Wishing all of our clients, vendors, and friends Best Easter Wishes today!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Mad About Chevron...
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| Fez in color Noir |
While I've blogged before about Martin Lawrence Bullard's wallpaper and textiles, I recently used one in the Powder Room of a Media Room.
It was just the right amount of drama a Media Room needs!
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
In the Absence of Voyeurism #6, 2000-2006
I've long admired American Artist, Sean Bidic's Site-specific installation, "In the Absence of Voyeurism #6, 2000-2006" in the first floor Men's Restroom at the flagship 21C Museum Hotels location in Louisville, KY.
This site specific piece is based upon the artist's series by the same name. In 2002, Sean Bidic, a plastic surgeon at the University of Texas Medical Center, took time off from medicine to complete a MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.
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While in Pittsburgh, Bidic befriended a blind dart throwing club and became interested in how people view and stereotype people with disabilities. For this series, the blind eyes of seven individuals from the dart throwing group are captured on individual videos.
The eyes of the group appear to flare out at the viewer on life-size LCD monitors. By reversing the gaze of the disabled person onto the viewer, Bidic creates an environment for the viewer to experience the tension of what it might feel like to receive the unwelcome glare of a stranger.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
29th Annual Blue Grass Trust Antique & Garden Show
Fox + Glove Design recently had the pleasure to attend the 29th Annual Blue Grass Trust Antique and Garden Show in Lexington KY. Proceeds from the show benefit the B.G.T. for Historic Preservation Inc, the leading preservation advocate in Central Kentucky.
Here are some of my favorite finds of the show.
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| Embroidered English Equestrian Minatures |
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| French Equestrian Etching |
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| Porcelain Fox Lidded Container |
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| Mid-century Bullet Hole Lucite Lamp Base |
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| Bronze Horse Statue on Marble base |
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| Gilded Federal Style Mirror with Fern Motif |
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| Porcelain Equestrian Ginger Jar |
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| Porcelain Fox |
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| Fox Oil Painting |
Ok, so Maybe we are a little bias toward all things fox, what can we say....
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| Primroses |
While flowers were abundant as you can tell from my finds, I was much more focused on the antiques!
Saturday, March 22, 2014
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
The Art of Felting
Like many designers I feel the need to constantly be creating and
experimenting and simply doing something.
Thus, a recent week of sun and fun led me to
a new adventure, felting!
As many of you may have noticed the past few holiday seasons, felt ornaments have been a huge presence in decor shops for trimming your trees- snow men, deer, and snowflakes to name of few are widely available. While I too jumped on the band wagon and added several to my Christmas Tree, my thought was how to enjoy felted items year round...?
Which led me to making this adorable little pup that wound up becoming the thank you gift to a dear friend of mine for being my dog sitter back in KY while I was soaking up the sun.
But then I started getting even more ideas running through my head. This was a pretty straightforward project, but what about something a little more complex? Maybe animals with human like qualities, like those great paintings of regal animals dressed in uniforms for battle or monarchs wearing crowns...
I have another week of fun in the sun quickly approaching, I'm sure you will see something 'felty' come from it!
Thursday, March 6, 2014
A Chic Retreat...
Recently I have been commissioned by a young entrepreneur couple to create the interior of a new salon that would build off the wife's (a clothing stylists) brand and give her the opportunity to add a new element for her clients, that of hair...
This is our style board for the space. The project has a quick turn around time so look back soon for finished images of this chic retreat...
Monday, February 17, 2014
An Exuberant Take on Classic Artistry
While I have been a fan of British Designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard's wallpapers which are offered to the design trade from Schumacher for quite some time, his latest papers and fabrics are by far my favorite!
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Photo from SchumacherHis collection is "inspired by the dramatic interiors of legendary decorator Renzo Mongiardino, the trompe l'oeil techniques of Italian palazzi, and the fine art of Venetian marbled paper". Capulet in color carnelian shown above is reproduced from classic Venetian marbled papers, it truly embraces the traditional expression of this historic art form. The difference this time is that instead of being the inside of a books cover it is fabric. Imagine the possibilities, drapery, lamp shades, pillows, I could go on and on... Romeo in color lapis shown above is meant to imitate stylized marble. This intentional effect, to look like trompe l'oeil, gives an instant personality to this playful paper. It hearkens back to the Far East, when hand marbled papers reached the Venetian Republic on Renaissance trade routes before instantly becoming a sought-after commodity. This paper, Florence in color carrara references Italian craftsmen with the art of Scagliola- a plastering technique that imitates the look of marble. This art form has been used for centuries from columns to console tables.
The entire collection is just as enchanting. I look forward to using one of these papers in an upcoming project!
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