a conversation with Todosomething

<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">...</span><br />"</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">I found myself drawn to minimalism</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">, and more specifically to the </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">West Coast finish-fetish guys</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">, like John McCracken and Billy Al Bengston. A lot of those guys around that time were in one way or another influenced by car culture, either in the formation of their work—such as Richard Prince’s shields—or in the tools that they used to create it, as in Bengston’s sprayed auto-paint works.<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> All that stuff just got me started obsessing, I suppose.</span></span>"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">- Chad Petersen of Todosomething</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6959173857_376b7cabe0_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6959173857_376b7cabe0_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 468px;" /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img alt="Link" border="0" class="gl_link" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /></span></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Todosomething</span></span> are some of the most talented guys I know. I met them through mutual friends, and eventually came to know their work, and appreciated how they approached their craft. A merge of conceptual art and beautiful woodworking, is there anything better?<br /><br />In addition to working as an interior designer, I've started writing for my favorite design publications, such as <a href="http://www.apartamentomagazine.com/current.php"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Apartamento</span></span></a>, <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.freundevonfreunden.com/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Freunde von Freuden</a></span>, <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/author/About-David-John" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yatzer</span></span></a>, and now <a href="http://www.sightunseen.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sight Unseen</span></span></a>. I am lucky to be connected with these design publications & editors, as well as being invited into so many amazing studios here in L.A., such as Todosomething. <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> - David John</span><br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a href="http://www.sightunseen.com/2012/03/todosomething-furniture-designers/"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.sightunseen.com/2012/03/todosomething-furniture-designers/"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read my latest story on <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Todosomething</span> for <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Sight Unseen</span></span></span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6813062970_5115c802c8_b.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6959174187_2220db8ae8_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6959174187_2220db8ae8_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 467px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6959174869_b16a2b7855_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6959174869_b16a2b7855_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://todosomething.com/" target="_blank">"<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Todosomething</span></span></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span> is a Los Angeles–based design and fabrication studio that specializes in custom furniture and cabinetry with precise, exquisite finishes and subdued color palettes. But in the last few years, as their studio has grown, partners <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chad Petersen and Dakota Witzenburg</span></span> have begun producing their own products as well, which are extensions of their minimal design aesthetic—the ’60s-inflected, powder-coated metal (S)tool, the paint-tipped plywood A(+) Chair, a scorched-pine slab table with spindly steel legs. Between the two practices, which overlap in more than just appearance,<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> they’ve cultivated a reputation as representatives of a certain Modern American style,</span></span> one influenced by everything from Sol Lewitt to Shaker furniture."<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sightunseen.com/2012/03/todosomething-furniture-designers/" style="font-weight: bold;">(more on Sight Unseen)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6959173501_6fe26eb110_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6959173501_6fe26eb110_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 1049px;" /></a><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6813062970_5115c802c8_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6813062970_5115c802c8_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 467px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">All photographs by </span><a href="http://www.marcoannunziata.com/" style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marco Annunziata</span></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> and David John<br /><br /><br /></span>"My sculptural work explored <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">the body’s relationship to objects and spaces</span></span>. A lot of it had to do with my own size. I’m rather tall (6’5”), and standard doors can be a problem if I’m not paying attention. Tables and chairs don’t seem to work either. I started making my own furniture and objects to deal with these things out of necessity, though I noticed that they could really be Frankenstein-type objects and wouldn’t always work for other people. I think I’ve always paid particular attention to the relationships between things and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">it’s become an obsession that I’ve honed into a career."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">- Dakota Witzenburg of Todosomething</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://todosomething.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">more Todosomething here.</span></span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">----------------</span><br /><br /><br /></span>

a conversation with Todosomething

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a conversation with Blackman Cruz

<br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Style is a simple way of saying complicated things."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">- Jean Cocteau</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6812378619_441dbefc8b_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6812378619_441dbefc8b_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 769px; height: 1024px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6812381739_619b60a43d_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6812381739_619b60a43d_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 769px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">(all photography by <a href="http://lendonflanagan.com/">Lendon Flanagan</a>)</span><br /></div><br /><br />"And what costume shall the poor girl wear<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">To all tomorrow's parties </span></span><br />Why silks and linens of yesterday's gowns<br />To all tomorrow's parties"<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">- Velvet Underground, "All Tomorrow's Parties"</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Adam Blackman and David Cruz</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" > </span> begin in 1993 as a resource for adventurous collectors and designers who "share their passion for exceptional, idiosyncratic furniture and accessories." Their 9,000 sq/ft showroom is in the heart of Los Angeles on Highland. Their product line, BC Workshop, is produced locally by artisans and craftsmen. Both of their exquisite homes were featured in last year' s coffee table book, <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dealer’s Choice</span></span>:<span style="font-style: italic;"> At Home with Purveyors of Antique and Vintage Furnishings</span>. Whether you are a designer, collector, or a voyeur, their newly redesigned website is a perfect entry into what they find beautiful. Their palette is textural, masculine, full of shape-shifting shadows, utilizing materials of bronze, velvets, and glass. And if you are very quiet, you might just hear the whispers.... <br style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6812381463_2b15cc36a7_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6812381463_2b15cc36a7_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 750px; height: 999px;" /></a><br /><br />"Stay a while my inner child<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'd like to learn your tricks</span></span><br />Know what makes you tick...<br />Some <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">universal elegance</span></span>....<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">- Conor Oberst</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />How would you describe the Blackman Cruz design philosophy & general vibe of Blackman Cruz?<br /><br /></span></span>Masculine.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your work has level of detail in the fabrication process. What’s the attraction to working with metal, and bronze in specific?<br /><br /></span></span>The permanence of bronze. It will be around for generations to come.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Are your BC Workshop pieces fabricated in Los Angeles?<br /><br /></span></span>We are proud to say that all of the pieces that we have designed for the BC Workshop are in fact completely manufactured in Los Angeles.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">If Blackman Cruz was a song or a musical group, what would it be?</span></span><br /><br />Conor Oberst. "Bright Eyes"<br />The Velvet Underground.<br />or perhaps, Leonard Cohen.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">How many designers are currently working on BC WORKSHOP pieces? </span></span><br />There are 3 of us.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">How many pieces are created each year?</span></span><br /><br />Depending on our inspiration....about a dozen each year.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Does BC do interior design projects? </span></span><br /><br />No, we don't do design projects. We are asked frequently..<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Countries to travel to looking for items for Blackman Cruz?</span></span><br /><br />Italy, Mexico and Belgium.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The bat incense holder?<br /><br /></span></span>The bat incense burner was based on a 19th century Japanese piece. As you very well know, bats are a symbol of good luck and bring happiness and peace.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">PROBE, the gay dance club that was once featured in American Gigolo, is the LA headquarters for Blackman Cruz. I’m bummed I never got to go PROBE, because there is a certain joy in seeing spaces transformed.<br /><br />Do you still feel the energy of that old gay dance club?</span></span><br /><br />The feeling of our showroom is alive with the days of The Probe. The energy of our space is very fluid and every once in a while we get a subtle smell of sweat and poppers. Lol.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Any reservations when you first saw the space?</span></span><br /><br />We fell in love with the space immediately. It has great provenance and all kidding aside, the feeling and flow is marvelous.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Any particular <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">BC WORKSHOP</span> piece that you have a particular fondness for?</span></span><br /><br />We love all of our children just the same.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6812379097_b7493818f0_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6812379097_b7493818f0_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 652px;" /></a><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6812381347_e2db18a00f_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6812381347_e2db18a00f_b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 769px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Hard lines carved in your face </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">The sunshine's so cliche </span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Just like love and pain </span><br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> You tried your best the rorschach test </span><br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> But there's just nothing to see</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIWCxSmAI_w" style="font-style: italic;">- Bright Eyes, The Beginner's Mind</a><br /><br /><br /><span class="white"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blackmancruz.com"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blackman Cruz</span></span></a> <span style="font-style: italic;">is a ride through a curated collection of intriguing objects and design — brought together by two adventurous minds. </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Adam Blackman and David Cruz created Blackman Cruz as a resource for collectors and designers who share their passion for offbeat curiosities. The ever-changing selection of unexpected oddities is housed in an equally offbeat location — a former infamous nightclub once featured in American Gigolo. The 9000-square-foot showroom is also home to Blackman Cruzʼs own product line, BC Workshop.</span><br /><br /><p><span class="gray2"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visit:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">836 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span class="gray2"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></p><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-----</span>

a conversation with Blackman Cruz

"Style is a simple way of saying complicated things." - Jean Cocteau (all photography by Lendon Flanagan ) "And what costume ...

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<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">a studio visit with </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephen Kenn</span></span>, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">L.A. designer</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6813950403_f1b913aebd_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6813950403_f1b913aebd_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 251px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I spent this morning with <a href="http://stephenkenn.com/" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stephen Kenn</span></span></a> drinking <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.handsomecoffee.com/" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Handsome coffee</a></span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">(L.A.'s finest)</span> while talking about Stephen's collection of interior inspired works at his home / showroom / cafe in a warehouse space in downtown Los Angeles. Stephen, who once designed fashion is now reflecting on art, object making, and furniture. At an accelerating rate, designers are launching companies with items produced locally in this city.<br /><br />Stephen mentioned <a href="http://maxlamb.org/"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Max Lamb</span></span></a>, and design icons <a href="http://www.vitra.com/en-us/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VITRA</span></span></a> as models of inspiration. He is attracted towards work that speaks of a story. It's also extremely important to Stephen that his products are made locally. His Inheritance Collection is from repurposed materials combined with a modern, comfortable design that is conducive to community and conversation. If you are in L.A., I suggest dropping by, drinking some coffee, and having old fashioned conversation. Get in touch. <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">- David John</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6813919655_809569f89a_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6813919655_809569f89a_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 467px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6813805741_16bb0cbab0_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6813805741_16bb0cbab0_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 467px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The <span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Inheritance Collection</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"> </span>is designed, sourced & crafted in L.A.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1250 </span>Long Beach Ave Suite 120 Los Angeles, CA 90021</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">(</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Thanks Stephen and Bek for being so generous with your time....)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-----------------</span><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span>

a studio visit with Stephen Kenn , L.A. designer I spent this morning with Stephen Kenn drinking Handsome coffee (L.A.'s finest) whi...

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Rose Tarlow

<span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“(she) <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">balances emotion and intellect</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> </span>as well as any designer now living … her rooms [combine] <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">sensual pleasures with geometric rigor</span>, and every one of them is simultaneously a lesson in design and a lesson in living.” </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">-<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Paul Goldberger on Rose Tarlow</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6690318951_7b1556e3f2_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6690318951_7b1556e3f2_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 702px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"Buttercup Pendant"</span> : dark rusty distressed iron finish with resin sleeve. </span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />What is perfection, anyhow?</span><br /><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">In a recent article I read on Rose Tarlow, a Los Angeles based designer, she mentioned that 20 years ago, an ivy vine meandered through a crack in her home's window. 20 years later, the vine cascades down the walls, a testament to time passing. Stories like this leave a permanent imprint in my mind on "imperfection" and design. For Rose, homes should be imperfect, calm, and strive to be unpretentious.<br /><br />Stories are told, and as the years pass, her work takes a deeper effect on my own design work. Designers such as Rose Tarlow and Ilse Crawford (to simply name a few) push simplicity, history, and elegance to a new height in their work. Utilizing recognizable forms, allowing the rooms to take on their own life, as if the rooms had always been there, (this is no easy feat friends.) </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Masters at work.</span><br /><br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">- David John</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6690409473_9d144ef85a_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6690409473_9d144ef85a_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 699px; height: 704px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />"Blotto Desk"</span> : French Ash Veneer with six drawers in medium wood stain</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><span>“<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I am a solitary person</span>.</span> I like working alone and making my own design decisions.<br /><br />I have an obsession for buying lovely things, so I occasionally consult on building a collection of antiques and art.”</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6690342559_86271a4a2a_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6690342559_86271a4a2a_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 701px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br />"Chinese Ceramic Jar Lamp"</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">- Original Brown Round shouldered, ceramic in original brown finish.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="http://rosetarlow.com/index.php"><br />Rose Tarlow</a></span></span><a href="http://rosetarlow.com/index.php"> </a>is one of the most influential designers working in America today. She founded her company more than 30 years ago on once-secluded Melrose Place and has built a reputation for the finest furniture, textiles and accessories ever since. Working with local craftsmen who share her impeccable standards for the highest quality,<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"> Tarlow knows that creating a truly beautiful room is as much an emotional matter as it is one of color, light and products.</span><br /><br />As an internationally-renowned furniture and fabric artisan, interior designer, antiquarian and author, her creations have enchanted the design community. According to New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger, Tarlow “balances emotion and intellect as well as any designer now living … her rooms [combine] sensual pleasures with geometric rigor, and every one of them is simultaneously a lesson in design and a lesson in living.” All the products are offered through the company’s flagship on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, and are represented by the finest multi-line designer trade showrooms across the country. "<a href="http://rosetarlow.com/pdfs/1267814859RTMHNYCrelease3110.pdf"><span style="font-style: italic;"> (text taken from here)</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://rosetarlow.com/index.php" style="font-weight: bold;"><br />visit Rose Tarlow house here..</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestylesaloniste.com/2009/10/designer-i-love-rose-tarlow-rose-tarlow.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Read a piece on Rose Tarlow on Style Saloniste here..</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/06/garden/perfect-taste-and-a-client-list-to-prove-it.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Also, in the NY TIMES here...</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">--------------</span><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">

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