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NY Now

NY Now Spring 2018
Art & Antiques, Design, Gifts, Interior design

NY Now Spring 2018

If you can’t get to John Derian‘s charming east village emporiums, seeing his booth at the NY Now Spring 2018… Read More

NY Now 2018
Art & Antiques, Design, Gifts, Interior design

NY Now 2018

I hadn’t been to the gift show for a couple of years so I decided it was time for a… Read More

Springing into Color at NY Now 2015
Gifts, Interior design

Springing into Color at NY Now 2015

With the wild winter weather this week, it was encouraging to get a glimpse of spring at this edition of… Read More

Black and White at NY Now
Design, Gifts, Interior design

Black and White at NY Now

While there was certainly quite a bit of color to be found at NY Now (we’ll get to that soon),… Read More

ny now 2015 collage
Gifts, Interior design

Sneak Peek at NY Now 2015

In anticipation of yet another big snow storm, I rushed into the city to see a bit of NY Now 2015. I was… Read More

Modern History at NYNow Market
Gifts, Interior design

The Midas Touch at NY Now Market

The mania for brass and gold tones continues as warm metallic finishes extend their dominance at NY Now Market. Whether considering… Read More

Jonathan Adler Venom coasters
Design, Gifts, Interior design

Jonathan Adler Going for the Gold at NY Now

After spending much of the day at NY Now, it was clear that brass and gold finishes are a continuing theme for… Read More

Juliska autumn colors
Design, Interior design

Peacock, Gloss & Glimmer at the NY Now Gift Show

While there didn’t seem to be any singular overwhelming trend at the gift show, some styles were seen at several… Read More

Thibaut bungalow
Interior design

Creative Collaboration | Oomph & Thibaut at NY Now

Sometimes two companies’ visions are so in-synch that a collaboration is almost inevitable. This seems the case with Oomph and… Read More

Matouk Sebastian bed
Design, Gifts, Interior design

NY Now | New Offerings from Old Favorites

Sunday I spent the day perusing the new set up at NY Now (otherwise known as the gift show). It… Read More

SFERRA ad campainn
Design, Interior design

SFERRA Linens for Fall 2013

I knew time would be tight at NY Now (the new moniker for the NY Gift Show) so last week,… Read More

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