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Seen: A Convergence, Somewhat Harmonic

ART and design collided, albeit gently, at the Park Avenue Armory on Nov. 12. Vladimir Kagan tables, Halston evening gowns, Chanel bracelets from the 1980s and some paintings by artists whose names you couldn’t quite catch all clamored for attention ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Halston (designer),  Chanel,  Museum of Arts and Design,  Metropolitan Home,  Anna Wintour

Q&A: Timothy Oulton Creates the British Man Cave

Timothy Oulton, a furniture maker who lives mostly in China, was in town earlier this month to oversee the setting up of his new store at ABC Carpet & Home, making sure the vintage regimental drums ($795 to $995) were stacked just so, eyeing the ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  11 Nov 2009

On Location: A Designer Brings Personality to a Temporary Rental

THE view from the living room of Jamie Drake’s temporary apartment on the 32nd floor of a glassy high-rise rental building on West 24th Street is due west. This means that Mr. Drake, the 52-year-old decorator to Michael R. Bloomberg and Madonna, has a ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Bloomberg,  Madonna,  Douglas Elliman,  Domenico Dolce,  Gene Davis

Books: The Gospel According to Sister Parish

Sister Parish, the influential American decorator who started working during the Great Depression and died in 1994, was an originator of what came to be known as the American country style, featuring much painted white furniture and homey elements like ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Studs Terkel

A Dream Home Undone by Divorce

WELCOME to home interrupted, Leslie Williams said, opening the door to what appeared to be just the opposite: a bright TriBeCa loft with near-lapidary finishes. The 14-foot table, made in anticipation of large family gatherings, will stay behind. More ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Pee-wee Herman

At Home With Augusten Burroughs: Perversely Content, Ensconced in Chaos

“THIS is the first apartment I’ve ever owned,” Augusten Burroughs said. “Wouldn’t you know it would be in a building where the developer went bankrupt and fled the country?” Mr. Burroughs designed his apartment around his king-sized bed. It does seem ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Augusten Burroughs,  Anglo Irish Bank

Seen: The Best Houses (Beards, Too)

ON a rain-swept Thursday evening, Jennifer Rubell, dressed as astringently as her lower Lexington Avenue town house she in a sculptural black-and-white shift and purple patent-leather platform shoes, and the house in matte white, its rooms flecked with ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Marc Jacobs,  Ansel Adams,  Sally Mann,  Sarah Jessica Parker

Making Shabby Chic, Again

IT was a look and a phrase that defined a generation of living rooms, and spawned an industry of knock-offs. And it enjoyed a long and fruitful run. So when Shabby Chic filed for bankruptcy last January after nearly 20 years in business, its creator, ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Shabby Chic,  Rachel Ashwell,  Jeff Goldblum,  Warren Beatty,  Judith Regan

Seen: A Warmer Room Keeps Its Cool Factor

IN April, the Lever House restaurant closed, another victim of the poor economy, representatives of the restaurant said at the time. But there were those who wondered if more than just the financial climate was working against the place, which had been ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Robert A. M. Stern,  Tim Zagat,  New York Post,  Kenny Scharf,  Gianni Versace

Seen: The Art of the Repair

REUBEN COPE, a lanky Irish artist, unpacked his bag of broken objects: a few inches of knitting pocked with dropped stitches, a ceramic sherry label broken in half, an adaptor for his razor. Mr. Cope, who lives in a castle in Kilkenny, was in town ...

From PENELOPE GREEN, The New York Times,  7 Oct 2009

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