JAIME HAYON
Color, curve, function, whimsy: these are words that describe the work of Jaime Hayon, Spain’s design wunderkind. Hayon has received dozens of important international accolades including Maison&Objet Designer of the Year and Guest of Honor at Belgium’s Interieur Biennial. Producing a steady stream of distinctive designs for major international brands like the Jaime Hayon, Spain’s design wunderkind. Hayon has received dozens of important international accolades including Maison&Objet Designer of the Year and Guest of Honor at Belgium’s Interieur Biennial. Producing a steady stream of distinctive designs for major international brands like the []
NEW BASSAMFELLOWS 2015
Exits Gallery in the Brera district of Milan has a long, rich history of supporting groundbreaking modern art and design. Occupied for the last few years by Connecticut-based design duo Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows of BassamFellows, the gallery’s latest furniture exhibition is an unequivocal knockout. ...
BY POOL OR BY SEA
This burst of warm air has us totally pumped for the summer ahead. As luck would have it, SUITENY.COM has a number of designs in stock to prep your home for outdoor living. Take a look through these modern outdoor lounges and accessories including Verzelloni's waterproof Zoe lounge, Ichiro Iwasaki's colorful outdoor Pix pouf, When Objects...
THE ORCHID SHOW with JEREMY COLE
Each year as winter draws to a close, The New York Botanical Garden's Haupt Conservatory opens its most jawdropping exhibition: The Orchid Show. Now in its 13th year, the theme of this year’s show is Chandeliers. The irony was not lost on us that all of the orchid-inspired designs in SUITE NY’s collection happen...
NEWS FROM EUROPE, PART 1
The SUITE NY team has returned from Paris, Copenhagen, Munich and Stockholm with news of product launches, color trends and exciting design awards. In 2015 we are seeing more organic shapes than ever, with heavy use of emerald greens and continued enthusiasm for brass. We saw color blocking, such as Woodnotes new eco-friendly Fourways rug (shown below), and renewed interest...
NEW FROM GLAS ITALIA
2014 was a year of color and experimentation for legendary Italian furniture maker, Glas Italia. Family owned and operated since 1970, Glas Italia focuses its attention on craftsmanship, innovation, and close collaboration with leading international designers including the late Ettore Sottsass and Piero Lissoni. The company consistently produces the furniture industry’s most innovative designs...
SILVER BELLES
No matter which holiday you celebrate at this time of year, silver permeates throughout the season. Glittering silver has a way of elevating the mundane, creating ambiance through tinsel, fine servingware, or a shimmery ribbon atop a special gift. SUITE NY picks a few of our favorite things that sparkle in chrome and lustrous grey. []
THE YOUNG EUROPEANS – Part 2
We conclude our two-part series with four more bright young designers from Europe who are making a splash with their uniquely modern furnishings, from practical conference chairs and coffee tables to a sensuous little bud vase so lovely, it feels essential. Included is work from GamFratesi for two-part series with four more bright young designers from Europe who are making a splash with their uniquely modern furnishings, from practical conference chairs and coffee tables to a sensuous little bud vase so lovely, it feels essential. Included is work from GamFratesi for []
THE YOUNG EUROPEANS – Part 1
Europe is still the reigning epicenter of contemporary furniture design, so it’s no surprise that the next crop of promising young designers mostly hail from across the pond. This is the first in a two part series featuring furniture and home accessories from the design world’s new guard, including the Fold seating collection by Garcia Cumini...
SHOUT OUT: David Howell Design
A residential, commercial, retail and hospitality design practice, David Howell Architecture and Design (DHD) is known for creating environments that demonstrate both beauty and value while providing intelligent direction for their clients. The team of seventeen designers offers their clientele head-to-toe treatment with services ranging from on-site development to fine art consulting. With projects...
WITH JOSHUA PRINCE-RAMUS
With a life and résumé so full at age 44, there's no way to briefly introduce this man. Joshua Prince-Ramus is the Principal of REX, the internationally acclaimed architecture and design firm he founded in 2006 after amicably parting ways with his mentor Rem Koolhaas. Prince-Ramus is a visionary, a pragmatist, an athlete and an artist. He's a...
SHOUT OUT: Amy Lau Design
Interior designer Amy Lau has been a friend of SUITE NY for many years. We first met Lau during our inaugural Pink Project, a design event to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). She designed a one of a kind pink cushion made for Hans J. Wegner's iconic
INTERIOR DESIGN: Spring Market Guide
INTERIOR DESIGN: Spring Market Guide This season Interior Design magazine went all out with their 2014 Spring Market Guide. The thick, glossy design bible featured the best of the best from international powerhouse manufacturers, as well as work...
WITH VINCENT VAN DUYSEN
Belgian-born architect and product designer Vincent Van Duysen exploded onto the global design scene when he founded his eponymous architecture firm at the tender age of 28. Van Duysen has since won countless industry awards including Designer of the Year at Paris’s Maison & Objet Fair 2009. Van Duysen is the subject of three monographs, most recently a 2013...
MILAN 2014
The 53rd annual Salone del Mobile opens its doors this week, welcoming over 300,000 expected design enthusiasts to the world’s largest furniture fair. SUITE NY’s co-Principals Kris Fuchs & Maria Sepulveda make the trip every year, checking in with all our European vendors and learning about various new products that will soon hit our showroom floor. Between pizza, pasta and...
BassamFellows in Milan
Connecticut-based furniture designers Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows have opened their first retail shop in Milan. Situated among the design ateliers and boutiques in the Brera District, the intimate shop is part of Exits, an adventurous Milanese gallery, event, and exhibition space that has showcased the work of many of the world’s most acclaimed designers. Founding member of the Memphis...