We are back to work after two weeks spent with our families and dear friends enjoying the holiday festivities. The past year has brought us much to be thankful for: fantastic clients, interesting projects, fun buying trips, challenges that have made us better at what we do…and we’re looking forward to seeing what 2012 has in store for us! In looking back at the hundreds of photos we’ve each taken over the year of everything that has inspired us-or that we just loved-here are some of our favorite images from the past year. Clearly we love nature in all its many forms….can you tell!? Throw in some cute puppies in the window, great art, to-die-for furniture, a trip to the beach, yummy food and drink and we’re pretty much as happy as we can be. Here’s to a healthy and prosperous year ahead!
We are so smitten with the newly updated wing celebrating the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, recently unveiled in November, that we have already been back twice. A beautifully conceived and executed space, the fifteen galleries contain many wonderful examples of the art of this region of the world: intricate textiles, ceramics, vibrant works on paper, exquisite jewelry, Persian rugs, metal work, and much more! Here is a short video which showcases the lengths the Met Museum went to in creating the space, as well as a few of our favorite pieces from the collection currently on display.
Categories: Art, Learning, Museum
Posted by Scout Designs NYC on Monday, December 19, 2011 Comments Off
This is stop you in your tracks kind of art. After a life-changing trip to India in 2008, artist Karen Knorr created India Song, a photo series that reinterperates the boundaries between India’s cultural rich heritage, class divisions and storied fictional characters. Her work combines two of our most favorite things–India’s jaw dropping architecture and gorgeous animals.
Last night we attended the opening gala of the Antiques, Art, & Design Show at NYC’s Park Avenue Armory (thanks to our friend Anna for the photo). While the packed house made it somewhat challenging to get great photos of everything we wanted to, we did manage to snag a couple of quick pictures of a few of the things we loved.
This was probably our favorite piece in the show. Mounted on the wall (I think the dealer said it was Paul Evans), this brass and wood brutalist piece knocked us out!
Rugs, beautiful, HUGE, rugs. This dealer had some gorgeous ones….!
We booth immediately went “ohhhh” when we saw this beauty: the patina, the feline heads and feet, the delicate lines–perfection!
We also thought this sconce, while very simple, was fantastic.
One of the best parts of the evening was getting to see our dear–and uber stylish–friend Brooks Morrison Tyree from Moore and Giles. Here she is giving a tour of The Woody, a collaborative project designed by the talented and ever charming Brad Ford.
Jim Meehan of PDT collaborated with Brad on the Woody and created the evening’s best drink, the Pink Flamingo (grapefruit, fresh squeezed lime, and Banks rum) that had everyone lining up and keeping the super sweet bartender Jeff busy all night. We’re really excited for Jim’s PDT Cocktail Book to come out in October (he’s also done a brilliant bar keep bag with Moore and Giles). A fun evening all the way around!
On Wednesday, we took a road trip out to Watermill, NY for a visit to the Hampton’s Designer Showhouse and to see the beautiful work of our great friends and amazingly talented designers Anne and Suysel of Tilton Fenwick.
The ladies transformed what was an awkward basement space into a serene, comfortable and useable space perfect for entertaining and relaxing. Masters of color, they infused the room with pops of cerulean blue, olive green and National Geographic yellow. We love the way they expertly mixed Asian, Hollywood Regency and natural elements…especially those horn chairs (OMG, we covet them).
Have to say, it was our favorite room in the house hands down!
