Categories
Architecture Art Culture Design Featured Lifestyle Living Music NYC Technology

ART AND CRAFT

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.

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

Categories
Featured Lifestyle

True Confession a Blog by Captian Greg

 

 

 

 

True confession – Not in my wildest of dreams (and I have had some wild ones) would I have thought that I would be writing a blog.

Who knew? Anyone?

But through the encouragement of my wonderful web guru, Ennis (mutinymarketing.com), who said it would be good for business, and my shrink, who said it would be healthy, and my parole officer, who said that the judge ordered it, here I am sitting in the cockpit of my sailing yacht, Spitfire, on my mooring smack in the middle of Caneel Bay on lovely St John, US Virgin Islands. Hell, it is in the middle of January and I am in shorts.

Anyway, I had to ask myself what exactly is a “blog” and what does it have to do with shrink and court-ordered rehabilitation. Well, “blog” is the shortened version of WEBLOG. We all know what the web is (like a spider web, it covers and interconnects the world) but have you ever wondered where the word “log” comes from? Well, kiddies, hang on to your pirate hats because it is going to be a fun ride.

 

True confession
Captian Greg

 

‘They needed to measure the speed of their ship so they would know when to start sobering up before reaching port”

 

Real old sailors, some actually older than me. Well before GPS and other modern things like screw off wine caps, they needed to measure the speed of their ship so they would know when to start sobering up before reaching port (where they would just get drunk again).

Since there are no radar traps or mile markers out there in the deep blue yonder, they had to develop a method. The navigator would steal some of the cook’s fuel for the woodstove (that would be a piece of wood – come on guys, follow me here) and throw it over the side. Then they would measure the time it took for that piece of wood to trail out of sight. They would repeat this every few hours. Pretty soon they discovered that they were going to starve to death (NO WOOD, NO FIRE, NO COOKED FOOD).

 

True confession A Blog by Captian Greg
Capt Greg

 

Plan B:

How about tying a rope around the wood and retrieving it when done? Aha. So they took a coil of rope, tied a “knot” in it every 47 feet and 3 inches (real number – not made up), put that rope in a bucket, tied the other end to a piece of wood which then they threw over the side of their moving ship. The faster the ship went, the more knots passed through the hands of the wood-thrower-over guy (not a real nautical term).

They used a 30-second sand-glass to time it all and the results (number of knots) were put into a book.

For the one or two of you who may be reading this, that piece of wood was a “log”, as in fireplace or wood stove log, and the book that it was recorded in was, drum roll please, the LOGBOOK. 

 

True Confession
Captian Greg

 

So, every time you log on to your computer or hear Picard say “Captain’s LOG, stardate blah, blah, blah” just think of that poor, hungry, drunk wood-thrower-over guy and his rope burnt hands.

The sacrifices that we sailors make.

Captian Greg:  

Captain Greg, grew up on the south coast of Massachusetts, went to engineering school in Worcester, he’s visited 38 countries while working as an Oceanographic Engineer, and lived 28 years in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He shares, his mountain home in western North Carolina, with his beautiful wife Barbara, and when we caught up with him, he was aboard the Full Moon in North Cove Marina at Brookfield Place. Captian Greg is one of our all-time favorite Captians, he loves to write in his spare time, we hope that you enjoy his scribble as much as our team!

 

https://www.dtm.wix2wp.site/captain-greg-shows-us-the-ropes/

https://www.theepochtimes.com/captain-of-the-ship_3033598.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/31/arts/my-manhattan-away-from-the-uproar-before-a-strong-wind.html

GREG FREITAS: ST. JOHN'S CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS

Categories
Business

Brands That Give Back: Vers Speakers

vers-2-speaker
Photo: Courtesy of ubergizmo.com

 

Although the holiday season has come to an end, the generosity should not stop. Many products and brands are philanthropic nowadays, making the idea of giving back easy! Vers creates speakers that are handcrafted in stylish wood and are as beautiful as they are sustainable. They will fit beautifully in your home serving as a form of both entertainment and decoration. Vers is committed to three basic values: thoughtful design, brilliant sound quality, and a continuous pursuit of environmental sustainability, or as they say “sound sound.”

This product comes in the 1Q model and the 2Q model. The 1Q speakers are wrapped in a 3″ hand-crafted solid wood cube. It is a powerful, small, bluetooth sound system that produces warm and natural sound. The 1Q is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, with the ability to fill relatively large spaces with sound. This speaker in conveniently prices at $129.95.

The 2Q is the bigger version of Vers speakers. This speaker is a full 13 watt stereo sound system with a hand-crafted solid wood cabinet. The sound the 2Q produces is also warm and natural, similar to that of the 1Q. Although it is bigger than the 1Q, it is still considered to be portable enough to follow you wherever you go, as well as fill space in a room. These larger speakers are priced at $199.95.

Vers speakers are designed based on user-experience and the overall function of the product. Not only are these speakers practical, but with a purchase from Vers, you help donate $1 to plant a tree. Vers will then match your donation to benefit the Arbor Day Foundation. With the prime traveling season is upon us, portable, and relatively affordable, speakers are a great gift! Vers works with customers to be practical, to create enjoyable products, and to give back with their philanthropic tendencies.

-by Deirdre McAndrew