BLOGFEST 2011 - THEY'RE HERE!!

THEY CAME FROM ONTARIO, THEY CAME FROM NOVA SCOTIA - THEY EVEN CAME FROM NEW YORK! YES THE BLOGGERS ARE HERE, OUT IN FORCE FOR 2 DAYS.  AT 200 LEXINGTON NYDC I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEADING A TOUR GROUP THROUGH SEVERAL SHOWROOMS AND THE ORIGINAL RESTORED 1926 HALLWAY ON THE 12TH FLOOR. WORLD CLASS SHOWROOMS, WORLD CLASS PRODUCT. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEIR BLOGS OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS! 

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE aka A FAST REPUTATION

NOT ONLY HAD THEY BEEN AROUND THE  BLOCK - -

 THESE  EXOTIC BEAUTIES CAME FROM AROUND THE WORLD - -

SURPRISE SURPRISE MANY FROM ITALY - -OF COURSE YOU HAD TO PAY THE PRICE TO ENTER - -BUT EVERYONE AGREED A THING OF BEAUTY (as in interior design) IS A JOY FOREVER. 
For the last 8 days the Javits Center was taken over by red hot creations from around the globe THE AUTO SHOW!
SMALL WONDER THE VOYEUERS- IN- THE- KNOW PRACTICALLY HAD TO BE DRAGGED AWAY SO OTHERS COULD SEE - -THE MASERATIS, LAMBORGHINIS, BUGATTIS - -ASTON MARTINS, BENTLEYS, ROLLS ROYCES even lowly JAGUARS!
Designers all share a well known creed:  Inspiration comes from anywhere. Thank you to all the wonderfully sculpted bodies &  the marvelously shaped headlights / forward thinking!  Can't wait 'til 2012!

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?  

Shine The Light : A Cool Lamp for a Hot Summer

I'm still on lights, the lights are still on, it seems.  Well, small wonder - it IS the summer!  This floorlamp is a classic gone cool.  Cool? Because it is shown in brushed silver rather than polished or brushed brass.  I have to hand it to Pottery Barn for bringing this guy up to date.

The shade is also a bit unusual; blue/green like pine rather than ivory or linen; it feels cool.  The double banding is also a nice simple detail.  Are many of you preferring silver over gold these days?

The Power of Purple

The Color Purple - Sometimes tabooed, sometimes trumpeted.  Well, it's back in full force!  Just open up September's Traditional Home for the evidence.  3 paint manufacturers are represented, all displaying this timely tone:  Glidden (Purple Periwinkle!), Sherwin-Williams and Valspar.  3 fabric houses are on this same wagon: Osborne & Little's stylized floral/paisley print on Roman shades and a bed,  Kravet's eye-catching full page advert and a Ralph Lauren / Brunschwig & Fils purple-blue & white Living Room. Obviously it's "Purple Haze - All Around"!

Time To Spend!

Yes, the Summer Sizzle has Started to Swing. Now's the perfect time to Burn a Hole In Your Pocket. There are Sales Everywhere, most often with Screaming Red Hot Signs. 

 

You Interior Designers (& clients going solo) be sure to check out 200 Lexington Avenue's 9th Floor featuring Victor's Sample Room for some Real Steals. Also Louis J. Solomon featuring Fine French Furniture. On 2 see Grange and Century for more Real Deals. Uptown at Oriental Lamp Shade you'll light up when you see their prices and selection during their annual July 4th Sale. You stay-at-homers will want to look at interiors catalog Frontgate for their Seasonal Savings. And the Container Store will hold it all together for you. Ready - Set - Shop! GLENN LAWSON INTERIOR DESIGN