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AERIN, Dune, Lepere among seven new showrooms at NYDC

September 15, 2014, 8:36 am
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Several high-profile companies including AERIN, Dune, E.J. Victor, KI | Pallas Textiles, LEPERE, Potterton Books and Studio A have joined the more than 100 showrooms spread across 16 floors of the New York Design Center this season. With the sixth edition of “What’s New, What’s Next” underway this Thursday, September 18, attendees will get a sneak peek. Read on for a closer look at what each new showroom has to offer.

AERIN, Suite 816—The AERIN collection from Aerin Lauder will open its first retail presence in New York, which will be set up as a home where clients can view AERIN Furniture developed with EJ Victor in natural living environments with upholstery fabrics from AERIN for Lee Jofa throughout the space, while a separate lighting gallery will showcase AERIN Lighting from Visual Comfort and Co. Decorative accessories including vases, picture frames, bar accessories, games and decorative objects will also be available for order and updated seasonally. The 2,000-square-foot space is adjacent to the new E.J. Victor showroom and will have dedicated representatives to navigate visitors through the floor models and ordering options on the full collection.
“Since introducing the AERIN home brands in April 2013, we’ve continued to expand the collections organically by growing from room to room each season and this showroom unites that vision,” said Lauder. “It’s very exciting for me to see how well all the AERIN home categories work together, even though we have different partners for each, the lifestyle comes through in this new space.”

Dune, Suite 100—Dune, an American contemporary design company focused on crafting innovative interior products, has relocated from SoHo to the ground-floor space of the New York Design Center.
“An emphasis on the progression of design with core functionality, high quality and low volume production has been central to the spirit of Dune and our furniture,” said Richard Shemtov, Dune founder and CEO. “We have introduced a new level of daring and sensible luxury to contemporary design by embracing changes in technology and culture.”
Dune furniture and custom commissions are frequently chosen for residential, institutional, retail, hospitality and corporate interiors. Some projects include MOMA, The New School, Lincoln Center, Bloomberg LP, Google, Nike, and clients such as Madonna, Rachel Weisz, Matt Damon, and several Ian Schrager Hotels.

EJ Victor, Suite 814—The new E.J. Victor showroom will feature furniture for the bedroom, dining room, home office, and living room as well as accessories by AERIN and Ralph Lauren. Pieces by designers Allison Paladino, Jack Fhillips, Randall Tysinger, Cecilia Berber-Thayer and Sarah Kammlah will also be represented.

KI | Pallas Textiles, Suite 1313—KI | Pallas Textiles will take occupancy of Suite 1313 by the end of the year, and the company plans to have a grand opening celebration in early 2015. KI manufactures furniture and movable wall system solutions. for education, healthcare, government and corporate markets. Pallas Textiles takes its knowledge of the ancient art of textiles manufacturing and fuses it with modern techniques and fibers, creating upholsteries, panel fabrics and cubicles.

LEPERE, Suite 714—Now in its eighth year of business, LEPERE has recently relocated to the New York Design Center, and showcases a contemporary collection of innovative designs from Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands and Spain. The new showroom will display furniture, outdoor furniture, carpets and lighting.

Potterton Books, Suite 425—Potterton Books will offer new and rare titles on interior design, architecture, gardens, antiques and the decorative arts.

Studio A, Suite 614—Studio A (part of the Global Views brand) has opened its first New York showroom in the New York Design Center. With more than 4,000 square feet of space neighboring Global Views on the sixth floor, Studio A brings handcrafted design items including furniture and accessories.
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Hinson & Co. founder Harry Hinson dies at age 76

September 15, 2014, 5:13 pm
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Industry leader and founder of Hinson & Co. Harry Hinson died in Manhattan on September 4, 2014, at age 76. He is survived by his longtime partner and spouse Tripp March.

Harry Hinson being honored in December 2013 for his support and contributions to the design community at the Decorators Club's benefit for the DC Education Fund.
Born in Rocky Mount, NC, Hinson moved to New York City in 1962 after graduating from the Richmond Professional Institute of the Colleges of William and Mary. He began his career at Bloomingdale's where he assisted interior designer Barbara Darcy. He later served as director of interior design for the high-end department store Bonwit Teller, where he designed branch stores in Westchester County, Long Island and major cities across the country. While still at Bonwit's, he and three others opened wallpaper and fabric company Quadrille.
In 1971, he formed Hinson & Co., a resource for fine hand-screened wallpapers and fabrics, woven fabrics, fine furniture and decorative accessories (through Mrs MacDougall), and lighting (through Hinson Lighting.)
He was a member of the board of trustees of the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club and organized the Kips Bay Decorator Show House for 33 years. He also served as its chairman for many years.
"Harry Hinson was one of the last of an era when decorating was a less of a business and more of a way to enhance and create a lifestyle," said New York Design Center President Jim Druckman. "Harry was a leader in the world of design and at Kips Bay, of course, where he made sure that the Annual Showhouse was as near perfect as could be to raise as much money as possible for the boys and girls whose lives his efforts helped change year after year."
He was a member of the board of directors of the Decorative Fabrics Association (now known as Decorative Furnishings Association) and a member of the American Society of Interior Designers.
In January 2010, Hinson & Company was acquired by Thomas P. Peardon and T. Olivier Peardon, the owners of Brunschwig & Fils. In 2011, Brunschwig & Fils filed for bankruptcy and Donghia became the primary distributor of Hinson textiles and wallcoverings, lighting, as well as Mrs MacDougal accessories through its 12 U.S. showrooms. Donghia acquired the Hinson brand trademark and design library earlier in 2014.
"Harry Hinson was a visionary designer and a true gentleman," said Andrea Rubelli, President and CEO of Donghia. "I have always admired Hinson & Company, one of the great American brands of the past century. We were extremely proud to have distributed Hinson & Co. since 2011, and even more so to have acquired the Hinson brand and design library earlier this year. The company represents superb, timeless design, and Harry Hinson the man represents tremendous grace and integrity."
According to the obituary, there will be no burial or memorial service. His remains will be interred in the columbarium of the Chapel of The Resurrection at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City. Memorial contributions may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065.
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Tobi Fairley brings more than a new collection to CR Laine

September 15, 2014, 5:17 pm
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Two creative powerhouses have joined forces for a new and unique collaboration going beyond product design this season. Interior designer Tobi Fairley and furniture brand CR Laine are partnering to create an upholstery collection that will debut next April, and by extension Fairley's interior design concepts will be featured in the CR Laine showroom where a new bistro area will debut at the October 2014 High Point Market. What makes this collaboration unique is that it also includes a hybrid brand strategy: CR Laine’s products will be included as signature offerings in Fairley’s e-coaching programs and Tobi Fairley & Associates will consult with CR Laine on marketing and PR initiatives.

Tobi Fairley in the CR Laine showroom
“We are regularly approached with licensing proposals," said Warren Frye, President of CR Laine. "But, Tobi Fairley and her team came to us with a very different collaborative idea; one that goes beyond product design to provide additional value to CR Laine retail and design partners. We have similar brand values, but we each bring different strengths to the table. We are looking forward to a long and successful collaboration with Tobi and her company.”
The initial launch will include about 10-15 pieces of upholstered furniture, with new looks added each year.
Read on for a Q&A with Fairley.
What made you want to design a furniture collection and how did you set your sights on CR Laine?
I love to create custom items for my clients, so I knew that one day I wanted to create furniture that could sell to a wider audience.
The reason I was so interested in partnering with CR Laine is that they are truly collaborative partners. You couldn't ask for better partners than Holly Blalock and Mark Gilmore. They were interested in more than just a line of furniture, and were up for ideas and strategies that will create a mutual win for us both.
The company is growing so quickly and has had phenomenal success, but it also still has those ‘small company’ ideals that I love—particularly of also wanting its customers to succeed and grow.
Why go beyond the typical licensing partnership to a comprehensive collaboration?
This is such a different type of a partnership, which is exactly how I like to operate. While we are similar, we have very different strengths that will complement each other and will allow us to offer cutting-edge and forward-thinking products, designs, and ideas. Like my brand philosophy says, this is a creative approach to the world of business. So look out world!
Why do you think this kind of brand partnership hasn't been tried before?
Well I'm not sure this has never been tried before (laughing), but I am always looking for ways that I can bring more to the table. I am a designer, but I have an MBA, and I have a consulting business that offers strong PR and branding skills. So I want to bring everything I can to a partnership to create a win-win with the company I'm working with.
CR Laine will celebrate the new collaboration with Fairley during the upcoming High Point Market with a social event on Sunday, October 19, at 4:00 p.m. in its newly expanded showroom located on the second floor of 310 North Hamilton Street.
This interview has been condensed and edited.
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Eight design contests, competitions and calls for entries

September 15, 2014, 5:17 pm
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The next big thing—whether it’s a person, project or idea—is often discovered through the art of competition. Design companies and organizations often dangle enticing prizes in hopes of uncovering the latest and greatest talent and ideas. In this month’s roundup, Contract Design Magazine, Hansgrohe, the Boston Design Center, Steelcase Education,Metropolis Magazine, the Malaysian International Furniture Fair, IIDA and Ambiente are offering enticing prizes from $10,000 cash to getting published for creating a fabulous Pinterest board to envisioning "the workplace of the future."

2013 Interiors Awards winner
Contract Magazine is accepting interior design projects that were occupied or first opened for business no earlier than January 1, 2013. Winners will be honored at the 36th Annual Interiors Awards Breakfast in New York on January 30. Winning projects will also be published in the January 2015 issue of Contract Magazine. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, September 17. Winners will be notified by Friday, October 31.
Hansgrohe is inviting designers to “Pin Your Passion” for a chance to win a $500 Visa gift card. Entrants must complete an online form; follow @HansgroheUSA on Pinterest; create a board titled “Pin Your Passion” and pin images that inspire. The deadline to create a board is Tuesday, September 30. Winners will be announced on or around Friday, October 10.

Inspired by the “Trends 2015” Pinterest boards created by Chesie Breen, Editor-in-Chief of ID Boston Magazine, the Boston Design Center is asking designers to create their own inspiration boards. Participants must create a board and share some of Breen’s pins as well as add images that fit within the Trends 2015 categories: Royal Flush, Social Butterfly, Prussian Blue, Old School, Marbelized Paper and Gold is the New Neutral. Seven winners will be chosen at random and awarded secret prizes during the Boston Design Center’s Fall Market (October 1-2) The deadline to create a board is Wednesday, October 1.

Steelcase Education classroom design
The NEXT Student Design Competition organized by Steelcase encourages the creation of innovative active learning environments for the future. College junior and senior level design students may develop concepts for a new academic building at a small liberal arts institution—a large classroom, smaller active learning classrooms, a faculty center and a student WorkCafé. Using Steelcase products, the challenge is to create a learning environment for the future that helps increase student engagement and retention. One grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a matching contribution to his or her school’s design program. All finalists will win an all-expense paid trip to Steelcase University in Grand Rapids, MI, to present the winning design to the panel of judges and meet with Steelcase executives. Finalists will also spend time with thought leaders and explore what’s next in education, workplace and healthcare environments. Students are asked to submit their registrations by Friday, October 3, and final entries are due Friday, November 21. Finalists will be announced in December. To participate in the competition or for questions, send an email.
Metropolis Magazine hopes to explore one of the most compelling and important topics in contemporary design: How will we work in 2020? The Workplace of the Future 2.0 Design Competition is co-produced with Business Interiors by Staples and offers a total prize of $10,000, with $7,500 for the winner and $2,500 for a runner-up. Designers must choose the place that defines the workplace of the future, whether it be an office, a home or a public space and visualize it in a healthy way, a place which will encourage people to move around by including exercise opportunities and healthy food options. Winners will be publicized globally across all media and social media channels. The deadline to enter is Monday, October 6.

2013 MIFF FDC entry
This year’s Malaysian International Furniture Fair’s Furniture Design Competition (MIFF FDC) is themed Living Furniture, Global Perspective. Malaysian citizens as well as exchange students in the country under the age of 30 are eligible to enter the competition with a sketch, rendering or completed piece of furniture or accessory. A selection of the top designs will be prototyped and displayed at the next MIFF (March 3-7). The winner will be awarded RM10,000; second place will win RM5,000; and third place will win RM500 (approximately $3,000; $1,500 and $150 respectively). The deadline to enter is Friday, October 10.
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) in collaboration with EDmarket is seeking entries from EDspaces exhibitors for the best product design for learning environments. The EDspaces Innovation Awards recognize excellence in flooring, wall surfaces, textiles, furniture, seating and specialties. Products must be offered for sale or use after January 1, 2013. The deadline for submitting products is Friday, October 10. A panel of industry professionals will review product design submissions, and judging will take place on Tuesday, October 28, with awards being presented on Wednesday, October 29 at EDspaces in Tampa, Florida. All winning products, manufacturers, and designers will be featured on the IIDA website. For more details, contact Liz Moran, IIDA Design Competitions Manager.

2013 Ambiente Talents entry
Design students, graduates and young designers have the chance to make presentations and participate in the all-new “Talents” portion at the next Ambiente fair, which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, February 13 – 17. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, October 22.
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Kelly Wearstler to debut ‘raw and refined’ lighting collection

September 17, 2014, 4:29 am
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Interior, product and fashion designer Kelly Wearstler has teamed up with Visual Comfort to debut her first line of lighting at High Point Market this October. Wearstler drew upon her love of mixed metals, stones and unique textures while creating the new line.
“This collection draws upon various periods of design with each piece using a different creative approach,” said Wearstler. “I could easily envision mixing and matching the various pieces within one of my own residential projects. Some are loud statement pieces and others possess a quieter point-of-view. There is a hierarchy of voices.”

Kelly Wearstler
The collection is characterized by the designer’s “raw and refined” aesthetic and features a range of materials including ceramics, marble, alabaster, textured bronze, silver, gunmetal paired with cast glass and hand-selected natural stones. It is comprised of ceiling chandeliers, pendants and flush mounts, wall sconces, table lamps and floor lamps.
“I tried to draw upon my experience creating jewelry, incorporating fine detailing and signature textures. I think this really makes all the difference,” said Wearstler. “The designs are classic in form but they still feel modern and distinctive.”

Rendering of Weartsler's Precision design
Read on to learn more about each of the eight collections:
Zephyr draws upon Wearstler’s love of luxurious textures and iconic architectural detailing. Pieces include sconces, table lamps and linear pendants.
Mélange is inspired by Wearstler’s love of natural stone and luxurious metals. The sculptural carved alabaster pieces set against natural bronze have a jewelry-like setting that is both decadent and raw.
Liaison is inspired by the light fixtures Wearstler designed for her own design studio offices in Los Angeles. This collection is flush with grandeur and soulful architectural design in natural bronze and cast textured glass.
Covet draws upon Wearstler’s passion for stone and metalsmithing (techniques fine-tuned from years of designing jewelry) with raw natural stones mounted in a signature natural bronze prong setting.
Precision features perforated metal in a rich natural bronze finish, and is born out of a love of architecture and the interplay of light over form. These perforations, a signature design element within Wearstler’s practice, diffuse and reflect light to create a moody elegance.
Utopia calls upon Wearstler’s love of nature and features topographic and organic
forms inspired by California’s coastal landscape. The carved bronze detail is a technique the designer first developed in her jewelry collections—here, reinvented with cast “shard glass.”
The Strada collection appears delicate and ethereal, drawing inspiration from Wearstler’s signature kaleidoscope design. Each sculptural piece, with a seemingly random array of planes, plays with cast shadow to evoke a soft sophistication.
The abstract and boldly kinetic Cubist collection is inspired by Wearstlers’s love of Alexander Calder’s “Mobiles” and how they react to the environment. These three-dimensional geometric sculptures also utilize the interplay between material, light and shadow, and negative space.
During High Point Market (Oct 18 – 23) the new Kelly Wearstler Lighting Collection for Visual Comfort & Co. will be presented at the showroom, located in the Commerce & Design Building, 2G. Consumers will be able to purchase the products starting next summer.
Additionally, Wearstler will be launching a new furniture collection in partnership with EJ Victor, to debut during High Point Market in April 2015. Stay tuned for additional information.
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LA Parachute Market: Ever Present courts designers and dealers

September 17, 2014, 4:29 am
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With the absence of the Los Angeles Antique Show for the first time this year, attention turns to Parachute Market: Ever Present, a conceptual design fair /marketplace that blends emerging and established talent with international dealers and collectors, and lavishes attendees with one more reason to love the LA design scene.
The event will feature installations from respected collectors including JF Chen, Reform Gallery, The Window, Inheritance, Big Daddy Antiques,Cliff Fong and Parasouk Rugs.

Table by Alexandre Huy
“Working with creative minds that manage to flow together is, of course, always a pleasure in the design industry,” said Joel Chen, owner of JF Chen. “That has made collaborating with the Parachute Market team so enjoyable. Coryander’s [Coryander Friend, Co-founder of the show] vision of Parachute Market allows us to experiment with how JF Chen can engage with new audiences in the design community and beyond.”
Alongside these antiquaries, a select group of current designers will also unveil new works, including 100xBTR, Wolfum, Doug McCollough, Chris Earl, Stephen Kenn, Otto Design Group, Untitled Rug, Jason Koharik, Atelier de Troupe and Mary Little/Design Bius. A special vignette area will showcase one to three items per designer, staged together with larger dealer pieces, allowing guests to explore the inter-connected references between timeless and “future collected” design.

Lighting by Jason Koharik
Items up for sale include furniture, art, rugs, lighting, accessories and more with prices ranging from $200 - $2,000.
“My brother had a dream and woke me up while visiting my parents during Christmas,” said Friend. “He dreamt that I was a spider on a cliff and all of a sudden I fell off. As I was falling I shot out a web to catch myself and it formed the shape of a parachute. His dream was a significant one. The spider is a symbol of femininity and creativity within Native American culture. After that the word parachute was in my mind for some time. That dream was the genesis for Parachute Market, which I view as an all-encompassing environment to speak the creative word and share a creative experience. It’s an at-risk situation that is a little bit off of the norm. But we’re all doing this together so we know there will be a safe landing.”

Ceramic accessories by Bari Ziperstein
The fair also marks the debut of MARKET-MARKET, a new area that will preview a future Parachute Market retail-related project currently in development. This area will feature artisanal goods from Winsome Brave, Leigh Forsstrom, Todd Heim Projects, Hortense, Laura Schoorl,Metrode, Sanae Intoxicants, Bari Ziperstein, Victoria Morris Pottery, Mara Carrizo Scalise, Kat & Roger Ceramics, and a selection of Japanese ceramics and textiles curated by Shin Okishima. Prices will range from $25 - $200.
“In a world full of disposable objects, enduring design is an important subject,” said Friend. “Ever Present explores the question of what makes an object timeless by showing the treasures of those who collect and preserve historical design alongside those who refer to it and make it new through their own work.”

Table by Mary Little
A limited quantity of tickets (75) are now available to the public for a private preview evening scheduled for Friday, September 19 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The evening will allow for VIP access and one-on-one time with all dealers, artists and co-curators involved with Ever Present, and first-access to all featured merchandise before the fair opens to the general public for the weekend. The evening will also feature catered light bites by furniture maker, designer and chef Chris Earl and an open bar by Dogfish Head Brewery. Admission is $65.
Parachute Market: Ever Present takes place inside the new 15,000-square-foot JF Chen showroom in West Hollywood (1000 N. Highland Avenue). Show hours are Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission is $10 online and $12 at the door.
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Walmart seeks star power to promote accessible collections

September 18, 2014, 4:55 am
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When Walmart first explored the idea of bringing high-end designers to the consumer level, the main goal was to make the products stylish yet affordable and accessible, and also present them to the consumer in a totally new way.
"This is definitely something new that we are doing,” said Dana Towsey, Director of Product Development + Merchandising Innovation at Walmart. “A lot of aspects are new, like working with a designer, but even the type of content on the website is new, offering our customer a curated assortment of products as well as the tools they need to do the decorating themselves."

Libby Langdon
To chart this new territory, the company enlisted interior and product designers Libby Langdon and Cortney and Bob Novogratz—veterans who have experience in creating mass market collections with appealing results for companies like CB2—as the first to team up with Walmart for home décor collections and consumer education, which is a market into which the company hopes to grow.
"It's all about bringing affordable style to our consumer,” she continued. “There has been a void in the marketplace for affordable accessible style. We know our customer, she's on a budget but she still really cares about how her home looks and feels."
  
warm&inviting by Libby Langdon for Walmart
And with that in mind, Langdon’s “warm&inviting” collection launched online in June featuring living room sofas and chairs, rugs, throws, pillows and more.
“My decision to launch a line of home décor products for Walmart was a very conscious and careful one,” said Langdon. “Because it would be created completely differently than my higher-end licensing partnerships under my Libby Langdon brand, I established a separate label and trademark for Walmart called warm&inviting by Libby Langdon. The two are completely independent and marketed to different audiences.”
“From our first meeting I knew we had the same goal to offer beautiful, stylish, high-quality décor products at affordable price points (prices range from $19 for a throw pillow to $700 for a full-size rug),” she continued. “I was very up-front that I wanted to create looks that were nothing like what Walmart was offering at the time. I also wanted to add a designer point of view and share tips and takeaways to take the guesswork out of how to combine my décor products, so consumers could easily recreate the looks in their own homes. This also meant translating my vision to the way the products would be showcased online. We worked very closely with Walmart’s amazing web designers to infuse my pages with a dynamic and fresh feel that is also user-friendly.”
According to Towsey, Walmart felt that interior design was a category in which the company had been lacking—price being the primary factor. As she explained, it’s easier for brands to offer high-style to the wealthy, and not Walmart’s average consumer base.

The Novogratz family
Price and value are two forces in perpetual motion within the design industry, often dictating the outcome of an interior (and sometimes upstaging taste). With this new endeavor, Walmart is acutely aware of both, and sought the Novogratz team and Langdon who are passionate about bridging the gap between affordability and style.
"The Novogratz style is super fun and they are very dynamic,” she said of the collection that launched on September 15. “They are a family of nine, and that resonates with our family centric customers. Who wouldn't want to bring happiness, joy and color into their home? This collection brings a whole new element of style to Walmart. The partnership has been amazing."

Novogratz furniture for Walmart
The Novogratz desginers used bold colors and mixed and matched modern and vintage inspiration to create unique pieces. Much of the collection focuses on bedroom and bathroom items and was first revelaed at Clark Atlanta University in a dorm vignette created by the couple.
“We’re working with Walmart to carry our line exclusively because they share our belief in affordable style,” said the design duo. “Walmart helps design-minded people on a budget stay on top of trends, making style convenient and affordable for everyone.”

DREAM in color bedding by the Novogratz
As far as their favorite pieces go, the Novogratz chose the DREAM in color bedding while Langdon chose her accent poufs.

Langdon's warm&inviting accent pouf
"Everyone has said they are super excited and the product just looks and feels beautiful,” said Towsey. “They're pleasantly surprised to see this on our site. There's been a really great response. This is really an opportunity for us to learn and we're creating a whole new way of doing business. We definitely see this being a part of our 'going forward' strategy."
Walmart isn't the only big-box retailer focused on high-end designers. Target has teamed up with Nate Berkus, Victoria Hagan and most recently Tilton Fenwick, and Bed, Bath and Beyond has partnerships with Barbara Barry and Robin Wilson. However, what makes the Walmart partnerships unique is its effort to educate consumers by developing online content and video tips about design—from creating an inspiring dorm room to laying out a living room.
Although additional designer partnerships are in the works, Towsey could not yet share them. Stay tuned for additional information on Walmart’s designer partnerships.
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Deals & Steals: Nine sample sales not to be missed

September 18, 2014, 5:10 am
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Time is of the essence especially with a sample sale. Great deals on furniture, lighting and accessories are plentiful over the next few weeks and Editor at Large has rounded up the best sales in retail and design center showrooms across the country. Check out the list below for markdowns—some more than 80%—at Vitra, Smith Grubbs & Associates, Poliform, MP Interiors, Kravet, the Laguna Design Center, the Michigan Design Center, Missoni Home Hamptons and the Classic Rug Collection.

Vitra Sample Sale (New York), September 26 – 28
Vitra will be hosting an exclusive sample sale featuring a broad selection of iconic pieces including the La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames. Designers can choose from an assortment of residential and commercial products from the entire Vitra Collection, as well as variety of lighting fixtures from Flos at up to 80% off retail prices. The VIP Preview for interior designers will take place on September 26, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.. The sale will be open to the public on September 27 and 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (29 9th Avenue, New York)

Smith Grubbs & Associates’ End of Summer Sale (Georgia), through September 30
To clear the way for new products arriving this fall, Smith Grubbs & Associates at ADAC will discount all crystal by 50%; select upholstery and several ready-to-install French chairs by 40%; all lamps and accessories by 50% and select tables and mirrors will also be priced to sell. Showroom hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (349 Peachtree Hills Avenue, Atlanta, Suite 208)

Poliform’s September Sale (New York), through September 30
Poliform is hosting a closet and bedroom furniture sale where products are marked down by 25% throughout the month of September. Showroom hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (150 East 58th Street, New York, 6th floor)

MP Interiors’ Andrew Martin Sale (Florida), through September 30
MP Interiors in the Miromar Design Center is selling Andrew Martin floor samples  including furniture, pillows, lighting and accessories reduced by up to 80%. Showroom hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (10800 Corkscrew Road, Estero, Suite 101)

Kravet’s Outlet Sale (Online), through September 30
Kravet is offering an extra 25% off all outlet items including fabrics, furniture, trimmings, carpets, wallcoverings and accessories. The sale is online-only, and open exclusively to designers who register for e-designtrade.com.

Laguna Design Center’s Fall Sample Sale (California), October 9 & 10
This sale will offer 40-70% off retail pricing on indoor furniture, outdoor furniture, accessories, lighting, artwork, rugs, bedding and more. Interior designers will have access to the special preview day on October 9 and the sale will open to the public on October 10. Sale hours are 10:00 a.m. to– 4:00 p.m. both days. (23811 Aliso Creek Road, Laguna)

Michigan Design Center’s Fall Sample Sale (Michigan), October 10 & 11
In addition to deeply discounted prices in each showroom at the Michigan Design Center (MDC), customers can take advantage of on-site consultations with an MDC designer. A designer preview day will be held on October 7, and the sale will be open to the public on October 10 and 11. There is no admission to attend, but non-perishable food items are requested to benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank. Sale hours are 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., October 10 and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ,October 11. (1700 Stutz Drive, Troy)

Missoni Home Hamptons End of Season Sale (New York), while supplies last
Missoni Home Hamptons is marking down items by 15-50%. Items include furniture, bedding, pillows, textiles, towels, bathmats, cushions and accessories. Store hours are Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through December 31. (50 Jobs Lane, Southampton)
  
Classic Rug Collection Sale (New York), while supplies last
The Classic Rug Collection showroom in the D&D Building has discounted most floor samples by 50%, including the Jewel Box rug, made of pashmina and natural silk, the Manhattan rug and the Chinese Lattice rug. Showroom hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (979 Third Avenue, New York, Suite 1805)
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Showhouse Fever: Eight must-see locations opening soon

September 19, 2014, 5:54 am
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Coming off a hot season of showhouses this summer, the industry still wants more. Fall openings are abound, and Editor at Large has compiled a list of all the inspired, can’t-miss events across the country. From South Carolina to New Jersey,  showhouses could be autumn’s best weekend adventure.

Westchester Magazine’s Dream Home: Penthouse Edition (White Plains, New York)—through October 19
Construction has been completed and online reservations for tours of Westchester Magazine’s Dream Home: Penthouse Edition are now being accepted. This year’s home is on the 40th floor of The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton in White Plains. Filled with sleek contemporary furnishings and featuring the latest appliances, finishes and cabinetry, the house boasts 5,400 sf with floor to ceiling windows and views of Long Island Sound and the New York City skyline.
The house was designed by Barbara Bell, who worked with a wide range of sponsors including ABC Furniture and Carpet, Architectural Mineral & Stone, California Closets, Greenwich Window Treatments, Hunter Douglas, Marble America,Roche Bobois, Safavieh, Sisley and Stickley Audi & Co. among others.
Public tours of the Penthouse are available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Sunday, October 19. Tours run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Appointments are required and can be made online. Admission is $20. A portion of the proceeds will benefit My Sisters’ Place, which combats the effects of domestic violence and human trafficking throughout Westchester County.

Southern Living Idea House (Bluffton, South Carolina)—through December 14
Situated in the Lowcountry of South Carolina between Charleston and Savannah, Georgia, the Southern Living Idea House is located in Bluffton, South Carolina this year. The area is a vast expanse of pristine land bounded by the May, Cooper and New Rivers.
The newly constructed house represents the best in design and architecture in the South. Conceived by Pursely Dixon Architecture, and built by Shoreline Construction, the interior design features the work of Suzanne Kasler.
The house can be toured Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sundays from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. (closed Monday and Tuesday) through December 14. Admission is $15. Proceeds will benefit Bluffton Self Help, which provides free food, clothing and short-term financial assistance to area adults in need; and the Boys and Girls Club of Bluffton, which provides activities for the youth in a caring environment.

Designer Showhouse of New Jersey (Saddle River, New Jersey)—October 8 – November 16
Now in its seventh year, the Designer Showhouse of New Jersey will welcome approximately 25 top interior and landscape designers to transform a magnificent French chateau estate located at 11 Sawmill Road in Saddle River—all sponsored by Traditional Home magazine.
Designers participating in this year’s house include Barbara Ostrom Interior Design, Chatham Interiors, Creative Wallcoverings and Interiors, Diane Durocher Interiors, Ellen Hartgers, Emily Wallach, Eurica, Immersive Technology, Jennifer McGee Design Inc., Joel Woodard Interior Design LLC, Judi Schwarz Interiors, La Bossiere Inc., M.R. Sferra Interior Design, MacLeoD Design Group LLC, Mannarino Designs Inc., Michael Mariotti Interior Design, Naturescape Lawn Maintenance & Design, Ovadia Design Group, Parisi Interiors and Tiled Interiors, Polo M.A. Inc., Thyme & Place Design LLC and Town & Country Kitchen and Bath.
The showhouse will be open to the public Tuesdays through Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed on Mondays), through November 16. Children under the age of six, infants, strollers and pets are not allowed in the showhouse. Admission to the showhouse is $35 and includes a showhouse journal. Proceeds will benefit the programs and services of the Hackensack University Medical Center, a nonprofit teaching and research hospital located in Bergen County, NJ.

Cape May Designer Showhouse (Cape May, New Jersey)— October 10 through June 14, 2015
This year’s Cape May Designer Showhouse is a classic Mansard-style home that was built soon after the great fire of 1879. It was the last structure to fall to the devastating blaze that swept through what is now the town’s Historic District, and the current house was built on the charred timbers of its predecessor. The Mansard roof is crowned by ornamental wrought ironwork, and the house offers breathtaking ocean views.
A private residence before and after the great fire for nearly 100 years, the building was then restored and operated as an award-winning bed and breakfast inn known as The Inn on Ocean for more than 25 years, before being converted to a retreat for family vacations for the past 10 years. At the end of this year’s rental season, the 5,000 sf home will undergo significant upgrades to the interior. Local and regional designers will then exhibit their creativity in presenting a dozen design spaces, each portraying a favorite holiday.
The showhouse will be open to the public through June 15; hours and days open will vary, click here for more details.
Dining packages with the Carriage House Café & Tearoom at the Physick Estate, as well as popular Cape May restaurants, will be offered on select dates. Admission is $20, $15 if purchased before October 6.

Traditional Home Napa Valley Showhouse (Napa Valley, California)—Open October 12-November 16
Caldwell Vineyard, a stunning 123-acre vineyard estate in the heart of Coombsville's ancient volcanic caldera, is the site of this year’s Traditional Home Napa Valley Showhouse.
Designers transforming the house include Catherine MacFee, Cathleen Gouvela, Elizabeth Cameron and Kathleen Pfaff, Annie Bowman, Tish Mills, Miyuki Yamaguchi, Leslie Kalish, Jonathan Rachman, Thomas Bartlett, Scot Meachem Wood, Kari McIntosh, Laurie Furber, Melina Bartlett, Tim O’Shea and Sarah DeWitt.
The showhouse will open with a special Gala Preview Party on Saturday, October 11, at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $75. The house will then be open for tours Tuesdays through Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (closed Mondays) through November 16. Admission is $30 per person. Proceeds will benefit the Napa Valley Film Festival. To purchase tickets, click here.

Design Showhouse at the Guggenheim Estate (Long Island, New York)—November 1 – 30
The Friends of Sands Point Preserve are gearing up for the second annual Design Showhouse in Hempstead House at the Guggenheim Estate this fall. The 2014 theme is “Home of An American Renaissance Family”—a modern-day interpretation of the Guggenheim’s extraordinary lifestyle and achievements.
The Guggenheim Estate on the Sands Point Preserve embodies the opulent lifestyle that defined Long Island’s legendary Gold Coast era. Its original owners, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim, lived and entertained in the magnificent Hempstead House, a Tudor-style mansion built in 1912, designed by Hunt & Hunt. This stately waterfront residence was the popular gathering spot for the Guggenheim family and the powerful elite of the time, renowned for its society parties as well as performances and exhibitions by world-class artists.
The showhouse will be open for tours Wednesdays through Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed Tuesdays and Thanksgiving Day) through November 30. An art exhibition, daily performances and presentations and a fashion show featuring Michael Mui’s Lotus M designs on November 6 will accompany the showhouse. Designers will be announced soon.
Admission is $30 per person and parking is $10. The Masquerade Ball kick-off party takes place on Friday, October 31, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $150 per person. The showhouse and kick-off party will raise funds for essential renovations and improvements to the Sands Point Preserve.

Home for the Holidays Designer Showhouse (Atlanta, Georgia)—November 19 – December 7
Nestled in the heart of Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood, this year’s newly constructed English-style home is located at 2865 Habersham Road, and will showcase the work of local and national designers and offer seasonal activities with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Southeastern Horticultural Society’s Children’s Learning Gardens and Farms.
This year’s designers include Amy D. Morris, Barbara Heath, BD Jeffries, Beth Webb, Bill Ingram, Brian Patrick Flynn, Carter Kay and Nancy Hooff, Lance Jackson and David Ecton, Liz Williams, Margaret Kirkland, Mark Williams and Niki Papadopoulos, Michel Boyd, Randy and Dan Belman, Susan Ferrier and Tami Ramsay and Krista Nye Schwartz.
The showhouse will be open to the public for tours Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. It will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Advanced tickets purchased before November 19 are $20 per person, and $25 at the door or online beginning November 19. Groups of 10 or more are $15 per person, and children 10 and under are free.

Holiday House (New York, New York)—November 20 – December 21
One of the most anticipated show houses on the New York City calendar this fall season is the annual Holiday House NYC at the Academy Mansion at 2 East 63rd Street in New York City. Sponsored by Traditional Home magazine, guests will be able to peruse rooms with themes embodying every holiday from Christmas to Halloween to Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.
The showhouse will kick-off with an opening night gala on Wednesday, November 19, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. It will then be open to the public daily through December 21. Tickets will be available online soon.
Proceeds from Holiday House NYC benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Stay tuned for the announcement of the designers.
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Detroit Design Festival highlights creativity with expanded event

September 19, 2014, 5:55 am
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Design festivals are just as much about their host cities as they are a celebration of creative talent. Starting with a kickoff party on Tuesday, September 23, the Detroit Design Festival (through September 28) puts the city’s creative community on display for a nearly week-long program of more than 20 events that capture the energy, style and urban character of Detroit. This year’s festival will explore the juxtaposition between design and art when the six-day festival intersects with DLECTRICITY (September 26 – 27).
Presented by the Detroit Creative Corridor Center (DC3), and supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the fourth-annual Detroit Design Festival spans all design disciplines and brings together commerce, culture, education and entertainment with a full, varied program of exhibitions, openings, installations, shows, talks, open studios, fashion shows, product previews, performances and workshops.

In its first three years, the Detroit Design Festival has hosted more than 230 design events, attracting 40,000 attendees to dozens of unique Detroit neighborhoods. More than 300 venues throughout the city were activated for fashion shows, lectures, installations, exhibitions, pop-up retail and other activities. An independent study conducted by researchers at London’s Victoria Albert Museum revealed many participating businesses recorded revenue spikes during the 2012 Detroit Design Festival.
“The Detroit Design Festival is thrilled to join forces with DLECTRICITY this September,” said Matthew Clayson, DC3’s director. “A collaboration between the Detroit Creative Corridor Center and Midtown Detroit bringing the Detroit Design Festival and DLECTRICITY together in the same week was a simple decision. We have an exciting week planned, which will only further reinforce Detroit’s reputation as an international center of design.”

This edition of Detroit Design Festival is its most expansive to date with several design events taking place in six core clusters at venues along Detroit’s Creative Corridor, from Downtown Detroit to New Center, in Eastern Market and in neighborhoods throughout Detroit.
Read on for a list of highlights slated for the festival:
Tuesday, September 23: Detroit Design Festival Kickoff Party and Festival Preview, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. (A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, College for Creative Studies, floor 11, 485 W. Milwaukee St.)
The festival’s official kickoff party will include an automotive-themed Design Expo that will spotlight Detroit’s role as an international center of design and manufacturing. Featuring local design associations, professionals and business ventures in Detroit Creative Corridor Center’s network, the expo will showcase the significant impact of Detroit’s burgeoning design industry. Guests will enjoy cocktails, appetizers and live entertainment with hundreds of fellow designers and design enthusiasts at this free event, which is open to the public. Tickets are available online.
Wednesday, September 24: Detroit Design Festival Lecture Day, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (Multiple Locations)
The festival welcomes international design consultant Carmela Spinelli who lectures extensively on design, fashion history and the fashion business, to the Toyota Lecture Series. Spinelli has spoken at the Beijing Institute of Fashion, Fashion Forward Dubai, and the Centro de Arte y Cultura in Honduras. She currently holds the position of fashion historian and coordinator of international special projects at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Spinelli has also served as associate chair of the department of fashion design at Parson’s The New School of Design under renowned chair Tim Gunn. The Toyota Lecture Series in Design was established through a $1 million endowment gift to the College for Creative Studies from Toyota Motor Company. This event is free and open to the public. A complete list of lectures can be found online.

Thursday, September 25: Eastern Market After Dark, 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Eastern Market)
This self-guided evening tour provides a once-a-year opportunity for guests to explore more than 30 creative venues. Eastern Market is often recognized as the food hub of Detroit, bustling with Saturday morning shoppers. After dark a different hustle takes over the neighborhood, a creative movement hidden in lofts, studios and galleries in the market. The night tour will open the doors to studios, galleries, artists’ residencies, hacker spaces, shops and letterpress studios. The evening will give guests a chance to explore the market often not experienced. The event is free and open to the public.
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Detroit: Celebration of Architecture, 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Shed 3, 2934 Russell St.)
AIA Detroit's annual architecture awards celebrate quality local design. This year's event will feature lighting installations, craft cocktails, artisan Detroit food culture tastings, video projections and architecture-inspired runway fashion shows. This event takes place during Eastern Market After Dark. Tickets are $35 ($15 with student ID) and admission is free after 9:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, click here.
Friday, September 26: Detroit Design Festival Design Crawl, 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Downtown)
With 32 creative enterprises relocating to Detroit in four short years, the City’s design community is ripe with bustling design-forward businesses. Take a ride on the People Mover and enjoy a curated self-tour through Detroit’s hottest design studios, touring events, open houses and installations taking place at stops near the Grand Circus Park, Times Square, Broadway, Cadillac Center and Financial District stations. Seasoned veterans and the new kids on the block, such as Anya Sirota + Akokai,Kraemer Design Group, Gyro Creative, Workbuild HQ, and the Knight Foundation will host a Placemaking Lecture. Skidmore Studio, AIREA, Erick and Israel Nordine, AIGA,Fortress Studio and Gensler will also give attendees behind-the-scenes tours of Detroit architectural gems, award-winning design studios and more. DDF Design Crawl is free and open to the public.

Design Village at DLECTRICITY, 7:00 p.m. to Midnight (Midtown Detroit)
Detroit’s nighttime festival of art + light, DLECTRICITY will feature 35 world-renowned and emerging artists whose cutting-edge works of art will illuminate Midtown Detroit—from the Detroit Institute of Arts to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. At the center of DLECTRICITY’s footprint, the Detroit Design Festival will host a Design Village exhibition, featuring the work of dozens of Detroit's independent designers. This event will also take place on Saturday, September 27, and will feature the DLECTRICITY Light Bike Parade where thousands of cyclists are expected to bike a 4-mile route through Midtown Detroit, adding extra light and energy to the streets. Weekend programming also includes performances and artist talks.
Sunday, September 28: Light Up Livernois Encore/Closing Party: 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Livernois Community Storefront, 19410 Livernois)
Entrepreneurs, artists and designers from Detroit are joining forces to present a block party on Detroit’s historic Avenue of Fashion. The afternoon will feature design, art, installations, exhibitions, shopping and entertainment. The event is free and open to the public.
For a complete list of events, visit the website or add the Detroit Design Festival on Facebook. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #DDF2014.
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Designers to co-host launch party in support of IFPDA Print Fair

September 22, 2014, 6:10 am
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Interior designers Brian McCarthy, Sandra Nunnerly, Matthew Patrick Smyth and Dee Dee Eustace will co-host a kick-off party for the 23rd edition of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Print Fair on Tuesday, September 30, exclusively for the design community. The show will feature 90 exhibitors and opens to the public for a four-day run on Thursday, November 6, at New York’s Park Avenue Armory.
The launch event will take place at the Ralph Pucci showroom in New York where some works will be on display for a preview and the designers will be on hand for discussion.
    
  
Clockwise from top: Brian McCarthy, Sandra Nunnerly, Dee Dee Eustace and Matthew Patrick Smyth
“The Print Fair underscores diversity and is unique to print works on paper,” said McCarthy. “It's wonderful and really the best entry into collecting limited edition prints by some of our most renowned artists. All great collections and collectors incorporate this medium into their repertoire.”
With a wide spectrum of material spanning five centuries, the IFPDA Print Fair is one of the largest art fairs dedicated to a single medium and draws a dedicated international audience.
“This year’s Fair weaves together the very best examples of printmaking by major artists, from the historic to the new, in a way that today’s art collectors will find highly appealing,” said Michele Senecal, Executive Director of the IFPDA.
   
Blah, Blah, Blah by Mel Bochner from Courtesy Two Palms Gallery; B250 Sculpture, Tête de Marie-Thérèse by Pablo Picasso from John Szoke Gallery
"I love introducing clients to collecting art, starting them on a journey of exploration whether it is new editions, old masters, contemporary or classic modernism—the pursuit of the piece of art that you will want to own is always exhilarating,” said Nunnerly. “I’m always looking—going to fairs, shows, galleries and museums. The IFPDA Print Fair with its wide spectrum of artists from around the world is a unique opportunity to search for art, because you’ll never know what you may find and wish to add to your own collection."
This year, 26 exhibitors hail from the United Kingdom or Europe. These include prominent dealers such as the Alan Cristea Gallery, Osborne Samuel, the Fine Art Society, Polígrafa Obra Gráfica, Paul Prouté S.A., Galerie Sabine Knust, Helmut H. Rumbler, Jorg Maass Kunsthandel, Galerie Boisserée and August Laube with specialties ranging from old master prints to modern and contemporary.

Two Women in a Boat by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner from Galerie St. Etienne
This fair also includes four dealers who will exhibit for the first time this year: Gerrish Fine Art, Stanza Del Borgo, Scholten Japanese Art and Bernard Jacobson Gallery. Among the renowned American dealers returning to the fold are Brooke Alexander, Pace Prints, David Tunick, Susan Sheehan Gallery, C.G. Boerner, Senior & Shopmaker Gallery, Armstrong Fine Art, Dolan/Maxwell, and Hill-Stone.
“There is something for everyone at the Print Fair—the range is amazing,” said Smyth. “Seasoned or entry-level collectors can always find unique and varied pieces to chose from. I encourage people stepping into the art market to attend this fair. It's a great way to start building a collection.”
  
Harmenszoon Van Rijn by Rembrandt from Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel Gallery
The IFPDA Print Fair opens with a benefit preview for the IFPDA Foundation at the Park Avenue Armory (Park Avenue & 67th Street) on Wednesday, November 5, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $85 and include a one-day pass.
Public fair hours are Thursday, November 6, through Saturday, November 8, from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 9, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Daily admission is $20.
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Skye Westcott joins Arhaus, overhauls designer trade program

September 22, 2014, 6:36 am
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Cleveland-based home furnishings retailer Arhaus is placing high value and special attention on its trade business. Under the direction of Skye Wescott, former Senior VP and Creative Director at Lillian August, Arhaus has unveiled a brand-new trade program that includes 40% discounts and trade-focused sales staff at its 49 stores.
Westcott has taken on the role of Vice President of Interior Design and New Business Development. When she observed the retailer’s former program aimed at the interior designer community, she knew immediately that it was in need of a major overhaul.

Skye Westcott
With a new program comes a new name: Arhaus Trade Services (previously known as the Interior Design Program). With the relaunch, designers will no longer track and report sales to receive commission checks, but rather receive an upfront discount of 40% on regular-priced furniture and 20% on accessories and relics (one-of-a-kind reproductions of antiques).
With 49 stores throughout the country, Westcott is also tasked with hiring staff that will be specifically dedicated to trade customers. Those associates will not work on commission, and according to Westcott, that is purely to benefit the interior designers.

Arhaus product
“Trade is such a small percentage of our business but with the right program, we can turn that around,” said Westcott. “We’ve looked at the program from every angle to make it easier and more appealing to the designer.”
In addition to discounts, Arhaus’ trade clients will have the added benefit of order support with a Trade Services Specialist at any store; order tracking and delivery assistance; custom quotes and memo sampling; warranty on furniture and accessories; added support from Client Services; financing through the Archarge credit card; notifications of trade-only promotions, events and giveaways; exclusive sneak peeks at new designs and collections; acknowledgement of work on its social channels; and editorial “feature” opportunities on its “greenhaus” blog.

Arhaus product
“Skye has an incredible amount of experience in retail with some amazing names in the home category, not to mention she’s a seasoned interior designer with a number of impressive projects under belt,” said John Reed, Arhaus’ Founder, Chairman and CEO. “She was instrumental in introducing a number of home brands to the market, many that are now nationally known, and she’s implemented several of designer-driven programs. We have the right person in place to introduce Arhaus to this client group and drive future business."
The program officially launched with a kick-off party in New York City last Thursday. An additional event will be held in Chicago on Thursday, October 9, and more cities will see the outreach soon.
For additional information about Arhaus’ Trade Services program and to apply for membership, click here.
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Interior Design announces honorees, celebrates 30th HoF

September 23, 2014, 5:20 am
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The honorees have been chosen for Interior Design magazine’s 30th-annual Hall of Fame (HoF)—a group deemed to enhance the lives of their clients, the community, the country and the design world, according to Interior Design Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen. This year’s inductees are Hagy Belzberg of Belzberg Architects; David Lake and Ted Flato of Lake|Flato; Paola Navone of Paola Navone; and Andrea Woodner of Design Trust for Public Space, who will receive a special leadership award.
  
  
Clockwise from top: Hagy Belzberg, Paola Navone, Andrea Woodner, Ted Flato and David Lake
Hosted by Allen and Interior Design Media President and Publisher Mark Strauss, the 30th Hall of Fame celebration will take place at The Waldorf Astoria in New York on Wednesday, December 3. Celebrating three decades of design, the magazine anticipates an even higher volume of members attending, and for the first time ever, the December issue of Interior Design will be dedicated to the 150-plus Hall of Famers who have shaped the design world over the past 30 years.
“The Hall of Fame honors architects, interior designers and industry luminaries whose talent, vision and dedication contribute to the highest standard of design excellence,” said Allen.
Read on for a bit more about each of this year’s honorees as provided by Interior Design magazine.
A lauded architect, designer, fellow, instructor and innovator, Hagy Belzberg’s Santa Monica-based firm has earned more than 35 national and local design awards and has been featured in over 200 publications throughout more than 25 countries. Belzberg has held instructorship positions at UCLA, USC and The Southern California Institute of Architecture. His work has been exhibited at MOCA’s“A New Sculpturalism, Contemporary Architecture from Southern California,” the first extensive examination of the radical forms that have become prolific in Southern California architecture.
Celebrating 30 years, San Antonio-based firm Lake|Flato Architects has earned a national reputation for creating sustainable design that draws on cultural and architectural traditions, responds to climate and fits gently into the landscape. Their firm and work have been recognized with 43 national design awards. As stewards of the natural environment and clients’ resources, Lake and Flato shape every project with environmental knowledge and sustainable strategies with artful results.
Paola Navone is a citizen of the world, driven by her extreme interest in the most widely differing cultures. Navone is a traveler, bowing to a natural inclination to cross boundaries. In her long and varied career, she has switched easily among the roles of architect, designer, art director, interior designer, critic, teacher and organizer of exhibitions. She works with brands from the Italian and international design world ranging from Alessi to Poliform to Gervasoni, with her most recent collaboration with Crate and Barrel putting her prominently on the U.S. map.
Andrea Woodner is Founder and Board President of the Design Trust for Public Space, a nationally recognized incubator that transforms and evolves the New York City landscape with city agencies and community collaborators. Her work can be seen, felt and experienced throughout the five boroughs, touching projects like the High Line and the redesign of the NYC taxi. Woodner also serves on the visiting committees of the Architecture and Design Department of the Museum of Modern Art and the Prints and Drawings Department of the Morgan Library and Museum.
Proceeds from this year’s Hall of Fame event will benefit the Council for Interior Design Accreditation and the Alpha Workshops through a donor-designated grant by DIFFA, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. Tickets can be purchased through Regina Freedman at 917.934.2835 or via email.
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Event Recap: A 'French Affair' with Matthew Patrick Smyth

September 23, 2014, 7:50 am
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The French bring an art to everything, and setting a proper table is a romantic affair. In that spirit, Christofle invited select industry guests to its flagship showroom on Madison Avenue in New York City last Thursday for an intimate tabletop display fashioned by interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth.
Smyth’s table featured a modern French look gathered from several different Christofle collections including Jardin d’Eden flatware, Malmaison china and glasses from the Kawali collection. Setting the tone for the design was a map of 18th century Paris that Smyth had printed on a tablecloth. Each piece of flatware, decorated entirely in a single engraving of interlacing designs inspired by a lush garden,  juxtaposed the urban scene set by the tablecloth.

“It is a small 18th century map of Paris I had and I thought, ‘I want to make this a tablecloth.’ This was a concept I always wanted to do,” Smyth shared. “So I found a company that could print this onto cloth. I built off from the tablecloth and used my favorite flatware pattern Jardin d’Eden.”
“I wanted something that was classic, a little 1940s, but still very traditional,” he added. “My favorite thing is to do is dining rooms—they are my favorite rooms. When I was working as an assistant to David Easton, I used to do table settings for Baccarat when Christofle was with them so I know the product very well.”
 
Notable attendees included Mario Mercado, Arts Editor of Travel & Leisure, Dennis Lee of Tyler Hall, Connie Shuman of Shuman Associates and Andrew Ogletree of Sotheby’s.

Mario Mercado, Connie Shuman and Matthew Patrick Smyth

Peter Thiel, Andrew Ogletree, Garrett Person, Nic D'Vachio
“I just love the graphic quality [of the tablecloth,]” said Lee. “It’s a pattern, but when you get closer you can see the intensity of the printing. There is a lot of detail on there, and they did it at the right scale.”
“It’s paying a great homage to French silver,” Ogletree said. “It’s also blending playful with modern design and putting it into a modern aesthetic.”
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Highlights from ‘What’s New, What’s Next’ at NYDC

September 23, 2014, 10:19 am
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It was back-to-school for the design industry at the New York Design Center (NYDC) last Thursday. Designers and editors from across the country gathered for the sixth annual What’s New, What’s Next event, an insider gathering that seems to have mastered its format, granting the industry a smart, one-day affair with a consistent slate of new programming. This year’s showroom openings and panel presentations favored variety, led by shelter publication editors including Newell Turner of House Beautiful and the Hearst Design Group, Cindy Allen of Interior Design, Wendy Goodman of New York Magazine, Irene Edwards of Lonny, Jason Kontos of NY Spaces, Tori Mellott of Traditional Home, among others.
And of course, Editor at Large was reporting on the ground around the building as well. Read on for some of the highlights from the jam-packed event, and stay tuned next week for EditorTV video coverage.

Windsor Smith and Newell Turner
The day kicked off with an intimate discussion between Turner and interior designer Windsor Smith at the Century Furniture showroom, where Smith was debuting new pieces in her collection. Turner asked Smith about her inspiration, how she manages several product lines and a successful interior design business in this fast paced world. Smith explained that she has had to change the way she does things over the years: “With the Internet, there’s a larger group of people who want design and you have to reinvent the way you are speaking to them,” she said.
As far as getting “your big break,” Smith’s best advice is for designers to always be prepared. “Be ready for meetings about collections in case you get approached, and be ready to sell yourself in three minutes to an editor at a cocktail party,” she said. “Always be ready.”
  
Chairs designed by Sam Allen and Jenny Wolf
In the Palecek showroom, interior designers Sam Allen, Anna Burke, Andrew Maier and Jenny Wolf each reimagined a classic Palecek chair that highlighted their own personal flair, For the presentation, Luxe Interior + Design’s Editor-in-Chief Pamela Jaccarino spoke with the designers about their inspirations and vision for the chairs, which were then raffled off to attendees at the end of the discussion.
Meanwhile, in the Lexington Home Brands showroom, interior designers Eddie Lee and Lindsey Lane had created two vignettes—an office and a living room—which guests could vote on for the chance to win a $500 gift card to Bergdorf Goodman.
The pair also spoke about their charging strategies on a panel moderated by Stylebeat’sMarisa Marcantonio about what inspires their work and how they incorporate art into projects for their clients.

Vignette by Lindsey Lane
“My young clients are interested in art but don’t have the budget for it,” said Lane. “In that case, I will work with dealers who may have younger artists looking to get their work out there, and I find other things that they are interested in such as photography.”
Baker Furniture hosted a discussion with interior designers Laura Kirar, David Scott and Kerry Delrose about mixing periods and cultures in design, moderated by Kontos and introduced by Jim Druckman, President of the NYDC.

Laura Kirar and Kerry Delrose
Kirar, who also debuted new pieces for Baker at the event, spoke about her extensive travels and how that has influenced her work. “I always say that as designers the best we can be is as good as our clients will let us be,” she said. “I’ve had some amazing clients who wanted unique things in their homes and it really allowed me to get to know them very well.”
Kirar explained that when she is creating a collection for her partners like Baker and Arteriors, she never wants them to match. “I want each piece to stand alone,” she explained. “Each piece I design has its own style and may be from totally different cultures and centuries. That’s the way design is moving—it speaks to a much larger group of people.”

Aerin Lauder in new showroom
AERIN founder Aerin Lauder was also present for the debut of her first permanent showroom for her home collection. On display was the entire AERIN collection of furniture and accessories as well as a new bed and a sneak peek of her linens collection, which will be unveiled in spring 2015.

Project Design Phase II designers
At Currey & Company, designers were celebrating the almost-finished Phase II of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island’s Project Design. Mood boards were on display and many designers working on the project were there to celebrate including Libby Langdon, Suzanne Costa, Michael Tavano and Young Huh.
Dallas-based interior designer Denise McGaha was holding court in her new role of brand ambassador for Currey & Company, having flown in for the occasion.
Attendees had the chance to meet and chat with the Domino magazine team including Chief Revenue Officer Beth Brenner and Editor-in-Chief Robert Leleux at Thom Filicia’s Sedgwick & Brattle showroom. The group was also celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the “Rooms with a View Showhouse.”

Dana Wolter, Tori Mellott, Chad Graci, Katie Lydon
Interior designers Chad Graci, Katie Lydon and Dana Wolter were in the Grange Furniture showroom with Mellott, who flipped through slides showing the collection’s classic furnishings and asked the designers how they would jazz up each piece for the modern day. According to the group, mixing old with new and repurposing older pieces to incorporate them into newer homes is “the new traditional,” and what clients are wanting more and more.
Closing out the evening, McGuire Furniture presented its second annual “Design Drink Up” event in partnership with Editor-in-Chief of Veranda magazine, Clinton Smith. Guests celebrated with friends and enjoyed local talents and tastes after a full day at the NYDC.
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Steven Volpe expands the definition of what a house could be

September 23, 2014, 5:36 am
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R & Company’s latest exhibition, (dec)curation, by designer Steven Volpe explores the concept of curated decoration through arrangements of objects and furnishings from the New York gallery’s comprehensive collection of iconic historical and contemporary works. Volpe takes on a guest editor-like role, re-imagining R & Company’s museum-quality trove of design with the sensitivity of a historian and the zeal of a modernist.
"My goal with this show is to demonstrate how historical furniture can be interpreted and mixed freely with contemporary design, showing it in a fresh way for the 21st century,” said Volpe. “We look to reevaluate what it means to live now, and to expand the definition of what a house could be.”

In his San Francisco-based practice, Volpe approaches design, art and architectural space with careful consideration. He refers to them as the “trifecta,” and believes that the basis of good interior design is derived from balanced attention to those three elements.
The concept of (dec)curation references Volpe’s inventive approach to transforming sources. With a wealth of knowledge about the history of decoration to draw from, he reinterprets classical techniques, adding a modern twist to well-known and loved furniture pieces. The exhibition re-contextualizes works such as classic Brazilian seating by Joaquim Tenreiro from R & Company’s collection by recovering pieces in a modern bespoke fabric.
 
Another aspect to the exhibition is Volpe’s approach to the built environment. For the show, he radically alters the R & Company space by adding subtle architectural interventions and hanging a series of art pieces by artist Jeff Zimmerman from the ceilings and walls throughout the gallery. Through so doing he introduces an element of surprise and subverts assumptions as to what a home can be, blurring the boundaries between, and giving equal weight to art, furniture and the built environment.

“Possessing extensive knowledge and connoisseurship in furniture design and contemporary art has allowed Volpe to bring depth to his interiors,” said Evan Snyderman, Co-founder of R & Company. “It is something rarely seen and the immediate response is the sense of decades of collecting.”

R & Company (formerly R 20th Century) is a gallery committed to historic and contemporary design exhibition and education. Founded by Zesty Meyers and Snyderman in 1997, it presents exhibitions and publications of both historic significance and emerging talent.
The exhibition is now on view through October 18 in New York City. Designers are invited located at 82 Franklin Street. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
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George Smith and Jean-Louis Deniot make a handsome couple

September 23, 2014, 5:37 am
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British heritage brand George Smith has launched a collection of furniture with Parisian interior designer Jean-Louis Deniot. The collection, comprised of nine sofas and armchairs, has all the glamorous, heart-pounding anticipation of Fashion Week. The eternal steward of the chesterfield George Smith and highly desirable AD100-lister Deniot represent an intriguing couple with a collaboration that seems to confirm that beauty attracts beauty.
Inspired by neoclassicism, the collection exudes feminine lines and elegant curves. Much like Deniot’s interiors, the pieces are highly detailed and skillfully finished featuring contrast piping, intricate tailoring and a wide array of finishes.

Jean-Louis Deniot
“I am particularly drawn to the level of detailed craftsmanship that George Smith dedicates to each piece of furniture,” said Deniot. “With that in mind, I wanted to design pieces that were so beautiful that they could stand alone in a room.”

Heather sofa
The Heather sofa is an example of this singularity, with its curved back and sides. Designed to be centered in the middle of a room, the piece is curvy enough to give the impression of comfort, with lines also sharp enough to give a great sense of structure.

Virginie sofa
The Virginie sofa challenged the British upholsterer, which worked with Deniot to devise an innovative way to build a modular sofa that has the elegance of a single piece. The company used commercial-grade magnets to fix the individual sections together giving it the appearance of a beautiful three-seat sofa, but yet can be extended, or taken apart to create three single chairs.
“We’re very excited by Jean-Louis’ styles, as they are so different and unexpected from our existing collection,” said Ben Norris, CEO of George Smith. “It highlights George Smith’s capabilities for custom upholstery perfectly and we’re very happy to be offering a collection that is so versatile and unique. It feels very now.”

Jane sofa
Montaine, an extension of the Virginie sofa, is a stately piece with a robust shape and sleek lines. The Jane sofa, designed as an occasional sofa to be situated in an entry hall or at the end of a bed, has a petite barrel shape and gracious Parisian style; and the Julien sofa boasts a low, handsome lounge feel.
  
Aurelie and Susannah chairs
The collection also includes four armchairs—Aurelie, a barrel shape with an open back; Susannah, a dining chair which can easily double as a side chair with its theatrical presence and spoon back; the Caroline chair, inspired by the Kilsmos neoclassical chair, with a more up-to-date upholstered back for added comfort; and Natalie, a stylish rounded back armchair with a classic silhouette.
  
Natalie and Carolina chair
"Jean-Louis has been an admirer of George Smith for many years and uses a broad range of custom upholstery in his interior design, so when he approached us about a collection, we knew we would get something that felt very international and extremely elegant,” added Norris. “The result is a beautiful collection, which is both detailed and refined."
Jean-Louis Deniot for George Smith is now available in all George Smith showrooms for custom order.
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Traditional Home celebrates 25th anniversary at PDC Fall Market

September 25, 2014, 5:46 am
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It was a full house last week at the Pacific Design Center for the annual Fall Market, which kicked-off with a keynote presentation celebrating of Traditional Home magazine’s 25th anniversary.
Tradition and history are coded within the magazine’s editorial identity, and moderator Krissa Rossbund, Senior Style Editor, invited design panelists Chris Barrett, Trip Haenisch and Jamie Bush to contextualize the past 25 years with a discussion about everything from the changes in the design industry to the evolution of their careers and personal experiences along the way.

Krissa Rossbund, Chris Barrett, Jamie Bush and Trip Haenisch
The group began with a conversation addressing the accessibility of affordable design in the marketplace, and the myriad of problems that such a trend can create for the industry, namely that clients might misunderstand the role of a designer as a curator, forgo originality and quality, and opt to turn their house into a living catalogue.
“Sometimes you have to help the client understand that you’re not just shopping for furniture, that you’re not just buying fabric,” said Barrett. “You are creating a feeling and you are creating a lifestyle. And sometimes they don’t get that, and that’s when they say, ‘well I can just get that cheaper.’ It’s not about that. ”
“You have to figure out what is important to them,” added Haenisch. “You have to create a situation where they do want to collaborate and listen to you.”

Chris Barrett, Jamie Bush and Trip Haenisch
“I think the difference is design can cost a tremendous amount of money, but it’s not just about the aesthetic,” said Bush. “It’s also this inner peace the clients now have that everything is perfect. When you have a client that is ecstatic it is very satisfying.”
Rossbund then explained how shelter publications have evolved to get to the refined, edited aesthetic they have now and asked panelists about the evolution of their own work, particularly if they had any regrets or moments when they thought they nailed it.
“I was just starting out and working for a well-known author,” shared Barrett. “I was completely intimidated by her. We upholstered her kitchen in a floral fabric with padding so she didn’t have to hear the pots and pans. So embarrassing, I would never do that again.”
“Looking back 25 years ago with Phillippe Stark and Kelly Wearstler, it was all about theatrics and wow-factors,” said Bush. “I remember making a lily pad ceiling of light fixtures with Crate & Barrel glass dishes. I would never do that now, but it was things that had an effect rather than a quality or lasting duration.”

Fall Market attendees
Fast forward two decades, Rossbund asked the designers how they think technology has influenced design, and how they incorporate it into their businesses.
“I can’t even imagine not having the Internet,” said Bush. “It’s an amazing tool. I just purged my entire physical catalogue library. But one downside is the life span and the appetite for newness and for something unique. At the highest level, people are jaded.”
Barrett noted how technology has changed the discovery of style icons.
“Long ago style icons were made because they were known for their great work and now, people are made because they know how to market themselves,” she said. “You can be a brilliant designer, but if you don’t know about social media or don’t buy into that, apparently you’re not that good. Also, speed. Everybody wants everything really fast. It’s impossible to do really good design really fast.“
“A lot of people in the past were discovered later,” said Bush. “Now it happens more quickly because of awareness and the ability to find out about people. Things are happening so rapidly and being created quickly.”
Rossbund went on to ask who or what was a favorite icon of each of the panelists.
“I love John Salidino,” said Barrett. “I can’t think of an icon whose work I just savor. Kelly Wearstler I think is an icon. She’s not necessarily my style, but she deserves to be a designer.”

Bush, on the other hand, was in awe of Philippe Stark’s Royalton Hotel, which he experienced in 1989.
“I think design is now so derivative, so when somebody does something that you’ve never seen and it is fresh and beautiful, it’s amazing. [The Royalton Hotel] was amazing. I had the same feeling about a Michael Taylor job in the 80’s. It was so original and fresh.”
Rossbund concluded the event by asking the panelists to complete the sentence, “Design in 2014 is…”
“I think design in 2014 is accessible,” said Barrett to which Haenisch agreed.
“I think it is a personal endeavor,” added Bush.
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Iconic Rainbow Room reopens, hosts Sir John Soane gala

September 25, 2014, 7:16 am
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When New York City’s Rainbow Room closed in 2009 due to the economic recession, everyone felt the reluctant end of an era. The iconic, swanky destination atop Rockefeller Plaza favored by celebrities and high-profile night owls will be opening again just in time to host the Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation Gala Dinner, honoring architectural greats David Adjaye and Phyllis Lambert. When Monday, September 29, arrives and the exclusive gala takes place, it will be just a few days shy of the Rainbow Room’s 80th birthday, October 3, 1934.

The Rainbow Room
Each year the foundation celebrates Sir John Soane’s singular contributions as an architect and educator by bestowing Soane Foundation Honors on remarkable professionals and collaborators, who are ardent public advocates for excellence in architecture, design, architectural education or conservation, and are influential transformers in their fields.
Sir Peter Westmacott, British Ambassador to the United States, will host the dinner and this year’s gala co-chairs are Michael Boodro, editor in chief of Elle Décor and architect Robert A.M. Stern.
  
David Adjaye and Phyllis Lambert
David Adjaye OBE is a London-based architect whose eponymous firm is currently on the global stage for its design of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. David Adjaye Associates is also greatly admired for the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo (2005) and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver (2007), among an array of other civic, commercial and residential commissions around the world. Adjaye recently completed an affordable housing complex in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem, as well as introducing his first line of furniture for Knoll.
Phyllis Lambert, CC, FRAIC, Hon. FRIBA, has been a driving force in architecture since the 1950s when, as Director of Planning for the Seagram Building, she chose the pioneering modern master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as architect for the project. Lambert, an author, urban activist and licensed architect, is Founding Director Emeritus of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal. She is the subject of the 2007 documentary film Citizen Lambert: Joan of Architecture. On June 7, Lambert was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
A reception will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 29, and dinner will follow at 8:00 p.m. with a black tie dress code. Tickets start at $700. For additional information or to purchase tickets call 212-223-2012 or send an email.
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Industry titans explore the art of the brief in new documentary

September 25, 2014, 7:26 am
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Every project starts with a brief, but only some projects become exceptional. Briefly, a newly released, free online short-form documentary, explores the reasons why. Documenting the evolution of the innovation process, the film isolates the brief as the creative starting point and reveals its many characteristics through candid interviews with some of the globe’s most influential design visionaries including John Boiler, CEO of 72andSunny; John C. Jay, Global Co-Executive Director of Wieden+Kennedy, and head of W+K’s new venture, W+K Garage; architect Frank Gehry; architect David Rockwell, founder of The Rockwell Group; industrial designer Yves Behar, founder of Fuseproject; and illustrator and author Maira Kalman.

The brainchild of brand strategist, producer and director Tom Bassett, Briefly is the culmination of Bassett’s fascination with what the role of the brief plays in shaping, or failing to shape, creative ideas. By sharing these creative luminaries’ experiences, from Gehry’s struggles with the Eisenhower Memorial to the limitations Rockwell faced with the Cosmopolitan Hotel design, the goal is to inspire the public to produce better and think differently.
According to Bassett, despite their abstract nature, briefs act as the backbone of every design project in all possible mediums. Editor at Large had the chance to preview the documentary, and some highlights are below.

The documentary begins by asking each of the design influencers how they define a creative brief, and their responses were varied..
“I think it is a short form communication tool from a client or you develop with a client to sort of set out the mission,” said Rockwell. “The fact that the word is called brief is interesting because briefs can often be very long.”
“It’s a clarity of purpose,” said Gehry.
“A brief is nothing more than an open statement of ambition for a brand or a client,” said Boiler. “That’s all it is. That can be put into any words you care so long as it communicates your passion and conviction of your aim. It’s a great starting point and after that the brief keeps changing through the conversation.”
“A big fat document that is the history of the company,” said Jay. “We have this phrase amongst all of us in the business: your briefs are showing. The most important thing of the creative brief would be that it has to inspire the people who are given the task of solving the problem. The brief has to leave a lot of room…a lot of runway. A lot of runway so you can take off.”
“So right off the bat I have to start with the notion, without being too flip, that I don’t believe in briefs,” said Behar. “I believe in relationships. The difference between a brief and a relationship is that a brief can be anonymous.”
The six designers were then asked to share some of their most important briefs that turned into some of their most significant projects. This included everything from a 1996 Olympic design for Nike, to the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, to the Eisenhower Memorial in Washington D.C., all the way to the Gustavo Dudamel Concert Hall in Venezuela.
“You have to trust yourself,” said Gehry. “You have to look at your signature and realize that for better or worse that’s you and that you bring a persona to the table."
“Use the projects that you are given as a way to start to define how you think; how you differentiate yourself; what it is that you are going to bring to each project,” said Rockwell. “There is a kind of more typical idea of what the brief is which is a communication that, at its best, is a kind of provocation. I’ve learned about the brief whether it is verbal or written, that it is our job to challenge it. I think what makes a great project is a brief and a response that resonate, but don’t agree."
The documentary, which will open to the public starting Tuesday, September 30, concludes with each visionary’s final advice on what a brief should be. The consensus is that no one should overthink it and stress about it, because often times it does not dictate what the final project will be, but rather challenges it.
To view the documentary, click here.
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