Combining the silhouette of a 17th-century classic with modern composition, Context Furniture‘s layered William and Mary side chair takes the reinterpretation of historical lines to a new level. With legs molded after the traditional shapes of the William and Mary style, but produced with compressed ply, the clean lines update the look for today and add some conceptual interplay. Layered sheets of Baltic birch with …
Already known for their avant-garde approach to lighting, the Venice, Italy-based lighting company ITRE recently introduced a trio of dramatic outdoor fixtures. The new models—Sit-Up, Great JJ Outdoor and Kioto—use traditional glass techniques pioneered in Murano and not only wield state-of-the-art technology and materials but all three employ eco-friendly fluorescent light sources. Sit-Up ($1,200), designed by Kostas Kyrtariotis, is a playful, over-sized design that doubles …
by Tisha Leung With techniques firmly rooted in American quilting, Denyse Schmidt‘s modern interpretations reference 19th century whole-cloth quilts and cold-weather petticoats for a collection of intriguing one-off quilts on display at Ralph Pucci International. Exhibiting five designs, the inspiration for her series “Hope as the Anchor of the Soul, Mount Lebanon Series Quilts #1-5” comes from a 2007 visit to Mount Lebanon Shaker Village …
