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A star’s personae can set aglow every space and surface, every table and chair, every rug and bedsheet. Such furnishings, in fact, can make the hosts as well as their guests appear effortlessly and extraordinarily mahvelous. At the risk of prying, Louis Postel takes note of some mega star effects.
If you missed the YouTube video of a frolicsome Beyoncé Knowles bounding off a megayacht in a tiny bikini, you can always Google it. If you want to set your laptop on a surface just like the one she and husband Jay Z purchased for $70,000, check out Hudson Furniture. Designed by Barlas Baylar, the live-edged, walnut and cast-bronze “Knight Base” table captures Baylar’s eminent style, a minimalist riff on Art Deco. The scenestealing stainless steel “Mother Chandelier” is by Baylar, as well. Table: 120" x 36" x 30". Prices on request. hudsonfurnitureinc.com/Furniture
Get Thee to Nun’s Pleating To set the scene for romance, we recommend Nun’s Pleating products from Peter Reed in the UK. Why? Because it was the established bedding of choice at the Aberlash House estate when it was purchased by the world’s most celebrated newlyweds, actor George Clooney and civil rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. Duvet cover from £315, flat sheets from £143, peterreed.com
For Chieftains Only A Sotheby’s auction in May 2013 revealed the extent of singer Andy Williams’ collection of antique Navajo blankets from the American Southwest. Like other tribal weavings, the blankets’ designs are uncannily compatible with modernist interiors. Designed for a chief in soft, finely woven handspun churro and raveled wool with alternating bands in ivory and shaded brown, overlaid by four pairs of parallel stripes of indigo blue. The hammer fell on this one (approximately 4' x 6') for $221,000. sothebys.com/en/departments/american-indian-art.html
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Sit With Pitt Not to be outdone by Ms. Knowles, Angelina Jolie got the tabloid’s attention dressed in her signature black cap paired with blackand-white drawstring shorts on a yacht deck during her honeymoon. What is less known is husband Brad Pitt’s serious and deep commitment to design. Hence the limited edition, polyurethane CC-2 club chair, part of a line of furnishings that he designed with furniture maker Frank Pollaro. Prices on request. pitt-pollaro.com
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Sizzle My Sisal At 6-foot-1, former Victoria’s Secret Angel Karlie Kloss has a long way to look down to where her feet meet her Agave Superior carpet from Merida Studio. Based in Fall River, Massachusetts, in what was once the heart of the U.S. textile industry, Merida has emerged as the dominant player and major innovator in weaving sisal from the agave plant. Using the whitest and longest of these rapidly renewable, super-strong fibers, Merida rugs are highly unlikely to ever unravel or lose their particular sheen worthy of a stunning lingerie model such as Kloss. meridastudio.com
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