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Pink Thing of the Day: Pink Rose Made From Ceramic Plates

pink plate rose photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

David Bielander is an award-winning jewelry designer who translates simple, everyday objects into exceptional pieces of art. Here, he has transformed a set of baby pink ceramic plates and bowls into the petals of a stunning Pink Rose Sculpture, which I spotted  at the 2021 Salon Art + Design!

three plate roses photo by gail worley

Here’s what the full sculpture looks like alongside two similar rose plate sculptures. So gorgeous!

pink plate rose 2 photo by gail worley

Photographed in the Booth for Ornamentum Gallery, which is Located in Hudson, NY.

Eye On Design: Lobmeyr Sputnik Cylinder Chandelier

lobmeyr crystal sputnik chandelier photo by gail worley
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Famous for his striking interpretations in the design of crystal chandeliers, Hans Harald Rath assumed control of Austrian brand J & L Lobmeyr in the late thirties.  He was the fourth generation family member to manage the company, now known as Lobmeyr. Rath’s starburst designs evoke a celestial theme that were greeted by an ovation when they were first revealed in 1966.

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Eye On Design: Stuffed Shell Chair By Chris Schanck

chris schanck shell chair photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail Worley

One of my favorite contemporary furniture designers is Chris Schanck, and I always look forward to seeing his latest pieces when I attend The Salon Art + Design show each fall.  Schanck’s work embraces the tension between dilapidation and opulence, asking us to find unconventional beauty in the imperfect. His contribution to this year’s fair was the Stuffed Shell Chair in a copper finish. Let’s take a closer look at this beauty.

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Eye On Design: The Wedge Sofa and Ottoman By Todd Merrill Studio

tufted wedge ottoman photo by gail worley
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Salon Art + Design — which made a triumphant return to the Park Avenue Armory from November 11th through 15th after being waylaid in 2020 by Covid — always flaunts more than its fair share of ‘Oh Wow!’ moments, but this stunning Wedge sofa and ottoman from Todd Merrill Studio was far and away one of my favorites this time around. Because just look at it. It’s insane, right?

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Eye On Design: Campana Brothers Bolotas Sheep’s Wool Sofa

campana bolotas sofa photo by gail worley
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Would you like to relax and stretch out on a long, fluffy sofa the color of a giant eggplant? Who wouldn’t? The Campana brothers are famed Brazilian furniture designers. Most celebrated for their design of the Vermelha chair — an iconic piece handmade from a huge length of rope, wrapped and woven to create the chair’s nest-like structure. As you can see by their Bolotas Sofa, in a vibrant shade of Aubergine, Umberto and Fernando Campana continue to create brightly colored, whimsical statement pieces for the home.

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