art (10)
Claudio Giannini: The Story of an Argentine Artist
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Over the years, we've had the pleasure of knowing and collecting art from one of Latin America's most renowned artists, Claudio Giannini . Born and raised in Buenos Aires, he started out his career as a psychologist before finally turning his passion to art. Focusing mainly on painting with acrylics on canvas, his paintings have a signature whimsicality to them using rich and bright colors to convey warmth and an easy likability. More interesting is the way Giannini perceives the connection between art and humans in which he says, " ‘All human beings [...] more
How To: Display Your Art
Friday, November 7, 2014
Art brings a kind of integrity into our lives, reflecting a bit of who we are by showcasing our creativity, balance, and nature. It's not just paintings or drawings. Art includes photos, objects, textiles, and even items from nature! So what makes the perfect balance? Here are some of the most common art displaying mistakes that can be avoided from an article we saw on Apartment Therapy. We've summarized, added some thoughts, and a few images from our clients' homes. The basic mistakes and how to avoid them: [...] more
Review of the MFA Exhibit "Goya: Order And Disorder"
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Recently I was invited by a friend to check out the latest exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts- “Goya: Order and Disorder,” a 170 piece collection comprised of Spanish painter Franciso Goya’s work. His range of work included paintings, drawings, and printmaking starting from the 1770’s lasting throughout the end of his very long life. Goya was born in 1746 and died in 1828. “Francisco Goya is widely celebrated as the most important Spanish artist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the last of the Old Masters and the [...] more
The Big Flea Invades New York City
Friday, October 24, 2014
The "Big Flea" comes to Manhattan's soaring Pier 94! New York City ’s largest indoor flea market to date, encompasses more than 600 booths that are spread over the Pier's 100,000+ square feet with vendors selling everything from antique furniture to collectible sterling silver. We even saw vintage Hermès handbags! Below we have an inside view of the trends and treasures from the show: Vintage Textiles / Pillows Classic Bar Cart / [...] more
Getting Experimental with Design
Thursday, October 23, 2014
New Territories refer to the state of making artistry in today’s globalized society , a phenomenon that has helped to spur a confluence of art, design, and craft. We examine and explore this trend as we travel through several South America cities. DFC, Casual Dinnerware (2013), Orange Crush Fiberglass Wall Console (2013), Rosario Mirror (2013) Installation view at ICFF New York, 2013. Courtesy of the artist. Mexico. Photo by David Franco. Collaborations between small manufacturing operations and craftspersons, artists, and [...] more
How To: Throw A Dinner Party
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Founder of FEED Projects, Lauren Bush Lauren, shared her recent experience with Lonny Magazine of hosting a fabulous dinner party at private dining space Kitchen Table in NYC. The purpose of the dinner was to celebrate FEED's month-long initiative in raising enough money to donate 1 million meals in 30 days to parts of the world that didn't have access to a proper meal. For the event, the menu was simple with farm-to-table ingredients including fingerling potatoes, butternut squash, and roasted baby beets. What we loved about the article besides [...] more
Home Tour: Inside a Connecticut Farmhouse With Vintage Soul
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Settled into a career as the author of her lifestyle site, as well as being an interior stylist and floral designer, Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo and her husband decided to leave the city life. They sold their SoHo loft and purchased a property in the hills of Litchfield, Connecticut, for weekend getaways and rented a small postage stamp-sized apartment in New York City for the workweek. Amy adapted to country living; she had plenty of space, was able to enojy sunrises and sunsets, [...] more
Fun Fact: Thanks to this map, Latin America's importance was regenerated
Friday, October 17, 2014
South America's surprising art Artists have been conscious of the essentially fictional status of maps and the power they possess in construing and constructing worlds. Like many, Joaquín Torres García believes mappings are not representations, but mental constructs or ideas that enable and effect change. García was determined to establish a distinctive and confident art movement in South America. In many ways, the excellent, eye-opening Radical Geometry at the Royal Academy sets out to do the same. It makes the [...] more
Product of the Week: Handmade Organic Cotton Scarves made in Guatemala
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Help support a fair trade business whose mission is to provide social and economic opportunities to indigenous artisans in Guatemala . Since we’ve been traveling to South America , the transformation of reality is evident in their social, economic, and cultural changes. We want to help establish a more sustainable world by building trust and working together with indigenous people’s cooperatives that produce high quality handmade textiles . We saw clearly devoted ability, reliability, and fairness attributed [...] more
Product of the Week: Our Hand Loomed Wool Carpets from Guatemala
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
On our recent trip to Antigua, Guatemala , we attended the New World Crafts Fair , an annual event showcasing home decor products with a focus on incorporating traditional techniques with modern design. To us, the hit of the show were these strikingly beautiful wool carpets that we couldn't resist, incorporating aspiring color, amazing warmth, delicate texture, and striking style. Crafted by artisans using a traditional pedal loom, these carpets are a great combination of wool and cotton that create Mayan and Hispanic inspired shapes [...] more