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Perhaps it is a bold statement, but it is my observation that many of us, Modernistas, take pride in our aesthetic choice to be more refined. We have a trained eye for clean lines, elemental balance and appropriate scale. We know the difference between the modern masters and have little tolerance for tchotchkes. So why would we need any help achieving modern perfection within our sky-high loft or mid-century manse?
Let’s start at conception, shall we? It isn’t difficult to flip through an Architectural Digest or Interior Design
The answer is not about our ability to comprehend good design… It is about having an expert translate that knowledge into an architectural orchestration of beau ty and efficiency. And the right interior designer will do exactly that.
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magazine and formulate a fantasy of the perfect scheme. But, let’s be realistic… those utopian homes didn’t just put themselves together. In addition, most of those features had the vast advantage of an unlimited budget.
What does our space need to serve us well? Do we have realistic goals? What level of financial investment are we willing to make? Will our expenditures have a return on investment? How do we find common ground with a spouse or partner who has a differing opinion at every turn?
Logistics aside, what about style? What does “modern” mean to us? There are misconceptions when it comes to a contemporary aesthetic. An educated, third party guide // image: alice cottrell interior design - glam fab abode photo: stephen karlisch
The way to begin is always with a conversation. An experienced interior designer will investigate our lifestyle and help us sort out important considerations: How do we want to live in our space?
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is priceless in developing a true sense of whom we are, how we live and defining our version of modernistic bliss. Once we are fortified with clear desires and goals, it is time to create a strategy. A designer is like a coach. They are on your side and are there to formulate a game plan. And this is not just about placing our Eames lounge chair next to the fireplace. No, the decorating comes much later. The most fundamental element is the framework we design within. All great structures begin with a solid foundation and great bones. Is your home architecturally interesting? Perhaps a previous renovation compromised the authenticity of the original blueprint? Sound modern design has consistent line and form, not a hodgepodge of eras. And modern // image: alice cottrell interior design - camp lucky photo: nathan schroder
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The next essential component is lighting. When we peruse the grand museums such as the Tate Modern or MOMA, we are free to indulge in exquisite art day or night. Beyond magnificent art, we may not recognize why spending time // image: alice cottrell interior design - camp lucky photo: nathan schroder
design has it’s own aesthetic standards like simplicity, openness and a sense of restraint. A designer will guide this examination and give you feedback. Perhaps you raise the ceilings, adding volume to a stagnant room. You may want to remove a wall or two. Adding sleek, new windows or widening interior doorways are additional possibilities. An architect may need to be consulted when remodeling comes into play and an interior designer is the perfect advocate for us during that process. Efficiency, too, must be considered. Explore more responsible “green” materials and energysaving options in your upgrades.
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it takes is a few tweaks, and an electrician, to add tangible value to our homes. Local designer Robyn Menter agrees, “Lighting is a critical element to overall design. Significant architecture, interior details, refined furniture and artwork will not be successful without (it).” Intensities of light affect our health, our mood, and lend importance and beauty to our architectural elements (indoor and out), art collections and furnishings. I assure you, it is worth every penny. in these structures is so pleasurable, but it has everything to do with the illumination. Natural, and artificial, light is leveraged to create an experience without knowledge of its existence. Regarding a work by Pollack, Miro or Warhol wouldn’t be near as profound in a small, dark space, would it? A lighting plan is an invaluable tool and a reputable interior designer will create one and walk you through it. Often, all // image: cadwallader design
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Many of us are comfortable with the “decorating” part and assume that jumping on the Internet can deliver the look we want. However, quality, durability and time frame must be considered. Have your designer educate you on the different brands available and why one is better than another. Inquire about custom pieces versus retail product purchasing. Become informed about how de sign manufacturers operate and what lead times can be expected on orders. design
Once the stage is set, so to speak, it is time to audit livability. Do we own the right pieces to function properly in each room, the way we want to live? Anyone can just fill a space with stuff. Our furnishings have to match our unique taste and comfort level or we will never find true joy within our homes.
Most of all, trust and rely on your designer to dictate scale, proportion and placement-only an educated eye can provide proper space planning and suitable recommen dations. Here, a designer will save you from an infinite number of wasted dollars and serious headaches! We allow professionals to design our financial portfolios, travel plans and even our wardrobes. Why would we gamble on one of our largest investments and most intimate of spaces? I invite you to consider interior design to be more than an optional service. Rather, an integral part of the modern lifestyle. images courtesy: Alice Cottrell Interior Design, Gary Hatch & Stylist, Russell Brightwell Cadwallader Design Robyn Menter Design Associates // image: robyn menter design associates
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“For my father, studying art was not an option. So, that awoke in me the drive for velocity and speed of life so that // personajes 2021, oil, belgian linen 53 x 85in
Painter Johannes Boekhoudt’s life and career have taken him from his birthplace in the Dutch Antilles, upbringing in Costa Rica, and threaded through multiple cities throughout Texas. His career as an artist began later in his life, but it has always been a part of him–as much a meditation as it is a release. In Boekhoudt’s own words “On paper I can communicate my ideas of life and peace with others.” He chose a career in commercial aviation as a young man, rather than pursue an artistic career, out of a “desire to break boundaries (that) grew and pushed me towards the necessity to find freedom.”
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It was shortly after 9/11 that Boekhoudt shook free of any notions that art was simply something he engaged in as a secondary part of his life. It would, instead, become it. He set up a studio in his garage and set to work on small format paintings. “I have considered my work in small formats to be very intimate. Poetically speaking, I could say that these sentiments are the purest ideas that an artist can offer to his public. I reminisce on the images of Rembrandt with his etchings, Van Gogh with his drawings, // the family 2022, oil, belgian linen 7 x 15 feet
I would not think about my passion… I felt that maybe with time my necessity for painting would disappear and open other paths and other dreams. During the afternoons when I worked as a pilot, I remember very well creating sketches in pencil. Drawings and lines that did not delineate more than the ability to distract my frustrations as a human being. Within that world of aviation, I was trapped and that did not make me happy. But the paper was always my best friend with whom I could share my anxieties and depressions.”
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Renoir with his landscapes… all important works that without a doubt influenced me greatly since I wanted to try to achieve perfection.” It is in these smaller works that an artist can find themselves. They are just for them. Terms like “sketches” and “experiments” are too dismissive and clinical to express the carefree exploration they give an artist to find and hone their particular approach. For Boekhoudt, what would emerge from that evolution are the crosses that literally and figuratively define his work. “At the beginning of my career as an artist, the crosses arose as weaving a space and an obsession to utilize every trace without leaving a single space…In this way, these crosses evolved in a frame of continuous separation allowing me to draw even more.” The crosses seem to exist above and within the painting itself in the // believe 2022, oil, belgian linen x 85in
When you first look at the surface of the canvas the crosses may seem to dominate the work to distraction, but blink and they’ve almost disappeared and let the subjects step forward. Blink again and perhaps its half and half. You may never see a Boekhoudt the same way twice. It’s a remarkable visual phenomenon that goes beyond the almost sculptural layering of paint. This begins with crafting // elegidos 2021, oil, canvas 48 x 60in
shapes and space displayed on the canvas. They both deepen and flatten your perception through the layers of line and color they mingle with, and even blend into the forms with their placement and the colors they share.
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Boekhoudt currently has three pieces on display at Markowicz Fine Art- easy to find off I35 and Oak Lawn in a statement black building (if you’re still in doubt there is currently a massive, red sculpture of a sumo wrestler by artist Alexandra Gestin just out front). The standout is “La Familia” (The Family)- a recent work that’s a massive portrait of male and female figures at different stages of life. “We all have family, some good and some not as good, but family nonetheless. All of us are and will be part of something generational that we call family whether we like it or not. So, in this painting we can appreciate from the oldest to the ones starting to give their first steps in life.” 2021, oil, belgian 44 x 46n
of forms with colors, which Boekhoudt creates from unique pigments that are not commercially available. Only “when the work is almost complete,” does Boekhoudt “use the white or black in order to highlight where (he) wants to subliminally orient your eyeline and focus. There is no white too stark and no black too dark. They are simply final elemental traces.”
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However, for a static, rich insight on the artist’s process there is “Escandolo”. In it you can see the “ebb and flow to the rhythm of music. You can see Rhythms, vibrations, tempo that makes me assume and adopt different positions while I am painting. ‘Escandalo,’ as the title implies, depicts the stages that I adopt while painting left to right…I am a solitary artist many times with the fear of what surrounds me and the painting shelters me.” If you’ve felt that you haven’t seen anything new for some time you should take some time and take some shelter with this work and johannesboekhoudt.comartist. x
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In New York City, it’s SoHo. (South of Houston St.) In San Francisco it’s SoMa (South of Market St.) and in Austin it’s SoCo (South Congress St.). All three neighborhoods are known for their “vibes”, but SoCo has a vibe all its own, Oncemusic.home to Willie Nelson’s Austin Opry, the area is now a mecca of music, entertainment and a new hotel that captures the vibe with style and pinache. Hotel Magdalena sits very near the site of the storied Terrace Motor Lodge a mid-century icon in Austin. That landmark is long gone, but architects Lake|Flato and Bunkhouse hospitality have captured the essence of the icon and the area with their newest hotel property. Located on the aptly named Music Lane, the 89-room hotel takes inspiration from the natural green space of central Texas, Barton Springs in Austin, and early 1970s lakeside culture. The hotel is a massing of four buildings all connected by exposed elevated walkways and courtyards, creating a // neon sign image: nick simonite
treehouse feel inside the grounds. Hotel Magdalena is the first mass timber constructed in North America. A modern and sustainable design, assembled in pieces, this renewable resource is visible in the hotel room ceiling design and the exterior walkways.
The multi-level design features a sunny and spacious second floor lobby with expansive windows that look onto the century old heritage Oak in the courtyard. Outdoors, the Magdalena Bar surrounds a 900-sq. foot oxbow-shaped pool with design elements that include a terra-cotta and terrazzo bar and stamped concrete tile Thewalls.hotel’s 89-rooms feature windows at both ends of the guest rooms allowing for a cross breeze and natural // terrace suite yellow balcony image: nick simonite
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Another nod to the area’s culture and vibe is the ho tel’s restaurant. The Summer House on Music Lane is named after the former Terrace Motor Hotel ritzy pool side dining and entertainment venue. The restaurant is helmed by Executive Chef Jeffrey Hundelt (previously the light at sunrise and sunset, poured concrete with exposed aggregate inspired by the river rocks of Texas and custom walnut wood built-in beds and desks. Bathrooms are fin ished in colorful Spanish tile in one of four color schemes, red, blue, yellow, or green.
Amenities are not neglected here either. Guests will en joy Sferra bed linens and bath amenities from Sangre de // spring suite green seating area image: nick simonite
The Summer House on Music Lane surrounds an open kitchen with a live-fire grill and rotisserie, while the large covered outdoor patio is perfect for an ice cold cocktail. Beverages include a vast selection of bold wines with a focus on sparkling varietals including organic and biodynamic producers. Summer House on Music Lane is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner – with a lively brunch available on the weekend.
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terrace suite yellow bedroom image: nick simonite Culinary Director for Launderette and Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon restaurants) and is inspired by the casual sophis tication that defines a lake house weekend. Focusing on grilled local meats and seasonal vegetables with bold accompaniments and bright salads, the menu features straightforward cooking taking cues from old school hospitality and slow food mentality, but with an Austin vibe.
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The property is decorated with photos by Austin Opry House photographer, Scott Newton, who provided his iconic images to Hotel Magdalena – for the hotel rooms and for the common spaces as well. Additionally, the Austin History Center was mined for archival content from this moment in time.
At Hotel Magdalena, the Austin vibe is still strong.
In keeping with Bunkhouse’s ethos of creating commu nity-driven experiences, Hotel Magdalena celebrates the history of the place and the area’s culture. Activities include live music, yoga and fitness classes on the lawn. Complimentary bicycle rental and yoga mats are part of the package for guests.
Hotel Magdalena is a modern and inviting spot that not only fits into the SoCo vibe and history, but enhances it.
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