June 2012 Archives

Charles Long's "Pet Sounds" @ Madison Sq. Park!!!

June 27, 2012 8:30 AM

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Los Angeles-based artist 
delightful interactive installation
is a colorful network of pipe rails 
& biomorphic creatures that meanders around 
the Oval Lawn at Madison Square Park ...
screaming "touch me"!!!

And everybody does .....
& surprisingly the "blobs" talk back ...
making a variety of sounds & vibrations!!!

A gift from the
this undulating sculpture is enthralling everyone,
big kids & little kids alike!!!

It's this summer's must-see
"park accessoration" ....
that will really put a smile on your face!!!

I wonder if I can get a 
smaller version for my backyard ....
Maybe I should ask the divine Mr. Long!!! 

Moss Online Auction ..... "Silence of The Lamps"!!!

June 26, 2012 8:30 AM

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Also chairs, tables, sofas, rugs, pillows,
vases & soooo much more!!!

Including this divine Fornasetti screen .....
is available 
@ the first online auction .....
a selection of works
from the extraordinary inventory of
the most extraordinary design store ....
anywhere!!!

While it's true that silent auctions are usually charity events .....
Franklin & Murray firmly believe,
as Mama used to say,
"charity begins at home furnishings"!!!

So hurry & "divan" in!!!

PREVIEWS
Tuesday June 26 (6 to 8PM)
Wednesday/Thursday June 27/28 (12 to 5pm)

BID ONLINE NOW

AUCTION
Thursday June 28 (6 to 9pm)
264 West 40th Street, 2nd floor
NYC

Melamine Is Everywhere ..... Even Across The Pond!!!

June 22, 2012 8:30 AM

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This came from my divine friend SD .....
who's been traveling, traveling, traveling the world 
endlessly!!!!!
He finds the most amazing "accessorations"
everywhere ....
& sends them to me!!!

And since I am the "Queen of Melamine" ....
he sent this picture!!!

I matched it up with my 2008 melamine windows!!!
East Hampton vs. Edinburgh ......
What do you think???
 
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Accessorator's "Best of ICFF" @ Housebeautiful.com!!!

June 20, 2012 8:30 AM

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The accessorator's newest flip book .....
just went live on

Take a look at "my favorite things" at last month's

Round Radiators .... Found Objects From Another Era!

June 18, 2012 8:30 AM

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I adore these cast iron antique
I found in several downtown NYC buildings
that were built in the early 1900's!!!
.
They look great & are still working!!!

They are truly divine "accessorations" 
and I wonder if one could be 
installed at my house!!!

If it can ....
I'll bet I have the only one 
in East Hampton!!!

Ron Gilad's Tiny Chairs "Hold-Up" Giant Furniture!!!

June 13, 2012 8:30 AM

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I adore chairs ....
& I am especially charmed 
by these tiny chairs 
holding up these enormous pieces 
of furniture!!!

The furniture was created Brooklyn-based,
Israeli designer
as part of his exhibition at Milan's

"Ron Gilad's hybrid objects combine material wit
with aesthetic play;
they it on the fat, delicious line 
between the abstract & the functional."

The exhibition was sublime .....
but these two pieces made me quiver .....
with laughter????

Massimiliano Adami's Creations .... "Moderni Fossili"!!!

June 11, 2012 8:30 AM

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I adore Italian designer
"Moderni Fossili" collection!!!

These "contemporary fossils" 
are created with recycled, found plastic objects
that are set into polyurethane foam.

After solidifying, the foam is cut
& used to create a variety of furniture,
including tables, lights, bookcases, & screens. 

Available at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan
& Moss in New York City,
these pieces are .... 
"innovative & exceptional accessorations"!!!

Ai Weiwei's Birdhouses, Home To Screech Owls Only!!!

June 8, 2012 8:30 AM

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These divine porcelain "Owl Houses," 
created by internationally renown Chinese artist
handmade painted in traditional Chinese patterns,
are stunning!!!!

Probably the least political of WeiWei's work ....
they were created for San Francisco's
by gallerist and philanthropist 
 
I found them at Cheryl's eponymous
exhibition at NYC"s

They are absolutely divine .....
& would look spectacular "accessorating" my garden,
even though there are no screech owls in
East Hampton!!! 

Kwoma Ceiling .... Largest Object @ NYC's Met Museum!

June 6, 2012 8:30 AM

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Last week, I stumbled upon the Oceanic Galleries 
& they are fabulous!!!

The centerpiece of the Melanesian Gallery is the
ceiling of a ceremonial house 
of the Kwoma people of New Guinea .....
& it is covered with the most incredible 
I have ever seen!!!

Commissioned by the Museum, 
in the early 1970's,
the ceiling is more than 80 feet long & 30 feet wide,
 & is composed of 270 stunning paintings, 
from 24 master Kwoma artists.

I highly recommend a trip to the museum!!!
These galleries are a "must-see" ..... 
& there are another zillion incredible things
in the museum 
that are divine eye-candy!!!

Another Milan 2012 Trend ..... Designer Lightbulbs!!!!

June 4, 2012 8:30 AM

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Nacho Carbonell

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Formafantasma

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Front Design

a Holland-based company that works between 
avantgarde design & high tech industry,
has asked three world renown design stars
to re-design the lightbulb!!!!

Using low consumption LED technology,
have created two innovative &
extraordinary collection of lightbulbs ....
one for mass production & the other purely experimental,
produced in limited editions!!!

These are definitely "accessorator must-haves" ...
which are soon to arrive at my house!!!
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