Starring Roles and Greek Urns

As this week has continued, I think we’re feeling such a shift, such momentum for much needed change in the world. It doesn’t feel like ‘business as usual,’ which must be a good thing. More than statues are toppling right about now…

Cheers, Arren


Can we just make up a word here, please? I’m often taken by an interior and the couldntyoujustmovein-ness of how it looks.

This living room is by the fab Eneia White Interiors, and fits that word to a T. Is that a grasscloth ceiling? Be still my heart. Hello to of-the-moment reeded details. Yes! Can we take a gander at those chairs? By all means. And of course, all of those dark-hued accents ground it perfectly.

I don’t think I’d change a thing…

Below, I’m getting more of the feels with this dining room, part of a cool, calm and collected Upper East Side project by White. Check more or her work here.

Photo: Duke Renders

Photo: Duke Renders

Photo: Nick Glimenakis

Photo: Nick Glimenakis


Details, details, details! Hubert de Givenchy once said “Luxury is in each detail,” and it appears that designer Cheryl Luckett definitely knows that to be true.

As part of her One Room Challenge project, Luckett has not only upholstered doors in linen and finished them with antiqued brass nailheads, she has found hardware with the looks to take a starring role in a silver screen musical.

Sourced through Addison Weeks, the Charlotte-based designer mixed a Michelle Nussbaumer Enamel Star backplate with a Scallop Knob for major Art Deco vibes. In a brass and navy enamel finish the stylish result has left me completely gagged.

For even more style (and more nailheads) check out Cheryl’s upholstery collection for Sylvester Alexander here.

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While London-based ceramicist Freya Bramble-Carter imbues her work with a mix of forms and finishes inspired by nature, her recent project, a collab with interior design studio Krokalia, moves in a different direction. Described by Bramble-Carter as a ‘mish-mash’, the pieces combine her organic point of view with Classical Greek pottery. We’re talking inspo from 510-323 BCE.

The urns, vases and bowls, created by Bramble-Carter, and then playfully decorated by designer Pallas Kalamotusis of Krokalia, have such a fresh, handmade feel. Plus, there’s a definite nod to mid-century painted art pottery. More, please!

Freya Bramble-Carter is a member of the Black Artists + Designer’s Guild, a great organization worthy of your support, both financial and otherwise.

Photo: A finished urn and vase

Photo: A finished urn and vase

Photo: Painting in process

Photo: Painting in process

Photo: Ready for the kiln

Photo: Ready for the kiln

Just add water

Sorry I didn't have a chance to catch up and post yestarday, I was taping CityLine (look for it next Monday at 9am), then visited a client and hit a Goodwill on the hunt for dining chairs, and when I was home the electricians had the phone lines unhooked for the last bit of wiring. I guess I could've tried Morse code, lol.

Anyhoo, I spied these gorgeous re-issued Arts & Crafts vases and thought I'd share. Yep, McCoy is still a hot collectible, but if you don't have the patience or savvy for eBay then Prairie Arts Teco Art Pottery Collection is well worth checking out. Teco was originally in production from 1899 to 1920 (read more history on the firm here) but Prairie Arts has revived the line, and has slowly been introducing pieces from the original catalogue. The forms are classic Arts & Crafts, and the glazes - 6 in all on the latest release of 5 new shapes - are super pretty. Take a look below at the new intros in Aqua, I think they'd look stunning lined up on a mantle. Click here to check out the full collection, and here for a listing of online retailers (sadly, no one in Canada currently stocks the line).

     

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