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Highlights of NYSID’s 2013 Spring Gala
From Left: Laurie D. Olin and Geoffrey Bradfield
On April 30th, The New York School of Interior Design, a private, not-for-profit college devoted exclusively to interior design education and related disciplines honored two industry luminaries, Geoffrey Bradfield and Laurie D. Olin. The event was well attended by notables in the industry, guests and supporters of the college. Geoffrey Bradfield, an Architectural Digest Dean of American Design, was the recipient of the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award. One of the most international acclaimed designers of our time, he is known for creating elegant and luxurious interiors for private residences, offices, embassies, and resorts on virtually every continent as well as those of many yachts and jets that travel among them.Laurie D. Olin, founder and principal of OLIN in Philadelphia, is a distinguished teacher, author, and one of the most renowned landscape architects practicing today. Olin received the Thomas N. Armstrong III Award in Landscape Design. Alexa Hampton, interior designer and NYSID trustee, was the Benefit Chairman.
Laurie D. Olin and Geoffrey Bradfield
Martha Stewart
Michael S and Tara Rockefeller
Rachel and Ara Hovnanian, Mary Hilliard
Baroness Gabrielle von Langendorff and Paul Cardile
Ralph Rucci, Eric Javits
Stephanie Krieger, Brian Stewart, Ellen Scarborough
Deborah Nielson, Betsey Ruprecht, Mario Buatta
Alexa Hampton
Leslie Stevens and Michael Boodro
Michael Sovern, Betsey Ruprecht, Charlotte Cady, Patricia Sovern
Debbie Bancroft, Thom Filicia, Amy Hoadley
Martha Stewart, Jill Dienst and Tom Hahn
Thomas Woltz, Kate Wood, David SproulsPhoto credit: Matthew CarasellaYou May Also Like
Tête-à-Tête with Renowned Interior Designer, Geoffrey Bradfield
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Shopping In London For A Spring Wedding!
Ladurée CakesBurlington Arcade: London’s Ultimate Shopping Destination
This post is dedicated to our London readers, and all the fashionable crowd, who wish to shop at one of England’s chicest address – Burlington Arcade. Whether it is planning your wedding list, selecting your engagement ring or buying a present for hte bridal party, Burligton Arcade, Britain’s first shopping arcade, has the answer. I like the fact that it’s away from the mainstream, and elegant brides and grooms, and anyone who is shopping for a posh and special wedding, can see bespoke pieces to match British boutique wedding – something which the Burlington Arcade offers with unrivalled aplom!
Mark Lord, the head Beadle at the Burlington Arcade comments: ‘The Burlington Arcade is an un-rivalled destination for both UK and international consumers looking for a truly bespoke wedding experience. From the ring room at Richard Ogden to the tranquil perfume profiling room at Penhaligon’s, the enclosed arcade is an oasis away from the busy streets of London. It takes time to decide who you want to marry, do that decision justice by taking the time to get the attire right for your big day. I certainly did, I bought my wife’s engagement ring at the arcade. I see many couples visit the Arcade and each couple has a memorable British experience. It doesn’t get better than that.’
33″ Extra Deep Suitcase with wheels from Globe-Trotter
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Eye-catching engagement at Susannah Lovis
Dragées Ladurée
Scroll Art Deco Feather Hair Piece
Deep Suitcase … with wheels!
Romantic and captivating Endymion from Penhaligons
Crockett & Jones
Burlington Arcade, UK - Art, Design, Galleries, Kips Bay, Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, Life and Style, Parties, The Weekender
Out On The Town: This Month’s Hottest Events
Clockwise: David Patrick Columbia and Vyna St. Phard (Doyle New York), Felicia Zwebner, Bryant Keller, Jennifer Duneier (Irene Mamiye Gallery), Thom Filicia (Mandarin Hotel), Solstiss Lace showroom, Nicky Haslam and Vyna St. Phard (Baroncelli), Irene Mamiyeand Stephen Dweck (Irene Mamiye Gallery).Kips Bay President’s DinnerOne week ago at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the annual Kips Bay President’s Dinner raised over $500,000 for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. It was a great evening that gathered New York’s influencers and design elite including Dennis Basso, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, Tony Ingrao, Randy Kemper, Vicente Wolf, Thom Filica, Bunny Williams, Margaret Russell, Mario Buatta, Richard and Marcia Mishaan, Jim Lebenthal, and James Huniford, among many others. The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club choir also treated guests to two performances throughout the evening, the first was ’96,000’ from the Broadway hit In The Heights, the second was ‘The Prayer’, originally performed by Andrea Bocelli.
James Druckman, Tony Ingrao, Margaret Russell, Randy Kemper, Richard Mishaan, Jennifer Steinbrenner, Bunny Williams, Jamie Drake, Daniel Quintero
Tony Ingrao, Margaret Russell, Randy Kemper
Richard Mishaan, Margaret Russell
Thom Filicia
Bunny Williams
Richard Mishaan, Marcia Mishaan
Mario Buatta, Patricia Sovern
Susan Henshaw Jones, James Lebanthal
Jennifer Steinbrenner, Daniel Quitero
Michael Bruno, Lizzy Fraser, Mario Buatta
Kips Bay Boys & GirlsPhoto courtesy Patrick McMullanIrene Mamiye Soho Gallery OpeningNew York-based artist Irene Mamiye opens a gallery space at 89 Spring Street in Soho to showcase her fine art photography, furniture from the Chroma Collection, design and video. Mamiye is best known for incorporating various digital imaging techniques into her fine art photography. Inspired by light, color and movement, her work explores the intricate relationship between her complex personal history, the camera’s unique relation to reality, and the visionary possibilities of digital imaging. Mamiye’s work has been exhibited in prestigious national venues, including: Phillips De Pury & Company, Sotheby’s, Art Basel/Miami, HW Gallery in Naples, Hamburg Kennedy NY and East Hampton, 212 Gallery in Aspen, and Cheryl Hazan Gallery NY.
Irene Mamiye
Irene Mamiye Gallery in Soho
Irene Mamiye and Stephen Dweck
Felicia Zwebner and Charles Mamiye
Bryant Keller and Suzanne Eason
Alberto Villalobos and Mercedes Desio
Dana and Jennifer Duneier
Felicia Zwebner, Bryant Keller, Jennifer Duneier
Randall Tarasuk and Charles Pavarini III
Jack Lynch and Steven Stolman
Michael Gabriel and Eric Hilton
Elyse Mamiye
Nina Reeves and Beth Mitchell
Alyson Mamiye, Lisa Mitchell and Nicole Cohen
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1stdibs and Serge Castella Gallery Presents Jacob Semiatin
Jacob Semiatin Untitled #31 ca. 1952On View May 2 through 31.1stdibs GalleryJACOB SEMIATIN Watercolors: 1950-1962
1stdibs and the Serge Castella Gallery are set to present an exciting exhibition of Jacob Semiatin’s Watercolors. This is the first selling exhibition of works by this noted and reclusive Brooklyn Abstract Expressionist artist in over half a century. Opening May 2nd at the 1stdibs Gallery at the New York Design Center and simultaneously online at 1stdibs.com, the show will reintroduce Semiatin’s work to today’s art and decorative world with a colorful exhibition featuring over 20 of his dreamlike abstract watercolors created between 1950 and 1962. It runs until May 31st and is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm. Serge Castella, owner of the eponymous gallery and noted interior designer based in Girona, Spain, recently discovered this trove of Semiatin’s work in Europe. Castella along with 1stidbs has curated the collection and he states how lucky he was to discover Semiatin who until today has been almost forgotten.
Jacob Semiatin was born in Dublin in 1915 to Hungarian Jewish parents who immigrated to Brooklyn, NY. He spent most of his career living and painting the neighborhoods of his adopted town and during the 1930s and 1940s was an active member of the Brooklyn Society of Artists that included Gerard Schneider, Nicolas de Staël, and Jackson Pollock and who showed at the Brooklyn Museum. He also enjoyed friendship with James Johnson Sweeny, the 2nd director of the Guggenheim Museum (1952-1960), as well as with Leo Castelli.Says Castella: “Semiatin was a recluse long before his death in 2003. He didn’t exhibit or sell his paintings and often argued with his friend Leo Castelli about this. As a result, the majority of them were seldom shown and rarely sold.” Nonetheless, Semiatin did receive shows during his lifetime at The Brooklyn Museum, the Contemporary Arts Gallery and The Galerie Internationale both in New York. A small selection of his abstract and figurative works can be found in the permanent collections of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in NYC, Houston Museum of Modern Art, The Jewish Museum, Dublin, Ireland, the Ted Turner private collection and the William Clinton Library.
The 1stdibs Gallery at the New York Design Center: 200 Lexington Avenue at 32ndStreet, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016.
Jacob Semiatin Untitled #2 ca. 1955
Jacob Semiatin Untitled #51
Jacob Semiatin Untitled VioletThese large format watercolors (35” x 53” framed) represent an important passage in Semiatin’s life as an artist and express a movement in American art of this time. The series replicates through changing light and color a distinct landscape through the course of the year and at different times of the day.
Jacob Semiatin Untitled #41 ca 1955
Jacob Semiatin Untitled #50“The show at 1stdibs’ Gallery exemplifies how a truly good artist, with works of quality and merit rightly belongs in today’s decorative and art world.”Serge Castella
Jacob SemiatinImages courtesy 1stdibs - At The Auction with Vyna, Christie's, Decorative and Fine Arts Sourcing, Decorative Arts, Fine Arts, Interior Design, Michael Smith, Vyna St Phard
Old World Splendor: The Michael Smith’s Sale at Christie’s
A Palladian Villa by Michael S. SmithPhoto via Christie’sClassical Sensibility, Modern ContextThe unbelievable art and furniture gathered together at the Palladian-style villa auction at Christie’s span the past 500 years. Going through the sale, it’s hard to imagine that such an extraordinary amount of art and design were put together for a single auction. But given that they’re from a private property that was designed by the Obamas’ White House interior designer, Michael S. Smith, it came at no surprise. There are over 450 lots of museum-quality pieces, including Asian art and antiques, Old Master paintings and historic European furniture. Walking through this “Palladian villa”, it became apparent why the designer is planning on bidding on some of the items that he himself have been putting together for this sale for the past five years.Yes, the overall collection is old world, but the pieces offer an extraordinary level of comfort that one can easily live with in modern times. Further, what I also liked about this sale was that the estimated prices were quite varied, and they offer an excellent opportunity to bid between some of the fairly reasonable pieces to the most lavish ones. Michael is said to be so passionate about this sale, that he even wrote a book about it, “Building Beauty: The Alchemy of Design” (Rizzoli).
Vyna St. Phard, Christie’s 2013Background: A group of five African masks from the Ivory Coast/Liberia/Democratic republic of Congo (including a Lega-style mask, a Guro mask, and two Dan masks)
Counting sheep: Francois-Xavier Lallane ‘Mouton De Pierre’ A pair of sheep, designed circa 1979, welcome visitors to the Palladian Villa Sale
Pair of sheep from Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008)
Dramatic: Background Painting – Fedele Fischetti (Naples 1732 – 1792) La toilette de Psyche, oil on canvasChristie’s presents a two-day sale of a Palladian Villa on April 23-24, 2013
A ‘Zanzibar’ mother-of-pear and pewter inlaid hardwood chest, late 19th/Early 20th century
Top: Two Bamileke Style masks, CameronA Chinese black-lacquered altar table
Top center: Chinese Scroll Fragments, in and color on silk, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)The first portrait of a scholar
Left: A pair of oak folding theater chairs, modernEach with a padded back and seat, covered in suede leather. Right: An Irish Regency mahogany open armchair, circa 1815, attributed to Gillingtons
Top drawings: Pable Picasso (1881 – 1973), Alphabet anthropomorphe, signed ‘Picasso’ (on the fourth sheet) pencil on paperBottom: A pair of French oak dinning chairs, mid-20th century
Top: Sam Glankoff (1894-1982), Untitled, PP 2067, signed and dated “Glankoff 73” (lower right) ink and cassein on Japanese handmade paperA pair of George III mahogany side chairs, circa 1780
Background painting: Leon Polk Smith (1906-1996), Correspondence Green, Signed, titled and dated
Laurence Fayard
Background painting: Sean Scully (b. 1945) signed “Scully” oil on two attached canvas. Executed in 1989Left: A Chinese Rootwood Table, 19th Century
Top: Jean-Pierre Pincemin (b. 1944), Canto IV (Paris Generation Plus, collection Grand Format). A pair of George III Elm Ladderback Side Chairs, Late 18th/19th Century
Forefront: A circular marble table with baluster support, 19th century
Left: Central European silvered and cream painted side chairs, German or Northern Italian, circa 1780. Right: Follower of William Larkin, Portrait of a lady,
full-length, in black embroidered gown with lace collar
Left: A brass boat propeller sculpture, 20th century
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Brett Beldock Designs Room For ASPCA Spring Show NYC Collection
Photo credit Jeffrey Hirschvia New York Social DiaryArt enthusiasts, antiques collectors and taste-makers can all look forward to feasting their winter-weary orbs on a vibrant room-setting that features the Spring Show NYC Collection. Ochestrated by Brett Beldock, and in tribute to the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), the Spring Show NYC opening-night beneficiary, the special installation incorporates numerous works of art and decorative objects with animal-motifs that the renowned designer gathered from the participating dealers. A donation of $25 will be made to the ASPCA® for any item purchased from Ms. Beldock’s installation.
“I am very excited to collaborate with the Spring Show NYC dealers in order to raise additional funds for the ASPCA,” says Ms. Beldock. Her room blends modern and traditional objects. Among them are gilt-gesso armchairs, circa 1790, from Clinton Howell Antiques, and a pair of Regency satin-wood spoon chairs from Hyde Park Antiques. Among the others contributing to the eclectic decor are Milord Antiques, Lillian Nassau, Yew Tree House Antiques, Phoenix Ancient Art, Leo Kaplan,L’Antiquaire & The Connoisseur, Alexander’s Antiques, Linda Bernell Gallery, Jeffrey Tillou Antiques, Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, and Jeff Bridgman American Antiques.To infuse her signature contemporary look into the room, Ms. Beldock will also use wallpapers she designed: One features crocodiles and the other wood grain. Both motifs are over etched silver. “The introduction of these wallpapers and a few pieces of contemporary furniture of my own design for Profiles really make the glorious antiques sing,” says Ms. Beldock.
Over the years, Brett Beldock has also whipped up memorable rooms for the Kips Bay Decorator Showcase, Design on a Dime for Housing Works, and Holiday House for Cancer Research, as well as several other decorator showcases.
An adjunct professor of design at NYU, a one-time fashion designer, and a color forecaster for products developed by Samsung of Korea, Beldock and her company, Brett Design Inc. have won notable coverage in The New York Times, New York Post, House Beautiful, Interior Design, Forbes, Elle Décor, New York, and Hamptons and Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, as well as in many other shelter books and publications.
Ms. Beldock’s specially designed room for Spring Show NYC Collection will be on public view from May 2 to May 5 at the Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue and 67th Street.
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Get the Look: Celebrities Wearing Pearl Jewelry
Natalie Portman in Audrey Hepburn modePhoto via Harper’s BazaarWritten by Rebecca JonesPearl jewellery has a certain allure and charm which has ensured that it has remained a timeless classic and firm favourite in our jewellery boxes. From Tinseltown to Buckingham Palace as well as the White House to the red carpet, celebrities, royalty and public figures alike have all been seen sporting these lustrous beauties.For a classic look, make like Scarlett Johansson and opt for a simple choker made from Akoya pearls. These pearls have been hugely popular since the 1920s when they first came on to the European jewellery scene, having originated within the cold waters off the coast of Japan. These exquisite pearls are renowned for their faultless, round shape and high quality lustre. An Akoya pearl necklace of this length will sit elegantly and comfortably below the collarbone, creating a stylish and timeless look. Due to it’s highly versatile nature, this necklace is perfect for everyday wear or to a formal occasion.
Carolee Pearl Rope Necklace from Bloomingdale’sAlternatively, take a tip from America’s first lady and wear a pearl necklace doubled up to create a chunkier, choker look. To achieve this look, which is evocative of 1920s style and glamour, choose a long white Freshwater Pearl Rope Necklace from Winterson and double loop it around the neck. This will create a stunning look, perfect for formal evening affairs. Twin your pearl necklace with a strapless, black, floor-length dress and long satin black gloves for true elegance and sophistication.
Gold South Sea Pearl Necklace with Pave Diamonds & Yellow GoldFor a simple, refined yet immensely stylish look, stud pearl earrings are a great choice.These eye-catching, lustrous beauties will last a lifetime, never losing their allure and charm. Olivia Palermo nails this look with her hair neatly swept off her face in a bun, enabling her pearl earrings to take centre stage. Stud pearl earrings from Winterson are not only eye-catching but are also easy to wear, injecting a touch of understated glamour into your look. Perfect for everyday wear as well as more formal, evening dos.
Angelina Jolie, Kelly Rowland
First Lady Michelle Obama
Multi-coloured Tahitian Pearl Necklace with 18ct White Gold Ring Clasp
Bride wearing pearls
Luna Rose Tahitian Pearl Ring
Ferragamo Necklace
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Sam Glankoff Artwork to Benefit the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Sam Glankoff, Untitled, c.1971, PP 1027, Ink and Casein on Handmade Japanese PaperH: 25″ x W: 18 3/16″Please visit: BAM.org/auction.
TO BID on this Sam Glankoff, go to www.paddle8.com/work/sam-glankoff/15765-untitledFor further information, contact: info@samglankoff.comThe Opening Party at The Hole Gallery is on Tuesday APRIL 23 from 6pm-9pm, and the Auction Closing Party is Sunday, April 28 from 3pm-6pm. -
Eileen Gray’s Extraordinary Exhibition at Centre Pompidou
The Eileen Gray Exhibit in ParisPhoto courtesy Sarah Boutinon-Tharse for High End Weekly™The Modernist LegacyThe Eileen Gray exhibit opened in Paris at the Centre Pompidou on February 20th and is due to close on May 20th. If you are unable to make it, don’t worry, I basically have (almost) the entire exhibit here to show you. This is by far one of the most comprehensive show on the iconic Irish designer who lived in Paris for most of her life, and consequently was adopted by the French people. At the age of 76, with the help of local architect, Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976) embarked upon her last architectural project: the restoration and extension of a country house which she owned since 1939. In the heart of a vineyard, not far from the Chapelle Saite-Anne and just south of Saint Tropez, Lou Perou would be her last summer refuge.
Centre Pompidou, ParisThe sobriety of the site, the simplicity of the volumes, the rustic nature of the materials and the proximity to nature all appeal to the designer who wishes to construct a modest and discrete project. In a clearly vernacular style, the basic architecture established a discourse with the gardens and the layout of the terraces. Interior and exterior spaces intermingle and echo one another with simplicity and elegance!
Eileen Gray, six-panel screen, circa 1922 – 1925Private Collection
Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976)
Eileen Gray, Lampadaire, circa 1925 (Standard Lamp)
Private Collection
Eileen Gray Rugs, Tapis, 1926-1929, Laine/Wool
Les Arts Decoratifs, musee des Arts decoratifs, Paris
Eileen Gray, Tapis circulaire, projet de tapis, circa 1920
Private Collection
Top Images: Rug Project, undated
Gouache on cardboard, Private Collection
Left: Meuble d’arhitecte, 1924
Sycomore, chrome-plated metal, Joe et Marie Donnelly
A 1920s black lacquer “Brick” screen, by Irish-born designer Eileen Gray
Above: Eileen Gray, Transat Lounge Chairs
Eileen Gray, Chair: Laminated wood, painted, with canvas, 1938Private Collection
Eileen Gray, Panneau laque a double face, circa 1915 (Lacquered double-sided panel)
Mixed technique lacquer, wood one side, lacquered on the other side with a squared pattern
Galerie Doria, Paris
View from the top: Centre Pompidou overlooking Paris
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Geoffrey Bradfield Honored with The Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award
Geoffrey Bradfield
Photo via Design2Share.comNew York School of Interior Design (NYSID) will honor Geoffrey Bradfield with the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award andLaurie D. Olin with the Thomas N. Armstrong III Award in Landscape Design at its annual spring benefit dinner on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at The Asia Society & Museum, 725 Park Avenue, New York City. Alexa Hampton, interior designer and NYSID trustee, is the benefit chairman.
“We are thrilled to recognize Geoffrey Bradfield and Laurie Olin for their considerable accomplishments in interior design and landscape architecture, respectively” said Patricia M. Sovern, chairman of the NYSID Board of Trustees. “Both designers have made outstanding contributions to their fields and exemplify brilliantly NYSID’s guiding principle that the successful design of an interior space improves human welfare.”
Geoffrey Bradfield, an Architectural Digest Dean of American Design, is one of the most international acclaimed designers of our time. He is known for the elegant and luxurious interiors he has created for private residences, offices, embassies, and resorts on virtually every continent as well as those of many yachts and jets that travel among them. Global publications have documented Geoffrey’s passion for art, his sense of glamour, and the magic and daring of his work. In addition toArchitectural Digest’s recognition of Bradfield in their “AD 100” and as Dean of American Design, he was named one of “America’s Elite 1000” in The Ultimate List, Millennium Issue, the Inside Story Behind America’s Top 1000 Names. The Robb Report included Bradfield in their list of “Top Ten Designers in The World” in 2011. His recent honors include: The American Cancer Society Man of Achievement Award 2012 and The Hyland Magazine Award for Design Excellence 2012.Laurie Olin, founder and principal of OLIN in Philadelphia, is a distinguished teacher, author, and one of the most renowned landscape architects practicing today. From vision to realization, he has guided many of OLIN’s signature projects, which span the history of the studio from the Washington Monument Grounds in Washington, D.C. to Bryant Park in New York City. His recent projects include the AIA award-winning Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA and the current project to transform the David H. Koch Plaza at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Olin is currently practice professor of landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has taught for 40 years. He is the recipient of the 2011 American Society of Landscape Architects Medal, the society’s highest award for a landscape architect. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and recipient of the 1998 Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
NYSID’s annual benefit dinner will be held at the Asia Society & Museum, 725 Park Avenue, in New York City, on Tuesday April 30, 2013. The evening begins with a cocktail reception at 7pm, followed by a dinner at 8pm. The dress is cocktail attire.
Tickets are available at $750 and $1,500 and tables for 10 at $7,500, $15,000and $25,000. For further information or to purchase tickets please contact Elizabeth Gray Kogen at (212) 472-4197 or ekogen@nysid.edu.
