March 8 2008. (5 years have passed)Jean Royere at Sonnabend NYI wanna make this plain Oh, I know your faded Mm, but stay, don't close your eyes (RHYE "open") ©Galerie Jacques Lacoste et Galerie Patrick Seguin5 years ago to this day, Sonnabend Gallery NY opened a retropsective of Jean Royere, curated by Galerie Patrick Seguin and the Galerie Jacques Lacoste. Royere's works continue to look fearless, luxurious, and at their core, a pursuit of living sculptural forms. Oversized and roll-over armchairs combined with majestic lighting for the floor, wall, and ceiling continue to speak of modernity.. Royere has recently been referred to as the "smart collector's collectible." - David John "On Saturday March 8, 2008 Sonnabend Gallery will open a retrospective exhibition of the oeuvre of Jean Royère (1902-1981), curated by the Galerie Patrick Seguin and the Galerie Jacques Lacoste. Jean Royère's career began in 1933 when he became one of the regular participants of the large Parisian design shows of the time, such as the Salon d'Automne (Autumn Salon) or the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs (Artistic Decorators' Salon). His innovative style distanced him from the conventionalism of his colleagues and their "dictums."Royère expressed a masterful command of the interior spaces he designed, as if he had an innate sense of decoration, where comfort does not alienate a richness of material and where a fanciful wistfulness is expressed through innovative shapes and vivid colors. Even before World War II, Royère appropriated the sinuous forms that prefigure the "free-form shapes" characteristic of the 1950's. The originality of his style, his inherent refinement, and the poetry of his touch consecrate Jean Royère among the pantheon of great decorators of the 20th Century." ©Galerie Jacques Lacoste et Galerie Patrick Seguin --------- March 8 2008. (5 years have passed) Jean Royere at Sonnabend NY I wanna make this plain Oh, I know your faded Mm, but stay, don't clos... Read more » 10:35 AM
Howe, Los Angeles"The black painted and patinated tubular steel frame with 4 bulb holders, following the original 1934 design by Jean Royere, Paris" - can be made to measureRecently the world is ripe to the scent of Royere. Jean Royere.His lines have returned, his emotional curves are taking quick flight through our dirty cities.Young and old designers: seeking his linear colorful lamp shade designs & his elegant gestures.Are you coming along for the ride? Dance (Catch us) if you can. - David John“I studied as a sculptor therefore form and texture are primary. Design must be pure and have great qualities which achieve timelessness. I want my furniture to survive and be appreciated for a long time, like the antiques I also sell. I love research and academic discoveries which tell you more about a piece, but the mood created by the design, scale, colour or condition is what really inspires me.”- Christopher Howe 2004 Christopher Howe offers an unusually varied stock - since the age of twenty Christopher has acquired an extraordinary range of rare furniture and objects dating from the 17th through to the 20th centuries. Most of this stock is now available to view online or can be seen in his large shop located on the prestigious Pimlico Road in London." text taken from howe.and now Howe Los Angeles... sharing space with Woven Accents: 8674 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles -------------- Howe, Los Angeles "The black painted and patinated tubular steel frame with 4 bulb holders, following the original 1934 design by Jea... Read more » 3:21 PM
Henrybuilt: "The new range includes shaped fronts, reclaimed Douglas Fir, textured backsplash panels, and an expanded range of leather pulls (now made in house). As with Henrybuilt's existing product offering, everything is made-to-order to the exact specifications of the client." "Handcrafted leather pulls."Last year, I interviewed Scott Hudson, founder and CEO of Henrybuilt, a company based in Seattle creating exquisite cabinetry and furniture. He spoke of material selection, and explained to me that "most people’s tendency is to isolate materials, though, really they are only good or bad based on what they are combined with and what they are doing. All good designers and builders know this." Henrybuilt continues to seek clarity in their designs with a new collection of materials that includes "more traditional and rustic options designed to work with a wide variety of architectural styles - think craftsman, townhouses, bungalows etc." Hopefully I'll be visiting Seattle soon, and I'll be stopping into Henrybuilt, and seeing the production firsthand. Thanks Scott and Lisa. - David John Henrybuilt was founded in 2001 to create the first American kitchen ‘system’. Our primary goal is to produce the best kitchen and whole house furniture and storage systems in the world, based on an ideal combination of system development, customization, craft quality and design service. The company operates showrooms in Seattle and New York, an office in Los Angeles, as well as a 40,000 square foot engineering and manufacturing facility in Seattle." "Reclaimed douglas fir fronts wrapped in Paperstone." "My mother collected Shaker furniture. And my whole family’s farm-based aesthetic was based on function. That’s not to say my grandfather’s work was ‘beautiful’ in a traditional design sense. It was pretty plain. He had a little different orientation to what he was doing than I do. He never would have fussed so much over the ‘beauty’ part. For me, when a thing is distilled in its form, it takes on a dignity that can be out of proportion – in a good and surprising way – with what you would expect a physical object to be able to represent. That is why I am doing this. Because when you achieve that you’ve really done something for someone. But it’s a process. You just have to keep working on it. It took me 20 years of building and designing things before I felt like I could make anything really worth building a business around. So I am slow. " - Scott Hudson, interviewed here.. "Textured solid surface patterns in Paperstone (black) and solid surface (white)." "An accessory set for a ‘quickdraw’ cooking tool drawer. It’s part of a modular drawer organization system that allows the cook to optimize every aspect of storage in the kitchen.""A shaped front with a reclaimed douglas fir wrap. White 1/2” solid surface counter top. A textured paperstone panel with a linear pattern.""Solid tongue and groove fronts in Walnut. Textured Paperstone backsplash panel in a linear pattern.""Material selection is very important. Every material has a character. Some better than others for certain things. Most people’s tendency is to isolate materials, though. Really they are only good or bad based on what they are combined with and what they are doing. All good designers and builders know this. But getting this across to others – others who are your clients – can be very challenging. Its not easy to project what a combination of materials will feel like, and its very easy to be seduced by a small piece of stone or wood that in large doses will be all wrong." - Scott HudsonRead the previous interview here with Henrybuilt--------------------- Henrybui lt : " The new range includes shaped fronts, reclaimed Douglas Fir, textured backsplash panels, and an expanded range of leath... Read more » 8:32 PM