THIS CELEBRITY ROCKS!!

& ROLLS & SWIVELS & RECLINES!!  ARRAY MAGAZINE'S Design Dish ASKS THIS ISSUE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT CELEBRITIES WHO MOONLIGHT AS DESIGNERS.  ARE THEY GOOD FOR THE INDUSTRY OR SHOULD THEY LEAVE IT TO THE PROS?

MY ANSWER? I THINK A  VERY SUCCESSFUL PAIRING MADE MANY YEARS AGO WAS TODD OLDHAM WITH LA-Z-BOY.  THE HUGE DIFFERENCE IS THAT HE IS A FASHION DESIGNER WITH A WONDERFUL QUIRKY SENSIBILITY- PERFECT TO ELEVATE LA-Z-BOY FROM THE MAN CAVE STAPLE TO SOMETHING MODERN AND FUN. 

Just Around The Corner - Crate & Barrel Is Already There

Well most of us will not let the Summer go so quickly but Crate & Barrel is already in full Autumn bloom.  This season their theme is "Plum & Berry" - - slides off the tongue nice 'n easy, yes?  The result is a fairly unlikely combination that works: saturated oranges / terracottas paired with deep lush variations of purples.  See below, and better still go to Madison and 59th and see for yourself.  How many give this a thumbs up?