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Discover who’s been chosen to join our list of the world’s top design talents, and see projects by six members: • A New York City apartment in jewelbox tones designed by Alex Papachristidis for his niece’s family. • A sunny, stylish East Hampton retreat fashioned by Celerie Kemble. • An art-studded apartment on Manhattan’s Park Avenue by Haynes-Roberts. • A minimalist, midcentury-bedecked Gramercy Park apartment crafted by Joe Nahem of Fox-Nahem. • A traditional home in Houston enlivened with bold colors and vibrant patterns by J. Randall Powers. • Waldo Fernandez’s stylish pied-àterre in the heart of Greenwich Village. Plus, the 12 things star designer Jamie Drake can’t live without; Bunny Williams on timeless style; chic barware for poolside parties; summery tapas from chef Daniel Boulud; and much more.…
HINKLEY LIGHTING On January 22, Hinkley Lighting, in partnership with ELLE DECOR and VERANDA, celebrated the debut of the company’s newest collections at Lightovation in Dallas. Guests enjoyed a night of cocktails and dancing followed by a re-energizing morning at Hinkely’s famous “Morning After” Jazz Brunch. WITT +BLISS This past fall, Witt + Bliss opened in the heart of the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. Located within the retail collaborative D. NOLO, the urban lifestyle boutique offers a not-to-be-missed selection of highly curated home accessories and gifts. For more information visit wittandbliss.com. SCAVOLINI Foodshelf, designed by Ora-Ïto for Scavolini, reinterprets the function of the kitchen by seamlessly integrating it into and making it part of the home’s living area. The new kitchen concept—a combination of advanced function and minimalist but…
I know some would argue that the desert has been there for eons, and that the town has been Hollywood’s favored retreat for nearly a century. But for me, it was virgin territory—terra incognita. Yes, I toured movie-star homes (Gene Autry’s vast estate and gardens, a driveby of Liberace’s house, a quick glimpse of the place where Marilyn Monroe supposedly had a tryst with JFK). I saw up close midcentury masterworks by Albert Frey (including his own poetic house), Craig Ellwood, and E. Stewart Williams. I was there for Modernism Week, which each year attracts more and more fans of midcentury design. Not all of Palm Springs is midcentury, of course. I was intrigued by the shift from the 1920s and ’30s Spanishstyle haciendas, with their tile roofs and deep…
WHEELS IN MOTION Ceramist Amanda Moffat, whose Brooklyn home is featured on page 170, opened New Clay Studios in the borough’s Gowanus neighborhood in 2002. There she produces her own line of pottery and leases space to 12 artists. “It’s fascinating to see people working with the same materials but making vastly different pieces,” says Moffat. Her own creations include mugs, plates, vases, and umbrella stands, and she employs 35 glazes and an array of coloring techniques. “I look for inspiration in old fabrics, architectural forms, and in the process itself,” says Moffat. “Clay can shift in the firing and bend or warp. Sometimes that destroys a piece—but other times it helps.” amandamoffatpottery.com VOLUME CONTROL Virginia Tupker, who decorated the Bedford, New York, home that appears on page 156, shares…
PAST MASTERS With a Botticelli show at the Victoria and Albert Museum (vam.ac.uk) and a survey of the age of Giorgione at the Royal Academy of Arts (royalacademy.org.uk), a rage for the Renaissance is sweeping Europe. Is it any wonder that the period’s sumptuous gowns, dusky jewel-tone colors, and intricate brocades are enticing designers? For Valentino’s spring collection, designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli sent out gowns that would look right at home in a Venetian palazzo (valentino.com). Meanwhile, Idarica Gazzoni has modeled silk-velvet shoes after gondolier slippers (arjumands world.com). And Fadini Borghi’s new Roma velvet fuses Renaissance and Baroque motifs (www.pierrefrey.com). GROWTH INDUSTRY It may be time to shake off the winter blues and hit the great outdoors, but greenery can also be found in some surprising interior…
SWITCHED ON What room couldn’t benefit from a little extra glow? While every one of these small accent lamps stands less than two feet high, each has a giant personality and adds a distinctive sculptural presence. From left: On My Mind mouth-blown opaline glass–and-brass lamp by Michael Anastassiades, $1,116. thefutureperfect.com. Oblique lamp with pierced-brass base and silk shade by CTO Lighting, $3,900. roomonline.com. Ongo polished-copper lamp by Jessica Corr for Tzelan, $600. tzelan.com. Scintilla table lamp with borosilicate tube, brass base, and LED bulb by Pietro Russo for Dante Goods & Bads, $1,495. garde shop.com. Tina Accent lamp with alabaster base and paper shade by Thomas O’Brien for Visual Comfort, $630. aerostudios.com 1 / SLUMBER PARTY DwellStudio’s Tangier Geo cotton duvet cover and shams offer an updated take on a…
