When I was at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show a couple of months ago I came across these gorgeous leather sling chairs that really stood out to me. Kind of sexy, right? After a bit of research I learned that these beautiful chairs were designed by William Katavolos in 1952 as part of the “New Furniture” collection for Laverne. Often referred to as the “T chair” because of it’s T shaped frame and leather sling seat, these chairs are truly a twentieth century design classic. In fact, they’re housed in the permanent collections of the MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum …
It’s a lazy Saturday at home for me and I’ve been online searching for a new duvet set for my bedroom. Williams-Sonoma Home and Bluefly both have some beautiful options but of course everything I like costs much more than I was hoping to spend! I’ve decided to just go for it and splurge because A: quality bedding will last much longer than cheaper bedding which makes the investment well worth it and B: I believe that bedding is one element of a bedroom that really dresses up the space. Even if you don’t have the finest furniture or accessories, …
If you’re in New York next week you must check out Housing Works‘ 4th Annual Design on a Dime Benefit. For this yearly fundraiser, Housing Works enlists some of the top names in interior design to create spectacular room vignettes with donated, brand new luxury home furnishings which are then sold at 50-80% off retail to benefit Housing Works’ charitable programs for homeless and low-income people living with HIV and AIDS in New York City. A group of 30 A-List design stars are on the roster for this year’s event and names include Charlotte Moss, Jamie Drake, Thom Filicia, …
Metropolitan Home and Showtime will be partnering this Fall on a designer show house! For the month of September, a $20 million, 8,800 square foot Greek Revival townhouse in New York’s Grammercy Park will be transformed into a chic modernist dwelling with interiors that evoke the spirit of the cable channel’s hit shows such as Californication, The Tudors, The L Word and Weeds. The show house will feature interiors by some of the top names in the industry including Vicente Wolf, Jamie Drake, Tori Golub, Laura Kirar, White Webb and Amy Lau who are all said to be on board …
I’m recovering from the flu and still feeling a bit under the weather hence the short and sweet nature of my last few posts. On a brighter note, I’m happy to report that I recently purchased a new rug for my bedroom! I picked up the robin’s egg blue Madeline Weinrib Mimm print cotton flat weave rug that you see above from ABC Carpet. I plan to layer this on top of a neutral colored natural fiber rug which I’m still searching for. As for the rest of the bedroom, I’ve finally landed on a creative direction. Below is …
Vera Wang and Her New Bedding Line
Last Thursday Women’s Wear Daily reported that Vera Wang will soon introduce a new line of luxury bed linens. She’ll debut the line exclusively through a new interactive web portal, verawangonweddings.com, which goes live next month. Italian luxury linen purveyor Sferra will manufacture the collection which will include 400-thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers, and shams as well as a small selection of cashmere items. Wang’s luxury bedding assortment will be comprised of four categories: Elegant Edges, Sophisticated Scallops, White Borders and Divine Dots. To give you a feel for the …
