Saturday, June 19, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Fabric Row
I was on a specific mission to get custom window treatments made for a client. After a few hours, and a half-time rest for a cappuccino, the mission was accomplished. Then it was only a couple blocks walk to the Mecca for cheesesteaks. Jim's on 4th & South.
Lunch was so goooood!
After lunch, and after some looks in some cool South Street art shops, It was off to Chinatown for some tea cups, and Gong Fu Cha utensils. Mission accomplished there too. It was a very fun day!
Tonight it's Gong Fu Cha with some really great Oolong tea I still have from China. Have an awesome evening everyone...
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Shiner
When you walk through the High Point Market, you always see so many wonderful things for the home. The creativity and innovation go on hallway after hallway, floor after floor. One of the main convergence points is the first floor of the IHFC building at the Commerce Street entrance.
Like so many other industry peeps, I passed through here many times during the show. Usually in a hurry to get to a far hallway on some upper floor. But, every time I flew by, a tiny showroom with really cool lighting fixtures hanging above really cool and interesting wooden furniture pieces kept catching my eye. The name said "Shiner," and I made repeated mental notes to get back there and have a look...
Finally, towards the end of the show I was meeting a good friend of mine named Moon Ho at the little cafe in that same hallway. Moon is an extraordinarily talented person. She spent many years buying and merchandising for Bloomingdale's in Manhattan. She's a very cool person, and a furniture super star!
Ok, now that's it's too late for this to be a short story, let me get into this company called Shiner. I finally went in and met Joe Manus, the owner and visionary behind this very cool company. The deal is...Joe is scouring the planet for waste materials from other manufacturers, and turning them into Eco-Friendly works of Home Art.
Of all the wonderful things I saw at the show. Shiner was one of the most memorable company's for sure. Feast your eyes on these...
Cardboard and wood
Styrofoam and wood
I highly recommend you check this company out. Joe Manus is onto something that's really great. Vision, talent, and environmental conciseness coming together to make awesome pieces of furniture and lighting. Click here to visit his website.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
1936 - 2010
"The 90's is gonna make the 60's look like the 50's"
1936 - 2010
"The 90's is gonna make the 60's look like the 50's"
We will miss you...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Betty White
We interrupt this design roll to honor a really cool lady...
I love Betty White! She's a classy, graceful, and hysterical lady.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
High Point Highlights...
Chandelier by CYAN Design
Going to High Point is always so great. It remains the center of the furniture universe in this country. I always love seeing all the creativity, the passion, the visions, and all the serious hard work that comes together here to be revealed to the world.
There's always so much to see, and so much ground to cover.
It's impossible to photograph it all, but I did my best, and here's some highlights...
The colors were amazing, and so right on!
sitting on Candice's new sofa and 90 degree wrap around ottoman.
Gorgeous! These are available in HUGE size too.
So beautiful!
Or ice with beverages ;-)
Phillips Collection always has some really fun pieces. Love it!
These micro patchwork leather chairs...Wow!
Everywhere at Phillips, there is fine art that doubles as furniture.
Flipping now to Ultra Mod...
Imagine chilling and watching a movie on this
Gruppo Tomasella piece, and then imagine the house around it!
The food was always a wonderful end to each long day! This raspberry chocolate mouse cake was the hands down winner!
Stay tuned for more from High Point coming soon!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Inspiration everywhere!
My good friend Angelo Surmelis talking with Jason Phillips from the Phillips Collection.
The High Point Furniture Market was filled with so much wonderful inspiration! I took some good photos, and I will post them all as soon as I get a little more time. I'm leaving High Point today, and I still have a lot to do. I'll be back to blogging very soon!
Friday, April 16, 2010
High Point...it's furniture time!
Hey friends! I finally fired the blog back up, and just in time for the Furniture Market in High Point! I've got boots on the ground, and camera in hand :-)
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As soon as I can, I'll be posting all the hot pieces I can find...
- robert
Monday, March 15, 2010
Yo peeps!
Hey! My Dad is working on something real cool for you!.
He said that he's sorry he hasn't been posting so much lately. But, I know it's because he's been pretty busy.
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Don't worry about anything, he'll be back with some cool news!
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Ciao for now :-)
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Purple Rain, or Red, or Blue, or Green...
I stumbled across this while surfing the web the other day. How cool! It's called the Magic Shower Head. Talk about a mood adjustment!Their website offers fixed and handheld versions in many colors. And, they have other versions that adjust the color according to the temperature. A great safety advantage for the kids...
Imagine turning off the lights in the bathroom, and bathing the room and yourself in color! I want one!!!
Click on the above photo to visit their website.
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Last day of MAGIC
Well, as they say...all good things must come to an end. Today was the last day of the show, and what an amazing couple of days it was. I loved every second of it, and I can't wait till the next show.
One of the things I learned was that two days is not enough. Next time I will come for the full three days. This show is so huge!!! I could spend a whole day just in the footwear hall alone. Oh, and I have to ham it up a bit, and show you the shoes I bought. Some of the vendors will sell their samples at the end of the show. Check out this pair of purple awesomeness...
During the span of the last two days, I met with over 200 companies, and most of them said they had a really great show. After attending the furniture show two weeks ago, and this fashion show this week, I can't help but get the sense that business conditions are slowly but steadily improving. There were a lot of smiling company owners at both shows. Things are look'n up!
Unfortunately, covering so much ground, and talking with so many companies, my camera didn't come out of my pocket nearly enough. However, this next photo just had to be taken...
Yup! A vending machine with ballet flats! What a brilliant idea!
Seriously, how cool is this??? Well, it's now 3:00AM, and I have a delicious baked apple pie to finish here. After that, do I go to bed? Or do I go back out? Hmmmm...decisions...decisions...
I hope you have a great day full of smiles :-) And, as always, thank you so much for reading!All my best wishes,
Robert
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