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Showing posts with label Design Sources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Design Sources. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Miles And Miles Of Miles


Miles Redd
Let's peek through the window into his world.

I will start with this.
Firstly, I love ' redd '  mixed with zebra.
I mean... love it!

Miles Redd understands space...color, patterns, display.....
let's just say the man has it!
The gift.
Take this sectional, most people do not understand that a sectional is the way to go for a small space if you need more than seating for 2 - 4.
Not to mention the 'cozy factor'.
You always have the corner to lay down in as if it were a chaise.
I love the cozy corner.
See the wall mounted lamps?
I do the same thing for my clients when there is very little room for end pieces next to the sofa.
Floor lamps are so predictable.



And here I am in that same old outfit with Mr. Redd .
Next time I go to market at the DCOTA, I will have to have my make-up and wardrobe trailer brought along. lol

Could you DIE ?
Gorgeous.

Are those Hermes Boxes?
I hope so.

Palm Beach





Before I spoke to Miles Redd, I was watching him with some young design students.
They were all 'goo goo' over him ( and rightly so), giggling and asking him for advice, and telling him that they would be sending him their resumes....blah, blah, blah.
And all the while Mr. Redd was so kind, encouraging and attentive to each one of them.
I am sure a few of them will never forget the experience.

It was sweet to watch.

                                                
                                            Did you know that he has quite the southern accent?
*He is Living and working in the heart of Manhattan
It is just another thing that is special about him.
I would think it must be like having a very gentle, yet exotic creature design your home.
What a gift that would be.
Do you agree ?


go here to see and know more:  NYSD
click on : Miles Redd to see his site

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Design Sources, Window Treatments, Custom Design, Paint, Color Coordination, Online Interior Design, Floor Plans,Design Center, Bespoke ,Miles Redd

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Friday, November 13, 2009

If It Isn't Fabulous, It's Meaningless

Letting go........
This is an example of the freedom in Design

Hutton Wilkinson
experiences everyday of his life.

*check out the conch shell wall planters, I have never seen anything more faboo!
Have you?



Click on these images and look closely at his every little detail.
It is not home design, 
it's a 'living stage design.'


What could be better?

I am not sure there is anything better than beauty.
My life is so incredibly stressfull......
(I haven't shared with you yet but I take care of my ex-mother-in law.
She is 94 yrs. old and is suffering from severe dementia. Need I say more?)

So, to me this break at the design center was just what I needed.
And look....is that Hutton Wilkinson over there on that sofa?
Yes it is.
I will just get a 'Glam Shot' for my design blog with him.
How do we look ?


I asked Hutton Wilkinson if he had one sentence that best describes how he feels about Design,
he said; " If it isn't FABULOUS, it's MEANINGLESS!"

Don't you love that ?
(I am smiling)
Read & See More at Style Compass



Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Design Sources, Window Treatments, Bespoke Design, Paint, Color Coordination, Online Interior Design, and Floor Plans
Design Center of The Americas, D.C.O.T.A. , hutton wilkinson
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Ever Have One Of Those Days.....


that turned into three ?
I just finished a long complicated post , 
with pictures, lotza' typed words and explanations.....
and my computer BURPED!
Everything disappeared. 
FOREVER!
I can't get it back. It is lost in the blogosphere.
In the black hole of all knowing and all not knowing ....
words and pictures out there just floating for eternity.


I am just trying to breath.....
In with the good ....out with the bad.
In with the good ....out with the bad.
In with the good ....out with the bad.


When I got to work yesterday, it was the same thing only different.
It was 'people' who were malfunctioning/burping.
Emotional Moods, and other unpleasant vibes and words.

I am getting ready for work and will reload the entire post tomorrow.
But now... I am reloading my mind set for today.

I am just trying to breath.....
In with the good ....out with the bad.
In with the good ....out with the bad.
In with the good ....out with the bad.


I am envisioning all good.
Surrounding myself with love and protection.
I am surrounding all I encounter today (including you) with love and protection.
:)  XX's


I am off tomorrow and am going to the DCOTA to see Miles Redd at the Century Showroom.
AND.....Play with and listen to Claudi Strasser's schtick at Pierre Deux.
And that should feel good.
Don't you think?




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Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Design Sources, Window Treatments, Custom Design, Paint, Color Coordination, Online Interior Design, Floor Plans,Design Center, Bespoke ,

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Monday, November 9, 2009

New Textiles

What are your thoughts on this new product line??

1

1B

2

3

4

5

If only mom and grandma' would knit in all one color like this,
instead of those hideous multi-colored things that they insist in making!!!!

Mr.Morgan's line can be custom colored as well.
And as you can see they are Eco Friendly.

          6 (this striped one is for me)

7

8

9

The #9 pillows

10 (soooo soft)

The man behind the designs.


If you were to buy one piece or an entire collection...
which color -way would you buy?
The collection's pieces are numbered above.


See the complete product line at:
www.morgancollection.com


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Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Design Sources, Window Treatments, Custom Design, Paint, Color Coordination, Online Interior Design, Floor Plans,Design Center, Bespoke ,textiles

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Under The Mulberry Tree

Approximately . 5000 years ago
The Chinese Empress Si-Ling-Ché
was taking her tea under a mulberry tree when a little ball dropped into her cup.
Under the effect of the heat and humidity, it reeled off a long white, shiny thread, the. silk.
Silk became highly valued and served as currency.
Its manufacturing secrets were jealously guarded and only finished products reached the West.
                                              
 Silk Road
The Silk route, or as it has been called ' The Silk Road' ,describes the movement of goods (not only silk but also perfumes, spices, precious woods etc.), ideas and techniques, as well as relations, between East and West.
The Silk Road is the most well-known trading route of ancient Chinese civilization. Trade in silk grew under the Han Dynasty ( 202 BC - AD 220) in the first and second centuries AD.

The route grew with the rise of the Roman Empire because the Chinese initially gave silk to the Roman-Asian governments as gifts.
Originally, the Chinese traded silk internally, within the empire. Caravans from the empire's interior would carry silk to the western edges of the region.
Often small Central Asian tribes would attack these caravans hoping to capture the traders' valuable commodities.
As a result, the Han Dynasty extended its military defenses further into Central Asia from 135 to 90 BC in order to protect these caravans.
VIth century : Justinien, emperor of the West, sent two monks to Tibet so that they could bring back to Byzantium silkworm eggs hidden in their pilgrim’s staff. Soon each Byzantine town was to have its own fabric production.
VIIIth century : introduction by the Moors of sumptuous fabrics to Spain, which was to become a major manufacturing country.. *my post on The MOORS

IX-XIIth century : silk weaving introduced to Sicily by the Arab Conquests. Founding of the first manufacturing workshop in Palermo. First imports were with the crusades.

XIII-XVth century : Venice and Florence establish themselves as independent centres.
XVth century : Tours (the first capitol of France) becomes a major centre for silk manufacture.
To prevent French currency leaving for Italy, with the import of silks, Louis XI knew that the country needed to have sufficient economic power to guarantee its independence and so dreamed of setting up a royal silk factory in Lyon. The consulate there refused, being fearful of seeing trade relations deteriorate with the Italians who, at that time, had a monopoly over the silk trade.

Following this refusal in 1466, king Louis XI, then in his Plessis les Tours chateau,
decided on 12 March 1470, that the first royal silk factory would be set up in Tours, which was then the kingdom’s capital.
The Tours silk factory was to prosper under Charles VIII
and Louis XII and was at its height under the reign of François I. Trade fairs, public festivals, royal accessions and fancy dress balls were the occasion of sumptuous orders. The most famous order was placed upon the occasion of the ‘Camp du Drap d’Or’ meeting between François I and Henry VIII, king of England, in 1520. Tours then rivalled the largest Italian cities.

Then the Tours silk industry was to experience the vicissitudes of fortune during the centuries and events that were to follow.
In 1536, François I created the first silk factory in Lyons.
The town then obtained a monopoly over the silk trade. This was the start of the competition between Tours and Lyon.
The court then moved away from Tours and orders became more scarce. The Religious wars and the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes resulted in lots of local entrepreneurs and weavers fleeing abroad. The introduction of printed calicos, Pebrine, a silkworm disease, and finally, the first world war, continued to accelerate the decline.

The silk industry in Tours was, however, to experience some good times, in particular, in the XVIIIth century, during which production increased enormously.
and Louis XV (the young and adorable) the ‘Royal damask and velvet factory’ was created.
Then along came the invention of the Jacquard mechanism, a system of perforated cards which memorize the design (motifs and colours) and, using a binary system, guide the needles raising the lengthwise grain.
This system permitted an infinite variety of combinations, broad width production and much greater capacity.
And so ..........fashion was born.

I came across this little story of the Chinese Empress beneath The Mulberry Tree having tea,
and by chance, she discovered SILK.
...I don't know what happened,
.This post just morphed into what you see here.

I hope you enjoyed it..
:) xxx's


Tomorrow is Saturday. I will be wearing SILK, and trying to look fabulous.

I have included a few interesting sites for you to go to
Newsweek says that The Silk Road is re-opening.

More On the History of Silk in Lyon      http://belovedlinens.net/fabrics/Lyon-silk1.html


More about LYON

Tours France -

credits:

about.com
www.illusionsgallery.com
theinformationparadox.com
thepeacecaravanproject.blogspot.com

link : http://www.lemanach.fr/history2.html


Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
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About Renée Finberg

I have been in this business since the age of 22.

I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.

Design Challenges are great.

And because of those challenges

I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,

Designed and Manufactured Furniture,

Created Fantastic Window Treatments,

And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues

With my unique style.

If I can't find it, I create it.

My rooms would make excellent movie sets.

I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.

Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.

Just Great Design.

Just imagine how it would be if each of us,

If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be

Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,

The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.

Private Paradise

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