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ART AND CRAFT

Post author By Deb Martin
Post date May 28, 2021

Eschew the production line and choose a one-of-a-kind piece to tie your room together.

KYOTO TABLE

Poltrona Frau revisits the iconic Kyoto table designed by Gianfranco Frattini in 1974. The elegance of Japanese design blends with the rich and tactile qualities of solid wood. The table is crafted with precision dovetail joints, making the craft part of the decorative appeal.

poltronafrau.com

RONDEL PENDANT LIGHT

A simple, yet elegant glass rondel hovers beneath an LED light and copper hardware. This pendant light is also available as a flush mount light or sconce.

tracygloverstudio.com

HYALINE I RUG

Bec Brittain’s Taxonomy collaboration with Edward Fields continues with designs based on the structures and functions of the natural world. Hyaline I mimics the patterns of insect wings writ large. Brittain continues to re-contextualize the science of taxonomy, not as limiting or separating force, but as a means of revelation.

edwardfields.com

CLUB CHAIR

Taylor Forrest designs and produces his furniture in New York. The Club Chair is crafted with vegetable-tanned saddle leather. The sling is fixed to a solid metal frame with an oversized saddle stitch. Hammered brass rivets on the armrests add contrast while keeping the leather in place.

taylorforrest.com

JEFFERSON LAMP

Lodes introduces a crystal suspension lamp designed by Venetian designer Luca Nichetto in honor of the brand’s 70th anniversary. Jefferson uses a reinterpretation of the vortex pattern of Bohemian glass, which casts a swirling play of light.

blightingcollection.com

EASY PEASY

Adds quirky portable style to any room. The rechargeable table lamps from Lodes have a metal base that houses an LED light, and a methacrylate diffuser wrapped by a glass bell. A solid knob functions as a dimmer, and also allows users to control the intensity and warmth of the light.

jblightingcollection.com

TOSS CUSHIONS

From Marimor Objects are ultra-soft and feature contrasting colors and textures, adding a punch of personality and playfulness. Toss is available in five color combinations and two shapes, lending itself to a range of aesthetics and color schemes.

marrimor.com

FACTORY FLOOR photography by Antoine Bootz

RALPH PUCCI INTERNATIONAL introduced a new concept in their Chelsea flagship location, last year. The (factory) collection includes work by Patrick Naggar, Paul Mathieu, Vladimir Kagan, John Koga, and Olivier Gagnere, as well as new exhibits. Many of the works are produced entirely in Pucci’s 18th Street workshop, using techniques and materials born out of the company’s history and experience producing mannequins.

Currently, the floor also houses the large-scale, sculptural wood designs of Stefan Bishop (Orka side table, above) and light sculptures created by Ana Meier and Hervé Descottes for Richard Meier Light (below).

Bishop creates organic forms inspired by the iconic redwoods of his home in Oregon. He works in wood, bronze, and steel, and his pieces beg you to touch them and appreciate the tactile textures that evoke tree bark smoothed and shaped by the elements.

In a limited-edition collection that explores light, color, shape, and shadow, the light sculptures of Meier and Descottes are inspired by the architectural shape of a construction I-beam. ralphpucci.com

Tags Bronze, decor, design, Furniture, home, limited-edition collection t, ralph pucci, ralphpucci, steel, wood

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Dreaming of Dior at Brooklyn Museum

Post author By Noemi Florea
Post date February 9, 2021

**The Brooklyn Museum exhibit Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams features more than 200 of Dior’s haute couture garments.**

This exhibit at Brooklyn Museum opens with a timeline of Dior’s legacy, beginning with his early life and later walking through the different designers to take the helm of Dior in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Different collections, from the post-World War II era “New Look” to all-black cosmopolitan wear, are highlighted alongside historic texts and images of Christian Dior and his work between both France and New York. Other highlights later in the exhibit include some of Dior’s most elegant ball gowns and evening wear, an all-white display of the studio’s many toiles, or working garments, and a final atrium of floral and nature-inspired designs reminiscent of the elegance of the outdoors.

Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams runs at Brooklyn Museum through February 20, 2022. brooklynmuseum.org

Tags art, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Christian Dior, design, dior, exhibit, Fashion, february

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Reasons Why You Should Upgrade Your Engagement Ring

Post author By DTMag Intern
Post date January 20, 2021

Do you recall the day you got ready for marriage? Perhaps you recollect the day consummately, or possibly it’s simply an upbeat haze. Regardless of whether that day was a year back, five years prior, or 25 years prior, such countless things have changed. You’ve lived better places, held various positions, made new companions, and possibly began a family together. Through it all, your adoration for one another has just developed.

Why Upgrade Your Engagement Ring?

There are a lot of extraordinary reasons to redesign your wedding ring. Rings go all through design, styles change, and your life changes too. Your ring may have been ideal for you two when you originally got ready for marriage. Yet, now it probably won’t appear very as ideal. What’s more, regarding something as significant as your wedding ring, for what reason be smug? Why not have the ring you’ve been longing for? Replace it with something like jewelry stores in downtown NYC which is the latest and up to current trends and expensive to solidify your love for one another even more.

Here are only a couple of the numerous reasons that motivate many couples to update their wedding rings.

1- Your Budget May Have Changed

Numerous individuals get connected with their future life partners when they’re in their 20s. In reality, not every person follows this example, but rather many do. This implies that a huge segment of couples is getting connected when their funds are not amazingly steady. Their livelihoods are relatively lower.

Maybe this implies that you didn’t have the financial plan for the dazzling ring you’d generally needed when you initially began. Yet, presently perhaps you’ve been hitched a couple of years. Your livelihoods are somewhat higher. Through and through, you’re in a more monetarily stable spot than you used to be. So now it is a good time to get the wedding ring you always wanted.

2- Your Ring May Have Gone outdated.

It’s an obvious fact that styles go back and forth like the seasons. What may have been the tallness of design when you get hitched may, at this point don’t be in style. Even though the ring is still as imperative to you as anyone might imagine, there’s nothing amiss with choosing it should be refreshed with the occasions.

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5 Smart Yet Appealing Townhouse Interior Design Ideas

Post author By Downtown Magazine
Post date September 15, 2020

It is very distinct to live in a big town from living in a small town. Even if someone wishes to move to a big town, you have no chance to get a big home. You will have to plan your home for your family members as easily as possible if your house is a townhouse. A townhouse can be more elegant and fascinating than a big house. A townhouse can offer more fun and convenience than a large house if it is well built and tailored to your preference.

If you know how to plan the interior of the townhouse, do it. Look at any of the smart townhouse interior design ideas below to present a designer house yourself without investing a fortune. These ideas of townhouse interior design give a lovely appearance to your house.

1. An Artistic Entryway

If your townhome has a different entryway, have it decorated too. Hang various kinds of paintings, portraits, etc. on your wall. They can either be your family photos, portraits, or some good photographs of a series of scenes. You can even hang some good motivational images or quotes on the wall.

If you love pets, you can have pet portraits on your walls and celebrate all of your pet’s lovely memories for your life. CanvasPop will help you develop a portrait which beautifully represents your pet, and it’s personality. Here you can also have plants and small monuments if there is a wide entrance area. Stir in a nice mat to greet people warmly.

2. Stylish Bedroom

A Bedroom is a place where we spend much of our time at home, and this is why it’s interior must be planned carefully. It should be comfortable and cool if you have a spacious room to make yourself feel at home in a nice king size bed. Have elegant lighting to add a special touch. Don’t make your floor look flat, get a nice matt to add some beauty.

Have various items such as mirrors, dressing tables, etc. to give a stylish look to the bedroom. Mounting mirrors in your bedroom is one of the oldest tricks to design a bedroom. Mirrors offer an illusion of a larger space. It will add light to the room and allow fresh air. It brings charm without taking too much space in your townhouse bedroom. Windowsill can be used for lighting or supplementary storage. It provides additional illumination to the house.

3. An Outlandish Kitchen and Dining Room

Another smart interior design idea for your townhouse is an outlandish kitchen and a dining room. You can spice things better if you wish to spend your time in the kitchen. Use light colors to keep the walls of your kitchen look clean and vibrant. You don’t have to do many things to plan your townhouse kitchen. A stunning interior can be built only with the cabinet.

Coloring your cabinet white gives it a smooth touch plus, and a dark hue will build a sense of a wide room. You can also use small round tables to conserve your room and select additional accessories for your townhouse kitchen. There is no other best place to have fun than the dining room of your townhome. Place colorful chairs around the table, perfect illumination producing a clear tone, and a set of vases blend with other special features to create an unquestionably modern dining room.

4. A Beautiful Living Room

The living room is the best place in the house where we relax with our families, take a look at our favorite tv shows, play, eat and have fun. The first area our visitors can see when they walk into the house is also the living room. We ought to decorate our living room in the best way to give a perfect first impression.

Get a fresh, contemporary touch with the trendy decor in the living room. Have nice sets of sofas, chairs, tables, plants, lighting, and antique displays for the ideal look of your house. Also, have elegant wall decor in the living room to change the look of the walls in the room.

5. A Pretty Bathroom

Typically, a townhome usually has a bathroom too. You should concentrate on designing it with proper storage, particularly by using the wall to put floating shelves. Make sure to have tiny windows to have proper lighting into your townhome bathroom.

Your bathroom space can have mirrored appliances, white towels, and polished countertops. However, the main emphasis of the entire bathroom space is on the glass-door shower. Therefore, a compact, spacious bathroom is much easier to get a gorgeous interior design in which you can provide white tiles and sleek illumination.

Tags design, interior design, pets, townhouse

Design

Tips for Designing a Yacht

Post author By Downtown Magazine
Post date May 15, 2020

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Owning a yacht is a luxury in itself, however, luxury often comes with challenges as well. For yachts, the challenge is in coming up with a design that not only improves the look of the yacht but also maintains or improves its functionality. Not sure where to begin? Read on for some useful tips.

Consider Your Yacht Space

Despite the perception that yachts are huge, limited interior space can be a problem. It is important to make use of every square inch of interior space without overcrowding to ensure the best functionality and aesthetics.

The best way to achieve this goal is to use dual-purpose furniture. Choose tables and stools that have built-in storage underneath. Another option is to choose furniture that can serve as a bed and a couch, for example.

Think About Your Environment

One important factor that you should know when designing a yacht interior is to avoid using materials made from metals like wall claddings. Materials with metal content can easily rust if they are not treated regularly and can cost big money in future repairs.

It is the designer’s responsibility to incorporate their design with the unique limitations of the environment and to choose a plan that will function properly.

Factor in Preservation

A yacht’s design should also prepare for its deterioration. A good designer will look into how to maintain the good quality of the boat, especially with the wear and tear it receives from the environment. It would be nice to keep your boat looking like new. To do this, you must know the factors that degrade the quality over time. A yacht’s main problem is the harsh environment it endures every day.

The wind and salt air are the main contributors to a boat’s exterior issues. You can keep a can of wall paint to deal with little scratches and scuff marks on the surface. While it’s hard to blend the new and old paint, it would at least cover the unwanted scratch marks. Remember to apply a small amount of paint using the paintbrush. Use an up and down stroke for the touch-up. This type of procedure will create and blend the paint from the old application.

A wax application can also be preventive maintenance for the yacht. It gives the shine your boat deserves, and the protection from rain and watermarks. A wax application requires hard work and a lot of patience to make the boat shine like new.

If the yacht gets ink on its wall, hairspray will do the trick of removing it instantly. And if you have glass cooktops stains wax is a great product to solve the unwanted marks as well.

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Accessorize with T-Tops

If you are planning to improve your yacht, you can do so by installing additional accessories to it. One upgrade that is gaining massive popularity on the market is Stryker T-Tops . You may consider installing one as a good investment for your yacht. It adds the value, beauty, and function that every boat owner needs.

Investing in a Good Yacht Design

The principles of a luxury yacht design are more like a high-end interior design of a house. The home is where you build your family and give them the protection and joys of life. A yacht is similar to your home, which also needs good design, proper maintenance, and great functionality. Your boat can be like a second home but a lot more fun.

Tags boat tops, boating, boats, building your yacht, design, interior space, investing, luxury interior yacht, wall claddings, yacht, yachting

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6 MAKER MEN TO 💘 AT THE AD DESIGN SHOW 2020

Post author By Nicole Haddad
Post date February 13, 2020

Since we’re quite enthused over Valentine’s Day, but don’t necessarily crave flowers, chocolates, and all the other love tropes adorning every aspect of our daily commutes, we thought we’d bring you something a little different this year to properly channel your ardor. Design ardor that is. This year’s Architectural Digest Design Show (held March 19–22, at Pier 94), is chock-full of gorgeous designs, featuring everything from furnishings, to accessories, art, appliances, and shops full of beautiful merchandise—where, yes, you can purchase a coveted piece and take it right home. While you can peruse the aisles by section, including REFRESH, SHOPS, FURNISH, and MADE, we are turning the tables this Valentine’s and focusing our love on the stylish men of MADE and their show-stopping designs.

Reed Hansuld and Joel Seigle of Harold

Reed Hansuld and Joel Seigle of Brooklyn-based Harold, took their love of industrial design and high-end chair building to create gorgeous furniture—candelabras, coffee tables, and sconces included—that stands the test of time. Their new sconce—which was inspired by the duo’s admiration for the setting sun—perfectly recalls the beauty of a sunset at its prime. Fun fact? Both Seigle and Hansuld had grandfathers named Harold.

Piet Houtenbos

Piet Houtenbos’s career began at Modernlink—a purveyor of Midcentury Modern masterpieces—where he honed his understanding of proportion and the ideals of modern design with an award-winning collection, Onelink. Today, his sculptural designs each feature unexpected moments, intriguing shapes, and elements of whimsy. The Halsey Fracture Dresser, which comes in various custom finishes and hardware options, is one of our favorites.

Justin Nelson of Fernweh Woodworking

Justin Nelson started Fernweh Woodworking in 2015 with no formal training in woodworking. When his first furniture line item debuted in 2017, he took the world by storm. His award-winning design for the Sling Chair came next, and the rest is design history. His Oxbend chair (above left) was born from a desire to create an elegant yet organic dining chair that exemplified the beauty of simplicity. From this design, the Oxbend Bench was born. It’s subtle, handcrafted tubular curves showcase just how adroit Nelson is with his hands.

Brett Miller of Jack Rabbit Studio

Did you ever think you would absolutely adore stumpy furniture? Neither did we, but Brett Miller’s Hudson Valley-based furniture design studio, Jack Rabbit Studio, is putting forth some incredibly beautiful (and comfortable) thick-lined furniture. From the aptly named Chubby Chair (shown above) to new two-leg dining chairs that form part of his Funky Bunch collection, these are some elegant yet whimsical designs.

Andrew Finnigan Works

Andrew Finnigan, a studio furniture maker in New York’s Hudson Valley, continues the tradition of handcrafted work. Through his eponymous studio, Finnigan Works, he puts designs forth that not only employ traditional methods of construction, but relay both a classic and unique appeal at the same time. Finnigan’s simple yet inviting oiled maple desk is enhanced by chestnut bridle leather.

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