tag:theaccessorator.com,2009-04-16://1 2012-05-17T12:43:06Z Movable Type Commercial 4.25 tag:theaccessorator.com,2012://1.828 2012-05-17T12:30:00Z 2012-05-17T12:43:06Z

jroaman

Renown English designer 

Lee Broom's

first Milan installation 

included this sparkling, ecclectic collection of

"decanterlights" & "crystal bulbs"!!!

The "decanterlights" are an open edition of recycled vintage

crystal decanters that Broom has collected,

that can be hung solo or 

in a cluster ......

creating a spectacular chandelier!!!

The "crystal bulbs" are individually hand blown bulbs, 

that are cut into a classic crystal pattern 

& etched with the Lee Broom logo.

They too can also be hung alone or in clusters ....

either way, they are stunning!!!

I love Lee's furniture & these "lights" are definitely 

a great addition to my 

"must-have" accessoration list!!!

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jroaman

My friend & design guru David Scott's  book .....

Outside The Box

was published this week ....

And it's outstanding!!!!

Published by the divine Suzy Slesin's

Pointed Leaf Press ....

with an interview by design expert

Barbara Dixon

& fantastic images by renown photographer

Antoine Bootz!!!!

But, the best part is that David is an exceptionally 

talented designer ..... 

who's projects are sublime!!!!

I am especially partial to the NYC loft ...

maybe because it's mine!!!

The book an absolutely "must-have" for every 

accessorator's design library!!!

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jroaman

It's May & my newest flip book ....

Highlights From Design Days Dubai 2012

just went live on

HouseBeautiful.com!!!

Take a look at this

"one-stop shop" coverage of the first 

Design Days Dubai!!!!

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jroaman

New York Magazine's

first stand-alone design magazine,

New York Design Hunting,

is "out & about" .....

at news stands everywhere today!!!

This "must-have forever" publication by design genius

Wendy Goodman 

is subtitled

"A Resource Guide & Dream Book" .......

& that's exactly what it is!!!

Beautifully designed, edited, photographed, and written ...

the magazine features fabulous NYC interiors, 

including design guru's 

Murray Moss & Franklin Getchell's,

never before published,

stunning Olympic Tower aerie!!!!

In addition, 

there is a fantastic guide to New York's best kept "secrets" ......

over 1000 of the them .....

including paint shops, tile suppliers, window washers, 

contractors, designers & more!!!

Run out .... 

get your copy & pick your favorite cover ....

there are 4 of them,

each with a different color paint can!!!!

I must admit I have all four 'cuz, 

I know this is really a "supreme collectable"

and the ultimate

"accessorator's accessoration"!!!

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jroaman

"Amateur Masters A" 2011, Jerszy Seymour

"Stubborn Chair" 2011, Studio Makkink & Bey

"Blaster Chair" 2011, James Irvine

"More of Less Chair" 2011, Maarten Baas

"Icon O" 2010, Jan Plechac

Ngispen,

under the direction of renown Dutch designer

Richard Hutten,

is a division Gispen,

one of the Netherlands largest office furniture companies.

Designed by an impressive collection of Dutch "createurs",

the company exhibited an outstanding collection 

of "inspired design objects"..... 

and of course, the chairs were my favorite!!!

Unfortunately, the collection is not available in the USA ....

so, I am awaiting the arrival of my Maarten Baas

"More or Less Chairs" from Holland!!!!

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I've never seen "flower cages" in these fabulous "brights" .....but, it's a divine "garden accessoration"!!!!Thank you C.S.!!!!...

jroaman

I've never seen "flower cages" in these fabulous "brights" .....

but, it's a divine "garden accessoration"!!!!

Thank you C.S.!!!!

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jroaman

Mickalene Thomas, painting from "interior" series 

@ Lehman Maupin Gallery, NYC

Matt Golden, "Maverick" series, (found picture frames) 

@ Limoncello Gallery, London

Loris Gréaud, sculpture 

@ Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

"Rooms" designed & furnished by Vance Trimble, NYC 

@ Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

Olga Koumoundouros, "HogTie" 

(wicker loveseat & paper mache) 

@ Susanne Vielmetter Gallery, Los Angeles

Allison Katz, "Office Furniture" (stained birch, hair) 

@ Johan Berggren Gallery, Malmo

Hun-Chung Lee, ceramic benches 

@ R20th Century Gallery, NYC

Franz West, "Bunte Stuhle" (steel, wood, & lacquer)  

@ Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich 

Richard Artschwager, pair of chairs 

@ David Nolan Gallery, NYC

Max Lamb, table & chairs 

@ Regina Gallery, London

Martino Gamper, bentwood chair

@ Kate MacGarry Gallery, London

Gelitin, plasticine paintings (framed with furniture parts) 

@ Greene Naftali Gallery, NYC

The scope of my world as a "collector/accessorator" 

is rapidly expanding ....

interior, furniture, art, & design are becoming one!!!

It became especially apparent last week ....

when I wandered around NYC's first Frieze Art Fair!!!

And here's why ......

Artist Mickalene Thomas is working on a series of paintings 

that all references "interiors".

Furniture/sculpture from Max Lamb, Franz West, 

Richard Artschwager, Allison Katz

is both for sale by dealers & is being "used" in the booths.

Artists Gelitin, Matt Golden, & Olga Koumoundouros 

have incorporated "furniture" into their work.

Martino Gamper's & Hun-Chung Lee's "art" is furniture!!!

And finally ....,, 

English gallerist Stephen Friedman's booth 

is "furnished" & everything is for sale!!!

This confirms my newest theory .....

there is a single "dialogue" incorporating the worlds of 

art, interior, furniture, & design ......

making everything an "accessoration"!!!

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jroaman

My friend WR, the media guru from Doha,

sent me this image yesterday ....

he was walking down Fifth Avenue ......

& this is what he saw!!!

Everything I love ...... color, pattern & it moves!!!

"Super Duper Divine Accessoration" .....

really wish I had seen it!!! 

But, I did see these 2 "auto accessorations" in Milan!!!

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jroaman

"Tentlamps" Lotty Lindeman

Bronze Sculpture by Nacho Carbonell

"Bamboo Bench" Gal Ben Arav

"Cook Collection" Roberto Moro

"38 Collection" Bocci Lighting

"Hanging On" Hoda Baroudi & Maria  Hibri for Bokja

Color, as it happens, by chance .... in the garden!!!!

Antique lockers that have been in the garden forever!!!

Rossana Orlandi is the "High Priestess" of Design!!!!

Her eponymous store is where it all begins to percolate in Milan  ....

A first stop during Milan's Salone del Mobile,

whether old stand-bys or fresh talent ....

the international design community pays strict attention 

to whatever & whoever she exhibits!!!

And it all starts when you walk into "the garden" .... 

the heart of the exhibition!!!

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jroaman

Renown Dutch "createur supreme"

Hella Jongerius

designed the 

Polder Sofa for Vitra in 2005 ....

& has created this divine version of the

Polder for Milan's

2012 Salone del Mobile.

Currently on exhibition at the Jil Sander store in Milan,

the Maharam Polder by Vitra by Jongerius 

is an abstract composition of colors, patterns, & textures

created by combining six Maharam textiles ......

Borders and Layers, a Jongerius design

 made in collaboration with Maharam, 

Exaggerated Plaid designed by Paul Smith, 

and Kvadrat's iconic Hallingdal #65.

The sofa is a limited edition of 100 pieces ......

And I hope that one of these spectacular "accessorations"

is already on is way to me in NYC!!!!

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jroaman

Italian furniture company

Driade

presented German artist & designer

Linde Burkhardt's

newest woolen carpet collection for 

Milan's Salone del Mobile 2012.

The carpets are inspired by the four different personas of

Portugese poet Fernando Pessoa ....

Ålvaro de Campos, Alberto Caeiro, Ricard Reis, & Pessoa.

According to Draide the carpets echo four stories.....

"Fernando, Ålvaro, Alberto, & Ricardo, as eveybody knows,

though still hard to believe are a single person:

four different styles of writing for four different heteronyms 

of Pessoa."

"Fascinated by this story, among the most amazing

in contemporary literature, 

Linde Burkhardt decides to "paint" on four carpets, 

portraits of the "four" writers."

"She joins them uniting a palette of warm colors,

which blend with the differences and

 accentuates their identities." 

These rugs are stunning ....

and the "back-story" makes them unique & eccentric ....

resulting in a "supremely divine accessoration"

and "must-have"!!!

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jroaman

Sapore del Mobili (furniture tasting)

is the result of a chance meeting in Milan of two young designers,

Ryosuke Fukusada (Japan) & Rui Pereira (Portugal).

The project is a statement about the size of the contemporary

furniture industry & the "consumer's inability to digest" 

the amount of product that is launched every year 

at Milan's Salone del Mobile.

The designers created these "furniture pans" to bake 

small Japanese cakes "baby castella" with 

Portugese egg based pastry "ovos moles."

Creating your own "edible furniture" ...

chairs, tables, lamps, cabinets, vases, etc ...

& decorating the pieces with a choice of toppings ...

makes "digestion" of new furniture easier!!!

And when you get tired of these pieces ...

you can "eat'em up" and start again!!!

This blend of my two favorite "accessorations" is sublime ...

& a very, very thought provoking idea!!!

Yummie too!!!

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jroaman

SOGNI INFRANTI, 1992 Mario Bellini

CHIMERE work in progress, 2012 Mario Bellini

I love the vibrancy & grace of blown glass 

and was once again enchanted by 

Venini's

exhibition during Milan Design Week.

(see blog 4/21/11)

It was held at the divine Museo Bagatti Valsecchi,

a stunning "house museum" on Via Gesu,

in the middle of Milan's shopping mecca,

between Via Monte Napoleone & Via Spiga!!!      

Titled "The White Collection," 

this extraordinary selection of "glass art" includes 

renown international designers,

including Japanese architect Tadao Ando, 

Italian designer Alessandro Mendini,

and English designers Barber & Osgerby, 

who most recently designed the 2012 Olympic Torch.

I was most captivated by the two collections, 

created 10 years apart, by Italian designer & architect

Mario Bellini. 

All six pieces are sublime ....

the over-the-top whimsey & color in the earlier series 

is a revered "accessoration supreme," 

while  the more minimal, sculptural shapes & colors of 2012 

 have a more contemporary feeling.

I can't make a "must-have" decision ....

& would be equally thrilled 

by anyone of these pieces

"accessorating" my living room!!!

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jroaman

Everyone needs a "time-out" ....

even visitors to Milan's  

Salone Internazionale del Moblie!!!

What could be better than this whimsical, colorful, squishy,

"cocoonish" sofa!!!

Great for napping, texting, phoning or just thinking!!!

Italian design at it's best!!!

Bet these divine creatures won't be at next month's ICFF ....

too bad!!!!!

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jroaman

The accessorator's pick for "trend du jour" at

Milan's Salone Del Mobile were .....

"pull-ups"!!!!

Perching, Sitting, Stacking, or Setting!!!

These "accessorations" were everywhere,

some were serious, some whimsical, some recycled, 

some shiny & new ......

but always accessible & flexible!!!

There were sooooo many divine choices that

 I think maybe I ordered them "all" ....

for my house in the country!!!

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