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Great Designs from Ayala Serfaty
Ayala Serfaty Israeli artist Ayala Serfaty is internationally recognized for her ethereal glass filament and polymer sculptural lighting. We met with Ms. Serfaty, who was visiting Maison Gerard back in 2013 (her work is exclusively represented through that gallery), and found her to be passionate and quite articulate about her work, as she seeks to create new dialogues using ancient materials like silk and glass and pushing them in new directions. The artist has made inroads with collectors and museums around the world including the Victoria & Albert Museum, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Centre de Pompidou and the Cooper Hewitt.
Ayala Serfaty‘sdelicateone-offworksare created by hand in her studio in Israel from thin lamp-work glass with subtle color variations.Whentheworkisfinisheditis sprayed with a special polymer that creates a skin. She has also gained recognition for her anthropomorphic furniture made from wool, linen, silk and other fibers.
Soma Light Sculpture
Soma Light Installation, Beelden aan Zee Museum, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2009
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Prints You Can Count On!
The International Print FairNovember 6 – 9, 2014The International Fine Print Dealers Association’s Print Fair opens on November 6 – 9 at the Park Avenue Armory. This year, interior designers are incorporating prints into their clients’ interiors. “With Print Fair’s accessible price points, the new, just-starting-out collector can easily dip into the art market, and without breaking the bank,” confirms Dee Dee Eustace, a principal with Taylor Hannah Architect.
Mel Bochner, It Doesn’t Get Any Better, 2014Seasoned collectors are also drawn to the allure of fine prints. “I love prints and multiples and the opportunity to work with and get to know the artists, publishers, galleries, and print curators has been a highlight of my art life,” says Jordan D. Schnitzer, the Portland, Oregon-based collector and philanthropist who started collecting prints in 1988. Mr. Schnitzer’s Family Foundation has over 8,000 prints.The Print Fair showcases the very best of print making—from all around the globe, by the most celebrated artists and in every conceivable genre. “The Print Fair underscores diversity,” says designer Brian McCarthy,whowithDee Dee Eustace,SandraNunnerley and Matthew Patrick Smyth, co-chairs the fair’s Designer Committee. “The fair provides a manageable entry into collecting limited-edition prints by some of our most renowned artists,likeThiebaud, Judd andRuscha.”For nearly a quarter century, the Print Fair’s encyclopedic and far-reaching offerings have lured the world’s leading curators, designers and collectors.RavesShellyLangdale, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, “I have always thought that the most exciting aspect of the fair is being able to see so many dealers, quickly, efficiently, and all in one place.”At the Print Fair, attendees can savor thousands of prints from 90 of the world’s finest galleries. Adds another curator,JaneGlaubinger, of the Cleveland Museum of Art: “It’s so exciting that the best fine art print specialists in the U.S. and Europe are in one wonderful space and that many of them, especially the old master print dealers, save their very best material for the Fair.”A major virtue of The Print Fair, besidesthe affordability of the art, is the hospitable atmosphere in which itis displayed for sale. “A collector—young or old or any age in between—has the opportunity to meet and learn from some of the most distinguished art dealers in the world, providing the basis for necessary relationships even if they don’t buy something right off the bat,” notes Lyle Williams, Curator of Prints and Drawings at theMcNay Art Museum in San Antonio.“There is something for everyone at the Print Fair—the range is amazing!” exclaims designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. “It provides a great venue to start building a collection.” Adds Sandra Nunnerley, interior designer and author of Interiors: “To me print-making is another medium which allows the artist to expand his or her oeuvre.”The Print Fair opens with a benefit preview for the IFPDA Foundation at the Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue & 67th Street, on Wednesday, November 5, and runs from November 6 through November 9. Preview tickets are $85. Daily admission is $20. To buy tickets and for more information, visit www.printfair.com
James Turrell Suite from Aten Reign, 2014“There is a tremendous variety in subject matter and price range, with everything from old master prints to hot-off-the-press contemporary prints.”Marilyn Symmes, Curator and Director of the Morse Research Center forGraphic Arts at Rutgers University’s Zimmerli Art
Stanley Wm Hayter, Combat Sousmarin
Ito Shin Sui, 1932“With these artists, printmaking is integral to their art and not a sideline. Their prints are as captivating to me as their paintings.”Nelson Blitz, Jr., a New York businessman whose Upper East Side residence houses a prized blue-chip print collection consisting of heavy-hitters such as Edvard Munch,Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Pablo Picasso, and Jasper Johns
Rembrandt, Rumbler Three Trees, 1643
Flowers by Tom Hammick Getaway, 2014
Donald Judd, 1961-63
Sam Francis, Untitled, 963
Academia MIlitar, Bye Bye Brazil
Picasso, Tete-de-Marie-Therese, 1933
Robert Mangold, Five Color Frames, 1985
Julie Mehretu, Myriads, 2014
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Q&A with Dee Dee Eustace
Dee Dee Eustace Dee Dee’s rules for creating a chic gallery right inside your home? “Lighting in the gallery must light the art as well as the space. Incorporate wall sconces, but be careful because it takes up precious room for art. Add cove lighting to let the ceiling float away!” And what about your home foyer? “A foyer requires repetitious art, so save your large pieces for other rooms. Breaking up your wall space provides a rhythm and a beat to your entrance. Dance along with your art!” This past summer, I had a rare opportunity to catch up with the woman behind Taylor Hannah Architect Inc. During the course of my conversation with Dee Dee Taylor Eustace, I find hereto be a highly creative, and inspirational human being who is not only an architect, (she studied her trade in Italy, as well as the University of Toronto), interior designer, author, jewelry, and product designer.Dee Dee was also in the midst of designing a brand new stunning, modern brownstone for herself which will be entirely done in black and white.
Now, how great is that! The Toronto-based designer, who has a home and office here in New York City, had a mountain of inspirations for decorating chic and elegant homes, that can also accommodate an art work collection. In fact, Dee Dee Eustace is one of the co-chairwoman for the upcoming IFPDA Print Fair, as well as the international Chairman of the Benefit Preview for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Society, for the International Fine Art and Antiques Show. In need of some more inspirations for your home and art collection? Check out her terrific e-book: Dee Dee’s Rules on Amazon.com.
High End Weekly™: What is your idea of a “perfectly decorated house”?
Dee Dee Eustace: I like the intermix of design. The antiquity as well as the modernity. My philosophy is when you buy something for your home, or when it comes to fashion for that matter, you buy it because you love it, and you want to blend it in your home. Objects of beauty in a home is key, whether I’m incorporating fresh flowers in my home, entertaining my guests, or designing with art, to create a beautiful environment. It’s all about pushing the envelope, and interpreting what is going on in the interiors.
HEW: When designing an interior do you find yourself including a surprise element here and there?
DDE: I try to avoid cookie cutter, and one liner design, and strive for that timeless, refined look. And so a surprise in a home will be something that would awaken the everyday senses. Having said that, I’m happy to have that great, fun looking accessory that changes with the seasons. The structure in my design will give you that classicism that you can layer up and change.HEW: How do you bring nature in your interiors?
DDE: Bringing nature into my projects is important. However, that depends if the project calls for it. For example, I’m working on a massive 600 acre development in Toronto that certainly incorporates nature.
HEW: How important is it to have art included in the interiors that you design?
DDE: First of all, when it comes to art, you should buy what you love. Whether that includes artists like Damien Hirst, or Lilian Bassman. Art actually looks great in any space, especially small spaces, because the layering aspect makes it look larger. Art, whether it includes photography, prints, oil on canvas, etc, should be grouped, stacked or hung anywhere in your home. The juxtaposition opportunities are simply amazing. It’s really how you’d like to live with it.
HEW: What is your favorite architectural building or monument?
DDE: I think traveling is just one big picture that creates memories. Memories that you draw on for everything, not just when it comes to the creative side of things, but everyday life. I’m inspired and influenced by the things that I see. The goal is to try to understand the history of the things that I see while I’m traveling. I like all things that have depth and beauty, no matter how big – or small.Images via Talyor Hanna Architect -
Jeff Koons and The Art Mill
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective at The Witney Museum of American ArtRealizing that the exhibition is nearly over, I finally got around to publish the photographs I took over the summer. The artist in question, Jeff Koons, was not a particular favorite, but I must admit that this exhibit changed my mind.Sort of.When I left the Whitney, I had a new appreciation, and respect, for Mr. Koons‘ obvious skills of taking the everyday objects that we utilize: toasters, sponges, vacuums, teapots, and highlighting them as objects of art. The Inflamables, are pieces of the artist’s work that are well recognized and appreciated – on a global scale. And I must admit, they are fast becoming favorites of mine. Many of those pieces brought a smile to my face. And eventhough I know how banale they were, I also admired their obvious usefulness.
The retrospective ends at The Whitney Museum on October 19th, but travels to the Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne, Paris from November 26, 2014–April 27, 2015) and to the Guggenheim Bilbao on June 5 – September 27, 2015.
Donny J. Deutsch and company
Jeff Koons, Inflatable Bunny Rabit, and Flowers, 1979
Jeff Koons, New Hoover Celebrity IIIs
Jeff Koons, Bear and Policeman, 1988, polychromed wood
Jeff Koons, Teapot, from the series Pre-New, 1979
Left: Jeff Koons, Pink Panther, 1988, porcelain
Jeff Koons, Michael Jackson and Bubbles, 1988, porcelain
Jeff Koons, Buster Keaton, 1988
Jeff Koons, Ballon Venus (Magenta) from the series Antiquity, 2008 – 12.
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Chic Lifestyles from Assouline
Internationally known for their exquisite volumes of lifestyle books on Fashion, Design, Travel, and Art (to name a few subjects) as well as their admired spirit and savoir-faire, Assouline, the celebrated publishing house who is celebrating their 20 year anniversary, is set to début Assouline Interiors in the Fall of 2014. The conceptual luxury brand is well poised to feature a complete lifestyle furnishing collection for contemporary libraries and chic offices around the world. Last month, I traveled to the legendary Plaza Hotel, where their second floor bookstore has been transformed to one of the city’s choicest destination, where fashionable New Yorkers, and infinite tourists can escape to the world’s most vibrant cities, art and fashion spheres. The beauty of the bookstore is that, not only is it well situated, it is beautifully designed for individuals who have embraced the so-called “good life”. In this particular trip, I got to witness the launch of their book bags and candles.
That’s right. Book bags and candles.
Introducing the new Assouline Book Bags & Candle CollectionsAnd so after nearly a decade of launching their brand, it seems that Assouline has now added a new spark to their collections by creating an excessive presentation of deluxe scented candles that were created to arouse a rich and subtle fragrance to any library. Paper, Havana, Culture Lounge, Leather, and Wood are the names of their candle series. It should be noted that the company is also planning on opening a lifestyle showroom at the D&D Building in October, as well as a flagship store in London’s West End, in the City of Westminster, a place famously known as Piccadilly. The second floor of the D&D showroom will premiere not only their candles and book bags collections, but it will be the core of Assouline Interiors, which highlights their prolific lifestyle brand.
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The Best of Paris: Summer 2014 Edition
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There is something magical about Paris that draws me back to that city again and again. Of course, this is a feeling shared by millions, as it was evident during my recent trip in the mid-July season, when its hard to walk in the Parisian streets without facing a mob of tourists.
Even then, the city offers pockets of solitude- probably the most extravagant luxury in the French summer. During this trip I discovered not-to be missed spas, and the personalities that make Paris so inviting.
Upon my arrival, I headed to the super-de-luxe L’Institute Guerlain for a 2 hour treatment that felt even better that it sounds thanks to the intimate feeling of the place, that looks and has the air of a fabulous Hotel particulier. Then I was ready to visit Guerlain’s 68 Champs Elysee flagship store and the chic and cozy Le 68 restaurant downstairs, where I joined the charming and confident Thierry Wasser, the “nose” behind the creation of over 300 Guerlain fragrances and his husband, ebullient event planner Lucas Somoza. After a delicious lunch of white asparaguses perfumed with orange, and monkfish in Indian spices by star chef Guy Martin, I was ready to visit the city’s exquisite gardens, galleries and cafes, and photograph artists, designers and fashionables along the way.
Art dealer Laetitia Messengue in her Paris apartmentThierry Wasser surrounded by his signature Guerlain fragrances at 68 Champs Elysee, recently renovated by top American architect, Peter Marino.
I also visited Le Royal Monceau-Raffles to enjoy another superlative massage at Spa, the My Blend by Clarins treatment, and I swam in the luxurious, Philippe Starks”s-designed pool. It was a perfect escape! (leroyalmonceau.com)
On the 4th of July, I joined several hundred international diplomats and prominent international personalities to celebrate our Independence day at the American Embassy’s exquisite garden, where a buffet-style lunch included delectable mini-hamburgers and mint juleps.
Delectables at Guy Martin’s Michelin-stared restaurant
Thierry Wasser surrounded by his signature Guerlain fragrances at 68 Champs Elysee, recently rennovated by top American architect, Peter Marino
Renaissance woman, Kdom, former performer at the Crazy Horse,novelist and painter in her studioThen I traveled to Arles, the charming French town on the South of France made famous by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gaugain and other painters of the 19th century looking for extraordinary light, bucolic landscapes and a peaceful life. There, at at , annual the prestigious Photo Festival, celebrating its 25th anniversary, was David Bailey, guru of swinging London and a fashion photography legend, accompanied by his gorgeous wife and muse.
Along with the many striking fashionables that frequent Colette, Paris’s hippest store, I inadvertently ran into Karl Lagerfeld.
Text and Images by Rose Hartman – rosehartmanphotography.com
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Q&A with Edward Lobrano
A rustic and elegant Napa Valey retreat by interior designer, Edward LobranoIt takes only a moment to make an impression on someone, and if done correctly, that moment can last a lifetime. When I first met interior designer Edward Lobrano, I was working at The John Rosselli Showroom in the D&D Building, while attending Parsons The New School for Design. Ed was one of the designers that left a favorable impression, in my early career in the design world. Over the years, I got to know him more through the works that he produced – mainly by visiting the venerable Kips Bay Designer Showhouse.This past spring, I caught up with Edward again at his latest project for Kips Bay, which took place at the historic Villard House, aka The New York Palace. The charming, and successful designer who once had a thriving career in the real estate development and syndication, also have worked for the following design Illuminati: Bunny Williams, David Anthony Easton and the Wiseman Group in San Francisco. His namesake firm, Edward Lobrano Interior Design was established in New York in 1997.High End Weekly™: As a successful designer, and a veteran Kips Bay participant, what were some of the elements that impressed you the most about the Villard Houses?
Edward Douglas Lobrano: The scale of the rooms and the elegant detail that still existed after all of these years. Everyone, however, should have walked across the courtyard and seen the wing where the Villard Restaurant is located. It is spectacular.
An elegant corner of repose, designed by Edward Lobrano for one of his showhouse project
Art Deco textiles from a penthouse suite at the Four Seasons in San FranciscoHEW: When approaching a project, do you give strong considerations to the architecture?
EDL: We always consider the architecture. Sometime there is none and our job is still to make a room or a home look great even if there is nothing great about it. My room at Kips Bay was actually an example of this. It was one of the most uninteresting rooms in the entire house, but my job was to make it interesting.
A modern living room in The BahamasHEW: Speaking of architecture, what are some of your favorite architectural sites?
EDL: Here in New York, The Metropolitan Museum and some of the grand apartments that still exist that I am lucky enough to see once in a while. In San Francisco, the Legion of Honor. In Paris, most will say the Louvre but my favorite is the Camondo Museum. There is somewhere wonderful in every city.
New York City Apartment for a Tennessee FamilyHEW: What is the Edward Lobrano signature style? Do you have one?EDL: Do I have a signature style? I think whether I am doing contemporary or Traditional my work is about stylish good taste and comfortable interiors. I don’t think my work is simply to look at. I hope people would want to use my interiors, in everyday possible.
Easy Living: Napa Valley Project
Southern Belle: A refined South Corolina BedroomHEW: If you were to have some of your favorite (past and present) artists and designers over for dinner, who would they be?
Edward Doublas Lobrano at the 2014 Kips Bay Designer ShowhousePhoto credit High End Weekly™EDL: Albert Hadley, David Adler, Florence Elkins, Michael Taylor, Bunny Williams (because she’s fun to have dinner with), Matisse, Da Vinci, Hockney, Koontz, Givenchy, John Dickenson, Jacques Grange.
Floridian Golf Course ProjectI could go on and on. I want to know what they all did, or do and how they do it. I want to see their style and manner. I love the interior designer, the dress designers, the architects. You learn so much over a dinner about life and style.
A beautifully designed monochromatic apartment in New York City
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Nest & Rest in The Hamptons
James Huniford’s InteriorsIt was an all white gala affair at the 2nd Annual Holiday House Hamptons opening party presented by HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens) last Saturday, June 28th in the quaint town of Sag Harbor, New York. This Decorators Showhouse which has quickly gained popularity for its high credentials of star-studded list of high profiled designers and committee members, is also noteworthy for raising funds to help The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®. This year, the model house took place at the much-anticipated Watchcase (which is under construction, and we were told that every single unit is already sold). Holiday House Hamptons officially opened on Sunday, June 29, 2014, at 15 Church Street in Sag Harbor, New York.The showhouse will be open to the public daily through Labor Day, September 1st.
Being in the country, many of the designers, like Milly de Cabrol had the lovely fortune of showcasing some airy and memorable outdoor living spaces. The overall decoration of the house can be described as a sort of easy elegance, mixed with the most luxurious designs for the home and gardens. And why not? Surely, the surrounding neighborhood most certainly can afford them. Watchcase, the unit in question, is a 130-year old historic, former watchcase factory undergoing a dramatic transformation by the developers Cape Advisors into the Hamptons’ first resort-style luxury condominium project. Upon completion, Watchase will hosts a two-bedroom penthouse loft, a six-bedroom townhouse and a one-bedroom bungalow.The participating designers for the 2nd annual Holiday House Hamptons are: Bjørnen Design, ID Creations, Brady Design, Jen Going Interiors, Campion Platt, Milly de Cabrol – Ani Antreasyan, Dale Cohen Design Studio, Scott Formby, Elizabeth Dow Home, Studio MRS, Elsa Soyars Interior Design, Tamara Magel, Eugenia Au Kim, The Design Studio, Terra Design, Huniford Design Studio, Vicente Wolf, and West Chin Architects.Get inspired and support a notable cause by visiting www.holidayhousehamptons.com.HUNIFORD DESIGN STUDIO
James Huniford
James Huniord interiors reflect “pure” design and a stunning homage to the Bauhaus movement, as well as a notable nod to outstanding artists like Louise Nevelson, Cy Thombly, and Martin Puryear.
Huniford Design Studio’s Living/Dining Room Area (And Terrace)JEN GOING INTERIORS
A nod to mystical India by Jen Going InteriorsID CREATIONS
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This magical ‘jungle’ of a bathroom is a celebration to the joys of gardening.
A true favorite!WEST CHIN ARCHITECT
Interior Designer John D. Eason
MILLY de CABROL – ANI ANTREASYAN
East Coast terrace transformed into a European garden by designers Milly de Cabrol
and Ani Antreasyan.
James Huniford (Middle) and friends
Vyna St. Phard
Katarina Novakova (Head and Hand PR), and HC&G Cottages and Gardens Editorin front of West Chin’s “Summer Love” townhouse living and dining rooms, a tented oasis created to feel like summer in the South of France designed by Vicente Wolf.CAMPION PLATT
Interior Designer Campion Platt
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On The Town: By Rose Hartman
Vera Wang at The Gordon Parks Awards DinnerSeveral hundred photo aficionados, photo collectors, photographers and performers gathered at Cipriani Wall Street ‘s grand ballroom last week to pay homage to the brilliant and innovative photographer Gordon Parks whose long and illustrious career took him from the favelas of Rio to the world of high fashion. Swiss Beatz hosted the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Photo Auction that honored designer Vera Wang, artist and photographer Lorna Simpson, director Ed Zwick, and jazz musician Curtis Mayfield for their courage, vision, compassion and heart–and raised $500,000. for student scholarships, etc. In addition, filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Hobson who donated $25 million to the University of Chicago to construct the Gordon Parks Arts Hall, the first named after an African-American.
Vera Wang (Above) given her award by Chelsea Clinton
Gayle King
Cecilia Dean, publisher of Visionaire Magazine and photo by Gordon Parks
Swiss Beatz
Huma Abedin was among the guests at the Gordon Parks Awards Dinner that raised money to preserve and exhibit the works of Parks, and provide scholarships to deserving students
Pop star Janelle Monae’s electrifying singing turned the evening into a a dance party that BROUGHT the likes of Peter Beard, Alicia Keyes, Chrissy Teigen and Karlie Kloss to their feet
Chrissy Teigen
Alicia Keyes, Swiss Beatz, Peter and Zara BeardTEXT AND PHOTOS BY ROSE HARTMAN
www.rosehartmanphotography.com
