Kips Bay Show House Coverage Begins

As mentioned here, SA Baxter was selected by Garcia / Maldonado, Inc. to be part of their design for the Kips Bay Show House.  After a gala opening event this past Monday, the Show House is now open to the public.  We’ll show you a bit more next week, including shots of our installed hardware in the luxurious urban lounge.

Kips Bay Show House, Garcia Maldonado Room, Courtesy of NY Times and Trevor Tondro

Check out coverage by the New York Times.

“OBSESSED

Date night in the groovy hookup lounge by Louis Jon Garcia-Maldonado, with its sueded leather walls, mirrored bar shelves, gray moire curtains, mammoth daybed and crackling gel fireplace, is threatened by two female archetypes: a flame-haired warrior, a wall-size female nude painted by Eric Pedersen and a kittenish Kate Moss in a Russell Young photograph, clad in black undies and black thigh-high stockings, clutching a teddy bear.”

http://www.kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org/

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Tonight! NYDC’s ‘Check-In to 200 Lex’

Just a reminder to stop by to see us tonight during this much anticipated NYDC event, focused on the finest in hospitality design.  The SA Baxter New York showroom, Suite 1205, will be open throughout the entire event.

Come to learn about some of the many SA Baxter products which have been specified for acclaimed Luxury hotels around the world, such as the Modern LV-3033 Lever, which was chosen for an incredibly lavish hotel in Hong Kong.

Please click here for more information.

The Shimmering Wall of Brass

Erica Tanov’s Marin County showroom features a shimmering brass wall, constructed of 4000 brass discs!

Photo Courtesy of Mariko Reed.

This wall was conceived with San Francisco architect, Douglas Burnham of Envelope A+D.  We love the subtle difference in tone which each disc displays.  We can only imagine the lovely patina that will evolve over time.

Photo Courtesy of Mariko Reed.

Photo Courtesy of Mariko Reed.

What do you think this most resembles – Sequins?  Scales?  We think this represents absolute radiance!  Bravo!

Designing Greenwich…Save the Date

We are excited to attend the CTC&G Designing Greenwich Event, to be held November 9th-12th.  Lecture Speakers include Tony Ingrao, Amanda Nisbet, and Carlolyne Roehm.  The Exhibitor list is stellar and we can’t wait to take in their wares.  This event is presented by Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, who also produces Hamptons Cottages and Gardens, and New York Cottages and Gardens – all stellar Northeast based publications.  We plan to be in attendance this Friday – Please look for us and say hello!

Designing Greenwich Speakers

Classic Ben Seibel Brass and Bronze Bookends…Where Mid Century Mod meets Patina

Designed by Ben Seibel (1918-1985), these lovely bookends are available via the 1stdibs Dealer Network.  The heft and patina make such a bold yet warm statement.  Mr. Seibel designed a number of these for Jenfred-Ware in the 1950s and 1960s.  These pieces have aged so gracefully and work so well with today’s  eclectic styles.

Ben Seibel Bookends Courtesy of 1stdibs

Ben Seibel Bookends Courtesy of 1stdibs

Ben Seibel Bookends Courtesy of 1stdibs

Jan Kempenaers Futuristic Architecture Photos

Antwerp based Photographer Jan Kempenaers’ series Spomenik is a mysterious collection of photos of futuristic monuments throughout former Yugoslavia. The massive structures that he has found and documented were all constructed during the communist regime.  Each  structure was made to give the people of Yugoslavia an identity for a productive future, but with national violence the structures have gone into neglect.

At Chelsea Market the architectural details dominate

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Chelsea Market's Great Hall

Chelsea Market is a discrete architectural gem that’s tucked away on the corner of 15^th Street and 9^th Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. An enclosed, urban food court, Chelsea Market is best known as a true shopping experience for those with sophisticated palettes to indulge in gourmet delicacies, delectable pastries, and enough cooking ingredients to make Daniel Boulud or Paul Bocuse feel right at home. Once a factory that made Oreo cookies, Chelsea Market is now alive with the buzz of busy shoppers strolling through the postindustrial corridors that have been meticulously festooned with the architectural details and metalwork of a lost industrial culture not often seen in contemporary spaces.

Entrance hardware: custom door pulls

 

Entrance hardware at Chelsea Market: reverse side of custom door pulls