Lee Broom's Crystal Fixtures Light-up Milan 2012!!!

May 17, 2012 8:30 AM

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Renown English designer 
first Milan installation 
included this sparkling, ecclectic collection of
"decanterlights" & "crystal bulbs"!!!

The "decanterlights" are an open edition of recycled vintage
crystal decanters that Broom has collected,
that can be hung solo or 
in a cluster ......
creating a spectacular chandelier!!!

The "crystal bulbs" are individually hand blown bulbs, 
that are cut into a classic crystal pattern 
& etched with the Lee Broom logo.
They too can also be hung alone or in clusters ....
either way, they are stunning!!!

I love Lee's furniture & these "lights" are definitely 
a great addition to my 
"must-have" accessoration list!!!

Designer David Scott's Book is ..... "Outside The Box"!

May 16, 2012 8:30 AM

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My friend & design guru David Scott's  book .....
Outside The Box
was published this week ....
And it's outstanding!!!!

Published by the divine Suzy Slesin's
with an interview by design expert
& fantastic images by renown photographer

But, the best part is that David is an exceptionally 
talented designer ..... 
who's projects are sublime!!!!
I am especially partial to the NYC loft ...
maybe because it's mine!!!

The book an absolutely "must-have" for every 
accessorator's design library!!!

It's Time Again for A New House Beautiful Flipbook!!!

May 15, 2012 8:30 AM

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It's May & my newest flip book ....
just went live on

Take a look at this
"one-stop shop" coverage of the first 

Divine, Delightful, & Delicious ..... NY DESIGN Hunting!

May 14, 2012 8:30 AM

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first stand-alone design magazine,
is "out & about" .....
at news stands everywhere today!!!

This "must-have forever" publication by design genius
is subtitled
"A Resource Guide & Dream Book" .......
& that's exactly what it is!!!

Beautifully designed, edited, photographed, and written ...
the magazine features fabulous NYC interiors, 
including design guru's 
never before published,
stunning Olympic Tower aerie!!!!

In addition, 
there is a fantastic guide to New York's best kept "secrets" ......
over 1000 of the them .....
including paint shops, tile suppliers, window washers, 
contractors, designers & more!!!

Run out .... 
get your copy & pick your favorite cover ....
there are 4 of them,
each with a different color paint can!!!!

I must admit I have all four 'cuz, 
I know this is really a "supreme collectable"
and the ultimate
"accessorator's accessoration"!!!

Ngispen ...... Designs that "Play With Tradition"!!!!

May 9, 2012 8:30 AM

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"Amateur Masters A" 2011, Jerszy Seymour

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"Stubborn Chair" 2011, Studio Makkink & Bey

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"Blaster Chair" 2011, James Irvine

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"More of Less Chair" 2011, Maarten Baas

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"Icon O" 2010, Jan Plechac

under the direction of renown Dutch designer
is a division Gispen,
one of the Netherlands largest office furniture companies.

Designed by an impressive collection of Dutch "createurs",
the company exhibited an outstanding collection 
of "inspired design objects"..... 
and of course, the chairs were my favorite!!!

Unfortunately, the collection is not available in the USA ....
so, I am awaiting the arrival of my Maarten Baas
"More or Less Chairs" from Holland!!!!

Sharing a Spring Gift from an "Accessorator Spy"!!!!

May 8, 2012 10:14 PM

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I've never seen "flower cages" in these fabulous "brights" .....
but, it's a divine "garden accessoration"!!!!

Thank you C.S.!!!!

Art ... Furniture ... Design ... Interiors @ Frieze, NYC!

May 7, 2012 8:30 AM

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Mickalene Thomas, painting from "interior" series 

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Matt Golden, "Maverick" series, (found picture frames) 

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Loris Gréaud, sculpture 

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"Rooms" designed & furnished by Vance Trimble, NYC 

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Olga Koumoundouros, "HogTie" 
(wicker loveseat & paper mache) 

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Allison Katz, "Office Furniture" (stained birch, hair) 

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Hun-Chung Lee, ceramic benches 

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Franz West, "Bunte Stuhle" (steel, wood, & lacquer)  

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Richard Artschwager, pair of chairs 

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Max Lamb, table & chairs 
@ Regina Gallery, London

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Martino Gamper, bentwood chair

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Gelitin, plasticine paintings (framed with furniture parts) 

The scope of my world as a "collector/accessorator" 
is rapidly expanding ....
interior, furniture, art, & design are becoming one!!!

It became especially apparent last week ....
when I wandered around NYC's first Frieze Art Fair!!!
And here's why ......

Artist Mickalene Thomas is working on a series of paintings 
that all references "interiors".

Furniture/sculpture from Max Lamb, Franz West, 
Richard Artschwager, Allison Katz
is both for sale by dealers & is being "used" in the booths.

Artists Gelitin, Matt Golden, & Olga Koumoundouros 
have incorporated "furniture" into their work.

Martino Gamper's & Hun-Chung Lee's "art" is furniture!!!

And finally ....,, 
English gallerist Stephen Friedman's booth 
is "furnished" & everything is for sale!!!

This confirms my newest theory .....
there is a single "dialogue" incorporating the worlds of 
art, interior, furniture, & design ......
making everything an "accessoration"!!!

NYC'S Newest Fleet of Taxi's From Tommy Hilfiger!!!

May 4, 2012 8:30 AM

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My friend WR, the media guru from Doha,
sent me this image yesterday ....
he was walking down Fifth Avenue ......
& this is what he saw!!!

Everything I love ...... color, pattern & it moves!!!

"Super Duper Divine Accessoration" .....
really wish I had seen it!!! 

But, I did see these 2 "auto accessorations" in Milan!!!

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Garden of Earthly Delights @ Rossana Orlandi, Milan!

May 3, 2012 8:30 AM

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"Tentlamps" Lotty Lindeman

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Bronze Sculpture by Nacho Carbonell

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"Bamboo Bench" Gal Ben Arav

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"Cook Collection" Roberto Moro

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"38 Collection" Bocci Lighting

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"Hanging On" Hoda Baroudi & Maria  Hibri for Bokja

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Color, as it happens, by chance .... in the garden!!!!

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Antique lockers that have been in the garden forever!!!

Rossana Orlandi is the "High Priestess" of Design!!!!

Her eponymous store is where it all begins to percolate in Milan  ....
A first stop during Milan's Salone del Mobile,
whether old stand-bys or fresh talent ....
the international design community pays strict attention 
to whatever & whoever she exhibits!!!

And it all starts when you walk into "the garden" .... 
the heart of the exhibition!!!

Vitra's Maharam Polder Featured @ Jil Sander, Milan!

May 2, 2012 8:30 AM

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Renown Dutch "createur supreme"
designed the 
Polder Sofa for Vitra in 2005 ....
& has created this divine version of the
Polder for Milan's

Currently on exhibition at the Jil Sander store in Milan,
the Maharam Polder by Vitra by Jongerius 
is an abstract composition of colors, patterns, & textures
created by combining six Maharam textiles ......
Borders and Layers, a Jongerius design
 made in collaboration with Maharam, 
Exaggerated Plaid designed by Paul Smith, 
and Kvadrat's iconic Hallingdal #65.

The sofa is a limited edition of 100 pieces ......
And I hope that one of these spectacular "accessorations"
is already on is way to me in NYC!!!!

Driade Presents Linde Burkhardt Rugs During Salone!

May 1, 2012 9:17 AM

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Italian furniture company
presented German artist & designer
newest woolen carpet collection for 

The carpets are inspired by the four different personas of
Portugese poet Fernando Pessoa ....
Ålvaro de Campos, Alberto Caeiro, Ricard Reis, & Pessoa.

According to Draide the carpets echo four stories.....
"Fernando, Ålvaro, Alberto, & Ricardo, as eveybody knows,
though still hard to believe are a single person:
four different styles of writing for four different heteronyms 
of Pessoa."

"Fascinated by this story, among the most amazing
in contemporary literature, 
Linde Burkhardt decides to "paint" on four carpets, 
portraits of the "four" writers."

"She joins them uniting a palette of warm colors,
which blend with the differences and
 accentuates their identities." 

These rugs are stunning ....
and the "back-story" makes them unique & eccentric ....
resulting in a "supremely divine accessoration"
and "must-have"!!!

Milan's Tastiest "Accessoration" ... Edible Furniture!!!

April 30, 2012 9:18 AM

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Sapore del Mobili (furniture tasting)
is the result of a chance meeting in Milan of two young designers,
Ryosuke Fukusada (Japan) & Rui Pereira (Portugal).

The project is a statement about the size of the contemporary
furniture industry & the "consumer's inability to digest" 
the amount of product that is launched every year 
at Milan's Salone del Mobile.

The designers created these "furniture pans" to bake 
small Japanese cakes "baby castella" with 
Portugese egg based pastry "ovos moles."

Creating your own "edible furniture" ...
chairs, tables, lamps, cabinets, vases, etc ...
& decorating the pieces with a choice of toppings ...
makes "digestion" of new furniture easier!!!

And when you get tired of these pieces ...
you can "eat'em up" and start again!!!

This blend of my two favorite "accessorations" is sublime ...
& a very, very thought provoking idea!!!

Yummie too!!!

Mario Bellini's Designs for Venini Spanning a Decade!!!

April 27, 2012 8:30 AM

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SOGNI INFRANTI, 1992 Mario Bellini

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CHIMERE work in progress, 2012 Mario Bellini

I love the vibrancy & grace of blown glass 
and was once again enchanted by 
exhibition during Milan Design Week.
(see blog 4/21/11)

It was held at the divine Museo Bagatti Valsecchi,
a stunning "house museum" on Via Gesu,
in the middle of Milan's shopping mecca,
between Via Monte Napoleone & Via Spiga!!!      

Titled "The White Collection," 
this extraordinary selection of "glass art" includes 
renown international designers,
including Japanese architect Tadao Ando, 
Italian designer Alessandro Mendini,
and English designers Barber & Osgerby, 
who most recently designed the 2012 Olympic Torch.

I was most captivated by the two collections, 
created 10 years apart, by Italian designer & architect

All six pieces are sublime ....
the over-the-top whimsey & color in the earlier series 
is a revered "accessoration supreme," 
while  the more minimal, sculptural shapes & colors of 2012 
 have a more contemporary feeling.


I can't make a "must-have" decision ....
& would be equally thrilled 
by anyone of these pieces
"accessorating" my living room!!!

Exhausted Visitors @ Milan Fair Know What To Do!!!

April 26, 2012 8:31 AM

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Everyone needs a "time-out" ....
even visitors to Milan's  

What could be better than this whimsical, colorful, squishy,
"cocoonish" sofa!!!

Great for napping, texting, phoning or just thinking!!!
Italian design at it's best!!!

Bet these divine creatures won't be at next month's ICFF ....
too bad!!!!!

"Pull Me Up" ..... Stools, Benches, or Tables in Milan!!!

April 25, 2012 8:30 AM

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The accessorator's pick for "trend du jour" at
Milan's Salone Del Mobile were .....

Perching, Sitting, Stacking, or Setting!!!

These "accessorations" were everywhere,
some were serious, some whimsical, some recycled, 
some shiny & new ......
but always accessible & flexible!!!

There were sooooo many divine choices that
 I think maybe I ordered them "all" ....
for my house in the country!!!
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