Interior Design

MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA TRANSFORMS MAISON CHAMPS-ELYSÉES

The illustrious French fashion house Maison Martin Margiela was recently commissioned by Hotel Maison Champs-Elysées in Paris to reconceptualize the interior design of the 5-star hotel. La Maison Champs-Elysées is located on 8 Rue Jean Goujon, in a corner of Paris that boasts all the most distinguished French couture houses, making it most fitting that …

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DIY: THE LAYERED LOOK

[A snapshot from my current project… It’s little surprise that I’m a bit of a maximalist when it comes to accessories. If yesterday’s Wearstler-lovin’-post didn’t give me away, you simply weren’t paying much attention.] All that said, having spent nearly four years in interiors while working for a furnishings company, I wanted to impart a few, …

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WEARSTLER I HEART YOU

Those of you in the interior design world will undoubtedly say: KELLY, DUH. For those of you who aren’t, Wearstler is to interiors what Zoe is fashion. Ubiquitous for both her maximalist aesthetic and her minimalist frame, what I’ve found most interesting about Wearstler and her work is the dynamic juxtaposition of periods — her pure …

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ASIF KHAN: CLOUDS

No, you aren’t witnessing the set-up for a lowbrow foam party.  These ingenious creations are quite the opposite. Designer Asif Khan has recently fashioned machines that use three very simple components – helium, soap, and water – to create floating cloud-like structures that can be caught with fine netting to form an ethereal overhead canopy.  …

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RODARTE COUTURE AT PITTI

This has to be one of the most innovative, and purely moving, installations I’ve seen in ages. And, frankly, I cannot imagine that the expense to produce it was exorbitant, especially by Fashion’s standards… The Pitti-commissioned couture collection will move to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art later this year. Here’s to hoping the …

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SECOND ALEXANDER WANG RETAIL STORE ANNOUNCED

Alexander Wang announced during his resort presentation today he’ll be opening a second retail store location in Beijing. Having just opened his first store in Manhattan earlier this year he’s clearly gunning for world domination, not dissimilar from Tom Ford whose beauty line drops soon. Perhaps there’s a cosmetics line in Wang’s future? A girl can …

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