Let There Be Light!

Since the days are getting shorter, I'm feeling light-deprived—even here in Southern California where the sky is currently a brilliant blue—and I've been thinking about light and lighting a lot. Where to put, what to use, the whole enchilada. So I was really excited to see the new collection from Aldo Bernardi. Now I'm a sucker for the rustic, industrial vibe in general and their pieces really knock it out of the park. 

Linea Otello, an exterior fixture, has subtle details that temper its industrial edge.

Linea Attila: a family of pole lights in different sizes.

As with the rest of the designs, the new line dubbed Le Magie dell'Elefante, is made near Venice. The collection will light your way on those nights when night falls all too soon.

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Being a successful architect means more than just being able to create beautiful, functional buildings. It also means navigating the business side of things, too. Easier said than done when your talents rest more firmly in the creative realm. How to do it? Jennifer Kenndey explores this very question in her new book, Success by Design: Revealing Profiles of California Architects. 

In it, she talks with some of the top architects in the Golden State, including Art Gensler, Ray Kappe, Steven Ehrlich, and Stephen Kanner and discovers their strategies for being successful at both design and business.


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Happy reading! 

One night only!



Tamarind


This Thursday, November 17th, from 6-8pm, Bennett Bean and Elizabeth Rand, the designers behind the Bennett Bean Studio, will debut their new line of rugs, as well as examples of their custom-designed pieces, at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. The installation explores the studio's work in three displays: New Material Options, Color Options, and Made-to-Order.

New Material Options presents the artists' new line, called the BB&E collection, which uses a new hand-tufting technique and adds New Zealand wool and viscose to the studio's existing offerings of Tibetan wool and silk.



Salvia


Bennett Bean, who is perhaps most widely known for his ceramics, ventured into rug design after buying an antique Tibetan carpet in 1997. Studying the rug provided the inspiration to create his own, and he's been producing them ever since. In 2004, Elizabeth Rand, a multi-media artist who studied fiber at the Kansas City Art Institute, joined his studio, and together their unique artistic visions and personal experiences meld beautifully into subtle designs that are rendered by hand in Kathmandu, Nepal, and in two small villages outside New Delhi and Varanasi in India. (They've got GoodWeave stamp of approval, to boot.)

Berries

Grapevines

The museum's hosting of the collection's debut marks another milestone in their partnership with Bean. In 2009, the studio, along with Franci Sagar, Vice President of Retail and Brand Development at MAD, created a special collection of rugs, 9 for '09, for The Store at MAD.


 

We've got the blues...

But it's a good thing! Thought we'd share a few sneek peeks from our beautiful upcoming holiday issue:

The dining room of a glittering Manhattan apartment designed by Penny Drue Baird

Mid-century cool in Austin, Texas

A new luxury suite in the heart of Amsterdam

Can you guess?

Keep an eye on your inbox, it's launching soon!

Big Sale!

OK. I'm sure that this won't come as a big surprise: I'm a big One Kings Lane fan. With a new house to put together, I'm often on the site, looking for pieces and even ideas. I'm also a big Rose Tarlow fan. So, it's a lucky day for me when the two team up for a Tastemaker Tag Sale. It will go live at 5:30 PDT. Here's a little preview to get you in the shopping mood!

A chic take on a the classic gondola form.

Mirror, mirror. 

Love this guy's early-18th-century Frenchiness!

There're even throws to keep you toasty!