Tag Archives: metal accents

Finding Zen in the Minimalist Home Accessories of Michael Verheyden

The decorative mix-media minimalist home accessories of contemporary Belgian artisan Michael Verheyden are a remarkable example of how beauty in its purest form really comes from simple basic elements. Noble and durable materials like Carrara marble, solid walnut, concrete, bronze, … Continue reading →

chinese archaic bronzes at sotheby’s new york

New York’s Asia Week kicks off on 17 March 2014 and brings the great collectors and admirers of Chinese Art to New York to partake in the numerous auctions, fairs and exhibitions that serve to make New York the capital … Continue reading →

a contemporary tea service for the tea lover

Talented and self-taught British designer Tom Dixon has updated one the most traditional of English traditions, afternoon tea, with his new contemporary tea service in warm luminous brass. While we think of taking tea as the quintessential English past … Continue reading →

sculptural bronze hardware for your doors from serie rare, paris

Frenchman Daniel Podva is behind the super chic designs of Serie Rare, a Parisian Left Bank gallery of high-end bronze hardware for the home – door handles, drawer knobs, backplates and sconces. These are precisely the type of artful and … Continue reading →

exotic ultra luxurious floor and wall surface coverings

Several notches up from artisanal paint, hand embroidered wallpaper and even the most spectacular ceramics, is a whole sub world of uber luxurious floor and wall coverings available for those looking for the truly unique. Leather, bone and horn, cinnamon … Continue reading →

a tattooed tiffany silver pitcher at sotheby’s

Tiffany and Company have been counted amongst the leading names of New York’s premier luxury brands for well over 150 years. Their partnership with contemporary designers like Paloma Piccaso, which began in 1980, has only helped to further build on … Continue reading →

making a shimmering statement with decorative lighting

For statement lighting that literally “rocks”, you can’t go wrong with something like the Petra Bel Air from Wired Custom Lighting. This thing screams superstar! Metal squares finished in a distressed gold leaf fall in a random cascade that adds … Continue reading →