Manufacturer Profile

Sep 1, 2009

Modern Organic: DESIGNLUSH

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Keep reading to learn how DESIGNLUSH’s co-founder and president Stephen Mitchell is redefining modern furniture with contemporary organic pieces, as well as pieces inspired by antique techniques. Click on the photographs to view select products. DESIGNLUSH was born out of the passion of its founders, Thomas Ruscica and I, for custom, contemporary design and the realization [...] (more...)

Jul 14, 2009

Vive Le Luxe: Helene Aumont

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By Donna Sapolin Sitting astride one of the Dutch Friesian horses she owns, Helene Aumont trots through the vineyards near her ranch in Santa Ynez, California. It is early in the morning and she is taking some personal time before heading into the bustling office of her eponymous furniture design business, the Helene Aumont Collection, where [...] (more...)

Jun 23, 2009

The Dramatist: Jean de Merry

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by Donna Sapolin Jean de Merry is a storyteller. Lyrical words were once his medium but now it is new Art Deco-inspired furnishings that spark the imaginations of onlookers with unspoken sagas about people and homes and both the quotidian and glamorous (more...)

Jun 9, 2009

Bon Vivant: Mattaliano

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By Donna Sapolin Decorati conducted an exclusive Interview with Cassandra Flandermeyer, Vice President of Development of world renown furniture manufacturer Mattaliano. Keep reading to get a sneak peak of Mattaliano’s newest products that will be featured at this year’s Neocon World’s Trade Fair at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, June 15-17th. SHOP THIS PHOTO How did Mattaliano [...] (more...)

May 26, 2009

The Practice of Comfort: Ted Boerner

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By Donna Sapolin It’s early in the morning on a bright day and furniture designer Ted Boerner is in his San Francisco cottage doing his daily yoga and meditation. His ritual will not only help give shape to the day ahead but also to the designs he is developing. “Yoga has given me a greater understanding [...] (more...)

Apr 21, 2009

Life, Luxury, and Luminocity: Rosemary Hallgarten

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Apr 14, 2009

The Architecture of Cloth: Twill Textiles

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By Donna Sapolin Suzanne Lovell, the owner of Chicago-based Suzanne Lovell Interiors and co-owner with hand-weaver Sam Kasten of Twill Textiles, is staring at a leaf she found this morning while walking her standard poodle, Lamb. Lovell studies its shape and veining along with the hallmarks of autumn’s arrival-blazing frog belly green and eggplant hues. “These [...] (more...)

Jan 27, 2009

Name Recognition: Scott Arthur Yerkey

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Featuring the Sutherland 2-Drawer Chest and Nightstand and Goldman Bench. Photograph by Bob Maurer Photography. (more...)

Jan 20, 2009

Maya Romanoff: Revolution in the Air

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Jan 13, 2009

The Pursuit of Perfection: Powell & Bonnell

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Featuring the Avenue Dining Chair, Halo Chandelier, Kudu Chair, Mirage Table, Ricochet Mirror, Strata Side Table. (more...)

Dec 22, 2008

The Editor: Joseph Noble

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Special Advertising Section A well-known interior designer shuffles through a box of Joseph Noble samples-high-tech and woven fabrics that catch the light in a way that exposes titillating color combinations and nuanced patterns. An expression of pure pleasure washes over the designer’s face: “I always know what I’m going to get here, what the quality and [...] (more...)

Nov 25, 2008

The Alchemy of Elegance: Otium

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Nov 11, 2008

Craftsmanship Customized: Niba Rugs

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Oct 28, 2008

Earth | Process | Product: Carolyn Ray Combines Art and Industry

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Oct 14, 2008

Lulan Artisans: The Warp and Weft of a Worldly Weaver

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Oct 7, 2008

Built to Last - Interior Crafts, Nearly 60 Years And Counting

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Photograph by Allessandro Pajewski Written by Shane Reilly The story of Interior Crafts is an all-American story of building a business meant to last. Two friends and World War Two veterans, Vito Ursini and Jerry Seiff, decided to open an upholstery shop in 1951. While Seiff managed outside sales, Ursini handled the workroom, overseeing that every product [...] (more...)

Sep 29, 2008

Blackbird Hand-Crafted Lamps: Voyages in Design

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Written by Donna Sapolin Mark del Signore hoists a kayak over his shoulder and trudges up the path that will lead him to the Adirondack waters where, following the rhythms of his breath and slicing oars, he will free his mind enough to gain clarity about the latest set of challenges facing him in his role [...] (more...)

Sep 21, 2008

Lesley Anton and an assortment of her products

Lesley Anton Handmade Ceramic Lighting

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There’s a long and venerable history in this country of individuals operating garage-based businesses capable of upheaving the prevailing order as the rhythms of daily life play out around them. Joining the pantheon of high-tech entrepreneurs and rock bands that have emerged from garages to make their mark on the world, is Lesley Anton, a [...] (more...)

Aug 26, 2008

Matthews & Parker: Modern Refinement

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Jean Michel Frank and Karl Springer live on in the elegant designs of Matthews & Parker. When Mark Eckman sits down at his drafting table to sketch one of the twelve new designs he releases each year for Matthews & Parker—the bench-made furnishings company he runs from his Scarsdale, New York home, esteemed 20th-century designers Jean [...] (more...)