From Julie:
A while back we posted a tribute to the Swiss Army cross (Cross Purposes); a reader emailed us and told us about Texas Swiss Military Surplus. We love this Swiss Army folding lantern from the twenties, which folds flat to fit in a canvas pouch (included); $90 at texasswiss.net:
1 comment January 4th, 2008
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From Francesca,
My great friend Victoria Kirk is an interior designer in NYC with the most impeccable style; she recently introduced us to the work of Walter Lamb, a furniture designer who created a line for Brown Jordan in the forties. Working with salvaged bronze pipe from sunken naval ships at Pearl Harbor and yacht roping, he created prototypes of the most elegant patio furniture we’ve ever seen. Sadly, prices for vintage pieces are stratospheric.
Bronze chaise from the late 1940s; rewebbed in cotton yacht cord. $5,500 at modestdesigns.net:
Bronze rocker with new cotton yacht cord webbing; $5,500 at modestdesigns.net:
Rocking chaise in bronze; $5,200 at modestdesigns.net:
Add comment December 31st, 2007
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From Francesca,
A while back, my interior designer friend Victoria Kirk alerted me to NY’s most beautiful interiors store, Lucca & Co., at 295 East 8th St. (212-741-0400) or 306 East 61st St. (212-593-0117).
The handmade custom sofas start at around $10,000 for the smallest sizes. You can also purchase the heavy Belgian linen fabric in one of a dozen perfect neutrals; elephant gray is my recent obsession ($135 per yard). Go to luccany.com.
2 comments December 13th, 2007
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FURNITURE & LIGHTING
From Sarah:
Spotted this on Wallpaper, an article on a recent Gordon Watson auction at Sotheby’s. Watson is one of those people who suffers from relentlessly rarefied taste. His London store, Gordon Watson, which has long been specializing in postwar modern and art deco, is located in Pimlico (28 Pimlico Rd.). Well worth a visit, if only to gawp.
Add comment November 22nd, 2007
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A few items to help you recreate the look of Julianne Moore’s interiors:
Below: Belgian-linen-slipcovered Spoleto sofa at Lucca & Co.; go to luccany.com for information:
Below L: Noguchi Akari ceiling lamp; from $105 to $970 at akaristore.com: Below R: vintage Anglepoise wall lamp, try ebay or anglepoise.com:
Below: Natural reindeer skin rug (from managed herds in Lapland); $175 at Kiosk Kiosk.
Below L: Roorhkee green canvas campaign chair at campaignfurniture.com; Below R: vintage black leather campaign chairs at 1stdibs.com:
Below L: Classic black globe at dwr.com; Below R: Eames walnut stools (stacked as a pedestal in living room photo) at dwr.com:
Below L: lamp from bleunature.com; Below R: Entwined Root Coat Stand
$259 from VivaTerra:
Below L: hand-painted fiberglass turtle shells on ebay; Below R: 20th-century Australian turtle lamp from Antony Todd at 1stdibs.com:
Below R: Bertoia white side chair at dwr; Jasper Morrison’s Glo-Ball pendant at hivemodern.com:
3 comments November 12th, 2007
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TUFTED SOFAS AND TUFTED CHAIRS
From Sarah:
This past summer, on my annual trip back to the UK, I noted a profusion of plush, grand Chippendale and Chesterfield sofas in fashionable venues. Seems the tufted sofa trend is crossing the pond. Note the ornate carved sofa featured in the otherwise minimalist interiors in the Architect Visit post below. And last week, the NY Times wrote about the proliferation of gentleman’s club style in NYC; here in San Francisco, the newly opened restaurant Fish and Farm, designed by Sheri Sheridan of Swallowtail, features a wraparound Chesterfield banquette:
The Ilse Crawford–designed Restaurant Mathias Dahlgren in the Grand Hotel Stockholm, newly opened in spring 2007, with velvet Chesterfield banquette:
Recreate the look with Anthropolgie’s Corrigan tufted chair (below left) in bell pepper leather; $1,998; and button-tufted Milo sofa (below right); $3,498 from anthropologie.com:
Brocade Home’s tufted linen sectional sofa; $999 at brocadehome.com:
Tom Dixon’s dramatic take on the wingback chair in mohair velvet, a staple at London’s fashionable Shoreditch House; for information, go to tomdixon.net
George Smith’s hand-crafted Elizabeth tufted sofa, a more modern take on the Chesterfield, is upholstered in cream Panama tweed linen and is currently on sale for $5,540 at georgesmith.com
1 comment November 7th, 2007
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Several readers requested more photos of Francesca’s Brooklyn Heights abode (see her kitchen). Located on a historic block in Brooklyn Heights, the brownstone was briefly occupied in the 1930s by Thomas Wolfe. In the seventies it was divided into a dozen warrenlike apartments. Recently, Francesca and Marc, with architect Steven Harris (stevenharrisarchitects.com) and designer Lucien Rees-Roberts (reesroberts.com), restored it to its former glory.
Below: Custom sofa through Interiors by George and Martha (718-789-3190); small 1940s club chairs from 1stdibs.com; Moon Table with mercury glass top and steel base by Ochre at ochre.net; Eames aluminum office chair from DWR; pair of glass chandeliers from Vince Mulford (vmulford.com) in Hudson, NY; Hollywood Regency Lucite lamps, try eBay or 1stdibs.com.
Below: the view toward the dining room:
Below: Dining table made from two vintage Eames bases with a custom top by engberg design; sideboards designed by architect Steven Harris, and Eames molded plastic side chairs from dwr.com.
4 comments November 5th, 2007
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From Julie:
Yes, the hassle factor is high, but these vintage fixtures from Gloucestershire company Trainspotters are some of the best we’ve seen. The company salvages fittings from railway stations and mid-century industrial buildings; their lighting selection is especially strong. Go to trainspotters.uk.com to view the wares:
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From Janet:
Simple, utilitarian tables are hard to find. I’d use this one (it’s made from salvaged pine flooring with an iron base) as a side table in a rustic kitchen. From Sarasota Architectural Salvage (sarasotasalvage.com) for $395.
2 comments July 4th, 2007
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From Julie:
I admit it, I’m still under the thrall of my recent Ace Hotel experience, with its raw aesthetic. Hence my attraction to this loft kitchen featured recently in New York magazine.
According to the article, 1. The second-hand Vulcan stove cost about $1200; 2. the salvaged kitchen island was stripped and refinished; and 3. the custom stainless shelving cost about $700. Go to www.nymag.com to see the rest of the loft.
1 comment April 29th, 2007
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