Sondra Alexander has done it again with Dressage and Zambezi.
Inspired by the harmony, flexibility and balance found in French equestrian pageantry, Sondra Alexander’s Dressage design combines the subtle textures of wood carving and leather to exemplify the elegance and sophistication of this classical artform. Type II vinyl wallcovering in 15 luxurious colorways.
Inspired by one of Alexander’s trips to Africa, Zambezi brings the wonderful texture of wet crocodile to the home in 16 sophisticated yet fun colorways. Sondra Alexander Couture collection available through Koroseal Interior Products Group.
Lonseal’s versatile and durable surfacing material entitled Lonelements Sahara, consists of an inverted leather aesthetic suggestive of never-ending tracks in the sand and offers a lustrous yet understated visual motif for interiors with broad design parameters. Lonelements Sahara vailable in a variety of earth tones.
An art director, designer and illustrator for more than 25 years, Alicia D. Keshishian has always loved color and texture. In this brief new video, Alicia speaks about her celebration of color, her inspirations and processes, her lineage in the carpet business through her grandfather, and shares her studio with us.
A reinterpretation of a chair discovered in a Parisian antiques shop, Ted Boerner’s Arctic Chair is named for the newly-renovated Seattle, Washington hotel for which it was commissioned.
The chair features subtle traits that evoke the Arts & Crafts and Mission periods, essential design elements that have been retained while refinements have been made to its back and molding details that enhance the overall aesthetics. Elongating the seat while maintaining the comfortable pitch and shape of the chair’s back, Boerner has created a piece that is more in tune with today’s consumers yet has not lost its roots. The sloping angle of the arms, and their tastefully exaggerated proportions, give the Arctic Chair a sense of quiet motion and a striking, distinctive silhouette.
With two standard finishes and two standard leather options, the Arctic Chair is available now from Ted Boerner.
Neptune — hand-painted wallcoverings by Yangki wallcoverings is composed of patterning that is evocative of the nautilus shell. With a mylar foil ground, this 30-inch-wide pattern is available in eight colorways: Black Ice (shown), Lilac, Sable, Stingray, Copper, Gold Coast, Key Largo, and Pisces.
Becca Stool — Designed by Anthony Marschak for Modern Bamboo, the Becca Stool is a refined multi-functional piece. This lightweight stool can be used with or without a cushion yet also performs superbly as a side table. Stack multiple stools to form an impressive shelving unit. The Becca Stool’s rounded forms give full expression to the natural bamboo texture that is finished to a silken polish.
When observing the corporate workplace of today, one can draw a correlation between the prevalence of cubicle workspaces found within these companies and the 19th century factory worker’s workstation. But just because the majority of today’s office workers show up to the same cubicle workspace on a daily basis, similar to the workers of the 19th century industrial revolution, does not mean that the workspace has to become boring or monotonous.
By incorporating good design within a commercial facility, the work environment at any company can be vastly improved. One example of this is the way in which the workspaces are divided. The following two manufacturers offer great alternatives to the pedestrian cubicle.
Weitzner Limited’s Nimbus is part of the Masterworks collection by Lori Weitzner. Constructed of a beautiful organic web of handmade paper derived from South American fig tree bark, Nimbus creates an interesting and stunning room divider when hung from the ceiling or placed between sheets of glass.
