Garde, Los Angeles

Felicia Ferrone<br />+<br />Vincent VanDuysen<br /><br /><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7563124844_d07982a704_c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7563124844_d07982a704_c.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 701px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8006/7563100516_942b059a43_c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8006/7563100516_942b059a43_c.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 466px;" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;"><br />above: work by felicia ferrone, photography by david john</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;"></div><br /><br /><br />Last Spring, I photographed and wrote about a new Los Angeles design store focused on the home called<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://gardeshop.com/">GARDE</a></span></span> for Remodelista.<a href="http://remodelista.com/posts/garde-in-los-angeles" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> (view the article and photographs here)</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span> It was during my initial visit that I met Scotti Sitz, the owner of GARDE. Her curation and collections continue to evolve, and so have our conversations concerning architecture & interior design. Scotti sent me a note about new work arriving this past week at GARDE: Vincent VanDuysen's ceramic and sandblasted oak containers <a href="http://www.whenobjectswork.com/">("when objects work"), </a>and Felicia Ferrone's Revolution Collection. Simply fantastic to see this work finally being represented in Los Angeles!<br /><br />Volume Gallery in Chicago was my first introduction to Felicia Ferrone's work<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> (</span><a href="http://wvvolumes.com/galleries/3">Volume 2 in 2010.)</a> "Her minimalist sensibilities are evident in <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">the formal simplicity</span> of the Revolution Collection, as is her passion for reinterpreting conventional designs, offering fresh solutions that<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> enrich our everyday environments</span>." She has reinterpreted the champagne flute / shot glass for this collection, embracing the form, the liquid, and the moment of celebration.<br /><br />GARDE is also representing the Belgian company, <a href="http://www.petervancronenburg.be/company.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter van Cronenburg</span></a>, "a high-service company with its own foundry that delivers high-quality hand-made architectural hardware." Looking forward to using their hardware on an upcoming interior project.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">- David John</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/7563100088_d99d120bb6_c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7136/7563100088_d99d120bb6_c.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 466px;" /></a><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7563100844_cbf22c250a_c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7262/7563100844_cbf22c250a_c.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 702px; height: 702px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">above: vincent vanduysen's ceramic containters<br />below: felicia ferrone's revolution collection<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">more:</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.vincentvanduysen.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Vincent Van Duysen Architecture</span></a><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.fferronedesign.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Felicia Ferrone </span></a><br /><br />(all photos by david john)<br /></div></div>

Garde, Los Angeles

Felicia Ferrone + Vincent VanDuysen above: work by felicia ferrone, photography by david john Last Spring, I photographed and wrote about a ...

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