Just after receiving an email laying out the plans that the organizers of Salone del Mobile have put in place for its September show, a press release landed in our inbox that declared international tourism is back in Italy for Summer 2021. The desire to “get back to normal” oozes from all of the communiques
It is impossible to walk the streets of Paris and not feel steeped in history, whether the representation of it is Neoclassical, Baroque, or Art Nouveau. An example of the ornamentation that crops up at every turn is the Pont Alexandre III above, a Beaux-Arts style bridge dotted with Art Nouveau lamps, playful cherubs and
Jackie von Tobel, shown signing one of her whimsical creations at Left Bank Art during Atlanta Winter Market, said, “Pink is always in style.” The statement was in response to our comment that we were seeing so many shades of the color, some pale and pretty; others dusky hues of deep rose (and everything in
Timing, as they say, is everything. Though this Design Diary entry on a new furniture collection by the current Earl Spencer could have been written in October of last year, we believe there’s a reason it isn’t being composed until this week. We’ve become obsessed with a hat, and not just any hat, but a
As promised in our last Design Diary entry, which featured asymmetrical design elements and furnishings with organic shapes being exhibited around the world, we’re taking a look at what we’ve seen stateside that fits into these interesting categories. Why the fascination with the uneven in interiors? As Cecil Adams, the VP of Creative at Currey
Walking through the showrooms during Dallas Market in June and Atlanta Market in July, we noticed that offerings exhibiting powerful patina in interior design were popping up everywhere. As content creators who has been writing about design for over two decades, we’ve seen distressed surfaces bring soulfulness to rooms that span all stylistic tendencies. Take
Our CEO will be moderating “A Grand Tour of Textiles: Past, Present and Future,” a panel discussion during Dallas Design Week at the Dallas Market Center, which will take place on Friday, June 22, at 2 p.m. If you are planning to be at Market, we hope you’ll stop by because the panelists will be
Whether your idea of fashionable design includes bling or patina, or smooth or textured, there were plenty of products at the Coverings trade show in Atlanta to satisfy your tastes. Time and again, we came upon these unlikely wall- and floor-fellows as we walked the show, which proves that opposites attract when you have eclectic
We’ve been coming across such a deluge of fascinating shades of dark blue, we thought we’d collect some of our favorite home décor products from the past six months to illustrate how navy is trending globally. We’ve tapped rich examples from Heimtextil, Maison et Objet, Paris Déco-Off, High Point Market, Salone del Mobile, ICFF, Coverings,
Black isn’t normally a color that comes to mind when the subjects of florals and botanicals are being discussed, but noir was the most powerful hue in flourishing products that caught our attention during High Point Market this month. Here are a few examples of dark florals we saw. We spotted the Currey & Company