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Art/Design - Artworks that Cross Disciplines @ Frieze!

May 14, 2013 8:30 AM

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Furniture Installation by Lily Van der Stokker 
@ Kaufmann Repetto Gallery

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Couch by Mathieu Mercier 
@ Mehdi Chouakri Gallery

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Table by Urs Fischer 
@ Gavin Brown Gallery

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Rugs by Andy Boot 
@ Croy Nielson Gallery

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Belt Chaise by Monica Bonvicini 
@ Johann Konig Gallery

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Shelf by Andrea Zittel 
@ Regen Projects


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Table by Guyton/Walker 
@ Greene Naftali Gallery

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Chair by Rashid Johnson 
@ Hauser & Wirth Gallery

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Door/Screen by Liam Gillick 
@ Esther Schipper Gallery

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Wooden Bookshelf by Nicola L 
@ Broadway 1602 

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Table & Stools by Mark Barrow 
@ Elizabeth Dee Gallery

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B-29 Chairs by Matthew Day Jackson 
@ Hauser & Wirth Gallery

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Table by Nicolas Party 
@ The Modern Institute

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Girl's Footprint Rug by Barbara Bloom 
@ Galerie Gisela Capitain

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Rolls of Woven Wool Fabric by Bjarne Melgaard 
@ Gavin Brown Gallery


NYC's Frieze Art Fair was an enormous success!!!
A fabulous selection of international galleries 
showing paintings, drawings, 
sculpture, installations, & my favorite category....
artist's "furniture accessortations"!!!

Soooo much to see & sooo little time .....
& this is only the tip of the "accessorator's iceberg"!!!

Must See ..... NYC'S First "Collective .1 Design Fair"!!!

May 8, 2013 8:30 AM

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Kudo's to architect & interior designer
Steven Learner for creating
It is spectacular!!!

The twenty plus galleries at Collective .1 present a
"a cohesive, curated selection of 
contemporary design & historical pieces 
from around the world."

Located in Pier 57
on the West Side Highway at 15th Street ...
this is an "accessorator must-see!!!"

Ingo Maurer "Floating Table" @ Established & Sons!!!

May 6, 2013 8:30 AM

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German designer Ingo Maurer &
British company Established & Sons
presented Maurer's "Floating Table" last month 
in Milan during Design Week.

The round table has the illusion of being "legless"  
but really "stands" on four bentwood chairs 
that are hinged to the tabletop.

An exciting & innovative "accessoration divine,"
the chairs slide in & out
for easy access!!!

Alvaro Catalan de Ocon's Recycled PET Bottle Lamps!

May 2, 2013 8:30 AM

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Spanish industrial designer Alvaro Catalan de Ocon, 
worked with displaced Columbian craftsmen,
to recycle plastic waste 
that is polluting the Amazon River.

The collaboration resulted in the creation
of this divine light fixtures .... 

The shades are woven by artisans 
over recycled plastic bottles, 
& are then sent to Madrid 
to be made into stunning light fixtures!!!

This fixture "accessoration supreme" 
was hanging in the garden at
in Milan!!!

Buckling Up in Milan ...... An Unusual Kinda' Bench!!!

April 30, 2013 2:25 PM

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Benches are a "hot trend" this spring ......
& I especially adore this brilliant "do-it-yourself" group
that were "hanging around" the Lambrate 

Genius isn't it .....
especially the nice touch of neon orange,
another 2013 trend!!!

Barccarat & The Campanas ..... A Can't Miss Combo!!!

April 25, 2013 8:30 AM

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There is nothing is more glamorous than a  
Baccarat crystal chandelier .....
except one that is designed by internationally renown 
Brazilian design gurus 

Mixing bamboo branches, plaited wicker 
& other natural fibers 
with the most world's finest crystal
is lighting genius!!!

A fabulous "accessoration divine"
& a sublime example of "high/low design,"
created by the originators of this design trend!!!

Milan Style 2013 ..... An Ode to "Don't Fence Me In"!!!!

April 23, 2013 8:30 AM

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Love Milan Design Week ....
everything looks like an "accessoration supreme"!!!!

This is a sublime updated "fence accessoration," 
that would be absolutely fabulous 
in East Hampton!!!

Zigzagging .... Brakes Rules & Multiplies Possibilities!

April 22, 2013 10:44 PM

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Luca Missoni & artist/design duo Carnovsky 
collaborated on "Zigzagging" .....
expanding Missoni patterns with a spectacular
color & light installation!!!

Take a look .... it's fabulous!!!


Paola Navone's "Secret Accessorations" @ Milan 2013!!!

April 18, 2013 2:33 PM

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Sometimes Milan Design Week can feel like a secret society ....
especially for me!!!

But, standing in front of "design guru"  
new Tortona office/studio
I immediately sensed this wasn't a random
collection of oil drums!!!

I knew this was a very specific "Navone-blue" installation,
thought-out with great detail 
by the "accessorator supreme" herself!!!

WOW, I realized I had finally broken
the secret "design code" ....
& maybe I'm really part of this "design thing"!!!

Milan ....... Sittin' Around Spazio Rossana Orlandi!!!

April 10, 2013 4:39 PM

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Tuesday morning of Milan Design Week 
always finds me at
the divine Rossana Orlandi's 
eponymous store!!!

Yesterday was no different
& I found myself obsessed with 
my favorite "divine accessorations" .....
CHAIRS!!!!

Aren't these fabulous 
& shouldn't they be at my house!!!!

"Accessoration Supreme" @ New David Zwirner Gallery!

April 8, 2013 8:30 AM

The new David Zwirner Gallery on 20th Street,
designed by architect Annabelle Selldorf,
is stunning & features
incredible "historical" works of art for resale.
I especially adored the spectacular 

But this "quirky accessorator" 
became obsessed with
this sublime quasi-Knoll table,
 encircled by this melange
of brilliantly colored quasi-Eames chairs .....
DIVINE!!!!

Makes any staff lunch a treat ...
wonder how you get an invitation!!!!

"Ultimate Accessorations" From A Zillion Years Ago!!!

March 16, 2013 4:37 AM

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Doha's 
is stunning ......
& has a collection of ceramic masterpieces 
that makes my heart flutter!!!

I love "creme bowls" that have
fabulous patterns ....
& the patterns created by Islamic calligraphy
are "over-the-top" divine!!!

How 'bout a dinnerware collection 
inspired by these pieces,
that's really a 
"sublime accessoratoration"!!!

Lotsa' Choices for "Rest Stops" @ The Armory Show!!!

March 8, 2013 8:30 AM

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It's "Art Fair" week in NYC ......
& others toooo numerous to mention!!!

We "art accessorators" do
sooo much walking & soooo much talking
on soooo much concrete .....
we're exhausted!!!

So, the most important "accessorations" at art fairs
are the chic "rest spots" 
where you can have a coffee, chat about art, 
& rest those tired tootsies!!!

These "spots" are at The Armory Show at Pier 94 .....
aren't they divine!!!

Martin Creed Installation @ Hauser & Wirth, NYC!!!

February 11, 2013 10:48 AM

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English artist Martin Creed's fantastic installation
"Work No 1461"
invites you into internationally renown 
Swiss art dealer Iwan Wirth's
newest NYC mega gallery 

Creed's gorgeous 2013 site specific work, 
created from 2" tape
in a variety of colors & patterns, 
with no repeat ....
covers the entire "grand staircase," 
& vestibule of this extraordinary space!!!

The stunning gallery, 
designed by architectural genius
formerly housed The Roxy, a 1980's roller disco
& in it's current incarnation is home 
to 33 genuine "art stars"!!!
 
This incredible addition to NYC's "art scene" 
is an "accessorator's" visual 
"dream come true" .....
& a major "must-see"!!!! 

"My Friend Robert" @ Johnson Trading Company!!!

February 5, 2013 2:17 PM

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exhibited 
a collection of the work of furniture dealer/artist
at Design/Miami 2012.

The installation created by gallery owner
a great friend & collector of Loughlin's work,
celebrated the legendary artist.

A dealer since the 60's, Loughlin began painting
his signature motifs on 
"found" recycled furniture" .....
picked-up at flea markets & thrift stores
in the 80's. 

His quirky signature motifs included ...
a man with a cigarette, 
Zippo lighters & other thematic emblems 
of the times.

Johnson has also published a book titled
featuring his collection of furniture 
with Loughlin's iconic imagery.

I adored the pieces but,
 had a special response to the mirror,
which has a logo sticker with the Greek letters 
of my college sorority ...
Sigma Delta Tau!!!

Very 1960's ....
now considered very vintage!!!
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