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Edgy, Elegant Holiday Fashions

Blass from the past

a look into one of Arkansas’s architectural gems

Monkey see, monkey do

a spunky local designer takes matters into her own hands AN PUBLICATION PrOdUCed By The ArkANsAs TImes AdverTIsINg dePArTmeNT no v e mb e r 09

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his month we offer a cornucopia of fall finds, with an emphasis on fashion. As party season approaches, the eternal question arises: what to wear? We’re here to help. By the way, thank God I held onto that boxy Max Mara jacket with shoulder pads from the’ 80s because I’m breaking that bad boy out this season. Who knew this era would ever make a comeback? (That said, if you ever see me out in one of those “Frankie Says Relax” t-shirts or a Bill Cosby-esque sweater, please feel free to publicly shun. There are limits.)

In Shop Dogs, we meet two fascinating pooches, Cheeky and Marshmallow of Box Turtle. These successful business dogs are poised to open their own store, the eponymous Cheeky Marshmallow. You’re in for a real treat.

This month we found inspiration at the Arts Center Museum Shop. The store they’ve set up to tie in with the “World of the Pharaohs” exhibit offers a treasure trove of gift items.

And if that’s not enough, we also catch up with busy mama Ashley Murphy. This designer/gallery owner/mom has an edgy, unique style that she brings to her line of kids’ clothes, Punkee Monkee.

We also visit the former home of the late architect Noland Blass, Arkansas’s own Frank Lloyd Wright. It is a testament not only to Blass’s forward-thinking ideas about architecture but to the fact that good design really is timeless. I remember attending parties with my parents at this very house as a child in the early ‘70s and even then being struck by its glamorous vibe.

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I really don’t know how I’d survive without my squirrel friends. They’re always there for me, you know?

The squirrel, so often maligned, is a creature worthy of our admiration and respect. Industrious, hardworking and resourceful, they also serve as inspiration for objets d’art and glassware, as shown here.

Squirrels on a log planter, $3 estate sale by Roy Dudley

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on the cover: Dolce & Gabbana’s purple bubble dress with black rosette belt from Barbara Jean Ltd.

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Liquid Assets black silk top paired with gold and black sequin skirt featuring an exposed zipper by Dolce & Gabbana and suede sandal by Diane von Furstenberg from Barbara Jean Ltd.

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Luxe Leather Pink body conscious dress by nicole miller along with Isabel Lu’s black leather motorcycle jacket from Beyond Cotton. necklace from the Museum Shop at the Arkansas Arts Center.

Dolce vita black leather Hamilton boot and bCbG’s chain handle handbag also from Beyond Cotton.

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Urban Elegance Dolce & Gabbana’s black ruched dress with exposed zipper from barbara Jean Ltd. black floral mink and fox appliquéd capelet by Jean Crisan from Fletcher & Bensky Furs.

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Feathered Nest long silk gown by Mary green and robe with marabou trim

by Fantasy from Barbara Graves.

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BY kATherINe WyrICk PhotograPhY BrIAN ChILsON

he late Noland Blass, one of this

state’s most respected architects, helped shape the look of central Arkansas in a career that spanned some 50 years.

He was also integrally involved in the city’s urban planning and contributed to concepts that continue to influence development to this day.

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Colleagues, friends and clients alike have called him a visionary. The always forward-thinking Blass took a holistic approach to architecture; put simply, he was green before green was cool. A sculptor later in life, he also brought an artist’s sensibility to the structures he designed, buildings that include the rotunda at the state Justice Building, the Education II building and the Arkansas Cancer Research Center on the UAMS campus, the Worthen Bank Building (now Bank of America), Baptist Medical Center and Temple B’Nai Israel.

The homes he designed may be found in the Palisades and Sunset Circle areas of Little Rock, as well as in Clarksville, Pine Bluff and Memphis.

After his retirement, Blass kept his hand in select

projects until his death in 1998 at age 78. One of those included the design of a home for the Esposito family. Unfortunately, Blass died before he could see this project to completion. In an ironic twist, the Espositos now live in the house that Noland built for his family in the late 1940’s.

Henry and Lisa Esposito lived down the street from the Blass house, then occupied by another family, and had always admired it from afar. Since they couldn’t have a home designed specifically for them by Noland, they jumped at the chance to buy his former residence when it went on the market.

Lisa and Henry Esposito—she a Pine Bluff native and pharmaceutical rep, he a New York native and

(Above) Sliding glass doors in this swinging recreation room open onto the pool deck, allowing indoors and outdoors to become one.

(Right) The many windows in the living room let the light flood in and open to create airflow. Another unique architectural detail, a glass wall offers a glimpse of the thirdfloor office and firstfloor family room.

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international pilot for UPS—have made few changes to the home, excluding basic maintenance, which for a house of this age has been surprisingly little.

Even more noteworthy perhaps is that, long before the term” green architecture” was coined, Blass took measures to make this house energy efficient. The split-level home has clean lines, an organic quality, and was built to work with the site on which it sits, in harmony with its surroundings.

The roof was heavily insulated, made of tar and gravel, and white marble chips were placed on top to reflect heat since Blass chose not to install air-conditioning. An attic fan helped with cross ventilation.

Though Blass built many split-levels, they were usually two floors, not three like this one. Though the entryway is on the second level, our tour begins on the first floor.

Level I The spacious downstairs recreation room is an altar to entertaining and has sliding doors that open onto the pool deck, creating a seamless inside-outside flow. It also has changing rooms (with hinged slatted doors) to be used after a dip in the shapely pool, and what the Espositos believe was originally intended as a grill built into the brick wall (they changed it to a gas fireplace).

Their biggest renovation project was the pool, which Blass added in the ‘60s. The Espositos embarked on a major overhaul of it two years ago, which entailed sandblasting and replacing the cracking original Formosa tile; it was, according to Lisa, “a huge ordeal.” Ornate turquoise tiles that once framed the pool’s fountains, seven streams of water that pour into it from a surrounding wall, could not be salvaged and were replaced with metal plates.

The backyard pergola has the original panels but the structure itself had to be refortified. They also rebuilt and

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enlarged the outdoor bar area for optimum entertaining.

Level II A gurgling pond teeming with koi fish, created by Bob Shaheen of Landscape Associates, welcomes visitors at the home’s entrance. This natural rock pond replaced an impractical rectangular pool with turquoise tiles and, though not original to the house, works well.

Upon entering, an open ascending and descending staircase sits to the right, and the main living area at left.

The original mahogany floors in the living and dining rooms have retained their handsome luster and grain. The vaulted ceiling in the living area makes the space feel larger than it actually is, as does the wall of crank windows. The Douglas fir beams were shipped by rail from Oregon and have remained in mint condition.

In yet another testament to Blass’s foresight, the room has three heat sources to keep the chill at bay during cold months: the light that floods in through the aforementioned windows, a fireplace (stylishly built into the brick wall), and radiant heat supplied by copper pipes in the ceilings.

(Radiant heat also exists underneath the floor of the rec room on the lower level.)

“Structurally, we haven’t changed anything,” says Lisa.

Though they did tint the windows to prevent sunlight damage and refinished the floors. The original built-ins in the dining room and the cabinetry in the kitchen remain.

In the kitchen they also restored the countertops to their original black (they were white laminate) and replaced the vinyl flooring with hardwood.

Level III Henry’s home office, full of interesting angles, now occupies the space that Noland’s once did. They kept

the original custom book shelves (but moved them to the opposite wall) and drawers in which Blass kept his blueprints (though they tweaked them to allow for better storage). The office overlooks the living room below and swimming pool to the south.

The vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom echoes that of the living room; the master bath features the original gray glass tile and an unusual claim-to-fame: the first sunken tub in Little Rock, or “death pit” as Lisa refers to it. “It gets slippery in there, but at least it looks good!” she laughs.

They gutted the upstairs hall bathroom, replacing the mauve glass tile with black granite. Two bedrooms across the hall, built for the Blass’s two daughters, mirror one another.

One is now home to the Esposito’s 17-year-old son (and pet rat) and the other functions as a guest room.

Well-worn cork flooring covered the entire upstairs, which the Esposito’s considered salvaging but ended up opting for carpet instead. Other cosmetic changes included painting over the grasscloth walls.

A revered residence The Espositos have made every effort to maintain the integrity of this house and honor its original details— literally down to brass tacks (or in this case, fixtures): “Some of the light fixtures were brass, and I took them down to Ace Plating, and they nickel-plated them, so I kept the fixtures but just had them updated.” Asked why this was important to her, Lisa says, “I just really respected Noland’s work.”

Perhaps the most salient quality of the house, and a testament to Blass’s legacy, is how modern it still feels after these many years. Lisa says, “People come in and they cannot believe how old it is. Noland was way ahead of his time.” n

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his month we were inspired by the treasure trove of items at the Arts Center Museum Shop, but particularly the

Egyptian-themed ones tied to the World of the Pharaohs exhibit: mummies, headdresses, jewelry — all bounty fit for a king (and those on your holiday shopping list).

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bydesign BY kATherINe WyrICk PhotograPhY BrIAN ChILsON

by design (n.) A place we check in with tastemakers about town, from decorators to clothes designers and others in between.

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hat’s a hip mom to do when the only baby clothes available are either smocked or pastel? If you’re Ashley Murphy, you create your own cottage industry, in this case a clothing line of offbeat threads for cool babies and tots. Ashley drew her inspiration from her own little monkey, 3-year-old Maddox, to develop Punkee Monkee, a business she operates out of her Little Rock home with the help of her husband Mac. Spurred by a longtime interest in fashion, Ashley began designing clothing for Maddox when he was almost 2 years old. Punkee Monkee is now represented by several boutiques in the area (and beyond). “I love what I do, and I’m grateful so many others are loving it too!” she enthuses.

We recently caught up with the busy mom/stylista at M2 Gallery in Pleasant Ridge Town Center to bring you this Cue & A(shley).

CUE: Who are your style inspirations?

Ashley: I don’t really have one person who inspires me.

From a business standpoint, I am inspired by many people who have started out small, doing everything at home, and grown into something much larger. Punkee Monkee has already taken off, and I have big plans for the future!

My husband and I are Ashley Murphy at M2 Gallery with her rockin’ muse, son also part owners of two Maddox, and Ts of her own design. fashion trends and art galleries, including M2 love to mix my own personal retro flavor with what’s Gallery in Little Rock, and I feel my clothing line is an trendy. extension of that artistic interest. A lot of what I do is hand-stitched. Designs are all hand-cut and screens C: How did you learn how to make clothes? hand-pulled, so no two pieces are ever alike. Each is an A: I have learned most everything on my own, through original creation. books, the Internet and from a lot of experimenting.

It’s an on-going process, and I am constantly looking to C: What or who informs your own personal style? learn more.

A: I watch design and style shows, follow celebrity

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Ashley’sTopseven 1➜ Of course, my son Maddox, an

inspiration to me since he was born

2➜ Facebooking on my iphone (a guilty pleasure)

3➜ Sushi from Sushi Cafe 4➜ A hot bubble bath with a glass of champagne

5➜ Listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Kills

6➜ Cool, contemporary artwork 7➜ A weekly dose of C: What got you interested in kids’ clothes specifically?

A: It was so difficult to find cool clothes around Little Rock for my infant son. So much of what you see is more traditional, more of the “sweet baby” look. That’s just not our style. I prefer more of a retro, rocker style. They can still be cute, just with a little bit of an edge. I started playing around with some shirts and onesies, and people in public started noticing his outfits. I came up with a brand and started selling Punkee Monkee locally. I’m now in several boutiques and shops around Arkansas, with more boutiques to be added later this year.

C: Do you ever make clothes for adults?

A: I have made a few custom adult pieces and have received numerous requests to expand into adult clothing. I have established the brand name for the adult line, but right now I’m too busy to put too much thought into that. But, hopefully sometime next year, you will be seeing the debut of MadLey—taken from combining my name and my son’s name.

C: What trends are you digging this fall?

A: Well, for me, anything plaid, over the knee boots, fingerless gloves, destroyed jeans, Toms shoes, Free People clothing, mixing soft pieces with edgy pieces, green nail polish, big sunglasses and cross body bags.

For kids, I really like all the layering going on, like thermals underneath short sleeve tees, 2fer tees, funky leggings underneath dresses, hoodies, skinny jeans for boys and anything with splatter paint. n

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Q. How can I open up the space in my guest bedroom? We rarely use the bed, but I still need one.

A. The solution is a wall bed, which not only saves space but allows you to use your guest room the other 360 days a year. A home office, craft room, or even a den, game room, or man cave can double as a guest room with the flexibility that a wall bed provides. In the stowed position, a queen wall bed uses a little over seven square feet of floor space. It can be easily integrated with other cabinetry to provide additional storage or workspace. A company that does both space design and custom cabinetry can help you explore the options. Favorite Spaces, 888.402.6692 toll free.

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shop dogs (n.) A new feature profiling our canine friends in retail. (Not just limited to dogs. Other species—cats, canaries, lizards—will appear here, too.)

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nyone who’s ever visited the über-cool store Box Turtle (and if you haven’t, where have you been?), has met the most prominent member of the staff—Cheeky, a nine-year-old hound mix with a hulking build and sweet disposition. He cuts quite the figure with his handsome brindled coat and soulful eyes. And he knows this store like the back of his paw; after all, he started working as a pup shortly after the shop’s opening nine years ago.

Now, as of a year and a half, Marshmallow has joined store owner Emese Boone’s family—if not the Box Turtle team of employees. A Jack Russell Terrier, Marshmallow has proved a trusted sidekick for Cheeky (though perhaps not the ideal coworker). Emese explains, “Marshmallow has been at the store a couple of times, but as I have learned of the breed, he darts if the door is open.” Not a safe move since the shop sits on Kavanaugh.

The odd couple “Cheeky never wanted a sibling,” says Emese, “but he has taken to Marshmallow very well.” That is, after establishing his alpha dog status. With a hierarchy firmly in place, they’ve now formed a comfortable alliance. Emese recalls, “He put him in his place a couple of times in the

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The long-suffering, dignified Cheeky and his feisty young cohort Marshmallow prepare to receive customers in Box Turtle’s foyer.

are running errands. And he loves to go to Box Turtle.”

Though he always welcomes a walk, he also enjoys lazing about the store and can often be found doing just that in its foyer. Emese says, “He especially loves being rubbed and will nudge you or stick his paw up to entice you to pet him.” She warns, however, “Once you start, he won’t leave you alone. He will follow you around and continue to nudge you or even rollover and do some tricks to get

SAYS EMESE, “WhEn ChEEKY iS BEinG PLAYFuL, MARShMALLOW CAn GET FEiSTY WiTh hiM, AnD ThEY WRESTLE quiTE A BiT. iT iS vERY CuTE SinCE ThEiR SizES vARY GREATLY.”

beginning, and Marshmallow learned to tread lightly.” Not easy for a tenacious terrier. But despite temperament, age and size, these two enjoy a special friendship. Says Emese, “When Cheeky is being playful, Marshmallow can get feisty with him and they wrestle quite a bit. It is very cute since their sizes vary greatly.”

Yes, they may come from different worlds—Cheeky a stray from the Greenbrier countryside, Marshmallow a pure-bred from the not-so-mean city streets of Hillcrest—but they really do make quite a pair.

Cheeky on balancing work and family Of Cheeky’s likes, Emese says, “Cheeky loves to be with his family, even if that is sitting in the car while we

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Dislikes include the usual fare: the vet’s office, the groomer’s and cages of any sort. As far as culinary preferences, he’s not too discriminating but prefers something other than bread, “unless,” says Emese, “that’s all you got.”

sweet talk All species love treats, which is why a candy store aptly named Cheeky Marshmallow will soon open in the space beneath Box Turtle. “The candy/toy shop is my husband Collin’s vision. He hated to not utilize the great space we have downstairs, and he wanted more options for kids, partly so they could shop and play.” This will be a place specifically designed for children, complete with a Wii

they can play while their parents shop. No surprise that Emese and Collin’s son Elek is an enthusiastic supporter of this venture. Emese laughs, “Once we talked about it as a family, my son wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Cheeky’s Favorite things...

1 Treats 2 Back scratches 3 Belly rubs 4 Lazy Sundays 5 Family 6 Box Turtle 7 Marshmallow

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