product | ralph rucci furniture for holly hunt

i don't often re-post magazine articles.  but, this time, i couldn't resist...

the ralph rucci collection for holly hunt debuted with an eight page spread in the march 2013 issue of architectural digest. 

fashion designer ralph rucci's furniture collection is some of the best product introduced by holly hunt since her distribution agreement with christian liaigre ended.  liaigre reorganized and sold a stake in his business to edmond de rothschild capital partners in 2010.

the ralph rucci collection is a fusion of orientalism and modernism...
 
designer ralph rucci sitting on the pagoda bench
inspired by the steel framed settee with retractable side panels in the drawing room of pauline de rothschild's legendary paris apartment
 


















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ralph rucci | pagoda bench | ralph rucci collection for holly hunt
photo credit pieter estersohn

the bronze tea table, bronze console table, and pauline footstool
inspired by the horse hoof feet on chinese furniture from the ming dynasty (1368-1644)

 

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bronze tea table | ralph rucci collection for holly hunt

cast bronze base with highlighted feet | black saint laurent stone top

bronze console table | ralph rucci collection for holly hunt

cast bronze base with highlighted feet | fog cast glass top

pauline footstool | ralph rucci collection for holly hunt

cast bronze base with highlighted feet | cinnabar or red lacquer, black saint laurent stone, or fog cast glass top
photo credits pieter estersohn and holly hunt

the chado lounge chair
with ogee feet
and, a perfectly pitched back

 










































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chado lounge chair | ralph rucci collection for holly hunt
upholstered | walnut feet
photo credits holly hunt

the octagonal dining table

with horse hoof feet

and, a glass top that glows when illuminated from above

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octagonal dining table | ralph rucci collection for holly hunt

walnut base with bronze edges | back painted bronze smoked glass top

or, cast bronze base with highlighted feet | bronze etched mirror glass top

photo credits holly hunt

no wonder ralph rucci is the only american fashion designer to be invited by the chambre syndicale de la haute couture to show in paris.

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chado ralph rucci | spring 2013 ready to wear

photo credit dan lecca courtesy of chado ralph rucci

tres chic, non?

click here to read the architectural digest article
or, view a behind the scenes video from the architectural digest photo shoot

product | barbara barry for kravet fabrics | design san francisco

'we are all legends in our own minds.' 
-barbara barry

los angeles interior and product designer, barbara barry, is also a legend in the minds of other interior designers.  she is one of the most prolific designers of licensed products in the interior design industry.

in addition to lighting for visual comfort and boyd lighting, floor coverings for tufenkian and kravet carpets, and tile and plumbing for ann sacks and kallista, her licenses include furniture for baker, henredon, hbf, and mcguire, as well as textiles for hbf, and kravet.

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photo credits barbara barry

'life is a project.'
-barbara barry

and, barbara barry's latest project is her new book, around beauty, the subject of her keynote presentation at design san francisco 2013.

following her keynote presentation, she signed copies of her book at the kravet showroom.

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photo credit david meredith 

'color and light are everything.'
-barbara barry

so, for her interior design projects, she usually uses many values of the same hue.

cooler tones in the cooler light of cooler climates, like northern california...

5 living room | piedmont CA | interior design by barbara barry

photo credit david meredith

warmer tones in the warmer light of warmer climates, like southern california...

6 living room | pacific palisades CA | interior design by barbara barry

photo credit david meredith

or, greyer tones in the mountains, or at the ocean...

'you really don't need much decoration at the ocean...

the light is the decoration... 

the ocean is the decoration...'

-barbara barry

7 living room | malibu CA | interior design by barbara barry

photo credit david meredith

'i have one thing that i can do.  i like to make things calm.'

-barbara barry

so, the new barbara barry indochine collection for kravet fabrics has a calm color palette.

warm tones, cool tones, or grey tones...

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'casual formal...'

-barbara barry

product | jonathan adler for kravet fabrics | design san francisco

during design san francisco 2013, bay area interior designers were thrilled to meet new york potter, designer, and retailer, jonathan adler, at the launch of his new collection for kravet fabrics. 

and, to purchase a signed copy of his new book, 100 ways to happy chic your life.

 








'we live in a thrill seeking time for pattern and color!'
-jonathan adler 
photo credit jonathan adler

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jonathan adler for kravet fabrics 

photo credits kravet

adler's inspirations?

mid century modernism...
pop culture...
 
'what would andy warhol do?'
-jonathan adler

product | weitzner wallpaper | design san francisco

wallcovering, textile, and product designer lori weitzner, one of the keynote speakers at design san francisco 2013, creates products that challenge your perceptions.

all are hand crafted by skilled international artisans.
many are made from natural or sustainable materials.
but, the most innovative are made from uncommon materials.

have you ever seen wallpaper made from recycled newspaper?

hot off the press | whp140/01 | made from 70% post consumer recycled newspaper and 30% salago fiber with a fr finish | hand made in india

or, handwoven strips of newspaper...

newsworthy | wne113/01 | made from 70% post consumer recycled newspaper and  30% nylon, paper backed with a light water repellent finish | hand woven in india

or, maps...


around the world | W1011/01 | 70% post consumer recycled paper maps and 30% nylon, paper backed with a light water repellent finish | hand woven in india

or, cinema posters?
cinema posters | wcp128/01 | 70% post consumer recycled paper cinema posters and 30% nylon, paper backed with a light water repellent finish | hand woven in india
photo credits weitzner limited

aren't weitzner's upcycled wall coverings innovative?

newsworthy wallpaper | bedroom | new york NY | interior design by shawn henderson
photo credit william waldron 

click here to read more about upcycling