Century Furniture

How crazy cute is this chinoiserie inspired footstool! I would probably do it in a gold finish like the pair below from 1stdibs.



French Bergere Settee by Kelly Hoppen for Century Furniture.



This extraordinary chair is a classic example of what happens when old meets new. Based on the classic French Bergere, this chair has received a face lift through decorative metal fringing. Kelly Hoppen for Century Furniture.

Ikat

Ikat Fabric from Madeline Weinrib.

Daphne Brown chair from Madeline Weinrib

Vixen rug from Georgia Chapman, the Melbourne-based designer and maker of Vixen textiles, fashion and homewares.
Italian chair in Blue Mu Ikat from Madeline Weinrib Atelier
Black Luce Ikat Bolster Madeline Weinrib




Madeline Weinrib pillows

Ikat is a very ancient way of creating designs in fabric by resist-dyeing the threads before the fabric is woven. Traditional Uzbek Ikat cottons are often dyed in lively and engaging motifs representing the village life and beliefs of the people. Ikats are often symbols of status, wealth, power and prestige. Ikat fabrics are woven by hand on narrow looms in a labor-intensive process. Uzbek Ikat fabrics are generally 15.7”to 23.6”wide. Hand wovens, free of the chemical additives and stresses of power-loom production, are vastly different in appearance and feel from machine-made fabrics. Plain weave Ikat fabrics, due to the unique weaving, look the same on both sides of the fabric; there is no right side and wrong side to the cloth. The Uzbek typically have 2” to 3” solid borders along each selvage. Because of their narrow width it is good for pillows or table runners etc. Modern Uzbek Ikats in cotton and silk are brightly colored with good imported natural dyes.
Today the Ikat patterns have inspired many beautiful upholstery fabrics and rugs. The vibrant exotic nature of this style of fabric lets it look wonderful in contemporary, Asian, and Mediterranean settings, or on a Louis the Umpteenth chair.

Starck

Phillipe Starck products are often stylized, streamlined and organic in their look and are also constructed using unusual combinations of materials such as glass and stone, plastic, and aluminum. His designs include a multitudes of products- everything from toothbrushes, to motorcycles to furniture, and hotels and these stunning crystal vase chandeliers. Cicatrices de luxe for Flos.

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Beautiful Photography from Irene Suchocki Montreal, Quebec Canada

Inspiration

Gorgeous color inspiration from Designers Guild. Color is a living energy and has positive effects on how we feel in a room.
RED stimulates brain wave activity, increases heart rate, respiration's and blood pressure. Too much red can over stimulate so it's a good accent color.
ORANGE is the color of joy and wisdom. It gives an energy, stimulates appetite. Spiritually it is the color of joy.
YELLOW energizes, relieves depression, improves memory, stimulates appetite.
GREEN has a calming effect and balances the nervous system. Green color is soothing and relaxing.
VIOLET It is cleansing, strengthening, and awakening, suppresses appetite and provides a peaceful environment.
BLUE Blue is calming. It represents water and coolness.

Just read the news at Apartment Therapy that the venerable House and Garden magazine will cease publishing after the December issue. At 106 years old this magazine is like the Queen mother of design and took the readers to places and homes most would never see. Conde Nast also publishes the wildly popular Domino magazine and maybe this shows the direction of design to a more casual and less formal way of life than was depicted in H&G. It was a lifestyle that hardly anyone can attain but was a lovely look at the most fantastic that design has to offer. They will be missed.

Please have a seat

Cosmo by Thayer Coggin

Modern Addiction by Thayer Coggin
Manhattan Sofa by Thayer Coggin

Candice Olson for Lee Industries
Julian Chichester Sofa


Some great looking seating I've come across lately. Whatever your style there are tons of options to choose from. I am seeing a little more refinement to the sectionals we have been seeing the past few years. Instead of the sofa that ate the room, the style is still there but scaled down a little.