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Debut: Miranda Brooks and Bastien Hallard search for a new outdoor clothing line
In their first winter in the Cotswolds, Miranda Brooks and Bastian Hallard faced not only frost and blowing snow, but also one of the wettest seasons on record. It was raining, their 17th-century stone house was damp, and the newly developed landscape (a former dairy farm) was muddy as far as the eye could see. After giving up hope that spring would ever come, Brooklyn Exp 100AD, a French-born designer and gardening lover in Hertfordshire, turned to gardening in a very creative way: they draped floral fabric over their garden furniture.
“I thought the chintz would give me a garden while I waited for everything to grow,” Brooks said. But what they wanted to use for their own purposes has now been made public under the couple's Catswood brand, under the name of the home they share with their two teenage daughters. The five designs provide all the botanical elegance you need, and the patterns and colors come from ancient and ancient documents. Roses bloom, leaves open, butterflies flutter and unified lines connect the roots with bunches and bells.
“It's easy to find beautiful fabrics, but not decorative ones,” said Hallard, a scion of the founding family of the influential French textile company Nobilis. In particular, his wife mentioned fabrics made from soft synthetic fibers (dirt and mold resistant as well as water resistant) suitable for weathering that made this winter project a reality. “I wanted natural dyes, not carcinogenic coatings,” Brooks says. "I don't want to lie about something toxic." It includes an upholstered sofa that stretches along the kitchen wall and is covered in red peonies. This is a good place to start thinking about Cateswood's future activities: five more styles are expected to develop in the next year. catwooddesign.com - Mitchell Owens
Jewellery: Bvlgari celebrates the 75th anniversary of its Serenity collection
In 1948, a snake first appeared in Bvlgari's Serpenti jewelry watch collection, coiling around an elegant wrist. Further interpretations followed, often involving increasingly complex and sophisticated workmanship. To celebrate the logo's 75th anniversary, the Italian luxury brand today introduced a range of new Serpenti treasures, including sparkling rose gold, diamond and emerald bracelets. Check the price; bulgari.com - Sam Cochrane
Hotel: New Athens Gardens
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Athens Riviera exuded Greek charm thanks to the beach houses frequented by society and royalty along this 40-mile stretch of the Aegean Sea. Although the area has lost its charm over time, it has improved in recent years with the emergence of new resorts, beach clubs, restaurants and promenades among palm and cypress trees. The One&Only Assisi, which opened this summer, builds on this nostalgia. The resort is located in the Glyfada area, about 30 minutes from the center of Athens. It includes rectangular bungalows, villas and a main building reminiscent of a medieval spaceship, all surrounded by fragrant pine trees and vibrant lavender. Nature has played a very important role in interior design. (It's also set in a 52-acre forest preserve.) "We used local volcanic stone, oak wood, natural fabrics and marble from the island of Thassos," says Angie Moore, co-founder and director of London-based Studio Muse. Lab, designed 127 accommodation units (rooms, bungalows, residences and villas) in collaboration with Greek architectural firms K-Studio, Audo and A6Architects. The rooms are designed to provide lots of natural light and plenty of windows to let in the fresh sea breeze. “It's about immersing visitors in this extraordinary beauty,” added Moore. oneandonlyresort.com - John Wogan
Fun: In his new studio in Brooklyn, ceramist Jeremy Anderson has created a series of stunning lamps.
“They're like characters,” says ceramicist Jeremy Anderson as he surveys the vibrant light palette in his new studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn. One of them is made of 22 carat yellow gold and appears to be wearing a striped jacket with a matching hood. Another piece is crafted from shimmering white gold and features colored appliqués on a bearskin hat and voluminous fringed skirt. The symbolic puzzle pieces (each with names like Dancer, Starfighter , and Twins ) all come from his latest work. Publicly launched at PAD London and Design Miami with Gallery Fumi.
Anderson, who co-founded lighting brand Apparatus with ex-husband Gabriel Hendiffar, turned her lifelong experience in pottery into her full-time business after the couple amicably split several years ago. “Working with clay was a life lesson,” he recalls. “You can't get too attached to anything because something will always go wrong.” The day before he opened the oven and some parts had melted or fallen off. But from these failures came unexpected lessons and discoveries.
In Red Hook, where interior designer Casey Kenyon helped transform a large warehouse into a studio and showroom, Anderson's process was revealed. Starting with the steering wheel, it consists of modular components that can be assembled into lights and "decorated" with metallic glitter, special beads and hand-painted stripes. Recently, he has been experimenting with colored dyes that add color to clay. Also experiment with larger shapes such as floor lamps and pendant lights. In the front gallery, end lights join Anderson's series of bowls, their ribbed shapes reminiscent of mushrooms growing on trees. The studio has a wabi-sabi feel with linen-covered ceilings, shoji-style doors, and elegant wooden chairs, an ideal backdrop for Anderson's intuitive process. “There is flexibility and freedom in the manufacturing process,” he explains. “But in the end all the pieces have to fit.” jeremy-anderson.com - Hannah Martin
Exhibition: Costas Lambridis brings magic out of everyday objects.
“Here we treat everything with equal reverence or reverence,” says Costas Lambridis, describing the various objects that fill his Athens studio. His team painstakingly creates classic cars combined with stained glass and handmade ceramic mosaics.
This non-hierarchical approach is fundamental to Lambridis' art and design practice, where possibilities and goals from across the value spectrum come together in functional sculpture. For example, a new table starts with Greek and American walnut panels, but also includes a lamp base, cocktail table top, and several others, among other wood decor. “I wanted to show materials from raw to processed,” he says of the abandoned wood pieces in “Reverse Fireworks in Slow Motion,” his first solo exhibition in the U.S., which runs through Nov. 23. At the Carpenter's Workshop Show in New York.
Lambridis first gained attention for his 2017 final project at the Eindhoven Design Academy. In this show, Lambridis used a badminton cabinet, which broke the auction record for an 18th-century work of art when it sold at Christie's in 2004 for $36.6 million. His radical efforts were related to small combinations of common and precious metals. Rock. Wood, plastic and electronics, sorted by weight from heaviest to lightest. This year, carpentry was included in the students' career options.
Lambridis' latest work refines this approach, now focusing on different materials for each piece. The steel bars combine the fenders of a friend's Volkswagen Beetle and the doors of a Citroen 2CV. The controller is now made from new and recycled plastic. The coffee table is made entirely of metal with volcanic stone from a garden store, etched glass, and tile. “This white marble came from a sink in an apartment in Athens,” Lambridis says of the block built on the base. "It's the same marble as the one on the Acropolis. But for some reason it's one of the first things people get rid of when they renovate their homes." kostaslambridis.com - Hannah Martin
Crafts: A New Vision of Traditional Japanese Father-Daughter Craftsmanship
Japanese sculptor Toshio Tokunaga said that if more people practiced kana, a traditional sculpting technique, it would bring world peace. “When a craftsman understands wood and knows things, it rubs off,” says his daughter Yuriko, describing a slow process that involves the use of handmade steel brushes and power tools as well as all kinds of grinding. Historically, color was used to finish temples and shrines, but his father has been using this technique for 15 years to create beautiful furniture. In one series, the Kyoto Imperial Palace recreated a ritual chair made from black persimmon sticks. A 250-year-old Zelkova tree felled on Monte Rocco was used to create a medallion-backed chair reminiscent of Louis XVI style. remember. Age creates what Toshio calls “fine wood,” which is hard, shiny, and resistant to deformation, even after being carved and finished with a layer of Hasu ceramic. Currently, the two are working together in Hyogo Prefecture to achieve this miracle. (The only piece of furniture is at the Radnor Gallery in Manhattan, which founder Susan Clark discovered while researching Japanese woodwork.) A father might carve a frame from centuries-old maple, while his daughter sews and paints a chair back. Wash paper. . The couple will now buy abandoned rice fields for wood and plant them for use so new plants will grow in 100 years. radnor.co - Hannah Martin
Handicrafts: Jamb launches a range of mirrors.
Gamp, a British supplier of antique and imitation fireplaces, lamps and furniture, has a good patina. That's why this new line of glass is so reflective. The glass was replaced with antique frames (some based on early 19th-century English models, others on Queen Anne originals) and the glazing altered to imitate the expansive play of weathered panels. They shine brighter on the fireplace. jamb.co.uk - Sam Cochrane
First: Banana Republic expands its reach with BR Home
Exploration has always been at the heart of the Banana Republic brand. Founded in 1978, this fashion brand aims to reimagine everyday clothing as travel essentials and then transform it into the wardrobe of choice for fashionistas. Today, the company expands on that legacy of travel with the launch of BR Home, a new furniture line that utilizes natural materials, global passion and local craftsmanship. For example, weavers in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco make carpets from wool. Carved teak furniture is carved by carpenters on the island of Java, Indonesia. These are the finest upholstered chairs made by skilled craftsmen in North Carolina and Virginia. Styles range from clean lines and modern to luxurious and traditional. “We have a huge portfolio of ideas and influences,” says Sandra Stangle, president and CEO of Mix, including products, apparel, lighting and more. "Each room has incredible attention to detail and a story to tell." bananrepublic.com - Sam Cochran
Fabric: Tory Burch and Robert Kime Studio expand their collection of beautiful fabrics.
Three years after Tory Burch and Robert Kim launched their successful Nara collection, fashion icons and AD100 Studio masters present a range of Japanese-inspired textiles and wallpapers. Burch says that all this work is bad for "people who pretend everything isn't perfect." robertkime.com - Hannah Martin
Originally published by Architectural Digest
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