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And We’re Off…Happy 2012!

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!

Categories: Art, Inspiration, Museum, Photography, Shopping, Travel
Posted by Scout Designs NYC on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 1 Comment

New Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum

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

Finding Inspiration at the National Museum of the American Indian

This museum has been on our to-do list for a long while and this past weekend we finally found ourselves down on Wall Street and decided it was time to mark it off the list. The museum entrance is flanked by several of these large scale sculptures. They are beyond beautiful and we spent as much time outside admiring them as we did inside looking at the exhibitions. The design and craftsmanship of these textiles and pieces below made us sorry we hadn’t visited sooner. They are truly timeless in their appeal.

We’ll close with one of our favorite portraits in the collection. This little fellow made us smile the minute we saw him–his outfit is perfection and his poise and hint of sass makes it even more brilliant.

Categories: Learning, Museum, Uncategorized
Posted by Scout Designs NYC on Friday, September 30, 2011 Comments Off

‘Birds of America’

Holy smokes! Who says a bunch of birds aren’t a good investment? Today, John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” became the world’s most expensive printed book. Sold to anonymous bidder for 6,500,000 pounds ($10,270,000), the 19th Century masterpiece’s 435 hand drawn images are some of the major original contributions to the study of natural history. Each illustration measures more than 3 feet by 2 feet. Excuse us while we wipe up our drool…

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Learning, Museum
Posted by Scout Designs NYC on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 1 Comment

I AM (in) LOVE (with this house)

After seeing the film I Am Love last Friday, I say run, don’t walk to see this movie. The plot is a bit caught up in aristocratic snobbery; but go to escape into its beautiful cinematography and jaw dropping interiors from the family’s home, Villa Necchi Campiglio. Since 2008, the villa has been open to the public as a museum. We want to go!
Take a peek: