Lance Cheshire is a fashion photographer from New Zealand who lives in New York City. He’s assisted Mario Testino, Ellen von Unworth, Michael Thompson, and Steven Meisel, and of course works on his own too. I met him through a friend years ago when I was a fashion editor. We worked together and became good friends. We haven’t actually seen each other in years, but we keep in touch sporadically. He’s a great guy and talented artist . Here’s some of his work, fashion and otherwise:
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The Eero Saarinen pedestal table may be the purest form of perfection in furniture. It’s sleek, simple, and absolutely chic. Seemingly so easy to replicate, yet only an original, preferably in white with a white marble top, will do. (Though I’d take a rosewood one too. OK, I’d probably take any if offered.)
According to Design Within Reach, in a 1956 Time magazine cover story, Eero Saarinen said he was designing a collection to “clear up the slum of legs in the U.S. home.” Later that year, he introduced his Pedestal Table and Tulip™ Chair Collection, which is manufactured by Knoll. Talk about accomplishing your goal.
It sells for $2,747, so my dining room won’t be getting one any time soon. I do, however, already own a pedestal dining table, and it’s quite nice. I’d even say my cherry Charles Shackleton pedestal table is a well-made beauty; it’s just not as sleek or as modern as I’d like. What’s a girl (on a budget) to do?
I am thinking of swapping out the somewhat rustic, handmade Charles Shackleton Cottage Side Chairs for a more contemporary look, perhaps in green. The boys’ Stokke Tripp Trapp chairs look cute around the table, I think. So maybe a few curvy grown up chairs, like the West Elm Scoop Back Chair in wheatgrass (just $79!) can join them. I flirted with the idea of the Jonathan Adler Chippendale Chair in Juicy Green ($550). Ever mindful of costs (hee hee) I started browsing ebay for similar ones I could have refinished. But my husband informed me, via a post on this blog, that he detests the style. What’s a girl (with a husband) to do?
Answer: Whatever she wants! Just kidding. Or not. Stay tuned . . . And, if you have any ideas for chairs that would work with my table, let me know!
West Elm Scoop Back | Jonathan Adler Chippendale
Meanwhile, here is a sampling of Saarinen dining schemes to get me in the mix and match mood. Notice its versatility – the look is amazing no matter what style chair it’s paired with.
Saarinen photos: unidentified source; House Beautiful; Jonathan Adler; Skona Hem; Sara Bengur from the Kip’s Bay Showhouse 2008; Antik & Loppis; Domino; Domino; Living Etc.; Domino; unidentified source; Daniel M. Pafford; Domino; unidentified source; Eric Roth Photography; unidentified source; unidentified source.
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“Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet,” has always been one of my favorite lines from a movie. The sentiment is certainly fitting this season, as rosy purples, sweet lavenders, and deep aubergines persist in decidedly violet décors. I’m not a big pink person, and an overly obvious lavender feels a tad treacly, but violet, oh violet. Although violet was declared the new “it” color last year, Elle Decor is certainly still smitten (newest issue – April 2009 – on the left). And so am I.
Photos: The Style Files, Katz residence, Domino, Jeff Andrews, Skona Hem, Skona Hem, Kaite Ridder, The Style Files, Apartment Therapy, Cookie, Living Etc., Living Etc., NEA, Apartment Therapy, Katie Ridder, Domino, Domino, Living Etc., Domino, Living Etc., Apartment Therapy, Living Etc., Sara Story, Living Etc., Apartment Therapy, Living Etc., Eric Roth Photograpy, Domino, Apartment Therapy, Domino, Domino, Domino, Design Your Wall, The Style Files, The Style Files, Verve Designer Collections.
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Here are some photos by Rob Knight, a Boston-based photographer, who’s also a friend. (His five-year-old son Harry followed us around a garden center in out on the Cape last summer until we agreed to organize a play date between him and my six-year-old. We’re so glad!) Rob, who recently had a solo show, “My Boat is so Small,” at Gallery Kayafas in the South End. shoots a lot of interiors and quirky still lives. These are some of my favorite works:
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It isn’t always black and white.
Top row: Duralee Auadisiac fabric, $63.50/yard at Decorators Best; Robert Allen Halifax Nation in sky fabric, $56.25/yard at Decorators Best; Rose Cumming Zebrine from Dessin Fournir wallpaper at Webster & Company
Middle row: Moda Silver and Lavender Stripe wallpaper, $44.95/roll at Design Your Wall; KB Wide Zebra fabric in pink, ebay; Scalamandre Zebra fabric in Lime & White, $109.50/yard at Decorators Best
Bottom row: Blue/Lavender Zebra fabric at ebay; Peyton Collection Zebra fabric in lime, $8.98/yard at Fabric.com; Robert Allen Marlowe fabric in cashew, $61.75/yard at Decorators Best.
And for the New Yorker’s out there, the zany zebra wallpaper by Scalamandre in Masai Red made famous by Gino’s, which is also fun (and a little less jarring) in Zanzibar Gold, $91.25/roll at Decorators Best.
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Pretty Party Invitations from Tiny Prints
Stylish Invitations and Cards from Storkie
Interior Decorator Business Cards
Selection of stylish headboards at Wedo-Headboards.co.uk
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