Cindy's Salon

November 7, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

As my clients well know, I am not a vey "woody" designer. I love wood floors. I love a touch of wood in a piece of furniture combined with white lacquer or even a wooden table with colored legs. A full on wood interior, however, not so much. I think wood looks great on trees though. It's not that I can't look at a woody interior and think its beautiful, but more that its not often something that I come up with. I love these wood drop stools from Skram--such a clever little twist to your usual wood stump stools.

November 2, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

My obsession with styrofoam started some months ago when I went to fabulous group show at Mixed Greens gallery and saw this piece by Jinkee Choi.   I got a "gotta have it" kind of feel although I'm sad to say that the polar bear does not belong to me.  Then this week I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Jason Rogenes as we discussed the details of using one of his amazing sculptures in the open stairwell of a townhouse I am working on with DDG Partners.

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November 1, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

The mailboxes in my building look nothing like this...mailboxes are part of our daily routine and it would be great if we saw some interesting designs available to us. With email, who knows how much longer there will be a need for them, but while we still rely on snail mail it would be good to see some fun designs on the market. Here are some images of the Mail Me Mailbox designed by Fabrica for BD Barcelona.

October 31, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Happy Halloween, everyone! Unfortunately, this is not my favorite holiday because it has ruined a perfectly fabulous color combination. I think black and orange look great together, but this holiday has really put the kibash on using it for interiors or fashion. I can't tell you how many times I have said, "black and orange would be good...no wait, maybe its too Halloweeny." I now curse this festive pumpkin picking time of year, but thats not to say that it cant be done.

Here is a table that celebrates Halloweeny black and orange in the best way possible, and I just purchased ths for a client's lobby. Did I mention that there are black walls in the space?

October 26, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Alexander Taylor's Punch collection for Established & Sons stops me in my tracks. He drew his inspiration form audio speakers for the design of this series. These are available from Matter in New York City.