January 2009
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DesignFind™ answers the question: How to find an interior designer in New York City?
When asking the question how to find an interior designer in New York City one need not go outside of Beverly Hills, CA for the answer. Many people are surprised to find that acclaimed Beverly Hills-based interior design firm James Swan & Company works with clients in NYC and all over the East Coast. Need help with your next design project? Contact us.
DesignFind™ answers the question: What Are Some New York City Attractions?
Each Friday, we like to showcase the latest design events and happenings. This week our venue is New York City. Take a look at what NYC has in store for the month ahead in the world of antiques, fine arts, architecture, design, and more.
2009 Winter Antiques Show
January 23 – February 1, 2009
Open Daily 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Sunday & Thursday 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Park Avenue Armory
67th St. & Park Ave.
Daily Admission: $20 (includes catalogue)
The Winter Antiques Show marks its 55th year as the most prestigious antiques show in America, featuring the “best of the best” from antiquities through the 1960s. Founded in 1954 to benefit East Side House Settlement, the Winter Antiques Show has become America’s most prestigious venue for fine and decorative arts.
Annex / West 25th Street Outdoor Flea Market
29-37 W 25th St
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 243-5343
As described by CitySearch:
Chelsea’s outdoor antiques and flea market offers antiques, decorative arts and collectibles.
This weekend outdoor flea market features up to 125 vendors selling antiques, collectibles and other types of vintage and retro decorative items. It’s just steps away from The Antiques Garage (an indoor flea market) and is located on the uptown side of West 25th Street between Sixth Avenue and Fifth Avenue.
Insider Tips
A special service shuttle runs between Hell’s Kitchen and The Garage for $1 per ride.
Broadway
The most famous theater district in the world. Check the New York Times for a current listing of shows: http://theater2.nytimes.com/venues/broadway.html.
Bryant Park
6th Ave. between W. 40th and W. 42nd Sts.
New York City, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 768-4242
Bryant Park is a haven for readers and anyone seeking respite from the city bustle. Take a stroll under the skyscrapers through New York City’s busiest, most beautiful park with Matthew Broderick as your guide.
Activities: Ice Skating
Central Park
Address: 59th to 110th Streets
New York City, NY 10021
Tel: 212-310-6600
As noted in Trip Advisor:
A great place for a stroll. You can start anywhere you’d like.Just walk in at 59th and wander in. Check out the local artists and their wares. Head over to the zoo. Check out the Dairy, which is now the spot for shopping. Ride the carousel or skate at Wollman rink. Stop by Strawberry Fields and at 72nd see The Dakota. You can do the usual horse-drawn carriage ride or ride a horse yourself. Sit for a bit along the mall and reminisce about all who sat there before you. Take in lunch at the boathouse or just buy food from the many vending carts. See the Obelisk at the back of The Met. Walk through the tunnels and emerge out to daylight and see the fountain. Continue on around the reservoir. And finally, reach the ducks on the pond.
Activities: City walk sightseeing, Walking, Cross-country skiing, Biking, Birdwatching, Tennis, Rock climbing, Inline skating, Getting married, Swimming.
The Cloisters
99 Margaret Corbin Drive
Fort Tryon Park
New York, New York 10040
Information: (212) 923-3700
Branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that was constructed out of sections of French medieval monasteries, offers an extensive collection of statues, paintings, stained glass windows and tapestries.
The Bonnefont Garden at The Cloisters Museum and Gardens
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
According to About.com:
The only U.S. museum dedicated to contemporary and historic design is open free to the public on Tuesdays from 5:00-9:00pm. Located on museum mile at 91st Street and 5th Avenue, the museum is open daily except Mondays and Federal Holidays. In addition to the permanent collection, there are changing exhibitions.
The Forbes Magazine Galleries
As featured in About.com:
Located at 5th Avenue and 12th Street, the Forbes Magazine Galleries feature Faberge Easter eggs, toys, presidential manuscripts and fine art. Entrance to the galleries is free. Hours are 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Thursdays are reserved for guided group tours, which must be reserved in advance. Call 212-206-5548 for more information. The works at the gallery serve as inspiration for The Forbes Collection.
Frick Collection
1 E. 70th St.
Fifth Ave. New York City, NY 10021
Tel: (212) 288-0700
Henry Frick once resided in this 18th-century French-style mansion; now its the home of his impressive art collection, which includes Titian, Vermeer, Rembrandt, El Greco, Goya, Whistler and more.
Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Walking Tour
January 30, 12:30PM to 2:00PM
Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate.
This weekly tour is sponsored by the Grand Central Partnership. Meet on 42nd Street in front of the Altria/ Whitney Museum across the street from Grand Central at 12:30 on Friday afternoon. For more information call 212-697-1245.
Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market
39th St from 9th and 10th Avenues
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 243-5343
As described by CitySearch:
Weekend flea market with eclectic mix of new products, antiques, produce and more from more than 170 vendors.
Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market’s 170+ vendors are in the heart of the fast-changing urban neighborhood known as Hell’s Kitchen South (“SoHell”).
Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market runs every weekend and serves anyone interested in decorative arts, including not only traditional Victorian-era antiques but Deco items and items from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
A $1 shuttle runs from the flea market garage to The Antiques Garage in Chelsea 10 minutes.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028-0198
Information: (212) 535-7710
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest encyclopedic art museum in the world under a single roof. Art from all periods and cultures is displayed. Recent renovations, still in progress, have enlarged the exhibition space without expanding the solid rectangular building. Its size might be noted by the fact that if stood on edge, it would be among the 25 tallest buildings in the world.
The main entrance of the museum is located at 82nd Street and Fifth Avenue. A ground level entrance is at 81st Street. The nearest subway stations are on Lexington Avenue at 77th Street (#6 train) and 86th Street (#4 and #6 trains).
The Metropolitan Opera
Located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, between West 62nd and 65th Streets and Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues.
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/
The Metropolitan Opera Company is the foremost opera company in the United States, founded in 1883 in New York City. The Metropolitan Opera performs a 26-week season each year from its home at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Take a look at what the Met has to offer this weekend.
Friday, January 30
8:00 pm, Eugene Onegin
8:00 pm, SIRIUS XM Live Broadcast Eugene Onegin
8:00 pm, Listen Live:
Eugene Onegin
Saturday, January 31
11:00 am, Opera Explorers: Lights! Camera! Opera!
1:00 pm, Toll Brothers-Met Opera Radio Network Broadcast: Rigoletto
1:00 pm, Opera Explorers: Lights! Camera! Opera!
1:00 pm, SIRIUS XM Live Broadcast Rigoletto
1:00 pm, Rigoletto
3:00 pm, Opera Explorers: Lights! Camera! Opera!
8:00 pm, Orfeo ed Euridice
New York Public Library
Entrance to exhibits at the four major Manhattan branches as well as borough branches is free. The various branches of the library are located throughout the city. Exhibits are as diverse as the libraries themselves—from Science, Industry and Business to Performing Arts and the Humanities.
The Review Panel: Review of Contemporary Art
January 30, 6:45PM
National Academy Museum
1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street
www.nationalacademy.org
Ken Johnson, Elizabeth Schambelan and Joan Waltemath gather to review contemporary art shows around the city, including Peter Doig, Mary Heilmann, R.H. Quaytman and Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Admission is $5 per person. Open to all. No reservations required.
Free for National Academicians, Friends of the Academy, and students.
The Review of Contemporary Art is part of The Review Panel, presented by the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, in conjunction with artcritical.com. This popular panel is moderated by David Cohen, art critic for the New York Sun and editor of artcritical.com. Each month, three prominent art critics join David Cohen in discussing four pre-selected exhibitions currently on view in New York museums and galleries, with time allotted for audience response.
This popular series fosters awareness of contemporary art through critical dialogue about exhibitions on view in New York galleries and museums. Guests in the 2008-9 Season: Svetlana Alpers, Dore Ashton, R.C. Baker, Carly Berwick, Phong Bui, Arthur Danto, Ben Davis, Lance Esplund, James Gardner, Vincent Katz, Joshua Mack, Stephen Maine, Linda Nochlin, Peter Plagens, Nancy Princenthal, Barry Schwabsky, Robert Storr, Gregory Volk, Lilly Wei, Linda Yablonsky, and John Zinsser.
Location: The Huntington Library. Enter through 1083 Fifth Avenue entrance. Admission: $5, free for National Academicians, and Friends members. Reservations are not required. Please come early to insure the best seating.
Rockefeller Center
Between 47th and 51th Streets from Fifth to Seventh Avenues
New York City, NY 10020
Tel: (212) 232-6868
Home to the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, offers shopping, dining and attractions. The attractions include the NBC Studio and the Rink at Rockefeller Center.
Activities: Ice skating
Staten Island Ferry
According to About.com:
Rumored to be “the cheapest date around” a ride on the Staten Island Ferry will cost you nothing for the hour long round trip from Battery Park (South Ferry Subway station) to the borough of Staten Island. During the trip you can experience some of the same fabulous views that the pricier trips offer, including the skyscrapers and bridges of lower Manhattan, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Check out the weekday or weekend schedules for the ferry and plan your free cruise.
If you had a chance to attend any of these events, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.
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Fri 30 Jan 2009
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Sadly, another shelter magazine folds and the number of outlets for design dwindles. As reported in the New York Times, Domino, the three-year-old shopping and home décor magazine, will stop publishing with its March issue…The publisher, Beth Fuchs Brenner, and the editor, Deborah Needleman, will leave Condé Nast, a company spokeswoman, Maurie Perl, said. A handful of staff members will be placed in open Condé Nast positions, but most of the staff of about 80 will be dismissed and will leave the company within a week.
The New York Observer noted that Domino was “launched with great buzz in 2005, the magazine was nominated for two National Magazine Awards in 2008.”
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Wed 28 Jan 2009
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Each Monday, DesignCoach™ Beverly Hills Interior Designer James Swan answers readers’ questions. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach can help you find the solution.
This week the DesignCoach™ discusses adding impact to small spaces.
Q: I live in a very small apartment with good window light and a layout that makes it easy to maneuver. The one thing that I’d change about the place is the amount of wall space to display art. Any suggestions about how I can add a little more zing to the decor?
A: Three thoughts:
1. With little wall space consider a bold paint color as background. In small amounts this can be a fun way to play with color without being overwhelming.
2. Even when you are short on wall-space don’t forget the ceiling. Putting color on the ceiling of a room can deliver the zing you say you are missing.
3. Consider using large scaled art on the walls that you have. Big bold statements (when balanced with furniture) can create visually exciting spaces.
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Fri 23 Jan 2009
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Each Friday, we like to showcase the latest design events and happenings. This week our venue is Atlanta—a focal point for antiques, fine arts, architecture and design. Take a look at what Atlanta has in store for the month ahead. BTW if you’re looking for commercial interior designers in Atlanta, Ga, try James Swan & Co. based in Beverly Hills. We competitively work with clients nationally and internationally. Contact us.
AmericasMart Atlanta
The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market
Gift, Home Furnishings & Area Rug Markets
AmericasMart® Atlanta is the industry’s #1 order-writing facility for gifts, home furnishings, home decor, gardens and apparel. It is the largest permanent wholesale marketplace of its kind in the world. More details are available at: http://www.americasmart.com/markets/giftrug/.
Atlanta Botanical Garden
1345 Piedmont Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 876-5859
Orchid Daze: Gorgeous Meets Glass
Annual Orchid Exhibition Date: Saturday, February 7 – Sunday, April 5
Thirty acres of gardens, woodlands and an interactive children’s garden.
http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/home.do
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
Through Jan 25
“Mergers & Acquisitions”
535 Means St.
Atlanta GA 30318
Info: (404) 688-1970
www.thecontemporary.org/
ADAC (Atlanta Decorative Arts Center)
February 12, 2009 – 11:00 a.m.
351 Peachtree Hills Avenue, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Design Thursday: Smith Grubbs & Associates and Artifacts International present
“The Priceless Value of Custom Design”
This program will be held in the ADAC Presentation Room in the First Floor Atrium. A reception will immediately follow the presentation in the Smith Grubbs & Associates showroom in Suite 303. Reservations are required and seating is limited. Please RSVP direct to (404) 239-9206.
Bennett Street Design District
According to Buckhead.net, Bennett Street runs off of the 2100 block of Peachtree Road. From its beginnings as a country road, it evolved into a warehouse district and then a 1970s singles scene. In the mid-1970s, art studios and galleries began moving in. Today, the street offers an intriguing jumble of antiques shops, galleries, studios and restaurants. Click on the following link for a comprehensive listing of shops and galleries: http://www.buckhead.net/bennettstreet/.
Buckhead Architecture Driving Tour
Http://www.buckhead.net/architecture/: Buckhead contains some of Atlanta’s most magnificent residential architecture and a growing collection of grand and imaginative commercial buildings.
A driving tour of neighborhoods such as Tuxedo Park and Peachtree Heights West provides a virtual who’s who of famed Georgia 20th century architects.
They include: Hentz, Reid and Adler, Hal Fitzgerald Hentz, Rudolph Sartorius Adler, Neel Reid, Philip Trammel Shutze, Lewis Edmund “Buck” Crook Jr., Ernest Ivey, James Means, Walter T. Downing, Pringle & Smith, Cooper & Cooper, Aymar Embury II, James Owen Southwell, Will Griffin, James Shepherd, Charles Earl Frazier, and Daniel Herman Bodin.
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 733-4444
http://www.high.org/
Louvre Atlanta: The Louvre & the Masterpiece, experience Paris in Atlanta
Through Sept 6, 2009
Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor, China’s Terracotta Army
Through April 19, 2009
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum
990 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3964
Phone: (404) 249-7015
Birthplace of “Gone With The Wind,” this two block historic site is located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. Docent-led tours feature the furnished apartment where Mitchell wrote Gone With the Wind, a movie museum showcasing the portrait of Scarlett & the doorway to Tara, exhibit galleries & museum shop. Located in Midtown, this two-block historic site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Free parking.
Miami Circle Design District
Http://www.buckhead.net/miamicircle/: One of Atlanta’s liveliest design and decorating scenes, the Miami Circle cul-de-sac has become a “must check” for serious shoppers. Winding off Piedmont Road just north of the Lindbergh MARTA station and the intersection of Sidney Marcus Boulevard, the street has grown to more than 80 shops.
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
“LaMar Dodd” Retrospective
Through Feb 24
75 Bennett St. N.W.
Atlanta GA 30305
Info: (404) 367-4542
The retrospective exhibition will specifically highlight the late Lamar Dodd’s works from LaGrange College’s collection, The Georgia Museum of Art in Athens as well as works held in private collections.
Peachtree Hill Galleries
Http://www.galleriesofpeachtreehills.com/galleries.htm: Conveniently located adjacent to ADAC at 425 Peachtree Hills Avenue in Buckhead, The Galleries of Peachtree Hills is reminiscent of an antiques and art row, with the five-building complex designed in classical French style. Here, respected specialists in European antiques, fine art, rugs and textiles, interior design, imported and custom lamps, hand-crafted stone and wood work, decorative accessories and imaginative gifts present extensive and elegantly displayed selections.
Scott Antique Market
February 13, 14 & 15
3650 Jonesboro Rd
Atlanta, GA 30354
Phone: (740) 569-4112
http://www.scottantiquemarket.com/atlanta_shows.htm
Claimed to be “the world’s largest monthly indoor antique show.”
Editorial Review by Ginger Massey for CitySearch
The Deal: On the second weekend of every month, antique hounds usually drive the truck to Scott, which caters to those looking for a handsome piece of furniture or china in excellent condition. Scott shoppers tend to have money to burn–watch out for sticker shock. At least the higher prices parallel the facilities; both buildings (one on either side of I-285) are air-conditioned and heated.
The Goods: Some of the best dealers around set up shop here, selling everything from large wood pieces such as armoires, dressers and dining tables to elaborate jewelry, fabrics, sterling silver and Oriental rugs. Very few items are new, but the antiques run the gamut on age. Check out the few outside vendors for garden furniture, old iron fences and statuettes.
Swan Coach House Gallery
Through February 28, 2009
Featuring the art of painter Kathy Yancey, “My Work Always Looks Like Me”
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 15, 6 – 8 pm
Artist’s Talk: Saturday, February 7, 11 am
Rotating exhibitions show work by artists representing Georgia and the southeastern United States at this gallery, which was designed by the late architect Caldwell Smith to take advantage of natural light. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 – 4
In March:
Atlanta Home Show
March 20-22, 2009
Cobb Galleria Centre
Two Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339
24-hour Free Information: (770) 798-1997
The 31st Annual Spring Atlanta Home Show features some exciting changes, including its location. This show is moving from its traditional location at the Georgia World Congress Center to the more easily accessible Cobb Galleria Centre.
If you had a chance to attend any of these events, please share your feedback. Post your comments here. Also, if you know of new or upcoming design-related events please let us know.
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Thu 22 Jan 2009
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Beverly Hills Interior Designer James Swan is delighted to announce a partnership with Ballard Designs on Ballard’s 2009 Spring Collection. As reported in Home World Business Magazine:
Ballard Designs, a multi-channel retailer of classically inspired furnishings and accessories, today unveiled a partnership with interior designer James Swan. The design collaboration is the first of its kind for the retailer.
Swan will produce full room layouts and decorating vignettes featuring Ballard Designs products, using both spring 2009 introductions as well as the brand’s iconic items.
“Ballard Designs is thrilled to partner with such a talented designer like James Swan for our Spring 2009 collection,” said Laura Daily, Ballard’s vp/merchandising in a statement. “His elegant approach to interior design will create a fresh look for our catalog and hopefully inspire our customers to embrace their designer within.”
In addition to the catalog spreads, Ballard Designs will also be creating a “microsite” which will provide consumers with an inside look at the design process and catalog shoot, as well as a gallery of Swan’s favorite products.
“The partnership with Ballard Designs is an exciting opportunity for me,” said Swan in a statement. “I have been a fan of the company’s furnishings and accessories for years and am looking forward to creating inspired designs from their range of product offerings.
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There is something wonderful about simple things. Sometimes it is the most basic threads which unite and remind us, if we’re willing to take an honest look in the mirror, just how wonderfully human we are.
Today was no exception. In the midst of the enormity of the inauguration of our country’s President I found it comforting to know that the inaugural day lunch menu was on everyone’s mind. Well, at least according to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Head of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies as she welcomed congressional members and powerful guests to a luncheon earlier today.
As told by the senator there was nothing of more importance to Americans, as they searched the internet for inaugural facts, figures, tickets and timetables, than the menus for the Inaugural Celebrations.
Stop the presses! Americans interested in food. Well super-size me an inaugural happy meal!
Okay, maybe as a country we’re just a tish too interested in food, but just for today I’m willing to get off my Elliptical Trainer and enjoy the moment. Some of my favorite memories from childhood are of Sunday afternoon dinners at my grandparent’s home. Few things call up such visceral recollections of warmth, safety and welcome than these familial gatherings.
Seems fitting today then, that after honoring the jewel in the crown of the American political system (free and fair elections) that Americans, on the whole, might turn their attention to what’s for lunch: http://inaugural.senate.gov/luncheon/.
Hungry? Download the recipes for the inaugural day lunch menu.
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Mon 19 Jan 2009
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Each Monday, DesignCoach™ Beverly Hills Interior Designer James Swan answers readers’ questions. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach™ can help you find the solution.
Today the DesignCoach™ helps define an antique.
Q: Jim, my wife’s a big fan of the Antiques Roadshow and we have it on all the time. We need you to settle a bit of an argument: What is
an antique? Doesn’t it have to be certain age?
A: An antique is an item or object that is at least 100 years old. Not certain if this is a legal definition but it is one held by the majority of serious dealers and collectors.
BTW, check out the Antiques Roadshow website for some interesting facts, stories and antique appraisals.
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Fri 16 Jan 2009
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Each Friday, we like to showcase the latest design events and happenings. This week our venue is Los Angeles.
Before we look at the design events upcoming in L.A., we want to let you know that if you are searching for a high-end residential, hospitality or commercial interior designer, consider working with acclaimed Beverly Hills based James Swan & Company. We work competitively with clients nationally and internationally. Contact us to review your project.
January is Art Month in Los Angeles! Art Month centers around three great art fairs that include leading local, national, and international art galleries and artists: Photo LA 2009, Art LA 2009 and the LA Art Show.
Photo LA 2009
January 9-11, 2009
The opening night preview for this annual photography fair will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2009, from 6–9 pm
Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405
http://www.artfairsinc.com/photola/2009/
Art LA 2009
January 23-25, 2009
Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405
http://www.artfairsinc.com/artla/2009/
LA Art Show
January 21-25, 2009
Los Angeles Convention Center
The Los Angeles Art Show, the West Coast’s largest and most prestigious retail show of paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography & installation art. Pieces on display include works from George Stern Fine Arts, Louis Stern Fine Arts and Tasende Gallery among others. The LA Art Show is the apex event for January Art Month in Los Angeles. For additional information please visit www.laartshow.com.
Your January weekend calendar is starting to fill with gala art show preview parties and we are just getting started. Additionally, Los Angeles and the surrounding environs offer art walks, exhibitions, antique fairs, home shows, gardens tours and more through the month of January.
Costa Mesa Home Remodeling and Decorating Show
January 17 to February 18, 2009
Orange County Fairgrounds – Costa Mesa, CA
C.A.L.M.’s Antique Show and Sale
January 23-25, 2009
Earl Warren Showgrounds – Santa Barbara, CA
Connoisseurs gather to celebrate the legacy of 17th to 20th century decorative arts. The show benefits CALM’s programs to aid troubled youths.
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
The Second Thursday of Every Month in Downtown Los Angeles
Next Art Walk: Thursday, Janaury 8, 2009
12pm – 9 pm • Free Admission
The Downtown Art Walk is a self-guided tour that showcases the many art exhibition venues in Downtown Los Angeles — commercial art galleries, museums, and non-profit arts venues. Click on the following link for more details http://www.bgfa.us/daw/.
Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive Los Angeles, California 90049
In addition to the Getty’s collection of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present against a backdrop of dramatic architecture, tranquil gardens, and breathtaking views, the Getty museum is spotlighting a video installation by Nicole Cohen, entitled “Please Be Seated”
Daily through January 11, 2009
Internationally recognized video artist Nicole Cohen (American, b. 1970) explores the intersection of historical interiors, the social behaviors they conditioned, contemporary popular culture, and fantasy. Her project for the Getty Museum focuses on the Museum’s collection of French seating furniture and its original and museological contexts. Viewers are invited to engage in a participatory experience, forming personal, imaginative narratives through video projections that render the chairs virtually accessible.
Huntington Library, Art Collections and Gardens
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108
A “New and Native” Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
On view through Jan. 26, 2009
The Arts and Crafts legacy of Charles and Henry Greene is examined in a major exhibition. In all, the show features approximately 140 objects from the collections of The Huntington, the Gamble House, and other private and institutional lenders. Many of the works on view have never before been seen by the public.
LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036
Holds more than 150,000 works spanning the history of art from ancient times to the present. Current exhibit highlights include:
The Arts and Crafts Movement: Masterworks from the Max Palevsky and Jodie Evans Collection
Through March 8, 2009
Hearst the Collector
Through February 1, 2009
Long Beach Outdoor Antique and Collectible Market
Veterans Stadium
5000 Lew Davis Street
Long Beach, CA 90808
January 18, 2009 (Third Sunday of every month)
Spread out over 20 acres you’ll find well over one half million antiques and collectibles. Established in 1982, this event was named one of the top ten flea markets in the United States by Harry Rinker, author and antique expert. You can find more details on their website: http://www.longbeachantiquemarket.com/index.shtml.
MOCA Pacific Design Center
MOCA Focus: Illustrate & Multiply: An Open Book
On view through January 12, 2009
To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book constitutes the first large-scale, museum survey of artists’ books in Los Angeles since 1978, presenting work dating from 1965 to the present by both emerging artists who have begun to experiment with this media and established artists who view bookmaking as an integral part of their artistic practice.
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105
January featured events include:
Spotlight Talk: Ruth Weisberg: Guido Cagnacci and the Resonant Image
Saturday, January 3, 1:30 p.m.
Vermeer’s Painting Techniques: Time Stilled and Light Made Tangible
Saturday, January 3, 4:00 p.m.
Adult Drawing Class: Anatomy Lessons
Friday, January 23, 6:30 p.m.
Spotlight Talk: The Art of War
Saturday, January 24, 12:30 p.m.
The Intimate Interior: Vermeer and His Contemporaries
Saturday, January 31, 4:00 p.m.
Pacific Design Center
The Art of Blake Edwards
Curated by Gail Feingarten Oppenheimer of Feingarten Galleries
January 9-31, 2009
One of Hollywood’s most distinguished writers/directors, Blake Edwards has also been a painter and sculptor for over 40 years. He brings to his art the same passion, elegance and humor that delights us in his films.
Pasadena Antique Center
480 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91105
Mammoth antique center brings together more than 130 vendors offering furniture and collectibles from nearly every period and movement. Open 7 days from 10am-6pm.
http://www.pasadenaantiquecenter.com/
The Pomona Home & Garden Show
January 9, 10, 11, 2009
Fairplex L.A. County Fairgrounds
1101 W. McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91796
http://www.homeshowconsultants.com/page3.html
Rose Bowl Flea Market & Arts and Crafts Outdoor Festival
Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena, CA 91103
January 11, 2009 (Second Sunday of each month from 5:00am-4:30pm)
Editorial Review by Traude Gomez for CitySearch
Shoppers arrive early in droves, wearing good walking shoes and sun hats, and pulling shopping carts. Don’t make other daytime plans–you’ll want to spend all Sunday perusing the endless sea of antiques and collectibles, vintage clothing and new merchandise from roughly 2,500 vendors.
In the antique and collectibles area, you’ll find row upon row of ’60s- and ’70s-era metal lunch boxes, vintage French movie posters, Mission furniture and even antique bathroom sinks. The area devoted to new merchandise–just within the entrance gate and winding around the actual stadium–carries such diverse items as office furniture, home spas, beauty products, ethnic clothing and animal feed. Keep in mind that most vendors are savvy about what they’ve got, so be sure to negotiate for good bargains.
Click on the following link for more information: http://www.rgcshows.com/RoseBowlFleaMarket/tabid/52/Default.aspx.
Virginia Robinson Gardens
1008 Elden Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Offers an eloquent blend of architecture and landscape, and is a beautiful representation of an early twentieth century estate. A tour of the gardens, reflecting an era of gracious living and legendary hospitality, provides visitors with a tangible link to the rich history of Beverly Hills. The Virginia Robinson Gardens covers six hillside acres and includes five distinctive gardens. Tours may be scheduled Tuesday through Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling (310) 276-5367.
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Wed 14 Jan 2009
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The official announcement came earlier today, as CNN’s Anderson Cooper reported, and the country breathed a collective sigh of relief. Or at least some in the country breathed more clearly; their enhanced capacity for oxygen intake coming from the news that celebrated Los Angeles Interior Designer Michael Smith has been tapped to “do” the residential wing of the Obama White House.
“Laura Bush has been a wonderful steward of the White House and created a beautiful residence for her family. I look forward to adding our own touch to the East Wing and creating a living space where our family feels comfortable, happy and settled. Michael shares my vision for creating a family friendly feel to our new home and incorporating some new perspectives from some of America’s greatest artists and designers,” said Michelle Obama.
“I am delighted to work with the Obamas as they bring their own energy and style to the residence at the White House,” said decorator Michael Smith. “The family’s casual style, their interest in bringing 20th Century American artists to the forefront and utilizing affordable brands and products will serve as our guiding principles as we make the residence feel like their home”, as reported by Lynn Sweet Washington Bureau Chief for The Chicago Sun-Times. Read Lynn Sweet’s full article about the Obama White House interior designer.
Gone are the fears that well-intended, but remarkably bland national retailers, might have a hand in the diddling of decorations in the first quarters. Taste, refinement and a much- anticipated personal point of view (care-of the strong style sense displayed by our First Lady-Elect) seem in store as the mighty Mrs. O and the talented Mr. S work their magic.
Who cares what breed of puppy is to pee in those historic halls? We want to know what colors those walls will be painted!
Tell us what you think about Michael Smith designing the White House. Click on the contact link above to send us an email, or post your comments below.
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Wed 14 Jan 2009
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Ever want to have a famous interior designer help you with your home? Each Monday, famous Beverly Hills interior designer James Swan answers readers’ questions in his blog installment of DesignCoach™. Post your design dilemma. DesignCoach™ can help you find the solution. This week the DesignCoach™ discusses Home Shows:
Q: My husband and I think we finally have enough money to renovate our kitchen. We’re going to need everything from the floor to the windows and maybe even some structural work. We’re thinking that since this process can be overwhelming we’d go to one of the home shows in our city before heading to the store or talking to a designer. What do you think about home shows?
A: If this is your first renovation project I believe the more information you have the more prepared you will feel. Home Shows are a great place to submerge yourself. Prepare to be overwhelmed. There are so any options available. My recommendation for Home Shows is to attend with an open mind. Look at everything.
Ask tons of questions, pick up literature, touch things, walk on things, open things, etc., and then run home as fast as you can. Believe me, you will want the quiet. During the following days certain products, ideas or manufactures will remain in your thoughts. These may be the ones you should investigate further (possibly through a local retail store or design professional). Remember, this should be a fun part of the process. Don’t stress just explore.
Check here for a listing of upcoming home shows nationwide.
Image courtesy of the Seattle Home Show
Want to have one of the “famous interior designers” answer your design questions. Send your design dilemma to the DesignCoach™–Beverly Hills interior designer James Swan.
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