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By Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 6/1/2008

Modern Revival

The owners of Prairie Arts, who are passionate about modern design, have brought back several century-old iconic shapes in The Teco Art Pottery Collection. Originally produced in Terra Cotta, Ill., between 1899 and the 1920s, Teco pottery (an abbreviation of Terra Cotta) was designed by architects of the Wright-led Prairie School. Slip-cast formed, and glazed and finished by hand, modernist forms like the Rocket, Four Buttress and Kiss vases debuted in May in two hot new hues, orange and aqua. Retail prices range from $45 to $165.

Made in Italy

Designer Nancy Koltes, whose luxury linens are made in Italy, collaborated with Italian-American artist Gaialight to combine her love of all things Italian with art. The Starlight in New York exhibit featured Gaialight’s “Neo-Pop Conceptual” photo collages and was installed in the windows of the Nancy Koltes At Home Store during April and May. Curated by Tiziana Gazzini, the exhibit was sponsored by the Instituto Italiano di Cultura.

Be Quilted

Artist and quilt designer Denyse Schmidt has been commissioned to create a limited edition design for the Philip Johnson Glass House Foundation. Entitled Simple Stripe, the original quilt references the proportions and dimensions of the modernist building’s glass panes. “I was inspired by the spareness, refinement and restraint of the buildings and environment,” Schmidt said. “The subtle layering of details, color and the transparency and reflection between the architecture and the landscape are beautiful.” The hand-signed quilts sell for $1,500 at the Visitors Center.

Fashion Plates

Cavalli Spring Summer Collection coffee table

Alessandro Ciffo, with the collaboration of Roberto Cavalli, mounted an exhibition of his most recent work at the Just Cavalli boutique in Milan during Salone del Mobile. The artist, who works exclusively in silicone, produced paintings and objects (vases, lamps, coffee tables) that interact with the Just Cavalli Spring-Summer 2008 Collection, exploring the link between art and fashion.

Floor Art

Stile BK has introduced the Art Lab Collection, a group of limited edition rugs designed by artists Carol Rama, Francesco Casorati, Bartolomeo Migliore and Gosia Turzeniecka. The project is based on Director Behrouz Kolahi’s conviction that the codes of contemporary art can make an innovative contribution to the interior design sector. Each hand-knotted rug is produced by Tibetan weavers in Nepal and comes with a document of authenticity signed by the artist.

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By Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 6/1/2008

Modern Revival

Made in Italy

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Floor Art

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