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Favorite Finds from the AD Home Design Show

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
AD Home Design Show
Wallpaper is a wonderful way of imbuing spaces with instant pattern appeal. Whether textural grounds, simple stripes or more elaborate scenes, people have been recently rediscovering the power of this design medium. One of my favorite finds at the AD Home Design Show was Voutsa, a lifestyle and interiors brand fulfilling Texan-born, NY artist George Venson’s mission of “bringing life to our walls and our walls to life.” Full of imaginative imagery and creative expression, his whimsical wallpapers “generate fantasy through brush strokes, abstraction and bold coloration.” AD Home Design ShowOriginally inspired by cave paintings, he produces both digitally printed and hand-illustrated designs.…
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First Look at the 2014 Architectural Digest Home Show

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
2014 Architectural Digest
The 2014 Architectural Digest Home Show features fresh finds from old favorites as well as new design discoveries. In the MADE section, exhibiting artists, artisans and custom as well as limited edition works, there is always new talent to be found.…
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See You at the 2014 Architectural Digest Home Design Show

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
Effeti bespoke wood kitchen at the Architectural Digest Home Show
Next week the world of design convenes for the 2014 Architectural Digest Home Design Show. Along with Architizer, Apartment Therapy and its companion site theKitchn, The New Potato, FashionSnoops, TRNK, Stylebeat and HGTV Front Door, I am proud to be a blog ambassador partner for this premier design show geared toward the luxury market.…
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International House Guest Video with Susanna Salk and Timothy Corrigan

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   22 Comments
timothy corrigan chateau
As the indomitable Ms. Vreeland taught us, the eye indeed has to travel, so today we are delighted to introduce a new video series, International House Guest. Our first episode takes us to the Loire Valley where designer Timothy Corrigan has meticulously renovated Château du Grand-Lucé, transforming this estate of impressive stature and significance into his chic french home.…
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Gloria Vanderbilt | The Left Hand is the Dreamer at 1stDibs

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
The Left Hand is the Dreamer
Gloria Vanderbilt may not be left handed, but as her latest painting exhibit at 1stDibs, “The Left Hand is the Dreamer” references, she perhaps wishes she were. Alluding to mythology and palmistry, she explained the left ring finger, the only one on which she wears polish, is a direct conduit to the heart and her imagination, from which the new works emanate.…
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Updating Pretty in a Classic 1930s Revival

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
classic revival
There was a time when pretty didn’t have such a positive connotation in the world of design. But no longer – pretty is most definitely back with a fresh new spin on tradition. And the upcoming March/April Veranda showcases a lovely example with designer Rob Southern’s timeless take on a classic 1930s revival gracing the cover of the issue.…
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Cartier at the Grand Palais Paris

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Cartier at the Grand Palais
There is a reason the exhibit of Cartier at the Grand Palais in Paris is subtitled “Style and History.” While many today may think of the jewelry firm merely as a purveyor of red carpet adornments and the latest “tank,”  it is in fact a house of style, representing  over a century and a half of artistic achievement.…
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Jacques Garcia’s Champ de Bataille

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
Champ de Bataille
While his design career was launched with such contemporary projects as the Montparnasse Tower and the Meridien group of hotels, Jacques Garcia has been an avid antiques collector since childhood. Focussing primarily on the 17th and 18th centuries, he amassed an impressive collection including many royal pieces of furniture, art and objects.…
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Adventures in Paris

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   14 Comments
Paris Adventures
My apologies for leaving you readers so long without updates. I had fully intended to write from Paris but it turned out to be a whirlwind of a trip with a few twists in the road. I have just returned home and while working on catching up, I leave you with a little visual inspiration of where I’ve been and what I’ve seen, from several new collections at Paris Deco Off, to chic shopping finds and exhibits in Paris to magnificent historic chateaus.…
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Young Collectors Night at the Winter Antiques Show

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Young Collectors Night
Next week marks the opening of the 60th Year Diamond Jubilee of the Winter Antiques Show at the Park Avenue Armory. Widely considered the most prestigious show for the best of the best in fine and decorative arts, one of its most anticipated events is always Young Collectors Night.…
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