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In the News: Something to Bank On
New York magazine's "The 72-Room Bohemian Dream House" unveils what is perhaps "the greatest real-estate coup of all time": 190 Bowery Street. In 1966, thanks to much pressure from his real estate agent, photographer Jay Maisel scrounged up enough money, $102,000 to be exact, to purchase the abandoned 1898 Germania Bank building in Manhattan's Bowery district, which then was largely middle-class and German and by no means a "hot" neighborhood. 42 years, Meisel still lives there with his wife, Linda, and daughter, Amanda.
In the News: Cold Storage Living
New York's "Warmer When Occupied" is a sneak peek into the TriBeCa home of architect Diana Kellogg and husband writer-director Neil Burger (Interview With the Assassin, The Illusionist). And, when I say "home," I mean a former cold storage warehouse. The couple had their eye on the place for years, "drawn to the mysterious qualities of the street and the house,” and finally jumped on it in 2001.
Casa Link: The Strategest '68 Edition
New York magazine travels back 40 years in time, celebrating some iconic designs of 1968, as well as giving you a salivating sneak peek into the Upper East Side apartment of a pair of art collectors, which showcases the best of the sixties art scene.
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This Just In: NY Mag's Shop-A-Matic Gift Guide
Remember how New York magazine launched its window shopping service, Shop-A-Matic, in August? Well Shop-A-Matic is back with a gift guide that's organized by personality type and price, so you can shop for gifts for your High-Intensity Boyfriend or your Worldly Dad, and spend anywhere between under $25 and $900 and up from the comfort of your glaring computer screen. Of course, I find myself glued to the "Home-Obsessed Girlfriend" section, and emailing all the links to family with a very indiscreet HINT HINT subject title.
New York Mag Honors Design Revolutionaries
The cover story of this week's New York Magazine is Design Revolutionaries, a thoughtful conversation with nine of New York's greatest living designers and a list of 25 other design innovators. The story pays tribute to those who changed the way we look at mundane, everyday sights—from subway maps and perfume bottles to mechanical dry cleaning racks and sofa fabrics. Not only obvious choices like the woman/brand/homemaker legend Martha Stewart and homeware visionary Eva Zeisel were included but also historian saviors of cast-iron architecture and big oil logomeisters.
This Just In: New York Mag Launches Shop-A-Matic Window Shopping Service
One of the best ways to find one-of-a-kind and super-stylish homewares is to browse the boutiques of New York. But most of us are at a geographic disadvantage, not to mention too busy to window-shop full time. That's the inspiration behind Shop-A-Matic, a new window-shopping "service" from New York Magazine.
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Nice and New: T Magazine's Design Issue Is Now Online
T magazine's Design Fall 2008 issue is now online! Among other things, the issue takes a look at provocative new design trends, profiles British editor turned designer Ilse Crawford, tours the design scene in Philly, visits Mario Bellini's Milan palazzo, looks at some inventive coat trees and umbrella stands, and sneaks a peek at a monochromatic loft and an Upstate New York steel-framed guest house. The cover, shown here, which features a chest of drawers that slide in opposite directions, is an allusion to the different directions design is taking today.
In the News: Meet Philippe Starck
T magazine, an online publication covering women's and men's fashion, design, food, and travel put out by the New York Times, currently has a fun profile of Philippe Starck, featuring a video of the prolific designer as well as a collage with the tagline, "From underwear to mega-yachts, Philippe Starck knows no boundaries." The video itself is a collage of sorts, showcasing his designs, which do run the spectrum from toothbrushes to hotel interiors, as well as his quirky character. If you've yet to "meet" Starck, T's interactive format is fitting for the playful French designer.
Happy 103rd Birthday Eva Zeisel!
World-renowned Hungarian industrial designer Eva Zeisel turns 103 today! Though she is best known for her work with ceramics, Eva, a featured Designer Spotlight here on Casa, has designed everything from acrylic candelabras to wooden and glass coffee tables, and is considered by many to be the matriarch of industrial design.
In fact, New York magazine named Zeisel in its list of nine living Design Revolutionaries back in '07.
Casa Interview, Part II: Domino Founding Editor Deborah Needleman (and an Awesome Giveaway!)
Deborah Needleman, the founding editor of Domino, is a goldmine of savvy advice on decorating your home, honed from years of experience heading up the style-centric magazine as well as decorating her own home. You can read the first half of my interview with her here. Deborah's tips and thoughts on decorating continue in the second half of this interview.
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