Design
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One-On-One with Legendary Architect Frank Gehry
Yesterday evening was a very special one. I was back at my old school, Parsons School of Design, after all these years, to attend my very first At The Parsons Table. And guess who was at that table? One of the most inventive and pioneering architects working today, Frank Gehry. Mr. Gehry has designed buildings that have become world-renowned attractions. His work includes The Disney Concert Hall, home of the Los Angeles philharmonic, 8 Spruce Street in New York City, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation building in Paris. Recently, Gehry agreed to design the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C. and to undertake the redesign of the Los Angeles River.
In this intimate, one-on-one conversation, Goldberger, Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic (who served as the architecture critic for The New Yorker, where he wrote the magazine’s celebrated “Sky Line” column. He began his career at The New York Times, where, in 1984, he earned the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. He is formerly dean of the Parsons School of Design) and Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture at Parsons, engaged Gehry on his life and work.
Frank Gehry At the Parsons Table, John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center, November 12, 2015. Photo credit: J Grassi Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry, Goldberger‘s recently published full-length biography on Gehry, was available for purchase in the lobby of the University Center during, and after the event.
Frank Gehry At the Parsons Table with Paul Goldberger John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center NY, NY. November 12, 2015. Phto Credit: J Grassi
At the Parsons Table is an ongoing series of conversational interviews with cultural luminaries hosted by Goldberger. These conversations provide exclusive insights into the creative process and innovative thinking of artists, designers, and industry leaders. At the Parsons Table guests have included such icons as Ralph Lauren, Mickey Drexler, Robert Wong, Frank Gehry, Chuck Close, Bruce Mau, and Donna Karan.
Livestreaming of the Frank Gehry At the Parsons Table with Paul Goldberger : http://livestream.com/TheNewSchool/Frank-Gehry-at-the-Parsons-Table
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Eileen Gray: The Quintessential Designer and Architect
Throughout the end of her life, Eileen Gray faded into obscurity until 1972, when the fashion designer Yves St Laurent bought Gray’s ‘Dragon Chair‘ and the famous ‘Le Destin’ screen, which ignited renewed interest in her works. Today the Irish-born designer is known worldwide as the pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture, and revered as one of the most celebrated designer of the 20th century, a unique person with a huge influence among architects and designers.
Eileen GRAY From October 13 through November 7, 2015, Osborne Samuel gallery will hold the first UK exhibition of paintings by the designer. Eileen Gray: The Private Painter, will feature over 60 paintings and photographs from the 1920s – 1960 that will be for sale, and will include some of the artist’s personal ephemera and letters.
Eileen GRAY The exhibition coincides with the launch of a new book titled Eileen Gray: The Private Painter, which will provide a comprehensive overview of Eileen Gray’s life. The book has been compiled and written by Andrew Lambirth, and features a personal memoir by Gray’s longstanding friend and biographer Peter Adam, and a foreword by Gordon Samuel.
Eileen GRAY, L’Art Noir 1922 
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Eileen GRAY, Untitled 1930’s Eileen Gray’s paintings in gouache or mixed media were a private pastime, to help her overcome the stress and aggravations that came with her work. The paintings date between 1920s and 1960s and include some Cubist inspired designs for her carpets.
Eileen GRAY’s Collaboration with Prunella Clough One of these works, Untitled (Red Form) from 1960, is a joint composition with her niece, the painter Prunella Clough. Cage (1940) uses the motif of the cage which became a device used by Francis Bacon and Graham Sutherland later in the century.
Eileen GRAY The exhibition will also include various photographs produced by Gray throughout her career, including striking monochrome compositions such as the Tablescape compositions (1920).
Eileen GRAY To complement these private works, the exhibition will also include Gray’s personal effects and furniture. This will include Gray’s paint- splattered architect’s work table, and the artist’s own plan chest designed and made in 1926, that she kept in her workroom in the her apartment at 21 rue Bonaparte, Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Eileen GRAY, Black Magic 1930 
Eileen GRAY Eileen Gray: The Private Painter exhibition will include various portraits, including a locket with a photograph of her father James MacLaren Smith, a Scottish landscape painter, and two portraits of the artist taken in 1926 by the celebrated American photographer, Berenice Abbott.
Another show is a portrait of Gray c.1936 in watercolour by her Slade contemporary and friend, Wyndham Lewis titled ‘1902 Portrait of a Lady with a French Poodle’, and a watercolour given to her by another friend, Le Corbusier.
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How did Frank Lloyd Wright connect art and nature together?
When you think about the amount of Frank Lloyd Wright’s original masterpieces that have been destroyed over the years, design lovers who are looking for a “new beginning” to an old Wright design will rejoice when November comes around. How’s so? Well, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is getting ready to open the newly reconstructed Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman-Wilson House on the museum grounds. Adjacent to the museum’s south entrance, the house will open to the public on November 11, 2015.
Designed in 1954 for Gloria and Abraham Wilson, the house was originally built along the Millstone River in New Jersey. However, in 1988, it was subsequently purchased by architect/designer team Lawrence and Sharon Tarantino. Threatened by repeated flooding from the river, the Tarantinos determined that relocating the house was the best option for its preservation. After a multi-year search for a suitable place, Crystal Bridges acquired the house in 2013.
“I’d like to have a free architecture. I’d like to have architecture that belonged where you see it standing, and was a grace to the landscape instead of a disgrace.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
The Frank Lloyd Wright house was disassembled piece by piece and transported 1,200 miles, arriving to the museum in the spring of 2014 where site work was already underway. Reconstruction began in the fall of 2014, led by Scott Eccleston, Crystal Bridges’ Director of Operations, Ron Shelby, architect with Hight Jackson Associates, and Bill Faber with Bill Faber Construction.
Front exterior Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Photos by Nancy Nolan Photography 
Back exterior Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Photos by Nancy Nolan Photography 
Living space Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Photos by Nancy Nolan Photography 
Living space to foyer Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Photos by Nancy Nolan Photography 
Dining Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Photos by Nancy Nolan Photography 
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Upstairs Bedroom Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Photos by Nancy Nolan Photography 
Guest Bedroom/Study Bachman-Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas; Photos by Nancy Nolan Photography “The goal for reconstruction was to create an authentic experience by integrating the house into the natural landscape so it feels like it has always been here. For visitors, whether they are Frank Lloyd Wright experts or architectural novices, we want them to be transported by the architecture,” said Crystal Bridges Chief Engagement Officer Niki Stewart. “We put great effort into upholding Frank Lloyd Wright’s design principles — he believed in connecting physically and spiritually to the natural world through the use of horizontal lines that ground the structure into the landscape and dissolve the barrier between the interior and exterior.”
Frank Lloyd Wright House Hours:
Monday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday: ClosedReservations are required and tickets will be available on November 2, at no cost. Preview tickets are now available to Crystal Bridges’ members.
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TILT! Walker Zanger’s NEW Collection
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The Art of British Design
Today I share my enthusiasm and admiration for British artist Lee Broom, and his latest collection of modern, and highly unique designs that are being represented by leading UK gallery, Twentieth. Since 2007, the talented designer has “released over 75 furniture and lighting products, which he designs and manufactures under his own label. A supporter of British manufacturing techniques, Lee Broom designs and manufactures his own collections and collaborates with leading fashion brands like Christian Louboutin”.
According to Twentieth’s website, Lee Broom has worked with the legendary designer Vivienne Westwood, after which he studied for a degree in fashion design at Central St Martins. Fashion is still a great source of inspiration and The Guardian newspaper commented, “Lee Broom is to furniture what Marc Jacobs or Tom Ford are to fashion.” He has won more than 20 awards including the prestigious British Designer of the Year Award in 2012 and won the British Design Award for his renowned lighting product, the ‘Crystal Bulb’ in 2013.
In April 2015 Lee Broom received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade for business success. Lee Broom has been described by The Financial Times as “among the most respected British Talents.
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House tour: Art-filled homes and gorgeous views from The Hamptons
Art-Filled Home in Amagansett
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Paola Navone’s Frankfurt
Paola Navone/Photo credit How To Spend It Paola Navone to design the Partner Country presentation
Italy the fifth Ambiente Partner Country next year in Frankfurt, GermanyPaola Navone has been chosen to create the special presentation for Italy, the Partner Country of Ambiente 2016. Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt GmbH, announced this officially at a press conference in her home town, Milan: “Italy and Germany are linked not only by important cultural and economic relationships. Italy is also a country renowned for outstanding design. Therefore, we are delighted that Paola Navone, a personality of high standing on the international design scene, has agreed to create the Ambiente Partner Country presentation.
The presentation of products distinguished by particularly good design is an important aspect of the world’s leading trade fair for consumer goods and Paola Navone is looking forward to this exciting project: “The know-how that makes the Italian design industry unique in the world will be the protagonist at the partner country presentation. With its many companies big and small. With its endless stories to tell. Stories of centenary craft traditions of entrepreneurs, of courageous complicity between creation and production that have built in so many ways – and still build – the history of design in Italy.” With her creations, Navone has not only made a name for herself on the Italian design scene. Back in the eighties, she developed her own unique, internationally acclaimed style. During her career, she has worked for companies such Alessi, Egizia, Natuzzi, Reichenbach and Roche Bobois. Moreover, she has been the creative director of the Italian furniture manufacturer, Gervasoni, since 1998.
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Messe Frankfurt’s Ambiente consumer goods fair 2016 
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Messe Frankfurt’s Ambiente consumer goods fair 2016 Paola Navone has ties to Ambiente going back many years. She has curated and designed several special presentations for Messe Frankfurt, including the product displays of the ‘extra – soft touch’ and ‘extra – remix’ series at Ambiente 1997 and 2001 respectively. She also designed Café ‘Waterbar’ at Ambiente 2005.
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Sotheby’s Kicks Off The Showhouse Seas
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