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5/10/11

interior design | matt murphy + tommy parzinger | san francisco decorator showcase

matt murphy filled the master bedroom at the 2011 san francisco decorator showcase with vintage furnishings in homage to mid-century designer, tommi parzinger.

'discovering the work of tommi parzinger was the single biggest influence in my self education and development as a designer.' -matt murphy

for the master bedroom, murphy accented boldly patterned black and white window and floor coverings with red and green, and combined antiques with 20th century furniture, lighting, and art.

'i wanted to create an elegant new york vibe, like a fifth avenue co-op from the 50's and 60's.' -matt murphy

master bedroom | 2011 san francisco decorator showcase | matt murphy studio

photo by innerspace

murphy, who previously developed product for target and pottery barn, opened matt murphy studio in july 2010 in jackson square, one of san francisco's premier arts, antiques, and design districts.

in addition to designing interiors, murphy sells 20th century furniture and art, and is developing his own products.

not surprisingly, the 20th century furniture collections at matt murphy studio feature lighting and furniture by tommi parzinger.

tommi parzinger | four-arm floor lamp

master bedroom | 2011 san francisco decorator showcase | matt murphy studio

photo by innerspace

tommi parzinger for parzinger originals | pair of eight-arm iron lamps | USA | 1950's | matt murphy studio

photo by matt murphy studio | 1st dibs.com

tommi parzinger | black lacquer four-poster bed

master bedroom | 2011 san francisco decorator showcase | matt murphy studio

photo by katiedid

tommi parzinger for parzinger originals | platinum maple sideboard with brass hardware and shoes | USA | 1950's | matt murphy studio

photos by matt murphy studio | 1st dibs.com

the vintage collections at matt murphy studio also feature a selection of murano glass lamps, furniture by edward wormley, and 20th century art.

master bedroom | 2011 san francisco decorator showcase | matt murphy studio

photo by houzz

photo by matt murphy studio | 1st dibs.com

in addition to designing parzinger inspired furniture, murphy is also developing a matt murphy studio fabric collection.

photo by matt murphy studio

matt murphy studio | drapery fabric | black screen print on raw silk

matt murphy studio | vanity mirror

tommi parzinger | vanity and vanity chair

master bedroom | 2011 san francisco decorator showcase | matt murphy studio

photo by innerspace

who needs to travel to new york to shop for vintage furniture when you could visit matt murphy studio in san francisco?

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5/9/11

color | does the color make the bedroom? | san francisco decorator showcase

everyone seems to be asking... does the color make the room? or, does the room make the color?

click here and here to read more...

at the 2011 san francisco decorator showcase, it seems that there are 'two sides to every story'...

to reflect how color affects the atmosphere of a room san francisco interior decorators and stagers, green couch, designed adjoining bedrooms with identical floor plans and furnishings, but with different color schemes.

green couch even designed a mirror-like opening between the mirror-image bedrooms by extending a wall that could not be removed!

photos by peter medelik

one bedroom feels more animated because of the bold, contrasting color scheme...

photo by peter medelik

elitis | tp 104 08 | rayures wallpaper | green, red, and apricot
photo by elitis

merida meridian | valedo recycled leather flooring | angus pattern | chocolate
photo by merida

f. schumacher & co. | 173991 | fireworks linen & cotton fabric | mandarin
photo by schumacher

while, the adjoining bedroom feels more serene because of the neutral, tonal color palette...

photo by peter medelik

elitis | tp 104 01 | rayures wallpaper | white, cream, and grey
photo by elitis

merida meridian | valedo recycled leather flooring | angus pattern | bone
photo by merida

f. schumacher & co | 173993 | fireworks linen & cotton fabric | frosted natural
photo by schumacher

i think that jeff schlarb and lisa bakamis, the green couch design team, probably developed their design concept by letting the furnishings determine the colors.

what do you think?

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4/3/11

color | does the color make the room?

does the color make the room?

or, does the room make the color?

'colour prejudice', an article by sir david tang in the 2-3 april 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES, makes you think about which comes first.

click here to read the article.

tang thinks that color is abstract, therefore, color is only substantiated by objects. so, if an interior designer has a strong color sense, they consider it more important to conceptualize the textures and tonalities of the materials and furnishings for a room than to develop the color scheme.

for example, tang describes the texture of the beige lacquer walls at MR CHOW restaurant in london as 'sumptuous'.

what if the walls at MR CHOW were painted in a flat finish, instead?

MR CHOW restaurant | london, united kingdom

photo by MR CHOW

and, he compares the brass paneled pillars at annabel's, a private club in london, to the gilt columns in the egyptian hall at harrod's department store.

both are golden, but one is much more understated...

annabel's | london, united kingdom

photo by annabel's

than the other...

the egyptian hall | harrod's | london, united kingdom

photo by flickr

many of the memorable rooms that tang mentions in the article are quite colorful...

the orange window coverings at chateau le grand montjeu in burgundy, france, owned by the late sir james goldsmith

the (formerly) yellow armchairs in the lobby of the hotel du cap-eden-roc in antibes, france

the turquoise chairs and banquettes at restaurante jockey in madrid, spain

the cardinal (red) suite at blakes hotel in london

the cardinal suite | blakes | london

photo by blakes

is the color what makes these rooms memorable?

or, are these memorable rooms colorful?

for my interior design projects at innerspace, i often treat a room as a neutral shell, and use the furnishings to create visual interest. and, i often suggest selecting the materials and furnishings before choosing the paint colors.

so, i think that the room makes the color more often than the color makes the room.

what do you think?

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2/10/11

color | pantone fashion colors

color authority pantone, which provides professional color standards for the design industries, published their fashion color report for fall 2011.

the color report coincides with new york fashion week, which runs from 10-17 february 2011.

pantone women's fashion colors for fall 2011

photo by pantone

pantone men's fashion colors for fall 2011

photo by pantone

of course, honeysuckle pink, the pantone color of the year for 2011, is one of the women's fall fashion colors.

notice how the other fall fashion colors mirror the color trends from design san francisco 2011?

kravet showroom | design san francisco 2011

photo by innerspace

'designers take a painterly approach to fall 2011 by artfully combining bright colors with staple neutrals...'
leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute

hmmm, i think 'i've heard that song before'...

click here to read more about how interior designers use bright colors to accent neutral color schemes...

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2/6/11

trends | bright colors | design san francisco

you may have already heard that honeysuckle pink is the panetone color of the year for 2011.

pantone | honeysuckle pink | 18-2120 TCX

photo by pantone

pink cover of interior design magazine | january 2011

dining room | new york, NY | steven harris architects and rees roberts + partners

click here to read the article

photo by innerspace

but, i have to agree with new york interior designer heather clawson, habitually chic blogger extraordinaire, who still thinks that 'green is good'!

green cover of veranda magazine | november/december 2010

entry | houston, TX | miles redd

photo by girl learning along the way blog

any way that you look at it, you could say that things are 'all bright now'!

'all bright now' cover of the financial times newspaper's how to spend it magazine | 5 february 2011

photo by innerspace

and, design san francisco 2011 was no exception.

bright new colorways of oh so practical solution dyed acrylic outdoor fabrics by perennials will debut at the shears & window showroom in march 2011. look for plushy solution dyed acrylic velvet in eleven new colorways, and rough & rowdy solution dyed acrylic linen in thirteen new colorways.

perennials | plushy solution dyed acrylic velvet

left to right: sunshine mandarin plum blossom firecracker deep end slate lime punch aqua cool pool noir sand

perennials | rough & rowdy solution dyed acrylic linen

left to right: noir anthracite slate hello sailor bahama mama lime punch green parrot patina sand parchment melon mandarin topaz

photos by innerspace

at the mcguire furniture showroom, peking glass vessels by robert kuo, in bright, tropical colors, accent 'natural magic', a mixed media work on canvas by artist joan elan davis.

peking glass vessels by robert kuo | mcguire furniture

photo by innerspace

and, at the kravet showroom, shelves and shelves of brightly colored transparent glass vessels accent rooms furnished in magenta or teal.

transparent glass vessels | kravet

photo by innerspace

according to her 5-6 february 2011 wall street journal column, 'living well', new york decorator and journalist rita konig is also 'in the mood for...pops of bright color'.

holly hunt seems to be in the mood for pops of bright color, too. for her trend setting studio h collection, represented by the kneedler|fauchere showroom, hunt introduced a collection of tinted lens tables with mirrored acrylic resin tops by london furniture designers bryan mccollin.

emerald green, amethyst purple, lemon yellow, mandarin orange, rose red...