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Features

Volume 7 Issue 2

16 Weekender Style

By Michele Keith Three top designers invite us to their vacation homes for a look at their lives —and designs—outside the city.

22 The New Curators

By Leanne French Some leading design bloggers talk about the power of the post, plus their predictions for the next big thing.

28 More Is Still More

By Catherine McHugh Hutton Wilkinson is keeping Tony Duquette’s style legacy alive and building the brand for the next generation.

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9 CULTURECALENDAR By Leanne French Nature gets Romantic at the Morgan, Matisse goes rad at MoMA, plus the Whitney’s heat wave, and more hot happenings.

12 BOOKS&BLOGS By Cathy Whitlock Hicks (Ashley) on Hicks (David), new titles from O'Brien, Branca, and Gomez, plus online Newbies and more.

14 TROVE By Leanne French If image is everything, arm yourself with the right equipment. Cameras for capturing every photo op.

32 EATS’N’SLEEPS By Marc Cadiente Good eats with a side dish of culture, Jean George makes his Mark, plus Rockwell in Print and more.

34 DESIGNDISH Ruffles, ‘80s South Beach style, Early American anything…whose idea was that anyway?

ARRAY asked top designers about design trends they love to hate….

36 GALLERY Packing a Bright Summer Punch.

44 FRESHPICKS The most current products in NYDC showrooms.

52 STYLESPOTLIGHT Featured highlights of craft and design.

60 DEFININGPIECES Items that sum up what a showroom is all about.

70 SHOWROOMPORTRAITS Profiles of some of NYDC’s most familiar names.

74 NYDCEVENTSCALENDAR A look at a few recent celebrations.

78 SHOWROOMDIRECTORY A complete list of who’s where in 200 Lex.

80 BACKSTORY By Hashim Rahman Coney Island Reboot: Brooklyn's iconic amusement park revamps with new rides and nods to its legendary past.

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Adam Cohen Technology Consultant MacConcierge.com Hardware/Software Consultant Contributors Catherine McHugh Cathy Whitlock Hashim Rahman Marc Cadiente Michele Keith New York Design Center James P. Druckman President & CEO Daniel M. Farr Director Alix M. Lerman Director of Marketing Leah Blank Senior Events Manager Alana Moskowitz Public Relations Manager Susan Lai Assistant Controller Vera Markovich Assistant Controller on the cover: Jean Lin, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, Danielle De Vita, Jennifer Boles and Grace Bonney in the Apropos showroom at the New York Design Center. Photographed by Andrew French.

Grooming by Joanna Lily.

letter from the editor Dear Readers, There’s no shortage of strong opinions to be found online in almost every area, and that’s definitely true when it comes to our world. Design blogs have become extremely popular and challenged the entrenched order. For our cover story, we spoke to several successful bloggers about how they wield the power their audiences bestow upon them, and got a few of their predictions for the future, too (The New Curators, p. 22).

Then escape the city with Michele Keith as she visits three top designers at their vacation homes to see how they kick back and commune with nature, and always do it with panache (Weekender Style, p. 16).

And speaking of escapes, did you know that Coney Island was once the nation’s top vacation spot? Millions of visitors came from all over to experience some of the world’s most advanced technology, purely for fun, beside the Atlantic Ocean in Brooklyn. Recently, plans have been unveiled to restore the technological edge to America’s first amusement park (Coney Island Reboot, p. 80) and provide thrills for future generations right in the same spot.

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And to prove again that nothing succeeds like excess, we profile how Hutton Wilkinson is keeping Tony Duquette’s style legacy alive and his plans to expand the brand worldwide. Duquette, the quintessential Hollywood designer, would have been proud (More Is Still More, p. 28).

Plus we’ve got our usual collection of sights and scenes to be found all over town and throughout the season, as things really start to heat up.

Have a stylish summer,

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By Leanne French

Nature gets Romantic at the Morgan, Matisse goes rad at MoMA, plus the Whitney’s heat wave, and more hot happenings.

EXHIBITS FOLK ART BY WOMENfolk The American Folk Art Museum spotlights the artistic expression of women in the 18th and 19th centuries in Women Only: Folk Art by Female Hands. While following conventions of their times (preparing to become wives and mothers), many women cultivated amazing creativity as seen in the paintings, drawings, samplers, quilts, rugs, and other works on display. Through September 12, American Folk Art Museum, 45 West 53rd Street, 212.265.1040, folkartmuseum.org Woman in Veil at the American Folk Art Museum’s Women Only exhibit. Collection American Folk Art Museum. Photo © 2000 John Bigelow Taylor, New York.

Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River on display in Radical Invention at MoMA. © 2009 Succession H. Matisse, Paris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

RADICAL MATISSE The Museum of Modern Art reveals a pivotal period in the career of artist Henri Matisse in Matisse: Radical Invention. The exhibit focuses on the time between Matisse’s return from Morocco in 1913 and his departure for Nice in 1917, when the artist produced some of the most experimental and enigmatic works of his career, including Bathers by a River and The Moroccans. July 18-October 11, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, 212.708.9400, moma.org ROMANTIC GARDENS The Morgan Library & Museum offers a breathtaking look at nature through the eyes of the Romantics. Romantic Gardens: Nature, Art, and Landscape Design takes us on a tour of private estates and public parks in Europe and the United States (including our very own Central Park) during the nature-loving era of the late-18th and early-19th centuries. Through August 29, The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, 212.685.0008, themorgan.org View of the Welbeck Estate in Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening, 1794 by Humphry Repton is one of the Romantic Gardens on exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum. Gift of Henry S. Morgan and Junius S. Morgan. Photography, Graham Haber, 2009.

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Otto Dix’s Reclining Woman on Leopard Skin, 1927 (above), and Portrait of the Laryngologist Dr. Mayer-Hermann, 1926 (right), are among his portraits on display at the Neue Galerie. Courtesy Neue Galerie New York. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.

OTTO DIX AT NEUE If you haven’t seen the thought-provoking Otto Dix show yet, it’s up at the Neue Galerie through August. This is the first major North American exhibition of the German artist’s work—100 masterpieces that capture the spirit of the Weimar age, as well as earlier pieces from the early 1920s and later allegorical work that protests the Third Reich. Through August 30, Neue Galerie, 1048 Fifth Avenue, 212.628.8824, neuegalerie.org

We Are Nearest to the Sun, 2009 by Dedron, one of the few female artists in the contemporary Tibetan art scene, is part of Tradition Transformed at the Rubin Museum of Art. Collection of Shelley and Donald Rubin.

TIBET’S NEW WAVE The Rubin Museum of Art hosts the first exhibit of contemporary Tibetan art in a New York City museum. Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond features the work of nine Tibetan artists including Gonkar Gyatso, Tenzing Rigdol, Losang Gyatso, and Dedron. Each artist explores contemporary issues while integrating modern influences and media with centuriesold imagery and techniques found in Tibetan Buddhist art.

June 11-October 18, Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, 212.620.5000, rmanyc.org SWEDE FASHIONS The Scandinavia House hosts a fashion exhibit, Eco-Chic Towards Sustainable Swedish Fashion. This showcase of Swedish fashion design proves that “going green” doesn’t mean you have to skimp on style. Featured designers include Anja Hynynen, Bergman’s, Camilla Norrback, and Swedish Hasbeens. Through August 21, Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, 58 Park Avenue, 212.879.9779, scandinaviahouse.org The work of Righteous Fashion (left) is among the sustainable Swedish designs featured in Scandinavia House’s Eco-Chic exhibit. Photo © Swedish Institute, www.imagebank.sweden.se.

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Three untitled photographs by photographer Leon Levinstein are part of his candid New York street series on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gary Davis. © Leon Levinstein.

LEVINSTEIN’S NEW YORK Master street photographer Leon Levinstein’s expressive black-and-whites of New York City are the subject of a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.

Hipsters, Hustlers, and Handball Players: Leon Levinstein’s New York Photographs, 1950-1980 is a candid look at the photographer’s raw figure studies made in neighborhoods from Times Square to the Lower East Side to Coney Island. June 8-October 17, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, 212.535.7710, metmuseum.org

A WHITNEY HEAT WAVE The Whitney Museum gives an underappreciated artist his due in Heat Waves in a Swamp: The Paintings of Charles Burchfield.

Working almost exclusively in watercolor, Burchfield translates his immediate surroundings—his garden, the views from his window, etc.—into expressionistic landscapes that offer a visionary experience of nature. June 24-October 17, Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue, 212.570.2600, whitney.org Charles Burchfield’s expressionistic landscapes at the Whitney include: Pyramid of Fire (Pyramid of Flame), 1929 (left), and Sun and Rocks, 1918–50 (above).

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Books&Blogs Inspired Interiors

David Hicks: A Life of Design

The Well-Dressed Home: Fashion Design Inspired by Your Personal Style

American Modern

Suzanne Kasler Rizzoli, 244 pages, $50

Ashley Hicks Rizzoli, 304 pages, $65

Annette Tatum Clarkson Potter, 256 pages, $35

Thomas O’Brien and Lisa Light Abrams, 240 pages, $50

Interior designer Suzanne Kasler has had a cult following in the South for many years, known for her delicate palette, European interiors mixed with a Southern classical touch. Her look is elegant yet approachable, warm yet soothing, and, most importantly, fresh. The Atlanta-based designer is inspired by fashion, accenting draperies with a Chanel piping, and adding details to her furnishings as only a couturier would do. Her classically inspired custom pieces landed her a coveted collection with Hickory Furniture (my favorite being the Alexandra side chair, which reminds me of a fourleaf clover), along with fabric and lighting products. This is a designer who is strongly influenced by architecture, and it shows in everything she does. The beautifully illustrated book is divided into “Home,” “City,” “Country,” “At the Beach,” and “Architectural Elements,” followed by the basic principles of objects and details and color and light.

While I read many interior designers’ monographs—and perhaps with a jaded eye—this book is perhaps one of the most refreshing I have come across, and one I continually refer to.

David Hicks is perhaps one of the most beloved, inspirational, influential, and iconic interior designers of the 20th century since his discovery

by House and Garden magazine in the ’50s. The late British designer’s client list was a virtual who’s who of media, fashion, and aristocracy who were dazzled by his use of bold color and geometric patterned carpets. His use of mixing antiques and contemporary furnishings with vibrant color combinations sets the barometer for design as we know it today. Author of nine books (they are collector’s items, so if you ever run across one, grab it), he no doubt would have loved his son Ashley’s (who is also a designer and architect) celebration of his legendary work. A Life of Design is the definitive book on David Hicks’s life and work, told through personal journals, archives, photos, and scrapbooks that only a family member would have access to. A half-century of his work is covered from the first Hicks family household in 1952 to his travels, commissions and works (he was also a talented painter and sculptor), and books. It’s often been said that if Hicks couldn’t find it, he designed it, from the interior of a BMW to a man’s evening shoe. It’s a life well lived and well told.

The line between fashion and interior design has long been blurred, and it was only a matter of time before they merged into one beautiful whole. The couture runways have been a huge influence on our culture for decades. Author Annette Tatum’s fascination with fashion and textiles led to her love of interior design, which led to her bedding collection in 1994, and eventually the book The Well-Dressed Home: Fashion Design Inspired by Your Personal Style. The premise is an interesting take on design—explore your “inner fashionista” and allow your personal fashion choices to be the inspiration for your home’s décor (a great concept unless you dress only in black). And since our clothing often reflects our personality, it’s only natural our homes should as well.

Part one covers “From Runway to Room” while part two showcases the “Design Style Guide,” divided into eleven of the most universal fashion styles—such as romantic, modern, couture, eclectic, vintage, retro, and classic—and features the inspiration and characteristics using colors, fabrics, textures, and patterns. It’s fascinating to take a look in your closet and look at the commonality of the designs and shapes hanging on the rack and the wallpaper in your bathroom.

Thomas O’Brien is a true renaissance designer known for his vintage take on modernism, a mix of luxe, glamour, and retro-modern.

As founder of the home boutique Aero Studios, he is an accomplished residential and commercial interior designer with a line of products at Target, fabrics at Lee Jofa, bathroom fittings for Waterworks, and a furniture collection at Hickory Chair (he just celebrated his 10th anniversary!)—and now adds the title of author to his resumé. His new book, American Modern, introduces his design philosophy, looking at modernism through a distinctive filter and in a variety of settings, ranging from casual to formal and vintage to urban. His spin on classic design is profiled in seven interiors, including a New York City loft, traditional Connecticut estate, and a converted Long Island schoolhouse. The New Yorkbased designer also covers design principles such as designing with architectural authenticity, color, and scale, and readers can learn how to incorporate the concept in their own homes. Interior designers and aficionados alike will enjoy O’Brien’s interesting take on a new way of looking at design.

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Hicks (Ashley) on Hicks (David), new titles from O'Brien, Branca, and Gomez, plus online Newbies and more.

Apartments: Defining Style

New Classic Interiors

Nesting Newbies

Balustrade and Bitters Encyclopedia

Mariette Himes Gomez Collins Design/Harper Collins 240 pages, $39.99

Alessandra Branca Stewart, Tabori and Chang 272 pages, $60

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Apartments is award-winning interior designer Mariette Himes Gomez’s third book and, like her previous tomes Rooms and Houses, does not disappoint. While noting that “growing up in a house in Michigan, the idea of living in an apartment seemed impossibly glamorous” (clearly she never spent time in a walk-up), she features case studies from New York and London to Florida. Her inimitable style—clean lines, natural colors, and refined architectural details—are showcased in sections such as “Dark and Light,” “White by Design” and “Oceanfront Purity.” Style chapters include “Mid-Century Modern,” “Classical Refinement,” “European Style,” and “Collectors Own.” There is also a wonderful chapter on the apartment as “Family Home.” She offers valuable information for anyone building, renovating, and redesigning an apartment while showing how to play up an apartment’s assets (translate fabulous view with fireplaces and tall ceilings) and downplay the negatives (lack of space being top of the list). Gomez is certainly an expert, as her Manhattan firm has been around since 1975 and has no doubt designed the classic six, piedà-terre, studio, penthouse, and even a walk-up or two. And for the cosmopolitan city dweller, it’s hard not to read this book without envy!

At long last. I have been a fan of Alessandra Branca’s work since living in Chicago in the ’80s, and a pair of gilt altar candelabra turned lamps from her design studio still flank my living room sofa. Like Kasler, she has had a following for decades, having designed interiors all over the world since 1984. Today, she has a retail store in Chicago and the Branca Home Collection that features her namesake upholstery and furniture… and, thankfully, a book. The book showcases her work in three major cities—Rome, New York, and Chicago—each section as unique as the cities themselves. Rome covers color and pattern, Chicago features her family home, tackling layout and comfort, while New York looks at living and working in the same space.

Interiors include country properties, city apartments, and lofts. Part design book, part theory, and part travelogue, the Italian-born designer’s style is filled with classic details and a strong use of color (red, black, and yellow are signature colors) with European touches. The book is also part biography, as Branca weaves the tale of her family and her upbringing in Rome throughout. The creative process of her work is intricately detailed step-by-step and the 200-plus photographs are exquisite.

New Classic Interiors is a great addition to your design library.

With its whimsical name and light, fresh look, a new online magazine enters the digital fray. Nesting Newbies is an online home and lifestyle magazine with a twist, encompassing the use of social media trends such as online videos and blogs while covering the traditional topics of food, entertaining, and decorating. Their target audience is plain and simple: newcomers who are new to nesting.

Started by former corporate marketing whiz Jodi Murphy (editor in chief) and chef Lea McIntosh, Nesting Newbies covers everything from movie-themed tablescapes and stocking the newbie pantry to unique “newbisode” cooking videos (one of my personal favorites!) that weave a story as well. Design articles include profiles of both new and notable professionals in their section “Iconic Nesters” along with a section called “Design Chronicles” with affordable and stylish tips and new product introductions.

One of the magazine’s most unique features—“BotiQmark”—is where the editor highlights trends, profiles bloggers, and offers the latest on the Internet design buzz.

B&B Encyclopedia is an online community catering to interior design and the arts. Their manifesto is simple: connect, contribute, find and be found. You can connect by creating a company profile, introduce new products, display your portfolio, and/or link potential clients and vendors to your website. You can contribute by posting an article on a variety of topics and further promote your work. If you are looking for a particular source, such as an antique dealer or refinisher, B&B provides the resource. And those looking for your particular service or talents can find you as well. Categories include everything from appraisers and refinishers to marketing and photographers, all catering to the design industry. There is even a section for bloggers. The Encyclopedia has a basic free plan or you can upgrade to three different levels, depending on the number of photos and/or videos you wish to upload and display on your profile. B&B also has an online magazine that can be found at balustradeandbitters. com. Think of it as Facebook for the design industry. And, best of all, you don't have to comb through posts of what your friends had for breakfast while trying to find really useful information.

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By Leanne French

If image is everything, arm yourself with the right equipment.

Cameras for capturing every photo op.

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EASY SHOT

From the company that started it all, the Leica D-Lux 4 is a top-of-the-line compact digital camera.

The camera has beautiful optics and lenses that Leica is famous for, and its high speed is great for shooting in available light. Plus, the D-Lux 4 is available with a line of accessories, including an elegant leather case that shows off its genuine Leica lineage. $799, bhphotovideo.com

Want a camera that makes your life easy? The super cute Panasonic Lumix FH-series will do the work for you—just press a button and the camera takes great photos, as well as high-definition video.

This camera is inexpensive, slim, so it will fit in your pocket, and has minimal shutter lag time, so you won’t miss your photo op. Available in 12.1-megapixel and 14.1-megapixel models. $159.95$199.95, panasonic.com

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THE CULT OF HOLGA If you rebuff the realm of the digital pixel, bow down to the altar of the Holga. The 120-film toy camera, made almost entirely of plastic, is a cult classic, embraced by photographers looking for a low-fi aesthetic. Originally produced in Hong Kong as a cheap mass-market camera, the Holga’s low-cost construction is known to produce blur, light leaks, and distortions, which, for some, is a thing of impressionistic beauty. $69.99, acgears.com

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INSTANT FILM LIVES! Just when you thought Polaroid cameras were headed for extinction, The Impossible Project has come to save the instant film we love. The company started in 2008 (when Polaroid ended its film production). It moved into the last Polaroid factory in Holland, and came up with some genius new film formats that take instant photography to the next level. Photographers and artists love its lyrical quality and the fact that each image is a one-of-a-kind original. And now you can jump on the Impossible bandwagon—the company recently opened a store and gallery in New York. (425 Broadway, 5th Floor) the-impossible-project.com

05 TOUGH stuff For adventure seekers, the Olympus Stylus Tough-8010 is up for almost any challenge. Made from a stainless-steel and aluminum exterior, it can survive a 6.6-foot drop, 220 pounds of pressure, below freezing temperatures, and you can submerge it for underwater photo ops. Plus, it takes stunning photos and high-def video with a 5x-wide-angle optical zoom to capture it all. $399.99, olympusamerica.com

06 POINT 'N' SHOOT Whether you’re an avid amateur or a pro, one of the best mid-priced point-and-shoot cameras out there is the Canon PowerShot s90. The s90 is amazing in low light, thanks to its 10.0-megapixel high-sensitivity system sensor and a 28mm wide-angle f/2.0 lens. Other bonuses include fantastic picture quality, a customizable control ring to adjust settings, and a three-inch Pure Color System LCD for better color reproduction. $399.99, usa.canon.com

07 THE NEW SUPER 8 Speaking of toy cameras…Tokyo-based Superheadz’s new Digital Harinezumi is all the rage among Super 8 enthusiasts. The Harinezumi has a sensor customized to deliver that old “home movie” look. Yes, it’s a digital camera with an external microSD card, standard VGA shooting, and sound recording, but the look is purely analog. $169.99, acgears.com JUN

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Weekender Style y Three top designers invite us to their vacation homes for a look at their lives —and designs—outside the city.

By Michele Keith

Chris Coleman “More Armani than Timberland” is how Chris Coleman describes life partner, couturier Angel Sanchez. And it was this aesthetic he took into consideration when designing their 700-square-foot cabin in upstate Elizaville. He and Sanchez worked closely together and produced a décor that is rustic, but not hokey, with the tinge of luxury both of them wanted.

The original, Douglas fir paneling, which could have looked too traditional, turned out to be the right backdrop for his well-edited selection of vintage furnishings positioned for an open feel. And the stainless-steel kitchen and such items they chose as the sleek sofa, art work, and shoji-screen pocket doors opening onto the bedrooms effectively offset the definitively country pieces.

1. The porch that pulls double duty as a guest room was furnished with finds from Housing Works, sample sales, and Doyle Galleries—indicative of Coleman’s ability to recognize value where others might not. 2. Coleman’s partner, couturier Angel Sanchez, created the dramatic 30-footwide curtain that drapes their home’s front entrance. 3. The dining area’s original fir-paneled walls look anything but old-fashioned with the designer’s unique mix of raffia chairs, hammered-copper light fixture, and hairpin table. 4. Paintings hung level with the bed help to make the tiny bedroom appear roomier and brighter than it actually is.

Overnight guests are rare, but a comfortable space for them is a must. So Coleman renovated the porch by angling the screen outward for more headroom and furnishing it with a comfortable mix picked up at sample sales, Housing Works, and Doyle Galleries in the city. The final touch could only have been envisioned by a creative mind: an ivory-colored, weatherproof curtain draped across the house’s 30-inch façade. Once a hunting lodge, the cabin is now anything but.

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Eve Robinson Mother of two adolescent boys, New York designer Eve Robinson calls her Watermill, Long Island, home the idyllic counterpoint to city living for them, her husband, and herself. Friends gather at the 19th century house on weekends for football games and family celebrations on the front lawn, relaxing poolside sans cell phones, and casual dinners she loves serving on the patio with its unobstructed views.

The designer brought the outside in and kept it carefree top to bottom by incorporating the original beams into the décor, using such natural materials as stone, reclaimed wood, and rusticated metal, and making sure the fabrics throughout could withstand the rigors of country living. “I wasn’t going to obsess about having everything perfect immediately,” she says, “After all, we bought it to be stress-free not stressful, so I revamped in stages.” A good thing, as it included the creation of a unique color palette to complement the downstairs rug, which proved more time-consuming than anticipated; raising the balcony to expose the outside view; and opening up the kitchen to the living and dining areas, transforming it into a “communal affair.”

1. A beachy feel imbues the den with Robinson’s neutral color scheme and a brick fireplace she reclad in stone. 2. The kitchen is everyone’s favorite gathering place, low-maintenance with ceruse oak cabinetry, hardwood floor, and plastic chairs. 3. The living room encapsulates Robinson’s design scheme for the house, which she calls “a gentle balance between old and new.” The timbers are original, the flooring is reclaimed oak, and the cork-topped coffee table is by 1950s great Paul Frankl. 4. Pomegranate brightens the timbered-ceiling master bedroom, quite contemporary with its leather headboard and lacquered side tables.

Seeing the entire process as a “fun challenge,” Robinson says the entire family is happy. “It turned out the way we wanted it to be—a happy place to enjoy for many years to come.”

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Renea Abbott “Weekends are for friends, family, and sports,” says Renea Abbott, one of Houston’s busiest designers. And her home in Lake Austin reflects this.

Tucked into a hill with steps leading 20 feet down to the water—where boating, often with lunch served aboard, and wake boarding consume much of her days—the ten-room residence provides all the accoutrements needed to make outdoor living easy and accessible, beginning with a huge terrace for dining complete with fireplace and the obligatory pool a few yards away.

Walking inside, you have to admit it is rather glamorous for the country. A fox throw? “I always like to add a soupçon of Hollywood,” she explains. At the same time, it exudes a welcoming and relaxed mood with its creamy color palette grounded by a few pieces of dark furniture and enlivened with animal prints. The upholstery is no-fuss muslin, and sea-grass carpeting eliminates concern in the bedrooms.

Abbott’s take on casual living twines bare feet with high style. “Weekends are getting longer there,” she says, smiling.

1. Abbott blends Texas hill country—horn-embellished lamp and table, and raffia wallpapered bookshelves—with elegant French furniture and a zebra-patterned silk rug in the upstairs sitting area achieving complete tranquility. 2. Typical of the entire house, this corner combines European antiques with Texas-made furnishings for a feeling of airy tranquility after days spent boating, waterskiing, and swimming. 3. Here she flanks a Venetian mirror with two panels of a Ford Beckman charcoal-on-plywood triptych and tosses a fox throw on the muslin-upholstered daybed. 4. The tranquil guest room features both old—the wood-framed mirror found in Spain is vintage—and new—Lucite lamp and crisp linens.

F ur ther Reading...

Michele Keith’s new coffee table book, Designers Here and There: Inside the City and Country Homes of America’s Top Decorators, profiles 19 renowned interior designers—including the three featured in this article—and the whys and wherefores of how they decorated their primary and secondary residences. The lively text and full-color images of their homes, ranging from art-filled city apartments to ocean-side retreats, historic mansions to cozy log cabins in locations as diverse as New York and Palm Beach, Austin and Chicago, San Francisco and Santa Fe, provide readers with invaluable ideas for their own decorating projects, as well as insight into the personalities of these creative powers. As one reviewer said, “Read and be inspired, or jealous. Or both.”

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Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan Founder & CEO, Apartment Therapy Media apartmenttherapy.com

Jean Lin Editor, otto architecture + design otto-otto.com

Danielle De VitA Editorial Director, Design-Calendar design-calendar.com

The New Curators S ome leading design bloggers talk about the power of the post , plus predictions for the ne x t big thing . . .

Design bloggers Jean Lin, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, Danielle De Vita, Jennifer Boles and Grace Bonney photographed in the Apropos showroom at the New York Design Center.

By Leanne French Photography By Andrew French

Jennifer Boles Founder & Editor, The Peak of Chic thepeakofchic.blogspot.com

Grace bonney Founder & Editor, Design*Sponge designspongeonline.com

It’s hard to believe that just a few years ago, some of us (who shall remain nameless) would scratch our heads, shrug our shoulders, or maybe even twitter (without the trademark) when someone would utter the word blog. Now, it’s hard to hold a conversation without mentioning the B-word, and with the hunger for immediate information and design inspiration, some talented bloggers are stepping into a powerful new role as the people’s tastemakers.

We caught up with a few leading design bloggers, each with a specific online niche, and asked them about how they landed their posts, their view from the new media frontier, plus their forecasts for the coming season in design.

Jean Lin Editor, otto architecture + design ww.otto-otto.com

Jean Lin, editor of otto architecture + design, has a stylish alter ego as a fashion designer. Lin studied fashion at Parsons, and worked in the industry until she left to design her own line. To help pay the bills, she took an editorial position at the design newsletter Office Insight.

Not only did Lin eventually launch her own clothing line, called dressed in yellow, but she also made a career as a design editor. She is the U.S. editor of interiors for WGSN-homebuildlife.com, and added blogger to her resumé a year and a half ago when Otto launched.

Lin says Otto’s mission is to be the go-to resource for interior design professionals, offering a mix of trade news, project/product launches, and original features, as well as aggregated content from other design sites at Planet Otto (planet.otto-otto.com). In April, the blog also added an interactive resource for designers—Otto Forum where readers have online discussions about design.

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Danielle De Vita Editorial Director, Design-Calendar design-calendar.com

Trying to keep track of the mind-boggling number of design industry events is a job in itself. Enter Design-Calendar—founded by Christine Abbate and Dania Ahmad in 2004, the event listing and blog keeps you informed about every design happening that’s fit to post.

“We wanted event planners, PR professionals, and the architecture and design community to feel as though they had a dedicated calendar to check on what’s happening in the industry on any given day,” says editorial director Danielle De Vita.

Mission accomplished: Design-Calendar (a sister-company of the PR/marketing agency Novità Communications) is a comprehensive free web calendar where anyone can submit events; private events are listed in a separate subscribers-only calendar. The D-C blog launched in 2007 so staffers, as well as contributors across the country and in Milan, can immediately post news they hear about at events.

And the Calendar Girls (as the staff is called on the site) are always looking for new ways to make Design-Calendar an interactive resource: a popular addition is a sample sale section, and D-C spreads the word every month in eSPY, it’s free enewsletter, which will feature a new “Resource of the Month” spotlight this summer. “i

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Jennifer Boles Founder & Editor, The Peak of Chic thepeakofchic.blogspot.com

When Atlanta-based blogger Jennifer Boles launched The Peak of Chic in 2006, she had to explain what this thing called “a blog” was to family and friends. ”No one really got it, and the people who knew a little about blogs didn’t understand why I was doing it,” she remembers. q u i z z i c a l l o o k s a s i d e , b o l e s ’ s m o t i vat i o n wa s c l e a r — s h e l ov e s g r e at d e s i g n . s h e s t u d i e d t h e h i s t o r y o f d e s i g n a n d c o l l e c t e d v i n tag e d e s i g n b o o k s a n d m ag a z i n e s t o f e e d h e r o b s e s s i o n , b u t n e e d e d a p l ac e t o c h a n n e l i t a l l , a n d t h at ’ s h ow t h e p e a k o f c h i c wa s b o r n .

Boles, a former history major, says most of her inspiration comes from looking into the past. “Some people dismiss an interior from years ago, but there’s so much to discover there,” she explains, “If you dissect a room from the past, you can find decorating inspiration to apply to an interior in 2010.”

When not blogging, Boles contributes to House Beautiful magazine and recently wrote House Beautiful Fabrics for Your Home: 340 Designer Favorites (Hearst).

As for The Peak of Chic, she plans on keeping it “small, personal, and intimate” —just how we like it!

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Grace Bonney Founder & Editor, Design*Sponge designspongeonline.com

Grace Bonney of the popular blog Design*Sponge modestly credits part of her success to good timing. After studying journalism and art and design in college, the Virginia native moved to Brooklyn, and in 2004 her boyfriend (now husband) suggested she start a blog. “ b r o o k ly n

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But good timing was only part of it; Bonney’s design eye and skill as an editor— she worked for top shelter magazines including Domino and House & Garden —give her blog a definitive voice that draws 65,000 readers a day.

Now, Bonney has writers in cities around the world, offering daily design inspirations, and next spring readers can look forward to the first Design*Sponge book (Artisan Books) chock-full of projects, tips, and more.

Bonney believes blogs are changing the way people see design: “Design isn’t design with a capital D anymore because we’re giving regular people the tools and inspiration to take control of design in their lives.”

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan Founder & CEO, Apartment Therapy Media apartmenttherapy.com

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan worked as a design intern for the company GEAR after college, but says he became “disillusioned making stuff for stuff’s sake.” So he left design to become a New York City schoolteacher. “I went from being very interested but unsatisfied in design,” he says, “to being very gratified and feeling like I was making a difference as a teacher.”

Gillingham-Ryan was happy in the classroom, but after seven years, he felt he had to give design another chance. He helped an acquaintance decorate his apartment, which led to work as an interior designer, albeit one with the social conscience of a teacher. g i l l i n g h a m - r ya n b e l i e v e s d e s i g n c a n i m p r ov e t h e l i v e s o f e v e r y day p e o p l e , a n d t h at i d e a i n s p i r e d h i m t o s ta r t a pa r t m e n t t h e r a p y w i t h h i s b r o t h e r o l i v e r i n 2004.

The blog attracted a huge following (now 4.6 million visitors per month), and by 2008 Gillingham-Ryan had to give up his design clients for the blogosphere. He now runs five sites, covering home design, cooking, children, green, technology, and he hopes to add an outdoor category in 2011. He also recently released a new book, Apartment Therapy’s Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces (Clarkson Potter), and will hit the road this summer—five cities in ten days—to makeover homes of design-challenged guys as part of the Inside Man contest, a partnership with Valspar Paint…all part of the Apartment Therapy mission to “save the world, one room at a time.”

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THE NEXT BIG THING… No one has a crystal ball, but design bloggers have a front-row seat to what’s in and what’s out in the blogosphere. Here are some of their forecasts for the coming season in design.

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan “We’ve noticed a trend toward dark colors, in particular blue. If it’s between dark and cool or light and warm, everyone seems to be going for the darker, cooler colors. It’s a big change from the popularity of soft pastels in the early 2000s. There’s also more of a male influence. Men are more interested in their homes now, and I think guys are going for bolder color schemes.”

Grace Bonney “The trend has been vintage, handmade crafty for the last six months or so. Now I see people embracing higher-end antiques, not just $5 vintage pieces. I think people want to invest in nicer pieces, and there’s a move toward more sophisticated and traditional design as our readers get into their 30s. We’re also seeing the last dregs of mid-century, and are moving toward vintage New England.”

Danielle De Vita “I see the rise of practical design, and furniture that functions as more than one piece. I’m seeing more women in the news for their architectural or product design. Also fashion designers are continuing to partner with design manufacturers; for example, Century, which has a showroom in the NYDC, partnered with Oscar de la Renta. Another trend is outdoor furniture that can be pulled back inside for interior use, like the pieces you would find at designlush or Grange. Of course, green design and sustainability are more than trends—I see this commitment to responsible production as more of a mainstay.”

Jean Lin “I see contrasting trends—technology-inspired design that accommodates the new and evolving way we live in a digital world. On the other side, there is a more homegrown, organic way of looking at design. Design without a lot of bells and whistles that is beautiful in its simplicity.

“There is an ‘urban gardens’ trend that gives us practical solutions to incorporate nature into our daily lives. It is a way for people to bring the untamed natural world into our living environments. ‘Modular mayhem’ is another trend that reflects the uneven, and at times random stacking seen in case goods, bookshelves, and furniture. There are hundreds of possible interpretations of this trend that include reflections of the chaotic world we live in.”

Jennifer Boles “I think there’s going to be a renewed interest in 1980s design. It won’t be an explosion of floral chintz, and it can’t be as ornate as it was because we are in hard economic times. But I think Mark Hampton’s style might influence young designers. I also think we’ll see a more masculine, harder influence than the soft, pale-blue, Palm Beach, preppy feminine look we’ve seen for a while.

And people are finally starting to become comfortable with a more sophisticated, complex take on color.”

THE NYDC NETWORK What’s happening at the New York Design Center?

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Hutton Wilkinson continues the legendary style of his design mentor Tony Duquette, which is exemplified in the design of the drawing room at Dawnridge (this page). Duquette built the Beverly Hills house in 1949, and included distinctive touches such as a painted ceiling, a chandelier made from specially blown Venetian glass and lambrequins over the windows that were made in dipped plaster and painted to resemble tooled leather. A conservatory designed by Hutton Wilkinson (right) for a residence in Hidden Valley, California, circa 2007. Duquette originally installed the carved wooden panels surrounding the fireplace in the residence of Gilbert Adrian in the 1950's. Photographs by Tim Street-Porter.

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Hutton Wilkinson is president of Tony Duquette, Inc., from which he continues to develop and expand design icon Tony Duquette’s style and brand. ARRAY recently caught up with the perpetually busy designer, who took a quick break from his crusade against minimalism to chat about where he started and the new avenues he hopes to explore.

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Yes. I had planned to become an architect since I was 6 years old—the draftsmen in the office even called me “the little architect.” But then in seventh grade, the Los Angeles Times magazine featured Tony and Elizabeth Duquette, all dressed up and living in a silent film studio. Tony was on a throne from the Chapultapec Palace surrounded by abalone shell panels and mirrors and crystal chandeliers. It was magical! Even then I still planned to be an architect until I realized that it was the decorators, not the architects, who got all the attention and were driving the Rolls Royces. Later on, my teacher left me a note that Tony Duquette was looking for volunteers for an art project. I quit school and my job that very day, and went to work for him.

Louvre in 1951. Many of the carpets coordinate with the fabrics I designed for Jim Thompson Thai silks, as Tony often had the carpets woven to match the draperies! I am particularly proud of my second collection for Jim Thompson, which debuted in Atlanta in May. yo u l i k e t o s ay :

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r e c e n t e c o n o m i c d ow n t u r n a lt e r e d yo u r a p p r oac h t o d e s i g n i n a n y way ?

Not at all! Yes, my clients stopped shopping for a few months, but after they realized that it was up to them to continue to give parties, redecorate, buy clothes, and jewelry, my business started up again, and I am pleased to say that my jewelry sales have never been stronger. I myself never slowed down— we continued manufacturing, buying precious and semi-precious stones, giving parties, and creating beauty.

a f t e r yo u r a p p r e n t i c e s h i p w i t h d u q u e t t e , yo u s ta r t e d yo u r ow n i n t e r i o r d e s i g n f i r m . t e l l u s a b o u t yo u r c o m pa n y .

i n a d d i t i o n t o yo u r d u t i e s a s t h e s t u d i o ’ s d i r e c t o r , a r e yo u s t i l l c o n t i n u i n g t o wo r k a s a n i n t e r i o r d e s i g n e r ?

I started Hutton Wilkinson, Inc., as an interior decorator, and I was fortunate to attract a lot of top clients from Los Angeles’s old guard. Later, Tony was offered many decorating jobs, which he really wasn’t interested in doing, so I said, “Take the jobs. I’ll do the work, you do the billing, and we’ll split the profits.” So we became unofficial business partners as interior decorators amongst other artistic and design endeavors, such as jewelry and party design. In 1994, about five years before he died, I officially purchased his business and the international trademarks to his name.

Yes. My “professional clients,” as I call them, know what they want and what they want to spend! It doesn’t matter to me if they have $10 or $10,000,000 for their budget, as long as they leave me alone and let me make the most beautiful interior that their money can afford. After all, I was trained by one of the best in that great tradition of one-of-a-kind, personalized luxury interior decoration, or what I like to call “palace interiors for the 21st century.” a r e t h e r e a n y u p c o m i n g p r o j e c t s o r n e w v e n t u r e s yo u a r e pa r -

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e s t i n d e s i g n e vo lv e d ov e r t h e c o u r s e o f yo u r c a r e e r ?

A true artist or designer can do anything from interiors to stage sets, fashion, accessories, textile design, jewelry, automobiles, yachts, architecture, or gardens. If you have a genuine interest in design, why limit yourself to one aspect of it alone? There are so many ways to arrange rooms and lives. yo u ’ r e d e d i c at e d t o c a r r y i n g o n t h e l e g ac y o f yo u r m e n t o r . d o yo u h o p e t o n ow s e r v e a s a m e n t o r t o a n y a s p i r i n g d e s i g n e r s ?

I would love to discover a little Hutton or a little Tony, but it seems young people today don’t understand the “R” word: responsibility. To be an apprentice or a protégé, you must take responsibility not only for yourself and your future but also for the mentor. I was always (and sometimes still am) putting Tony first, as “he who honors his teacher, honors himself.” I know this to be true! yo u r r e c e n t wo r k a l s o d r aw s i n s p i r at i o n f r o m d u q u e t t e ’ s d e s i g n a r c h i v e s , s u c h a s yo u r c o l l a b o r at i o n w i t h b a k e r f u r n i t u r e . w h e r e d i d t h e i n s p i r at i o n s t e m f r o m ?

Baker approached me regarding a licensing deal, and from the archives, they selected what they thought would be the best, most representational, and most saleable pieces for their line, The Selected Works of Tony Duquette. Baker made Tony’s dream come true because what they created is, in some cases, even better than the original. Many were only prototypes, and he had hoped someone with the quality of craftsmanship would someday create them. h ow d i d yo u r r ec e n t pa rt n e r s h i p w i t h r o u b i n i ru g s co m e a b o u t ?

Sam Roubini asked me to make a collection for him. These designs are often my originals based on elements found in the archives. The “Royal Ermine” is actually Tony’s design taken from a chair covering from his exhibition at the

I’m selling my original designs for costume jewelry on The Home Shopping Network (HSN) and launching decorative home products with HSN in August. I am designing a line of wall-to-wall carpeting, china, crystal, linens, and tabletop articles, which will be sold through department and specialty stores around the country.

I’m also particularly excited about my exclusive arrangement with Saks Fifth Avenue to sell my fine jewelry. I have started discussions with investors regarding the idea of a Tony Duquette Decorative Home Shop, and I look forward to opening one of these next year. I am also working on a jewelry book for Abrams Books, which will be released in the fall of 2011.

1. Organic Baroque Chair from Baker's line of Selected Works by Tony Duquette 2. The newly decorated garden room at Tony Duquette's Dawnridge is filled with pieces from Tony Duquette's collections, as well as custommade pieces created from the Duquette archive. (Photo courtesy of Tim Street-Porter.) 3. Gold Toad from Baker's line of Selected Works by Tony Duquette 4. An interior by Tony Duquette Studios features a custom banquette, originally designed by Duquette for his own house in San Francisco, and a custom finished Venetian-style cabinet painted with 1940s motifs.

(Photo courtesy of Tim Street-Porter.) 5. In the teahouse at Sortilegium, Duquette and his wife’s 150-acre Malibu ranch, the designer covered the area between the ceiling beams with quilted bedspread fabric. (Photo courtesy of Tim Street-Porter.) 6. Jewel Votive Table Lamp in gold and 7. Terrapi Lamp from Baker's line of Selected Works by Tony Duquette 8. Golden Sunburst and 9. Pacific Coral rug are part of the Tony Duquette rug collection at Roubini Rugs.

Tony Duquette's products are available at NYDC's Baker Knapp & Tubbs (Suite 300, 212.779.8810) and Roubini (Suite 706, 212.696.4648).

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Eats’N’Sleeps The Wright thewrightrestaurant.com 1071 Fifth Avenue at 88th Street 212.427.5690

Robert robertatmad.com 2 Columbus Circle 212.299.7730

Print printrestaurant.com 653 11th Avenue 212.757.2224

The Mark Restaurant themarkhotel.com Madison Avenue at 77th Street 212.744.4300

Walking through a teacup-shaped building might make you thirsty—and hungry. Luckily, a new restaurant in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has opened in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building. The Wright (as well as Café 3 on the museum’s third level) was designed

by Andre Kikoski, a young architect listed in New York Magazine’s “New Garde of Ten Designers to Watch.”

The 1,600-square-foot restaurant mimics the movement of the iconic building and features a wall of curved walnut illuminated by LED strip lights. The dining space includes a sweeping banquette in blue and white leather seating. In contrast to Kikoski’s interior is British artist Liam Gillick’s commissioned site-specific work titled The horizon produced by a factory once it had stopped producing views (2009).

The sculpture mounted to the walls and ceiling is constructed from a sequence of horizontal planks of powder-coated aluminum in vibrant oranges and yellows. The modern American menu, which emphasizes seasonal, local, and sustainable ingredients, was created by executive chef David Bouley, and includes signature items such as the Wright salad with Green Market vegetables and gently cooked egg truffle; and slow-roasted suckling pig with quince, violet mustard, and apple bacon jus.

Along with showcasing captivating visuals, add fine dining to the Museum of Arts & Design’s repertoire.

Perched on the ninth floor is their new restaurant by Michael Weinstein of Ark Restaurants and Brian Saltzman. Weinstein and Saltzman commissioned designers, artists, and architects to work on the decor, and the result is Robert—a visual wonderland that gives the museum a run for its money. The modern interior architecture by LLC Schefer Design, stunning in and of itself, serves as a canvas for all the other elements in the space: the ribbon-like rose gold communal table and hostess stands are by Philip Michael Wolfson; signature sofas and banquets by legendary furniture designer Vladimir Kagan; and the suspended lighting installation by Johanna Grawunder.

In the main dining room, patrons can choose to dine at the central lounge area or at the windows to take advantage of the city views. Executive chef Matt Kaufman’s menu offers updated American fare including foie gras with quince chutney, toasted brioche and pistachios; seared diver sea scallops with cauliflowerapple puree, young bok choy, and wild mushrooms; and Berkshire pork chop with collard greens and sweet potato and mushroom hash.

These days as everyone worries that print is on its way out, it’s comforting to know that a new restaurant is paying homage to the medium by way of food and design. Located in Kimpton’s Ink48 Hotel in Hell’s Kitchen, Print delivers a philosophy of simplicity and a return to the way things used to be. Designed by the omnipresent Rockwell Group, the interior is reminiscent of an upscale diner/modern farmhouse replete with communal dining table, chunky copper-topped cafe tables, caramel-colored leather banquettes, and iconic Wishbone chairs by Hans Wegner. A wood ceiling floats above the central dining room, while a textured wood wall serves as a focal point toward the rear of the space.

The culinary team is Chef Charles Rodriguez and his wife, pastry chef Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez. The menu incorporates sustainable ingredients from New York area regional farms and local vendors, and the cuisine evokes the sensibilities of cooking found in the southern parts of France and Italy. Dinner entrees include crispy Muscovy duck with freeka risotto, baby Swiss chard, and blood orange sauce; Four Story Hill Farm pastured chicken, roasted root vegetables, sauteed broccoli rabe, and au jus; and seared sea scallops, pancetta, artichoke, roasted tomatoes, spinach, and olive tapenade.

Housed in the historic Mark Hotel, acclaimed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s latest restaurant offers so much more than just food—it’s a visual experience and an elegantly eclectic space to explore.

Chairs and sofas are upholstered in unexpected cowhide and leather, while sunburst lights and mirrors on fabric-covered walls and ceiling add more playfulness. Designer Jacques Grange divides the restaurant with a corridor of wine racks before guests arrive at the main dining room that seats 90. Here the setting is more sophisticated and traditional with a palette of warm copper and mellow saffron. Organic shapes are replaced by geometric rectilinear shapes, and in one section, the ceiling of the restaurant was raised to incorporate an original glass ceiling that had been in the hotel’s secondfloor banquet room. In the kitchen, chef Pierre Schutz, who has worked with Jean-Georges for decades, offers a menu of “comfort food”—more relaxed than what one might expect from a Jean-Georges restaurant—but still sacrificing no quality. Highlights include hamachi sashimi with avocado and soy-yuzu dressing; grilled black sea bass with braised fennel and carrots and cerignola olives; and, of course—what is comfort food without a burger?—the Mark burger with black truffle dressing and brie.

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Good eats with a side dish of culture, Jean George makes his Mark, plus Rockwell in Print and more.

Wall & Water wallandwaterny.com 75 Wall Street 212.699.1700

Ink48 Hotel ink48.com 653 11th Avenue 212.757.2224

The Mark themarkhotel.com Madison Avenue at 77th Street 212.744.4300

Andaz Wall Street from Hyatt andaz.com 75 Wall Street 212.590.1234

Powerful, moody and rich, Wall & Water at Andaz Wall Street operated by Hyatt is everything you’d expect a Financial District restaurant to be, plus some. Designed by the Rockwell Group, the main dining room’s sophisticated palette of charcoal, silvers, and grays creates a sexy, dark atmosphere brightened by flashes of chrome, crystal bubble sconces, and a canopy of pin lights overhead. Wood tables with free-form edges and captain-style chairs bring warmth to the space.

These are the depths of the water, sometimes tumultuous and always an adventure. Art Deco accents on the walls and ceiling undulate and bring another level of elegance to the space while the more casual dining area allows the patron to loosen his tie. The space is more relaxed—the calmer waters—yet still stylish with marble counters and sleek wood stools. The restaurant features market-to-table comfort food, sourced from local Hudson Valley farms and markets, and dishes are served on small plates, family style and à la carte. Executive chef Maximo Lopez May’s menu included veal cheek with black cabbage, sautéed and organic carrots; roasted lamb shank with Parmesan grits; and grilled mackerel with cauliflower, fingerling potatoes, parsnips, and anchovy sauce.

Taking residence in a one-time printing press, Ink48 Hotel by Kimpton Hotels is making an impression on its Hell’s Kitchen neighbors. To capture the pulse, personality, and distinctive energy of the city, designer David Rockwell and Rockwell Group chose three quintessential New York spaces for inspiration. The lobby is a luxurious interpretation of a pocket park—the small, sometimes hidden, and unexpected space that animates New York’s streets. Enter the Ink48 Hotel and come upon a 16-foot-high bronzed portal of glass, stone, and leather. The classic New York loft was the inspiration for the guest room design, showcasing the dramatic height and views that the hotel offers, with ceilings ranging from 11 to 15 feet high. Each contemporary room is appointed in white, ruby reds, and chocolate browns, with soft stone-tiled bathrooms, oversized showers, and large-scale abstract artwork. The rooftop terrace, the third element in urban concept for the hotel, is the driving force behind the 16th-floor rooftop lounge and restaurant called Print, naturally. This 2,000-square-foot glass-enclosed bar is designed with doors that open in warmer weather.

The lounge also boasts outdoor seating, a jetted spa tub, and a decorative reflecting pool.

In recent years, we’ve seen historical hotels become condominiums and become inaccessible to the public.

But for The Mark, it shut its doors briefly only to reopen with a fresh face to welcome a new generation.

Housed in a 1927 landmark building at the corner of 77th Street and Madison Avenue, The Mark combines old-world comfort, high design, and the latest technologies.

Reimagined by Jacques Grange, the hotel lobby is bold and graphic with its black-and-white-striped floor and high-gloss concierge desk that pops against a gold Jacquard panel.

Grange, along with Pierre Passebon, owner of the noted Galerie du Passage in Paris, have filled The Mark with pieces by designers and artists like Ron Arad, Vladimir Kagan, Mattia Bonetti, Paul Mathieu, Eric Schmitt, Rachel Howard, Todd Eberle, and Karl Lagerfeld, among others. The guest rooms and suites feature furnishings personally designed or selected by Grange. Pale, soothing tones evoke the height of Parisian luxury in the 1930s while the blackand-white marble bathrooms evoke Art Deco glamour. The Mark also boasts preeminent chef JeanGeorges Vongerichten’s latest venture, The Mark Restaurant, as well as the new nightspot, Mark Bar.

With so many hotels to choose from, it’s difficult for some properties to stand out from the rest. But for Andaz Wall Street from Hyatt, standing out is exactly what it does—it’s the only hotel on Wall Street. And upon entering the hotel, guests may notice that there are no staff standing behind a counter. In fact, there is no front desk. Rather, the staff comes to the guests, greeting them on arrival in the Andaz Lounge—an open communal setting that’s equal parts living room and lobby. Here the host offers guests a complimentary glass of wine or a bottle of water and checks them in with a handheld PC. Designed by the Rockwell Group, the guest rooms offer high ceilings and 345 spacious square feet of residential-style space.

Veined stone, end-grain bamboo, and ceruse oak finish rooms with a palette of cool creams and whites and dramatic chocolates. Other rooms feature bay window seats and rotating wardrobe valets with full-length mirrors. Andaz boasts a fitness center, spa, a full-service restaurant called Wall & Water, as well as Bar Seven Five, a lively nightspot that breathes life into the Financial District’s after-work hours.

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Ruffles, ‘80s South Beach style, Early American anything…whose idea was that anyway? ARRAY asked top designers about design trends they love to hate….

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Stephanie Stokes Disaster? My first job. I put a red sofa in a white room. It glowed. It looked enormous.

It got reupholstered.

A “red couch” design don’t, designer unknown.

Elaine Griffin The original Italian leather sofa that came to be the embodiment of cheesy, odd-shaped sofas all over the world.

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Sandra Espinet I lived in Miami’s South Beach during the late ’80s. Lots of mauve, teal, yellow, and fuchsia combined with black tile or glass block.

Loved living it, but big hair, oversized shoulder pads, mauve, and teal will just never work for me again!

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Glenn Lawson Ruffles in the living room, especially on sofas and chairs! Ruffles in the dining room, especially on chairs! Think 1980s and even the early ’90s. Think of the tastemakers at the time—Sister Parish and everyone in her shadow. Yes, she was a wonderful mix-meister, but please…

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Additional photography by Andrew French

Packing a Bright Summer P unch.

Uzzle Ottomans available at Brueton, 212.838.1630 Jam Vanity available at Porcelanosa USA, 212.252.7370

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Harry Allen Doorknob available at S.A. Baxter, 800.407.4295

St. Cere Chair from Jiun Ho available at Dennis Miller Associates, 212.684.0070 Karma Six-Light Pendant available at Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co., 212.545.0032

Clockwise from top left: Teablossom fabric in Lacquer available at Kravet Fabrics, 212.725.0340 Yellow is featured as the “it� color of 2010 from Maxwell Fabrics available at Flourishes, 212.779.4540 Morocco Table by Wendell Castle available at Dennis Miller Associates, 212.684.0070 White Buttons wallpaper available at Ted Boerner, 212.675.5665

Chest of Drawers available at Colombo USA, Inc., 212.683.3771

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Matrix Pendant by Schonbek Lighting available at Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co., 212.545.0032

Hampton Serpentine available at Vladimir Kagan, 212.689.0730

Cashmere throw available at Saladino Furniture, 212.684.3720

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Madison Sofa available at The Bright Group, 212.726.9030

Paul Robilotti Doorknob in polished bronze finish available at S.A. Baxter, 800.407.4295

Marsan Chair available at Baker Knapp & Tubbs, 212.779.8810

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Gallery Natural Bed and Feather Headdress available at Tucker Robbins, 212.355.3383

Marie Antoinette Vanity Table available at Grange, 212.685.9494

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Greek Theater Traditional but innovative, the Anthemion Doorknob from S.A. Baxter’s new Robert A.M. Stern Collection is a reinterpretation of neoclassical motifs. It is embellished with an ancient abstraction of palm leaves and lotus flowers—a common design from the Greek Ionic Order. It makes a perfect complement to 21st-century interiors.

S.A. Baxter Architectural Hardware, Suite 716, 800.407.4295, sabaxter.com Follow Your Bliss Sheer Bliss, Maxwell Fabrics’ new book, is a collection of exclusive modern sheers consisting of dynamic constructions and textures, sophisticated patterns, and contemporary embroideries. The color palette concentrates on metallic color tones of bronze, copper, gold, and silver, along with modern neutrals ranging from pearl white to charcoal gray. Maxwell Fabrics available at Flourishes, Suite 414, 212.779.4540, maxwellfabrics.com JUN

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Party of ’04 Crafted with a solid oak top and aluminum cast legs, Grange’s 1904 Table is a contemporary interpretation of the industrial period that marked the beginnings of the company in Lyon. Available in different lengths and widths, the 1904 Table can accommodate as many as 14 guests in a cool, clean, and simple modern style. Grange, Suite 201, 212.685.9494, grange.fr

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Reclamation Dark Reclaimed End Grain White Oak from Restoration Timber is sourced from Midwestern barn beams. Fumed, hand scraped, oil hardened, and waxed, it makes beautiful flooring, tabletops, bar tops, or decorative wall coverings. Restoration Timber, Suite 436, 877.980.WOOD, restorationtimber.com

Smart and Fast Lunaire, from Kravet Smart Carpet, is stocked in a variety of sizes and styles. These wool and viscose carpets hand knotted in India offer luxury with the ability to meet your immediate design needs. Kravet Fabrics & Furniture, Inc., Suite 401, 212.725.0340, kravet.com

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From Many, One

During harvest, the Kalinga of the Philippines pounded grain into the mortar bowl on one side of this piece, then turned it over after the harvest and used it as a stool. Tucker Robbins now produces this traditional Filipino form as the Mortar Side Table/Stool, reinterpreted thousands of miles away by the porcelain pottery crafters of Peru. Tucker Robbins, Suite 504, 212.355.3383, tuckerrobbins.com

Trento is the latest eight-by-12-inch ceramic mosaic offering from Porcelanosa. Trento has the look of a mosaic tile, with the easy installation of a traditional ceramic tile. Available in a range of colors. Porcelanosa USA, Suite 609, 212.252.7370, porcelanosa-usa.com

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freshpicks Beach Chic The Summerland Driftwood Lamp at Saladino is wonderful for either a summer idyll or an urban aerie. The well-proportioned, rustic “driftwood” turned base, topped by custom Kraft parchment paper shade, provides casual elegance and ease through the seasons. A dimmer switch is located on the cord. Saladino Furniture, Inc., Suite 1600, 212.684.3720, saladinostyle.com

Quieter Opulence The lines and curves of the Cherubini Collection at Colombo reflect the transitional aspect of the style—a slightly more restrained sumptuousness. This beautifully designed side chair is handcrafted from European cherry wood, the base is veneered in palisander wood and features beautiful bronze mountings that highlight the legs. Colombo USA, Inc., Suite 809, 212.683.3771, colombomobili.com

Hour Power The Hourglass Console at Profiles is part of the collection from award-winning Seattle-based designer Sara Wise. Sara’s work melds timeless design, intelligent functionality, and attention to quality. All of the pieces are crafted locally

by Sara and her team of artisans with a commitment to environmental responsibility. Profiles, Suite 1211, 212.689.6903, profilesny.com

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Desperate for Wisteria The Wisteria Long Table, part of the Bill Sofield Collection at Baker Knapp & Tubbs, is equally comfortable gracing the back of a sofa, appointing a foyer or hall, or stationed as a buffet or server. The walnut tabletop features an interior ebony border inlaid with a decorative pattern of fiery Mozambique veneers down the sides. Baker Knapp & Tubbs, Suite 300, 212.779.8810, bakerfurniture.com

Media on the Slide Like all of Conde House’s pieces, the new Rikyu Dresser, designed by Ted Boerner, is crafted on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Made of walnut and white oak, with sliding doors and interior compartments, Rikyu is also a beautiful and practical media cabinet. Ted Boerner, Suite 515, 212.675.5665, tedboerner.com

Quarter to Four The surface of the Compartiri Table designed for Brueton by Stanley Jay Friedman is divided into quadrants. Brueton’s expertise and the use of the finest stainless steel make a technically challenging product look simple. Shown here with opaque color enamel and glass, the opaque color can be substituted with veneer.

Brueton, Suite 1502, 212.838.1630, brueton.com

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Hang Some Art Every Pallina Pendant Lighting Fixture by Charles Loomis at Bright is a unique art glass light sculpture customizable in color and finish.

It is offered in standard sizes from 14- to 44-inch diameter, or to specification. The Bright Chair Company, Suite 1511, 212.726.9030, brightchair.com

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Toujours Couture Aptly unveiled at Kips Bay Show House—the runway show for interiors—Vladimir Kagan’s Couture Chair synergizes high-style modern design and nostalgic mid-century charm. Choose from rubbed walnut, white liqueur (shown), or black liqueur, and over 200 fabrics, leathers, suede, or custom finish or fabric. Also available as a dining chair. Vladimir Kagan Couture, Suite 715, 212.689.0730, vladimirkagancouture.com

By George, That’s Illuminating The Floor Tower Lamp by design legend George Kovacs is finished in a Dorian bronze decorated with eight amber art glass shades, each of which hold a light that provides dimmable illumination. Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co., Suite 512, 212.545.0032, minka.com

Arch Modern Inspired by the famed chateau of the same name, the Amboise Dining Table at Dennis Miller Associates is a signature piece in San Francisco-based designer Jiun Ho’s French Collection. Ho incorporates the architecture, history, and landscape of the region within his own streamlined, modern approach. Dennis Miller Associates, Suite 1510, 212.684.0070, dennismiller.com

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STYLESPOTLIGHT F eatured highlights of craft and design .

1. Hip Squares (facing page) Reclaimed White Oak and Walnut End Grain Mosaic from Restoration Timber is painstakingly assembled piece by piece from halfinch square pegs. 2. 1950s Christal The Christal Chandelier at Baker Knapp & Tubbs ranks among André Arbus’s signature works. Conceived for his own Paris apartment, the original hung in his daughter’s home until auctioned in 2006.

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3. Really Feeling It Qatar by Porcelanosa is a beautifully textured wall tile available in 12 x 35 inches and 8 x 12 inches. Qatar comes in just one color: nacar (white). 4. Kips, Kips, Hooray Introduced by Vladimir Kagan at Kips Bay Show House, the Sloane 2 Sofa provides lavish comfort for entertaining or lounging.

The base is offered in stainless, brushed aluminum, or maple (stained or lacquered). 5. Triple Combination Stonegate Designs’s Oval Triple Cascade Pendant at Metropolitan Lighting adds a distinctive circular cascading design. It's offered in many finish and fabric options, plus several sizes.

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9. A New Rift An addition to Saladino’s X Series, the X Side Table marries the rift oak frame featured in the collection with a thick slab of untreated black venata/barroca soapstone on top. 10. Weatherproof Weave (facing page) Velum, from Grange, features weather-safe resin rattan on faux-finished bamboo aluminum frames. The Velum Collection is 100% recyclable, 100% nontoxic, and is impervious to the elements.

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13. Linked In In Eric Brand’s fully upholstered Rue de Ray Sofa at Dennis Miller, circles and squares are linked by the soft, generous seat and back cushions available in down and feather. 14. Over a Barrel The distinctive, olive-shaped Modern Ridge Barrel Doorknob at S.A. Baxter is definitely an attention grabber.

It incorporates smooth cuts in the surface of its oval shape for an easy grip. 15. Judges’ Choice Maxwell Fabric’s pattern Slickershock, from the Easy Rider Collection, was presented a Blue Drop award for “Most Innovative Fabric” by an international panel of judges (shown on the Slickershock ottoman). 16. Serving Simplicity Like a classic dish, the Mesa Side Board by Ted Boerner is both sumptuous and simple. We love the white and black polished concrete tops, but wood and stone are options. 17. Divider and Uniter The Primo Room Divider by Philip Nimmo Ironworks is part of his line of couture home accessories, embellished with antique glass, rock crystals, and rare metals. At Profiles.

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THE BRIGHT chair company The Madam X/Y Occasional Tables by Douglas Levine—X are the four-legged tables, Y are the three-legged ones—are reversible and can be flipped with legs up or down.

Available in any size from 26 inches to 60 inches and 14 standard finishes on all solid cherry, walnut, or maple. Sourced from North American sustainable wood (Forest Stewardship Council certified). The Bright Chair Company, Suite 1511, 212.726.9030, brightchair.com MAXWELL FABRICS Maxwell Fabrics's glamorous Neverland is a magnificent collection of shimmery, silk-like taffetas in complementing and coordinating designs. A stylized modern chrysanthemum pattern combines with a bold diamond and a coordinating inch stripe. The color palette combines topaz and fuchsia, seaweed green and silver, and platinum gray and chocolate brown. Maxwell Fabrics available at Flourishes, Suite 414, 212.779.4540, maxwellfabrics.com JUN

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Restoration Timber This Distressed Walnut Chaumont Parquet can be new or reclaimed solid walnut and is perfect for floors, paneling, and tables. It is hand scraped and distressed, then rubbed with hardening oil and wax. Custom sizes available.

Restoration Timber, Suite 436, 877.980.WOOD, restorationtimber.com Colombo USA Inc. Colombo’s signature piece is a reproduction of an 1820’s Austrian Biedermeier Secretary. It is crafted in olive ashwood burl with ebony accents and yew wood finishes. It has four exterior and nine interior small drawers. Its various secret compartments make the piece delightfully mysterious. Colombo USA, Inc., Suite 809, 212.683.3771, colombomobili.com

S.A. Baxter From designer Thomas Kurilla’s suite comes a lever that is the perfect blend of modern precision and a hand-hewn human touch. Inspired by his geometric and floral collections for Tiffany & Co., Kurilla created this open lever that combines orderly patterns and asymmetrical hexagons. S.A. Baxter Architectural Hardware, Suite 716, 800.407.4295, sabaxter.com

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Porcelanosa It’s as simple as black and white—the Polo Vanity by Porcelanosa is an elegant, simple, wallmounted, two-drawer piece. It comes in black or white, with your choice of a matching or contrasting sink. Porcelanosa USA, Suite 609, 212.252.7370, porcelanosa-usa.com

Brueton In the Ginger Table, designed by J. Wade Beam, pure forms defy ordinary structure in a refreshingly different approach. A steel cylinder with a stepped base is capped by a conical form, terminating on a sphere that, in turn, supports a closed shallow bowl, upon which rests a glass top with a double bevel. Brueton, Suite 1502, 212.838.1630, brueton.com

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Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co. Elk Lighting’s Flower Chandelier features hand-formed glass flowers in vibrant colors.

This unique, enchanting fixture resembles a group of vines dangling from the forest canopy. The solid cast bronze-textured frame receives a silver leaf finish. Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co., Suite 512, 212.545.0032, minka.com

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KRAVET Kravet Smart Window consists of silks, linens, velvets, and wide-width fabrics that are also part of Kravet’s Guaranteed In Stock program. These are essential products for every designer’s library. Kravet Fabrics & Furniture, Inc., Suite 401, 212.725.0340, kravet.com

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The Lattice Chair by John Saladino is a variation on a theme. The beauty and softness of Shell Game rift oak cut and classical grid pattern form a cradle for the pays upholstered In the spirit of the Art Deco revival, Colombo homagelounge to an chair. in the barest of finishes (limed with original 1925 Süe et Mare pieceShown with this Turtle Commode.

Handclear sealer)gold and leaf glimmer-glass-crisp crafted in palisander wood, it has massive feet and a Mac-glazed linen vanilla. Saladino Furniture, chia Vecchia marble top. Within the in intricately inlaid facade swimInc., two Suite saladinostyle.com colossal turtles. Colombo USA,1600, Inc., 212.684.3720, Suite 809, 212.683.3771, colombomobili.com Baker Knapp & Tubbs One of Baker’s most celebrated chairs, the Boomerang, Baby Oval X-Back Dining Chair from the Barbara The Parabola Cocktail Table from Powell & Bonnell at Dennis Miller Barry Collection, has an emphasized oval Associates captures the hip modernity of the 1960s, offering a back and a generous seat resting on tapered, playfully upturned polished nickel arc supported on a satin nickel flaring legs. Available in all Baker standard disk. A variety of top surfaces (from glass to stone) seem to float and premium finishes including java (shown). above the base. Dennis Miller Associates, Suite 1510, 212.684.0070, Baker Knapp & Tubbs, Suite 300, 212.779.8810, dennismiller.com bakerfurniture.com

You're Very Welcome Designed for Brueton by Stanley Jay Friedman, Arigato is stylish, inviting seating. Shapely arms wrap around the curved exterior, enveloping its cushioned interior. Arigato is available in a multitude of configured sectionals as well as two-, three-, or four-seat sofas and chaise longue. Brueton, Suite 1502, 212.838.1630, brueton.com

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Vladimir Kagan Couture Vladimir Kagan’s Couture Embrace Sofa is inspired by the classic Serpentine. The Embrace is a sheltering, softer four- to five-seater sofa; its smaller footprint makes it adaptable to more environments. Select a stainless, brushed aluminum, or maple base in stains or lacquer. Vladimir Kagan Couture, Suite 715, 212.689.0730, vladimirkagancouture.com

Profiles The Endora Wing Chair by Marbello Design, available at Profiles, uses clean, modern lines to transform a traditional form into a 21stcentury statement. What sets it apart is how warm, comfortable, and inviting it is. Profiles, Suite 1211, 212.689.6903, profilesny.com

Ted Boerner Shown here in solid mahogany with a clear finish, Ted Boerner’s Windows Bed is available in other woods and finishes. The small squares cut into the headboard create a light, peaceful pattern that contrasts the sturdiness, dense grain, and deep color of the hardwood. Ted Boerner, Suite 515, 212.675.5665, tedboerner.com

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Dennis Miller Associates The Quarry by Powell & Bonnell combines simplicity with natural beauty to create an eye-catching coffee table. This table features a pinwheel stone top with a waterfall edge. Mitered joints and perfect matching provide the illusion of solid blocks of stone resting in a blackened steel base. Dennis Miller Associates, Suite 1510, 212.684.0070, dennismiller.com

GRANGE The style of this delicate Consulat Semainier is influenced by Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign and the French Revolution. It's simple, solid, and dramatic with full, clean lines and meticulous symmetry. Handcrafted from American cherry wood, the Semainier features six drawers and a lighted glass display case. Grange, Suite 201, 212.685.9494, grange.fr

TUCKER ROBBINS While in Cameroon, Tucker developed the Bangle Stool/SideTable and Coffee Table with local Oku craftsmen, drawing inspiration from the thrones of the Babungo Palace. The salvaged black nut is a shade tree for this coffee-growing community. The bangle form represents the circle of life and echoes the tradition of African ceremony. Tucker Robbins, Suite 504, 212.355.3383, tuckerrobbins.com

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APROPOS Suite 102

ATELIER INTERIOR DESIGN Suite 202

BAKER KNAPP & TUBBS Suite 300

BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. Suite 714

Apropos is a fourth-generation showroom to the design trade. Serving the design community for over 25 years with uncompromised service and product offerings, Apropos strives to be a leader for self and for future generations.

Apropos, Suite 102, phone 212.684.6987, fax 212.689.3684, apropos-furniture.com

Atelier offers an exceptional selection of residential and contract furniture, lighting, accessories, and artwork. The contemporary designs offered are advanced in quality, comfort, functionality, and aesthetics. Atelier's mission is to provide a plethora of lifestyle alternatives in contemporary living and provide highly personalized service and inspiration.

Atelier Interior Design, Suite 202, phone 212.696.0211, fax 212.696.0299, atelier-nyc.com

Founded in 1902, Knapp & Tubbs was Chicago’s first wholesale decorative furniture showroom. Today, Baker Knapp & Tubbs, Inc., remains one of the largest wholesale distributors in the industry, representing some of the world’s finest manufacturers with 17 showrooms in major U.S. design districts and one in Paris. Pictured: Drink table from the Jacques Garcia Collection, featuring optional shelves with mirror glass inlays.

Baker Knapp & Tubbs, Suite 300, phone 212.779.8810, fax 212.689.2827, bakerfurniture.com

Benjamin Moore has opened the doors of its new designer showroom for the New York City design community. This to-the-trade show­room brings the company’s color design tools and color consulting directly to the New York City market. The goal is to be at the heart of the design community—to provide convenience, accessibility, service, and inspiration when it comes to color selection.

Benjamin Moore & Co., Suite 714, phone 212.684.2001, fax 212.684.2115, benjaminmoore.com

BRUETON Suite 1502

CASA Suite 707

CENTURY FURNITURE SHOWROOM Suite 200

CLIFF YOUNG, LTD. Suite 505

Brueton, a U.S. manufacturer based in New York, manufactures a full line of contemporary furniture including sofas, tables, chairs, case goods, and accessories catering to residential and commercial clients. In addition, Brueton offers vast custom capabilities, including fabricating the simplest to the most complicated stainless-steel products and architectural metals for architects and designers.

Brueton, Suite 1502, phone 212.838.1630, fax 212.838.1652, brueton.com

Casa combines new ideas, new designs, and new concepts for the architecture of furnishing. A passion for design is the source of their inspiration. Casa was founded in 1969 as a workshop for upholstered furniture, and expert production, now based in a 30,000 square meter facility in Ankara, remains at the core of the company.

Casa, Suite 707, phone 646.214.0848, fax 646.214.0849, casanyc.com

Century Furniture is the world’s largest privately owned manufacturer of highend residential furniture distributed through high-end retail outlets and to the trade. Its broad product line of both wood and upholstered furniture consists of bedroom, dining room, leisure (outdoor), and occasional collections in traditional, transitional, and contemporary styling.

Century Furniture Showroom, Suite 200, phone 212.479.0107, fax 212.479.0112, centuryfurniture.com

In 40 years of creating contemporary furniture, Cliff Young, Ltd., always brings a classic approach to design— clean lines and perfect proportion combined with luxurious materials and exquisite details. A favorite for family rooms and sunny living rooms, the Bon Bon Ottoman will catch instant attention and provide a stylish focus. Easy, comfortable, and versatile, it enlivens any room.

Cliff Young, Ltd., Suite 505, phone 212.683.8808, fax 212.683.9286, cliffyoungltd.com

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COLOMBO USA, INC. Suite 809

CÔTÉ FRANCE Suite 1201

DENNIS MILLER ASSOCIATES Suite 1510

FLOURISHES Suite 414

Family run since the 19th century, Colombo’s tradition of handcrafting exceptional pieces has made the company the face of classical furniture. The dining table above is carefully designed with handmade flower inlays on an ebony wood background and features bronze mountings. Each Colombo piece is manufactured with devotion to quality, making it an heirloom of the future.

Colombo USA, Inc., Suite 809, phone 212.683.3771, fax 212.684.0559, colombomobili.com

Visit Côté France for quality, style, and originality. Côté France’s French workroom proudly boasts generations of one family continuing a tradition of fine handcraftsmanship. In addition to classic designs in authentic finishes, Côté France brings tradition into the 21st century, with vibrant colors and unique painted designs. Côté France also introduced a modern collection that includes Deco seating, recalling the glorious days of the ocean liner.

Côté France, Suite 1201, phone 212.684.0707, fax 212.684.8940, cotefrance.com

Since 1983, Dennis Miller Associates has offered innovative furniture and lighting collections designed by architects, interior designers, and artisans. Its showroom provides a continually evolving showcase of contemporary and 20th-century classic design excellence.

Its popularity with top designers speaks for itself. Come see the recent additions to Dennis Miller Fabrics, Lighting, and Rug collections.

Dennis Miller Associates, Suite 1510, phone 212.684.0070, fax 212.684.0776, dennismiller.com

Maxwell Fabrics is a 55-year-old, thirdgeneration family business that focuses on creating looks of exceptional style and value for the designer and decorator. Over the years, Maxwell Fabrics has enjoyed tremendous growth within Canada, leading to the creation of Maxwell Fabrics, Inc., which opened in the United States in 2005. Maxwell continues to provide outstanding style, value, and customer service.

Maxwell Fabrics available at Flourishes, Suite 414, phone 212.779.4540, fax 212.779.4542, maxwellfabrics.com

Girard-Emilia CUSTOM WOODCARVERS, Suite 905

GRANGE Suite 201

HENREDON INTERIOR DESIGN SHOWROOM, Suite 1601

KRAVET FABRICS & FURNITURE, INC. Suite 401

Whether a faithful reproduction or an imaginative original, each Girard-Emilia piece is hand-carved under the guidance of master carver and cabinetmaker Nicola Vignapiano, whose family has been carrying on the European tradition for centuries. The rare quality of its wood and other materials is complemented by an equally uncommon level of workmanship. Come explore the subtlety and refinement of its pieces.

Girard-Emilia Custom Woodcarvers, Inc., Suite 905, phone 212.679.4665, fax 212.447.5780, girardemilia.com

Grange, introduced in the United States in 1982, has a commitment to the techniques of master artisans. Each piece is handcrafted using 19th-century methods and materials and 21st-century green practices. Grange uses waterbased paints and varnishes to reduce emissions and good-sense forestry practices that honor the 60- to-80-year rotation. Since 1904, the factory has been based in the foothills of Lyon, France.

Grange, Suite 201, phone 212.685.9494, fax 212.213.5132, grange.fr

The mission of the Henredon Interior Design Showroom is to service the design trade at the highest possible level, while offering a fashion-forward shopping experience. They represent Henredon Furniture, Barbara Barry Realized

by Henredon, Laneventure, and Henredon Custom. Founded in Morganton, North Carolina, in 1945, Henredon now offers hundreds of beautiful wood and upholstery designs for every room.

Henredon Interior Design, Suite 1601, phone 212.679.5828, fax 212.679.6509, henredon.com

Kravet’s showroom strives to create a unique shopping experience for every designer in order to be the primary resource in the decorative fabrics and furnishings industry. Their goal is to create a comfortable workspace and resource center for designers that serves as an extension of their own design studios.

Product selections are presented in an environment that is both functional and stimulating.

Kravet Fabrics & Furniture, Inc., Suite 401, phone 212.725.0340, fax 212.684.7350, kravet.com

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LOUIS J. SOLOMON, INC. Suite 911

MCGUIRE FURNITURE COMPANY Suite 101

METROPOLITAN LIGHTING FIXTURE CO., Suite 512

ODEGARD, INC. Suite 1205/1206

Custom hand-finished furniture is worth waiting for, but sometimes one simply can’t wait. Louis J. Solomon, Inc., is proud to announce its new Quick Ship Program. Many of its best-selling items with its most popular finishes are now in stock. These items are offered at attractive prices with immediate delivery. Come in and see some examples of their new prefinished items.

Louis J. Solomon, Inc., Suite 911, phone 212.545.9200, fax 212.545.9438, louisjsolomon.com

The name McGuire is synonymous with style and elegance. For almost 60 years, McGuire Furniture Company of San Francisco has built a reputation for design and quality as gracious and lasting as the furniture it makes. McGuire consistently pairs classic and modern materials with innovative designs to provide a repertoire of furniture that has withstood, and will continue to withstand, the test of time.

McGuire Furniture Company, Suite 101, phone 212.689.1565, fax 212.689.1578, kohlerinteriors.com

Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co. has been illuminating fine interiors since 1939. Now part of the Minka Group, the Metropolitan showroom represents lighting from all Minka companies, including George Kovacs, as well as products from other quality lighting manufacturers. Its large showroom offers one of the most comprehensive selections of designer-oriented lighting in the industry.

Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co., Suite 512, phone 212.545.0032, fax 212.545.0031, minka.com

Odegard is a leader in bold design and color innovation in the production of high-end, hand-knotted carpets. It has recently added the multi-line Stephanie Odegard Collection featuring furniture, lighting, antiques, and decorative accessories from across the globe. In all her products, Stephanie Odegard requires strict adherence to social responsibility, raising standards of living for thousands of craftspeople in developing countries.

Odegard, Inc., Suite 1205/1206, phone 212.545.0069, fax 212.545.0298, odegardinc.com

ORREFORS KOSTA BODA Suite 602

PALECEK Suite 511

PORCELANOSA Suite 609

PROFILES Suite 1211

Orrefors designer Martti Rytkonen likes to give his clear crystal designs a narrative theme. Even in experiments with form and execution, his collections are always designed in true “Orrefors spirit.” In his Fashion series, he recreates the grid pattern of the city’s streets and avenues, while the subtle optics and finely rendered cuts suggest something of the pace and pulse of the exciting Manhattan scene.

Orrefors Kosta Boda, Suite 602, phone 212.684.5455, fax 212.684.5665, orreforskostaboda.com

Since 1975, Palecek has built a reputation for creating distinctive handcrafted designs from the finest sustainable, natural materials. Founder Allan Palecek has developed an extensive global network of talented artisans, who together have created award-winning products that have made Palecek synonymous with a lifestyle encompassing beauty, innovation, and an appreciation for quality. Express yourself with Palecek.

Palecek, Suite 511, phone 212.287.0063, fax 212.287.0066, palecek.com

Porcelanosa, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of tile, kitchen, and bath products, has become the industry standard by providing what every client wants: designs of beauty and quality; technologically superior products; and dependable service.

Porcelanosa, Suite 609, phone 212.252.7370, fax 212.252.8790, porcelanosa-usa.com

Serving the design profession since 1980, Profiles workrooms in the United States and Europe create pieces of uncommon beauty and imagination for both residential and contract customers. Profiles offers a full spectrum of furniture in a variety of woods, metals, and finishes, as well as finely tailored upholstery—all to the designer’s specifications.

Profiles, Suite 1211, phone 212.689.6903, fax 212.685.1807, profilesny.com

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RESTORATION TIMBER Suite 436

S.A. BAXTER ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE, Suite 716

SALADINO FURNITURE, INC. Suite 1600

THE BRIGHT CHAIR COMPANY Suite 1511

Restoration Timber offers a wide spectrum of materials, including reclaimed wood flooring, wainscoting, beams, siding, and stock for furniture and cabinetry. Naturally weathered by a century or more of use, Restoration Timber provides wood rich in history, unparalleled in beauty, and solid with age. Environmentally responsible reclaimed wood adds warmth, depth, and character to almost any installation.

Restoration Timber, Suite 436, phone 877.980.WOOD, fax 212.679.5408, restorationtimber.com

S.A. Baxter designs and manufactures timeless custom and semi-custom architectural hardware for high-end residential homes and buildings. It offers the most extensive palette of patterns, metals, and finishes in the industry and utilizes advanced CAD/CAM modeling to quickly produce prototype pieces for your approval. Its rapid in-house manufacturing process enables S.A. Baxter to deliver its products faster than anyone in the business.

S.A. Baxter Architectural Hardware, Suite 716, phone 800.407.4295, fax 212.252.1031, sabaxter.com

Established in 1986 by renowned designer John F. Saladino, the Saladino Furniture collection currently has over 75 original designs of upholstery, case goods, and lighting. The line is available exclusively through its New York showroom among select antiques and accessories. A 75-page catalog may be purchased via the web at saladinostyle.com.

Saladino Furniture, Inc., Suite 1600, phone 212.684.3720 x31, fax 212.684.3257, saladinostyle.com

The Bright Chair Company, known as a leading upholstered seating manufacturer located in Middletown, New York, is pleased to introduce you to Eno, a unique couture-upholstered conference room swivel chair. With custom sizes available, Eno can fit into any environment, whether residential, corporate, or hospitality. Each chair is made to order within standard lead times.

The Bright Chair Company, Suite 1511, phone 212.726.9030, fax 212.726.9029, brightchair.com

TED BOERNER Suite 515

TK COLLECTIONS Suite 410

TUCKER ROBBINS Suite 504

VLADIMIR KAGAN COUTURE Suite 715

Ted Boerner, Inc., New York offers a diverse and captivating variety of home furnishings and artwork. The showroom includes collections from the following renowned designers and artists: Ted Boerner, Lesley Anton, Tracy Kendall, Christopher Farr, Michael Shemchuk, and Rick Chapman.

Ted Boerner, Inc., Suite 515, phone 212.675.5665, Fax 212.675.5654 tedboerner.com

For over two decades. TK Collections has been the sole importer of the classic French handcrafted rattan café chairs and stools along with the French sidewalk café tables. In addition, its new collection also includes decorative wrought-iron table bases, coffee tables, and cast-bronze lighting made in France.

TK Collections, Suite 410, phone 212.213.2470, fax 212.213.2464, tkcollections.com

From the beautiful wood grain featured in the Organic Dining Table to the Porcelain Stools made in Peru, the new TR showroom features products from all over the world, developed by Tucker and indigenous craftsmen.

Tucker Robbins, Suite 504, phone 212.355.3383, fax 212.355.3116, tuckerrobbins.com

Vladimir Kagan of Vladimir Kagan Couture Showroom is one of today’s most enduring designers of modern furniture, with a career that has spanned more than 60 years. He started designing in 1946, and by the early ’50s, his innovative sculptured designs created a new look in American furniture. Today, his sparkling creations are on the cutting edge of the 21st century.

Vladimir Kagan Couture, Suite 715, phone 212.689.0730, fax 212.689.1830, vladimirkagancouture.com

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NYDCEvents Calendar C heck -I n to 200 LEX: Hospitality Day with Interior Design On April 6, the New York Design Center co-hosted the second “Check-In to 200 LEX” with Interior Design Magazine. One thousand attendees traveled to the 60 participating showrooms to find hospitality industry professionals leading discussions and offering insight and expertise. The successful event proved once again that the NYDC is New York’s top resource for Hospitality Design.

Left to right: Guest speaker Lauren Rottet of Rottet Studio posed with Cindy Allen, editor in chief Interior Design; Alexandra Champalimaud, of Alexandra Champalimaud & Associates, captivated her audience in HBF; guest speakers Jordan Mozer and Patrick Jouin; Theresa Henkelmann discussed the Homestead Inn in the Grange showroom; designers Kristen McGinnis, Joan Michaels, and Larry Weinberg, of Weinberg Modern; designer Brad Ford, Kathleen Gallagher, of Odegard, and Dominic Lepere; Mark Strauss, Interior Design’s publisher, with architect David Ling; William Paley of Tonychi and Associates discussed the Park Hyatt in Moscow in the Giorgetti showroom; designer Amy Lau, Ken Wampler, Lloyd Marks, Michael Tavano, and Lori Sheldon, Luxe Magazine; members of the Designers Collaborative held a panel discussion in the Cliff Young showroom: Ronald Bricke, Barry Goralnick, Susan Arann, Laura Bohn, Scott Bromley, Tim Button, and Jerry Caldari.

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T ucker Robbins E x pansion C elebration On February 2, the NYDC celebrated the opening of Tucker Robbins’s new showroom on the fifth floor. Styled to resemble the company’s former showroom/production facility in New York City’s Meatpacking District, the new space includes a marvelous selection of artwork, creating a Zen atmosphere.

Top to bottom: Designer Jane Krupp and Jeffrey Moore of Aleman/Moore, who both collaborated with Robbins on his new space; Tucker Robbins poses with designer Clodagh; Phillipe deLoach with Sherri Donghia.

M ichael Tavano Outdoor Collection The Michael Tavano showroom celebrated the introduction of their largest outdoor fabric collection on April 1. The collection of Sunbrella fabrics from Alaxi designed by Flo and Kate was displayed creatively on umbrellas, and were the topic of everyone’s conversation. The colorful and patterned fabrics are versatile and can be used indoors or outdoors for furniture and window treatments.

Left to right: Cindy Allen, Interior Design Magazine editor in chief, posed between Joan and Jayne Michaels; Michael Tavano and fabric designer Kate Korten; the outdoor fabric on display in the showroom; Manoli Sargetakis, president of Alaxi Fabrics, with Bill Pittel, Architectural Digest, and Tavano.

A le x a Hampton in Hickory Chair

T ony Du q uette Rug L aunch in R oubini

Editors, designers, and friends gathered in the Hickory Chair–Pearson showroom on April 1 to greet Alexa Hampton as she introduced her newest collection of furniture for Hickory Chair. This new collection reflects her signature traditional elegance. As always, this is a fabulous collaboration between Hickory Chair and Alexa Hampton, and is her third collection for Hickory Chair.

On March 11, the Roubini showroom hosted the launch of the Tony Duquette rug collection. Hutton Wilkinson, friend and business partner of the late Duquette, provided Roubini with the designs from the notable archives of the legendary artist. Eight luxurious hand-knotted rugs and two extraordinary tapestries are available and reflect the sensational Duquette aesthetic.

Clockwise from top left: Blair Rzempoluch and Sabine Rothman of Traditional Home; Carolyn Englefield, Veranda, and designer Michael Devine; designer Brad Ford with Katie Brockman, Veranda, and Orli Ben-Dor, House Beautiful; Jim Druckman, NYDC, posed with Alexa Hampton.

Clockwise from top left: Orli Ben-Dor, House Beautiful, and Sabine Rothman, Traditional Home, pose atop one of the new rugs; designer Harry Heissman, Pamela Fiori, Town & Country, and Hutton Wilkinson smile with a furry friend; some of the collection is based on semi-precious stones, including malachite; Hutton Wilkinson and Sam Roubini.

For a list of NYDC's upcoming events, visit nydc.com.

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DIFFA'sDiningByDesign 2010 From March 18-21, the Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) held the 13th Annual Dining by Design at Pier 94. The New York Design Center was proud to once again have served as a 2010 Industry Sponsor. Dining by Design features dynamic and innovative dining environments created especially for the event. This year, the NYDC created an interactive setting that included live Twitter updates, Facebook uploads, and design bloggers on site.

Top to bottom: The New York Design Center table, titled “Connected,” designed by Michael Tavano for the third year in a row (Photo by Rick Lew ©2010); Jim Druckman, NYDC, Valerie Moran, Stephen Drucker, Town & Country, Stacy McLaughlin, 1st Dibs; the Benjamin Moore table, designed by David Stark, cleverly highlighted their new iPhone application; (at right) a close-up of an NYDC place setting.

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Designer Michael Tavano; designer Bradley Stephens with Peggy Bellar of DIFFA; event co-chairs Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford; Vincente Wolf, designer for Artistic Tile; designers Darrin Varden, Lloyd Marks, Laura Kirar, Kirsten Brant, and Richard Frazier; Eileen McComb of Benjamin Moore posed with David Stark; live bloggers Liz Orgera, Tamara MatthewsStephenson, and Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo; Kravet’s dining space covered with their fabric; designer Kirsten Brant, Jim Druckman of NYDC, Newell Turner, House Beautiful, Leah Blank, and Alana Moskowitz of NYDC. JUN

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ShowroomDirectory A Complete List of Who’s Where In 200 Lex SHOWR OOM

PHON E

FA X

S H OW RO O M

Antique Rugs, Jerry Livian Collection 1014

S uite

212.683.2666

212.683.2668

Kasthall USA, Inc.

Apropos

102

212.684.6987

212.689.3684

Aqua Creations

427

212.219.9922

212.219.4042

Aquarium Arts, Ltd.

424

212.889.1177

212.889.1675

Arc|Com Fabrics

1411

212.751.1590

Architex

1320

212.213.6972

Arteriors Home

510

S uite

P H O NE

FA X

611

212.421.0220 212.421.0230

Keilhauer Primason Symchik, Inc.

1101

212.679.0300

212.679.5996

KPS Reproductions

1210

212.686.7784

212.689.2982

Kravet Fabrics & Furniture, Inc.

401

212.725.0340

212.684.7350

212.751.2434

Krug, Inc.

1415

212.686.7600

212.686.7686

212.213.8033

LaCOUR, Inc.

1012

212.213.6600

212.213.9550

Laserow Antiques

408

212.988.9194

Atelier Interior Design

202

212.696.0211

212.696.0299

The Levine Calvano Furniture Group, Inc.

1406

212.686.7600

212.686.7686

Atlas Carpet Mills, Inc.

1314

212.779.4300

212.779.7905

Louis J. Solomon, Inc.

911

212.545.9200

212.545.9438

Auffray & Co., Inc.

710

212.889.4646

212.889.4739

Mannington Commercial Carpets

430

212.251.0290

212.251.0299

Availvs Corporation

1412

212.299.0147

212.299.0149

Maxon Furniture, Inc.

1307

212.684.7788

212.686.9781

Baker Knapp & Tubbs

300

212.779.8810

212.689.2827

McGuire Furniture Company

101

212.689.1565

212.689.1578

Barton-Sharpe, Ltd.

914

646.935.1500 646.935.1555

Metro Design Group, LLC

212.679.3305

212.679.3356

Benjamin Moore & Co.

714

212.684.2001

Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co.

512

212.545.0032

212.545.0031

Bograd Kids, Inc.

433

212.726.0006 212.726.0061

Michael Tavano

1212

212.564.0034

212.564.0035

Boyce Products, Ltd.

1318

212.683.3100

212.683.5005

M. Topalian, Inc., Antique Carpets

802

212.684.0735

212.725.2185

The Bright Chair Company

1511

212.726.9030

212.726.9029

Napier + Joseph + McNamara, Ltd.

1509

212.683.7272

212.683.7011

Brueton

1502

212.838.1630

212.838.1652

Norman Contract, Inc.

417B

212.686.6450

212.686.6540

Calger Lighting

434

212.689.9511

212.779.0721

Odegard, Inc.

1205/1206 212.545.0069

212.545.0298

casa

420

646.214.0848

646.214.0849

Orrefors Kosta Boda

602

212.684.5455

212.684.5665

Century Furniture Showroom

200

212.479.0107

212.479.0112

Palecek

511

212.287.0063

212.287.0066

Cliff Young, Ltd.

505

212.683.8808 212.683.9286

Paoli/ Whitehall

1110

212.683.2232

212.683.1297

Colebrook Bosson Saunders

1111

212.401.6150

212.614.2378

Peter Lawrence

906

212.213.8911

212.213.8728

Colombo USA

809

212.683.3771

212.684.0559

Porcelanosa USA

609

212.252.7370

212.252.8790

Cosmopolitan Entertainment Systems

1601

212.679.5828

212.679.6509

Prelle

407

212.683.2081

212.683.2142

Côté France

1201

212.684.0707

212.684.8940

Pringle-Ward Associates

1106

212.689.0300

212.689.7143

David Edward/Blueridge Carpet

1416

212.689.2056

212.689.2206

Profiles

1211

212.689.6903

212.685.1807

212.213.1691

212.213.9843

212.696.0080

212.696.4248 212.679.5408

DECCA Contract

1414

Dennis Miller Associates

1510

212.684.2115

Reliable Delivery Associates (RDA) 212.684.0070 212.684.0776

Renaissance Carpets & Tapestries, Inc.

1006

DesignLush

415

212.532.5450

212.532.5360

Restoration Timber

436

877.980.WOOD

DIFFA

Disegno by James DiPersia

1016 606

212.727.3100 212. 679.3927

212.727.2574 212.679.2763

Riservato & Co.

1307

212.252.9804

212.252.9845

Roubini Rugs and Furniture

701/706

212.696.4648

212.696.2475

Elijah Slocum

804

212.689.0451

S.A. Baxter Architectural Hardware

716

800.407.4295

212.252.1031

Flourishes

414

212.779.4540

212.779.4542

Saladino Furniture, Inc.

1600

212.684.3720

212.684.3257

Gans Bros.

422

212.532.7990

212.481.7051

Sanford Hall Carpets

400

212.684.4217

212.545.8376

Gibson Interior Products

1310

212.685.1077

212.685.1078

Smart

1115

212.696.9762

212.683.1297

Giorgetti USA

506

212.889.3261

212.889.3294

Smith & Watson

801

212.686.6444

212.686.6606

212.689.4189

Giorgio USA, Inc.

605

212.684.7191

212.725.2683

Studio Dekor Lighting

1015

212.995.8328

212.867.1960

Girard-Emilia Custom Woodcarvers

905

212.679.4665

212.447.5780

Sun Decor Fabrics

417A

212.213.2703

212.231.2708

Global Views

613

Ted Boerner

515

212.675.5665

212.675.5654

Gordon International

1401

212.779.0147

texstyle/jamie stern

423

212.679.3935

212.679.4924

212.532.0075

Grange

201

212.685.9494

212.213.5132

Thompson Contract

1111

631.589.7337

212.614.2378

Greater NY Home Furnishings Assn.

418

212.725.0091

212.481.8655

TK Collections

410

212.213.2470

212.213.2464

Hamilton Furniture

601

212.213.2487

212.213.2723

Tucker Robbins

504

212.355.3383

212.355.3116

HBF/HBF Textiles

1501

212.686.3142

212.471.3040

The Café by Design

Henredon

1601

212.679.5828

212.679.6509

Victor’s Sample Room

906

212.213.8911

212.213.8728

Hickory Chair-Pearson

616

212.725.3776

212.725.3763

Vladimir Kagan Couture

715

212.689.0730

212.689.1830

Hightower Group

1316

212.725.3509

206-260-3287

Weinberg Modern

420

646.291.2059

In House Kitchen Bath Home

100

212.686.2016

212.686.2059

Wood & Hogan, Inc.

812

212.532.7440

Indiana Furniture

1305

212.686.8500 812.482.9035

Wood Mode, Inc.

815

212.679.3535

212.725.3847

IFDA

416

212.686.6020 212.686.6258

New York Design Center

426

212.679.9500

212.447.1669

Italian Masterpieces Design, Inc.

604

212.684.0484 212.684.0485

212.213.5159

212.532.4640

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BACKSTORY Coney Island Reboot

By Hashim Rahman

Brooklyn ' s iconic amusement park revamps with new rides and nods to its legendary past.

Renderings of the future Coney Island: (clockwise from top) Bowery at Sillwell Avenue, the bustling boardwalk, Wonder Wheel Way, and an aerial view of the beach at night.

Coney Island holds a place in New Yorkers’s hearts unlike any other local attraction. There is a collective nostalgia for the Coney of yesteryear—the bustling Brooklyn beachfront amusement park that in recent decades has crumbled into disrepair and vacant lots (including the mournful closing of Astroland in 2008). Coney Island’s storied history has been as up and down as the tracks of the Cyclone, but its next chapter promises a dramatic comeback that is sure to thrill.

In less than three months, a new Luna Park will open on a 6.9-acre plot of land the city purchased last November for $95.6 million. With its crescent moon façade and other thematic flares, the park will pay homage to the old Luna Park that burned down in the 1940s. It will feature 19 amusement park rides, with more planned in years to come.

Tom Corsillo of Central Amusements International, the company in charge of the makeover, says, “In designing [the new] Luna Park, CAI wanted to create a destination that Coney Island can be proud of—one that recalls its spectacular history and preserves some of its characteristic edginess.”

Historian John Manbeck wrote in the Brooklyn Eagle that the idea for the original Luna Park “capitalized on the lure of the Orient, which symbolized the exotic, mysterious, and dangerous.”

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The new Luna Park may not measure up to the stylistic originality of the old one, but it is only a smaller piece of a larger plan. Over the next few years, other new parks, plazas, greenspace, and revitalized retail areas will all become part of a 27-acre amusement district. The plan is projected to generate nearly $14 billion in economic activity over the next 30 years.

At the heart of it all will be Steeplechase Plaza, a pedestrian space that will link the parks, boardwalks, and Surf Avenue. Named after the original Steeplechase Park that closed in the 1960s, the new space will hold a performance green as well as the refurbished B&B Carousel, an iconic piece of Coney’s past. Looming high over the plaza will be the landmarked 262-foot parachute jump, also being refurbished with new lights and paint.

While the old Coney Island may be a memory now, its coming attractions will put a new spin on some favorite amusements that made us love Coney in the first place.

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