Counting down...

I'm so psyched for the Architectural Digest (AD) Home Design Show in New York this weekend!!! I will be attending with my good friend from design school, Caitlin Ryan, who is now living and designing in NYC. Everything from furniture and lighting, to products for baths and kitchens, will be featured at the show. Also, the Dining By Design showcase, the major fundraising event for DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation for Fighting AIDS, will be right next door! 

One of the things I am looking forward to the most, other than all of the brand new and innovative products out there, is the Color in Design seminar featuring Amy Lau, who I just blogged about a couple weeks ago :)

Considering next week's post will be chuck FULL of goodies to recap the AD Show and DIFFA event, I'll keep this one pretty short.... Here are some images from last years show.

*photos courtesy of Architectural Digest

Natalie Makes Art

Belle Designs now has its first official sponsor! My lovely friend and incredible artist, Natalie Fifer, of Natalie Makes Art. Her thoughtful illustrations are bursting with life, and seem to suck you right into their whimsical worlds. I'm so excited to have Natalie here, and am eagerly awaiting some new work from her! Please make sure to check out her website for more illustrations, along with images from her sketchbook and some cool animation projects.

"Robot Roll Call"

Although I love all of these, this one is my absolute FAVORITE!

"Beast"

"Bringer"

"Bumble"

"Lola"

"Swim 2"

Amy Lau Design

I've been totally obsessing with Amy Lau's work lately... I just love her organic approach to design. My favorite spaces of hers always include some kind of natural element - whether a texture, an object, or a shape. In addition, she elegantly balances color and stark whites, which really makes her chosen design elements POP!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hagerty House

Walter Gropius - German architect and founder of the Bauhaus movement - accepted his first US commission in 1938, which later became known as "The Hagerty House". At the time, Gropius was teaching at Harvard University, where he was approached by a student who was interested in having him design a summer home for his mother. That student's name was John Hagerty, and he was captivated by Gropius's simplistic style. The house was built a mere 20 feet from the shoreline in Cohassett, Massachusetts. 

The house's metal framed windows sit flush with the white wooden siding, and granite harvested from the building site was used for the stone walls and chimney. The utilitarian design, and fusion with the local landscape, makes this a perfect example of typical Bauhaus style....

all photos by Dean Kaufman

In honor of...

The 2011 Hallmark Holiday is now upon us - and ironically, I've been totally obsessed with red and pink lately. Not just on their own, but paired together. These two colors are usually considered somewhat of a faux pas when combined, except for in celebration of Valentine's Day... but it's really growing on me!

Metropolitan Home

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Vanessa De Vargas

Marimekko Fabric

Birch Fabrics/Fabric Worm

Global Living

Betsy Burnham

Kerrie Kelly

Gcinge Designs

Luxe Studio

Susely Interiors

Feldman Architecture, Inc.

Vintage Laundry