loved the wall of shelves that held magazine holders. When I design my own home someday, I'm going to have to remember this wall that would be perfect to hold many collected design magazines. The only thing I would have changed in this room was the art. Personally, I would have preferred paintings that were a little more abstract and perhaps not so jarring. Other than that, I love the space.

Another fun men's room was the "Tailored Urban Study" by William McIntosh Design.

I really love S. Russell Groves design style and his room entitled "Dream State" doesn't disappoint. I don't think my photo does justice to the therapist's office that "belonged to the patient and not the therapist who actually made housecalls" to the homeowner. The framed Rorschach test inkblots on the wall are a cheeky touch and actually look like chic art!

There were only a few bathrooms open at the Show House and the one designed by Webb White as part of their spa like bedroom suite was especially zen and gorgeous!

Webb White designed a beautiful bedroom that I wish I had a better photo of because the bed looked so inviting on a grey day in New York. The wall behind the bed from far away looked like patterned wallcovering but up close you can see that it's made from metal tops from cans. The installation was created by artist Clare Graham who the designers commissioned furniture from in the past. This room alone is worth visiting the Show House to see!

The terrace outside the White Webb room features the same floor covering from Patterson, Flynn, Martin as the bedroom and a beautiful fabric screen on the railing. The outdoor chairs and ottoman are from McGuire.

The hallway leading to the little boy's "Wing Room" by Truck Product for Nurseryworks is lined with wooden airplanes suspended from the ceiling and wrap all the way into the room below.

I love the modern and un-childlike furniture in the bedroom.

Larry Laslo Designs not only designed a huge living room but this pretty ikat lined bedroom and a bathroom.

I love the little vanity and stool but I can't find a source for it.

The shell mirror in the bathroom that Larry designed for Walker Zanger was very pretty, as was the mosaic wall in calacata marble.

One of my all time favorite interior designers is Philip Gorrivan and his "Quiet Time" bedroom and sitting area was beyond chic! My favorite feature is the stretch vinyl ceiling called Extenzo that looks like lacquer but costs far less. The ceilings in the apartments are 8 1/2 feet tall and obviously Gorrivan is a pro and knows that a reflective ceiling makes the space seem taller. It is a great trick that great designer in New York have to incorporate and it looks perfect here. The seams are barely visible as well.

I don't think this photo does the sitting are justice. It was perfect for the space and actually looked like you might sit there and read a book.

The view from the roof to a terrace below.

The area on the roof is known as the Manhattan Club and can be used for parties by the residents of the building. During the Show House, Vladimir Kagan has a huge installation of furniture and original drawings. Also, on Tuesday, May 13th from 6-8 p.m. Vladmir Kagan will be signing copies of his autobiography, The Complete Kagan: A Lifetime of Avante-Garde Design.

The view from the roof garden of the Kips Bay Decorator Show House is just as spectacular as the designs below and I hope that you make a special trip to visit it. All the proceeds benefit the 14,000 young members of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, a very worthwhile cause in New York. I would also like to thank all the wonderful designers and volunteers who made it all possible and who were kind enough to let me photograph it for you!

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White Webb: Kips Bay Recap

Ok, Now Back to Work!

While I darn Sewing set. SAL Objetivo 14

My Life in a Nutshell!

Operación : un hogar más agradable

When it rains, it pours...

Otra nueva aventura

Giuseppe Panza: Memories of a Collector

Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2008

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