Something I love most about visiting New York’s galleries is discovering artists whose work challenges my expectations of what furniture can be. Is it something to sit on, or is it a sculpture? Sometimes the most interesting pieces refuse to choose. Such is the case with Balancing II(2023), a striking sculptural bench by Lebanese artist and designer Nayla Kai Saroufim, which appears to have a permanent home at Emanuel Fremin Gallery in Chelsea.
Balancing II presents as glossy turquoise bench supported by only two points: a solid curved leg at one end and an oversized red donut-shaped form at the other. The visual tension makes you pause. Surely that colorful ring can’t be doing much of the work—but somehow it is. The title Balancing II suddenly feels perfectly appropriate. Continue reading Eye On Design: Balancing II By Nayla Kai Saroufim→
If your space is feeling a little too square, it’s time to embrace the curve — specifically, the Mt. Curve. Designed by the ever-imaginative minds at bnf Studio, the Mt. Curve seating collection is here to swoop, cradle, and steal the spotlight with its bold silhouettes and juicy color palette. Continue reading Eye On Design: Mt. Curve Seating From bnf Studios→
If this exquisite float glass table looks familiar, you maybe recalling our feature on an equally mind-blowing Glass Block Chair from 2019’sSalon Art + Design by the same manufacturers, WonderGlass. A definite “Oh, Wow” statement piece of the 2023 show this past November, the translucent, blue/green/amber-hued Minosse C Table by Studiopluzstood out among the most innovative and breathtaking pieces on the floor. Continue reading Eye On Design: Minosse C Glass Block Bench By Studiopluz For WonderGlass→
Are you looking to create a space where you can spend time during warm summer evenings? A modern garden might be an ideal addition to your backyard, since it adds form, function, comfort, and beauty to your property.
Whether you want to infuse a modern look and feel or give your existing garden the much-needed TLC, you are in the right place. There are plenty of ways you can create your garden or bring it up-to-date by incorporating the latest trends in the world of gardening, landscaping, and home design. Continue reading How to Design and Create a Modern Garden→
A headless cow? A bench to sit on? Actually, it’s both! German-born artist Julia Lohmann (b.1977) investigates the contradictions in our relationship to animals using off-cuts of leather, and other meat-industry waste products in her design. The Waltraud Cow-Bench (2004) is an appropriately cow-shaped upholstered leather bench, a “bovine memento mori,” the designer calls it. Continue reading Eye On Design: Waltraud Cow Bench By Julia Lohmann→
