Park Ave. posh
Home Accents Today August 2008 Summer Sketchbook
-- Home Accents Today, 8/1/2008
Modern glamour goes uptown, deftly blending contemporary and classic with the accent on chic. Poised for entertaining, this panache-laden setting extracts the maximum drama possible from pristine porcelain pieces, elementary forms and lush silks and satins. Concluding with a dashing animal print, the Manhattan pied à terre is ravishingly ready to take on the urban jungle. — Tracy Bulla
pillows Metallic embroidery glamorizes iridescent silks in Siw Thai Silk's shimmering new pillow collection, offered in gold, ivory, copper and pewter ($78 to $130). accent The Van Cleve Collection's porcelain artichoke instantly evokes stylized sophistication, with each leaf hand-applied. frames&tray Chrome outlines Vellum's luxe Gramercy frames and tray, outfitted in ostrich-embossed leather ($415, tray; $175 to $225, frames). bedding Contemporary luxury dresses up the bed with Blissliving Home's silk-satin channel-quilted comforter and shams, reversing from brilliant peacock to chocolate. lamp Festoni's classic double gourd lamp takes on a modern slant with hexagonal shaping, popping pure white porcelain with a shot of color in the shade ($375, base; $90, shade). Mirror From Cabot Lane, the Anna Arch mirror infuses hand-tooled wood with a graceful, Florentine sensibility in a rich, chocolatey hue ($599). table Exotic woods, glass and metal combine in architectural balance on the Tempo table from Moderna by Roberta Schilling ($4,340, base and top; $2,510, base only). rug High-contrast zebra patterning creates drama underfoot in Annie Selke's tufted wool design for Dash & Albert Rug Company ($474, 5x8). bowls Transcending contemporary and classic, Sieger's Treasure Gold & Platinum Collection rims pristine porcelain with precious metal bands in elegant fusion ($325).





tabletop Abstracted shapes turn the simple act of having coffee into an art form with Weimar's edgy Colani Collection ($50 and up).
































