COS x DIA x CULTURED

What a splendid talk. Taking me back to my more studious days at university. A small segment of time spent in London and Berlin for one of my Masters design subjects. Evolving my palette of contemporary artists including Dan Flavin and Joseph Boeys.

My favourite quote of the evening was “there is a difference between eating an apple and talking about eating an apple..” Which was the perfect analogy of interactive art installations and their affect on society today. Diving into ‘how art moves through society,’ and how the involvement of the lay person allows their ‘experience to complete the work’.

This in turn, gives the outside responsibility, which shifts the works parameters and meanings.

The Salon | Art & Design 2019 // The Park Avenue Armory

A few of my favourite collectors items from this years show…..

A barber, a tattoo artist, 6 DJs and a potter // Tom Dixon

Wednesday November 13th led to a surprisingly engaging and entrepreneurial party thrown by Tom Dixon in their NYC showroom down in Soho. To be cont…

Patrick Nagger // Reflections hosted by Ralph Pucci

It was a brisk Tuesday night in Manhattan. Temperatures had dropped and winter was making it well aware that it had joined the party. This did not hinder the lovely palpable crowd that gathered at Ralph Pucci on 18th street in between 5th and 6th.

Patrick Naggar’s collection reflections was subtly sexual, with its voluptuous forms caressing the space. Organic rounded steel tables, vibrant lush velvet chairs and sofas spotted around the room.

Creating such a beautiful juxtaposition between form and materiality leaving oneself feeling inside a soft fuzzy happiness. Not only were the forms organic, they pushed engineering boundaries of using ~1/4” think rounded steel to create the shapes.

Colorful capsule light fixtures bopping around the space. If I were to take a stab at where the glass was sourced from I would say murano.

Not only was it a lovely exhibition, but it was about time that I made it back to the Ralph Pucci showroom. The impeccably curated space lends beauty to the pieces it holds. The exposed brick // services add a unique beauty to the palette.

LOVE by Pierre Yovanovitch | Opening R & Company

Obsessing over Pierre Yovanovitch’s style since first hearing his name this extension of his whimsical furniture does not disappoint.

LOVE, is an expansion of Pierre Yovanovitch's practice of opulent whimsical line of furniture. Handcrafted stitching / melding all done in the French ateliers. It is also accompanied by his first book Pierre Yovanovitch: Interior Architecture from Rizzoli which I nearly pinched from the table top display.

R&Company have a grandiose TriBeCa showroom consisting of 3 levels. Ornamental columns scattered throughout the space create people jogging in, out, and around.

Pierre plays tonal on the color red for the walls, the theme of royal blue ceramic tiles line the fireplace, windows and some archways. Small niche moments display small objects from lamps to horse head sculptures.

 Meet me in the boudoir – the bedroom has a Parisian, romantic natural feel perfected to every last corner. Small moments puckered on cushions and throws gently send kisses throughout the crowd.