"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!!!

CVS "Artfully" Stocks New 23rd St. Store in Chelsea!!!

January 31, 2013 8:30 AM

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Is it a fabulous "found object" sculpture
with "color accents"???

Nope, it's a stack of ordinary plastic tubs used
to hold merchandise to stock
the new CVS store on 10th Avenue 
in Chelsea!!!

Amazing how innovative & eccentric they it looks 
in NYC's "art 'hood"!!!

Yep, I see art everywhere!!!

Campana Brothers Design Madison Ave. Shoe Store!!!

January 29, 2013 8:30 AM

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The quirky Spanish shoe company 
has a worldwide collection of retail stores, 
each unique, they are designed by renown 
international 
contemporary designers
& they are springing-up everywhere!!!!

I have seen incredible stores designed by 
& the Bouroullec Brothers ....
but, right now I am totally enthralled by this 
divine store in NYC!!! 
 
Located on Madison Avenue, across from Barneys, 
this spectacular NYC store is the creation of
the brilliant Brazilian design duo the

Handcrafted in Brazil the walls, window display, 
seating, & lighting is crafted of 
woven natural fibers ....
evoking a strong sense of the rainforest. 

The "transplastic" seating, considered a metaphor for 
the world of natural vs. synthetic,
is a recycled collection of
plastic chairs & tables that appear to be 
"growing" through the wicker.

This store is a Madison Avenue "must-see"!!!

Unfortunately, I can't tell you anything about the shoes ....
I was held captive by the environment!!!!

Shopping in Miami's Herzog & De Meuron Car Park!!!

January 24, 2013 9:00 AM

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A little something to keep you warm!!!!

Think a weekend in Miami .... 
and a fantastic shopping spree at 
on "hip & happening"
Lincoln Road in South Beach!!!

And remember this sublimely curated collection 
of designer apparel & accessories 
is set in a glass & mirror 1800-square-foot 
transparent box
on the fifth floor of a parking garage!!! 

Not just any car park ....
but an amazing concrete "sculpture"
design by the dynamic Swiss architectural duo

Of course, my quirky eye was over-obsessed by the 
"outdoor furniture" around the store!!!

I was told the pieces were made from 
"left-over wood from the construction of the building,"
& they were designed by 
Herzog & de Meuron's design team!!!

"Accessoration's sublime" ......
Wouldn't you love them on your NYC terrace!!!!

Divine Daniel Buren Stripes @ Two NYC Galleries!!!

January 22, 2013 9:00 AM

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Everyone knows I love color ..... 
but did you know my favorite "pattern accessoration" 
is stripes!!!

Renown French conceptualist artist
is the "master" of stripes ....
& two NYC galleries currently have exhibitions
of his work!!!

Petzel Gallery presents versions of site specific 
works from the 70's & 80's ......
& the work at Bortolami Gallery features 
plexiglass & fabric works, 
as well as a gallery of new fiber optic works.

These two exhibitions are 
a stunning mix of pattern & color ....
an "accessorator must-see"!!! 

AND ......

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As a huge fan of Buren's work,
I rarely miss an opportunity in Paris to visit  
the courtyard of the Palais Royal !!!

This 1986 black & white site specific installation,
"Les Deux Plateaus" is fabulous ....
an international 
"accessorator must-see"!!!

Booths @ Miami Art Fairs Featured Great Design Too!!!

January 17, 2013 9:00 AM

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The "marriage" of furniture & art at international art fairs 
always fascinates me ...
especially last month at Miami's zillion fairs!!!

Featured at  Berlin's Neugerriemschneider Gallery
were LA based sculptor Jorge Pardo's 
brightly colored plastic wrapped 
table & chairs chairs,
as well as his divine light fixtures!!!
 
Artist Julian Hoeber's Shaker inspired 
grey cotton web & wood pieces
were at NYC's Harris Lieberman Gallery.
The four seating pieces fit under the glass table, 
creating a sculptural square!!!

which usually has great furniture in their booth,
had a divine "photo print" table 
by collaborative artists

Vintage Brazilian 50's furniture included 
a Zanini ameba-shaped wooden table that was
paired with vintage Eames chairs
at NYC's CRG Gallery,
& a divine sculptural large wooden octagon table 
& leather chairs 
at NYC's Sean Kelly Gallery!!!

I saw so much great design,
paired with
soooo much great art  .....
it was heard to know what to look at first!!!

Translating Good Commercial Design to My Home!!!!

January 14, 2013 10:27 AM

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I always love great food ...
& when it comes with great design,
that's a plus!!!!

I had a delicious brunch in my 'hood yesterday at 
& I found this fabulous room divider .....
separating the front of house & the dinning room!!
It is stunning!!!

Soooo clever .....
a great graphic element 
& a perfect place to stack wood,
for the enormous wood burning oven, 
a focal point in the restaurant!!!

Great idea for the new "great room" at my house!!!

Andrea Bowers' Tree Sitting Platforms @ Basel/Miami!

January 9, 2013 4:12 PM

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LA based artist Andrea Bowers' 
"Tree Sitting Platforms" combined art, design, 
& social consciousness
at NYC's Andrew Kreps Gallery at

A focal point at the fair,
these "perfect perches" of recycled materials 
are a sublime reminder 
of our responsibility to the environment.

This visually stimulating combination 
of "art & message" 
fits my aesthetic to a tee ......
& I would love having a "platform" hang
in my garden!!!

Nada Art Fair ..... Rugs Are Art @ Canada Gallery!!!

January 7, 2013 8:30 AM

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In addition to "art" at Miami's 
the floor of the booth of NYC's Canada Gallery
was over-laid with a fantastic selection
of handmade Berber rugs ...
sold by Youssef Idia,
Moroccan-born husband 
of one of the galley's artists!!!

According to gallery owner Phil Grauer,
"the structure of the rugs match the structure 
of many of the paintings I'm interested in."

Art collectors loved the booth 
& snapped up the fabulous rugs!!!

Again, proving my point that
art & design are becoming one!!!

Keeping Your Eyes Open ...... Steppin' Up in Beirut!!!!

January 3, 2013 8:30 AM

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I was walking around Mar Mikhael .....
the "new" West Village neighborhood in Beirut,
& I found these fabulous staircases!!!

I think they look fantastic ....
& have been thinking about painting the staircase 

What do you think???

Shopping Miami ..... Fornasetti Candles @ The Webster!

December 21, 2012 8:30 AM

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is an over-the-top "retail accessorator supreme," 
& I never miss an opportunity to visit 
her spectacular Miami shopping mecca ......

Last week I flipped over these chic, chic, chic 
Fornasetti candles ...
& I must admit I bought them all!!!

And, they are on their way to Beirut with me .....
right now!!!

I think they will be tasty hostess gifts 
for the divine & delightful,
who have invited us to fancy, fabulous, & fun
holiday lunches & dinners!!!

Design/Miami "Faux Favorite" ..... Bent Wood Tables!!!

December 20, 2012 8:30 AM

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I have always adored the brilliant collaboration 
between these two Englishmen .....
& designer Sebastian Wrong
for London's Established & Sons!!!

The WrongWoods furniture collection
has always been an "accessorator favorite"!!!

But these four WrongWoods "Bent Wood Tables"
presented last week by Galerie VIVID
at Design Miami are an 
"over-the-top sublime accessorations supreme" ......
crossing the boundary between art & design!!!

I cannot possibly decide 
which color combination I "must have" .....
& there definitely isn't space in my house for all four!!!
HELP!!!

Venice Projects Features Pieke Bergmans in Miami!!!

December 19, 2012 8:30 AM

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I am enthralled with the mission of 
providing international artists & designers
"with the opportunity to express 
their creativity in the glass."

Last week at Design Miami 
they presented a spectacular installation 
by Dutch designer Pieke Bergman.

METAMORPHIS is "an evocative collection 
of Venetian street lights ...
that come to life through Bergman's fantasy,
stretching out their iron bodies 
& their glass bulbs like living beings, 
when Venice  is asleep."

I have adored Pieke's work since seeing her
LIGHT BULB series in 2009, 
at both Dilmos Gallery, Milan
& Gallery Fumi, London!!!

And I am hopeful that one of her "BULBS" 
will soon "light up my life"!!!

Joaquim Tenreiro Dinning Table & Chairs in Miami!!!

December 18, 2012 8:30 AM

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Since my trip to Brazil last fall,
I am in love with all things Brazilian!!! 

Especially furniture .....
& especially the work of designer

Tenreiro, a major force in modernist Brazilian furniture,
was born in Portugal & moved to Rio de Janeiro
in his 20's.

Influenced by the warm weather of Brazil, 
his pieces were light .....
often combining wicker or cane with 
indigenous Brazilian hardwoods.

I was delighted to see this DIVINE dinning set at
& am wondering if it will fit in my dinning room!!!

Nature Inspires Shapes, Textures, & Materials in Miami!

December 17, 2012 8:30 AM

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              A major theme at Design/Miami 2012 is nature ....
& the work of these designers
are significant examples of this design trend!!!

Aren't these pieces fantastic ....
Guess which piece I'm hoping will surprise me 
& be under my Christmas tree!!!
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