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Summer Trends
from interior design magazine
Brizo offers fashion-forward designs for the kitchen, bath and shower. But what about the rest of the home? To find out, we asked the editors at Interior Design Magazine. As experts in their field, they're always searching the globe to find cutting-edge products for truly fashionable spaces. Below are their picks for winter.
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- SUMMER TRENDS
Bernhardt Design - Calibra Seating
Creative types of all stripes have joined the 2-year-old virtual collective that Bernhardt Design calls Global Edition. Claudia and Harry Washington have created seating that blends modern and classical sensibilities and straddles residential and commercial spheres. Each sports a surprising V-shape void, drawing attention to the colored stripes sewn onto the multiple-density foam-filled cushions, and accommodates up to six different suede, leather, or fabric patterns. 828-758-9811; bernhardtdesign.com.
Aswoon/Susan Woods Studio - Peacock Screen
Seeing the art in overlooked and discarded objects was the impetus behind the Spring line of lighting, chairs, and screens. Each piece is crafted from a mix of new and recycled coiled-metal bedsprings, which have been fused. The Peacock screen got its name because it reminds the artist of the bird spreading its wings. It measures 90 inches high, 58 inches wide, and 15 inches deep. 718-858-7006; aswoon.com.
PP Möbler - Clothes Tree
Whether you fling your duds on a chair, or drape them carefully on a hanger, Cecilie Manz's starkly primitive Clothes Tree is a depot for all dispositions. Featured at Danish Crafts's Mindcraft '08 exhibition, the solid maple rods assemble to an overall size of 60 inches high, 41 wide, and 29½ deep. 45-4817-2106; pp.dk.
Wilkhahn – 360 Chair
Walter Papst, who passed away recently, debuted his three-legged 360 chair in 1955 to great acclaim. Now, this manufacturer has reissued the classic design. The chair, available in yellow, red, a natural beech finish, black, and gray, comes in an adult model, called 360/1 with a seat height of 17½ inches, and the child's 360/3, with a 14½-inch seat height. 212-229-9455; wilkhahn.com.
KFF Design - FM
Simple yet straightforward, the FM series of seating is a welcome antidote to highly conceptualized designs. The foam upholstered seat and back come in any of the manufacturer's fabric, leather, or COM. It comes in a lounge version with ottoman or side chair. 305-531-0704; kff.de.
Cate & Nelson Design - Crisis
Swedish/Spanish fusion duo Cate Högdahl and Nelson Ruiz-Acal have a Crisis, but no intervention is required. The birch bookcase, 55 inches high, 50 1/3 wide, and 12½ deep, is finished outside with high-gloss white lacquer. But inside, powder-coated paint covers not only shelves, but pre-arranged bric-a-brac—just in case you overachieved during spring-cleaning. 46-733-14-56-11; catenelson.com.
Palecek - Sunburst
Even in a down economy, extravagant statements endure—especially when tempered by naturalism. Sunburst's bamboo poles radiate from a band of acacia, framing a mirror 9 ¾ inches across for an overall diameter of 59 inches. 800-274-7730; palecek.com.
Cassina - Rotor Table
Interior Design Hall of Fame member Piero Lissoni has just completed a New York showroom for Cassina, his first in the U.S. for the company that has manufactured his furniture since 1996. On the oak sales floor, he mixed mid-century and contemporary Cassina styles including, of course, his Palindrome collection. The irregular joints and articulations of his Rotor table, produced in smoked chestnut or white-stained maple, "deny the quest for conformity," he says.. 800-770-3568; cassinausa.com.
