Pillow Talk: The Fortuny Pillows Revealed
One of the highlights of the last year, and a definite high-point in my career to date as an interior designer, is the creation of the collection of pillows that I created for and with Fortuny using their fabrics. As my clients, friends, and any regular readers will know, I have a lifelong passion for Fortuny, […]
Pillows for Fortuny
About eighteen months ago, Mickey and Maury Riad, the brothers who own and operate the Fortuny fabric house, invited me to collaborate with them on a collection of pillows for display and sale in the New York showroom. As readers of my work will know, Fortuny has a special place in my heart both as […]
Highlights of the Year 2011
As 2011 draws to a close, I thought I would take the opportunity to share some of the highlights from my travels and experiences over the past year. It has been another year of wonder-full experiences and inspirations for which I am extremely and eternally grateful. Above: the new Malcolm James Kutner studio in Soho […]
Work in Progress: Chandelier
I have been working with a longtime client and friend on her urban loft space off and on for a few years now. When it came to replacing an old dining room light fixture, my client said wanted something that was “like a branch or something, coming out of the ceiling, with lights somehow integrated […]
Curtains to a Garden in Amagansett
In a previous post called Work in Progress: Amagansett, I mentioned that I had gone to India to consult with embroidery master Ranjit Ahuja on some custom sheer curtains for a house I have been working on in Amagansett. From that previous post, here is the room awaiting the curtains: The house is still not […]
Danish Design Delights: Oliver Gustav
This year’s Design Leadership Summit was held in Copenhagen, where there is no shortage of design inspiration and aesthetic appreciation. We toured many famous and fabulous spots in the city, but I happened into one place where time seemed to stand still, where the sacred and the ordinary seemed to confuse and confound each other, […]
Design on a Dime 2011
Housing Works‘ annual Design on a Dime benefit will take place on Thursday, May 5th 2011 at the Metropolitan Pavillion in New York City. The event will continue through the 7th, but it’s all about being there for the Opening Night! I am flattered and honored that Housing Works asked me to be one of […]
A Design Pilgrimage to Fortuny di Venezia
As I prepare to attend the 2011 Design Leadership Summit in Copenhagen later this month, I am reflecting on the 2010 Summit in Venice last April. There she is. La Serenissima. Venezia. Venice. For me, one of the main highlights of the Summit was the involvement of Fortuny, not only as sponsors, but also as […]
Aviation Obsession
Does design ground us, or does it transport us? Ultimately, I like it best when it does both. Airline and aircraft design – a design discipline that has always held my steadfast fascination – is as good an illustration of this idea as any. But I am admittedly biased. I developed an early fascination with […]