ikat patterned upholstery | living room | dallas, TX | interior design by KK | photo credit max kim-bee | veranda | january/february 2012
2 | white kitchens
white kitchen | montreal, canada | design by anne sophie goneau | photo credit adrien williams | contemporist | 11 november 2013
3 | woodland creature motifs
resin squirrels mounted on the hall walls | hotel paradox | santa cruz, CA | interior design by david oldroyd ODADA (orlando diaz-azcuy design associates) | photo credit matthew millman | interior design | 1 january 2013
4 | books as decor
living room | southampton, NY | interior design by cynthia frank with haynes-roberts | photo credit simon upton | elle decor.com
knotted cotton rope curtain | michael schmidt | 2009 | lobby | ace hotel | palm springs, CA | photo credit michael schmidt studios
2 | sheer window coverings
sheer window coverings | dining room | southampton, NY | interior design by shelton, mindel & associates | photo credit michael moran | architectural digest | november 2005
3 | corduroy upholstery
corduroy upholstery on the interior of the wing chairs | family room | chicago, IL | interior design by melanie elston | photo credit werner straube | traditionalhome.com
4 | marbled patterns
fornasetti collection malachite wallpaper by cole & sons | powder room | new york, NY | interior design by nate berkus | photo credit pieter estersohn | architectural digest | november 2012
dining room | san francisco, CA | interior design by orlando diaz-azcuy | photo credit nathan kirkman | interiors | october/november 2009 i think that the following interior design trends are also noteworthy...
1 | edited interiors 'simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.'
-leonardo da vinci (1452-1519)
reception room | new wardour castle | tisbury, wiltshire, united kingdom | design by john pawson | furniture by nigel tuersley | photo credit bill batten | world of interiors | october 2004
2 | classic furnishings used in a modern way 'fashion fades, only style remains the same.' -coco chanel (1883-1971)
classic chinese horseshoe backed chairs | living room | new york, NY | interior design by vicente wolf | photo credit pieter estersohn | architectural digest | july 2012
3 | relaxed, comfortable, flexible spaces '...comfort is perhaps the ultimate luxury.'
-billy baldwin (1903-1983)courtyard | dallas, TX | interior design by square foot studio | photo credit max kim-bee | veranda.com
4 | colorful accents 'color is a matter of taste and sensitivity.' -edouard manet (1832-1883)
leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute® associates orchid, which has purple,fushcia, and pink undertones, with creativity and originality.
so from a marketing perspective, the color orchidcould appeal to fashion conscious, tech savvy, 20-30 year old consumers because they value creativity and originality.
would you describe 'it' colors, such as orchid, or other fashion trends, such as 'it' handbags or 'it' shoes, as individualist? or, as conformist?
manolo blahnik | bb suede pointed toe flat | orchid purple photo credit neiman marcus
people seem to either really like or really dislike purple. so, orchid could be considered an individualistic color.
if you are an interior designer, orchid could seem too reminiscent of 1980's mauve and teal color schemes to become 'the new new thing'.
'the kids are rocking an '80s-comeback thing, but mauve is like the one thing I will never, ever embrace.' -jonathan adler, potter, designer, and author
if you really like purple, would you use orchid as an accent color in a neutral interior design scheme?
living room | greenwich CT | interior design by suzanne kastler
the exhibition is enormous. it features over 300 works, shown in
18,000 square feet of gallery space, making it the biggest exhibition in the history of the de young museum.
david hockney | the arrival of spring in woldgate, east yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 2 january | one of 52 iPad drawings printed on paper| 2011 david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom
but, the san francisco show also includes new work, which has never been exhibited or published before.
since a bigger picture,hockney suffered a stroke, lost a studio assistant, and relocated to his los angeles CA studio.
during his recovery, he began drawing with charcoal on paper. during this period, hockney revisited many of the locations from the arrival of spring in woldgate, east yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven), a series of 52 iPad drawings. the arrival of spring in 2013, a series of 25 charcoal drawings, will be showcased in one gallery of the de young museum during the exhibition.
hockney's charcoal drawings have been described as more detailed, and more defined than his previous work.
'i'm very proud of them, actually, very proud. i think it's one of my great works, this, the 25 drawings.' -david hockney
david hockney | woldgate, 6-7 february | from the arrival of spring in 2013 (twenty thirteen) | charcoal on paper | 2013
david hockney: a bigger exhibition | 26 oct 2013-20 jan 2014 | de young museum | san francisco CA
during his recovery, hockney also began drawing charcoal portraits of colleagues, friends, and family members. hockney prefers drawing people that he knows.
'if you know them well, you've got different memories of them...we all see with memory, don't we?'
-david hockney
his most recent portraits are painted with acrylic paint in swimming pool colors. since hockney has not worked in acrylic paint for over 20 years, to him, it seems like a new medium. in addition to approximately 40 recent charcoal drawings, the de young exhibition also features 14 recent acrylic portraits.
david hockney in his los angeles CA studio with works from his upcoming exhibition at the de young museum in san francisco CA
david hockney | mulholland drive: the road to the studio | acrylic on canvas | 1980 reproduction | david hockney RA: the bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom original | los angeles county museum of art (lacma) | los angeles, CA photo credit lacma
david hockney | bigger trees near warter | oil on 50 canvases + two collages of 50 color photographs | 2007 tate collection | london, united kingdom photo credits (c) david hockney and tate
the exhibition features over 150 works, most created between 2004 and 2011.
although it is an exhibition, instead of a retrospective, a bigger picture includes a survey of earlier landscapes, painted from 1956-1998, that offer an opportunity to reconsider hockney as a landscape artist, instead of a pop artist.
hockney's work reflects the influences of past artistic movements, such as cubism, impressionism, or fauvism.
hockney
also uses optical tools to experiment with the representation of space,
the manipulation of perspective, the use of color, and the variation of
technique.
david hockney | grand canyon with ledge, arizona, 1982 | collage of 60 color photographs | 1986 david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom photo credit (c) david hockney
he described the process of making collages from the grand canyon photographs as a ‘cubist idea.'
in 1998, hockney painted a bigger grand canyon from the collages and other studies, and a closer grand canyon from memory. the multiple viewpoint perspective in both paintings again references cubism.
the grand canyon paintings also reference cubism by translating the grid
pattern from the photo collages into a multiple canvas format. this
becomes the standard format for hockney's large scale works.
david hockney | a bigger grand canyon | oil on 60 canvases | 1998
national gallery of australia (nga) | canberra, ACT, australia
david hockney | a closer grand canyon | oil on 60 canvases | 1998
david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom louisiana museum of modern art | humlebaek, denmark
but, hockney rejects the use of optical tools when he decides to paint the yorkshire landscapes in the exhibition from direct observation.
hockney's landscapes could define yorkshire like impressionist landscapes defined the south of france.
like monet's paintings, hockney's
yorkshire landscapes are studies of changing seasonal and light
conditions. sometimes, he paints the same location, such as the thixendale trees, at different times of the year.
david hockney | three trees near thixendale, spring 2008 | oil on 8 canvases | 2008
david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom
other times, he paints the same subject, such as blossoming hawthorne trees, in different locations at the same time of the year.
david hockney | hawthorne blossom near rudston | oil on two canvases | 2008
david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom photo credit (c) david hockney
david hockney | the big hawthorne | oil on 9 canvases | 2008 david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom photo credit (c) david hockney
david hockney | may blossom on the roman road | oil on 8 canvases | 2009
david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom photo credit (c) david hockney
hockney's
yorkshire landscapes are also technical studies. he experiments with
impressionist or fauvist painting techniques, such as pointellist seurat
dots, swirling van gogh brushstrokes, or colorful matisse stripes.
and, hockney also experiments with technological tools.
the series also includes a 32 canvas oil painting. the brighter colors, simpler brushstrokes, and bolder composition reflect hockney'siPaddrawing techniques.
david hockney | the arrival of spring in woldgate, east yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) | oil on 32 canvases | 2011
david hockney RA: a bigger picture | 21 jan-9 apr 2012 | royal academy of arts | london, united kingdom
question:
wondering about how to combine antiques with a modern lifestyle? answer:
just ask one of the interior design authors participating in the lecture series at the san francisco fall antiques show, held at festival pavillion in fort mason center from 24-27 october 2013.
question:
wondering if antique furniture could be considered modern? answer:
just ask interior designer stephen sills how to select it with an editing eye...
the lecture: editing the past for the present stephen sills | stephen sills design associates | new york NY saturday 26 october 2013 | 11:00 am lecture followed by a book signing in the author's alcove
question:
wondering how to mix and match contemporary and classic furnishings? answer:
just ask interior designer suzanne tucker. after all, it's all in the blend...
the lecture: creating the blend: passion, vision, and the collected interior suzanne tucker | tucker & marks | san francisco CA saturday 26 october 2013 | 2:30 pm lecture followed by a book signing in the author's alcove
question:
wondering about how to lead a modern lifestyle in a historic home? answer:
just ask interior designer timothy corrigan about weekend entertaining...
the lecture: a visit to chateau grand-lucé: restoring and decorating a great country house timothy corrigan | timothy corrigan, inc. | los angeles CA & paris france thursday 24 october 2013 | 2:30 pm lecture followed by a book signing in the author's alcove
question:
wondering how to update a traditional home? answer:
just ask interior designer mario buatta how to decorate it. after all, he reinvented the english country house style...
the lecture: if you can't hide it, decorate it: a conversation with mario buatta mario buatta | new york NY emily evans eerdmans | brooklyn NY friday 25 october 2013 | 11:00 am lecture followed by a book signing in the author's alcove
does the color of your home reveal your personality?
according to 'in living color', an august 2013 article by claire watson in 1st dibs.comintrospective magazine, it might.
using product for sale on 1st dibs.com,'in living color' builds eight color schemes based on eight test colors used by the lüscher color diagnostik, a personality test developed by swiss psychologist dr. max lüscher that has been in clinical use since 1947.
i built the color scheme for our home around our red oriental rugs. i know, i know... more muted colored rugs are more fashionable right now... i could redecorate. but, i probably won't because i remember searching for (and saving for) each one...
since our rugs are colorful and patterned, our upholstery is plain. i chose natural fiber textiles in subtle textures. parchment colored linen, chenille, velvet, cashmere, and wool...
i love walnut furniture, especially english and italian antiques. i love the warm patina that the wood develops with use over time.
so, our home has brown furniture mixed with vintage 20th century and new furniture in lacquer, leather, gilt iron, and bronze. the mixture of materials makes ourhome feel warm, comfortable, and relaxed.
since some of our furnishings are traditional, i chose contemporary art and minimal accessories to make our home feel modern.
our accessories aren't all modern because i love chinese and japanese blue and white porcelain, and antique textiles. it must be my asian art and art history background... but, you can use traditional furnishings in a modern way...
courtyard | dallas, TX | interior design by square foot studio | photo credit max kim-bee | veranda.com
courtyard | dallas, TX | interior design by square foot studio | photo credit max kim-bee | veranda.com
