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WHAT IS THE IMPULSE THAT KEEPS US SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING BETTER—IMPROVING, REFINING, REVISING? IT’S A DRIVE THAT TRANSCENDS STYLE, AND IT APPLIES WHETHER YOUR TASTE IS TRADITIONAL, ECLECTIC, OR RIGOROUSLY MINIMAL. THAT’S OUR FOCUS IN THIS ISSUE: DESIGNERS AND HOMEOWNERS WHO NEVER CEASE IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE BEST…
I am impressed with a new book edited by Carl Dellatore, Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America’s Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration. It’s a handful of a title, and a hefty piece of work. Both fascinating and informative, it contains far more than pretty pictures. I’m not qualified to expound on Restraint, Integrity, Exuberance, or Nuance, which are among the topics addressed in the book. But when it comes to some more practical aspects of design, I have learned a thing or two. Here are a few: • IF IT ISN’T QUITE RIGHT, IT’S TOTALLY WRONG. Years ago, we needed a lamp for our bedroom, one to read by while sitting in our club chair. For some reason this proved to be elusive, and, after months,…
FERMOB ACCENTS DESIGN ON A DIME Fermob featured its Sixties Armchairs and Bench in Cotton White as well as its Gueridon small tables in Willow Green to make a statement in the ELLE DECOR garden vignette at this year’s Design on a Dime charity event in New York. For more information, visit fermob.com. MADE BY ANN SACKS For over 30 years, the ANN SACKS factory, based in Portland Oregon, has produced 14 tile collections including its prestigious guest designer series. The artisans and ceramists who handcraft this tile are an integral part of what makes the tile unique. annsacks.com HELLMAN-CHANG PARKER DINING TABLE The Hellman-Chang Parker Dining Table features their signature surfboard oval top and fully customizable top and base inserts (shown here with brass), and extension options. Handmade in…
The People & Places Behind the Stories BEST OF NEW ENGLAND Boston-based designer Heather Wells, whose New Hampshire lake house is seen on page 206, is currently at work on a house in Big Sky, Montana, and she recently returned from a trip to Denmark to buy flooring. On days off, you’ll find her hunting for antiques in her own backyard. • “I just got back from Antiques Week in Manchester, New Hampshire. The focus is on New England Americana—painted furniture, tramp art, signs, game boards, and so on. I go every year and always find goodies, either for myself or clients. I know the dealers now. A few of my favorites are American Garage, which hails from Los Angeles; Steve Smoot Antiques from Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Cherry Gallery,…
OLD FRIENDS Loulou de la Falaise, the Paris model and designer whose bohemian elegance epitomized Left Bank style, was both a muse to Yves Saint Laurent and a collaborator with the designer before her death in 2011. Now, thanks to her friend Ariel de Ravenel, editor of the biography Loulou de la Falaise (Rizzoli), the famed beauty’s jewelry designs are being reissued both in faithful reproductions and gently updated versions sold at Creel and Gow. Once again, de la Falaise’s layered, tasseled, and beaded creations, which incorporate colored pâte de verre and semiprecious stones, can be paired with a gold lamé turban or multiple silk headscarves, just as the muse herself might have done (creelandgow.com). PULLED TOGETHER Artist Adam Hale scoops up the free magazines given away at London’s subway…
GEOMETRY CLASS Diamonds, squares, and offbeat perspectives merge with rich colors on Bottega Vignoli’s handmade majolica vases, inspired by the graphic arts of Rome and Byzantium. Shown, from left, are Palla a Parallelepipedi, Vasi, and Rombi Prospettici. From left: 14.5” h. x 16” dia., $2,300; 12” h. x 11” dia., $960; 16” h. x 7.5” dia., $980. artemest.com 1 /NOW SERVING Dior Maison turned to designer India Mahdavi for a line of glossy faience dinnerware with couture-inspired details such as lace rims and scalloped borders. The pieces come in, from left, Grey, Pink, and White. From left: 7.5” dia., $125; 11.5” dia., $170; 9.5” dia., $150. 800-929-DIOR 2 /RUSTIC MODERN The graphic punch of geometric abstraction meets the richness of traditional folk patterns in Tantuvi’s handwoven cotton dhurries. The rugs,…
