FEATURES

Billykirk Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk’s studio is surrounded by things, equipments, flat files, paintings, photos, and memories.

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By Loft Visit

By Shawn Kelly as told by Sarah Williams
Before - Piero Lissoni for Living Divani - Softwall Sofa, Box series chairs and Metro2 table, Ile side table.<br> Vintage and Flea market accessory pieces. Lighting by Flos.

Photo: Jordan Provost © 2009

Anyone with a design fetish in New York City dreams of a cavernous loft space to create endless compositions of beautifully designed furniture punctuated with rare artifacts, and the luxury…

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Life of a Personal Chef

By Maggie Shi
Left: Jill Donenfeld Right: Whiskey Prawn Skewers w/Tomato Curry

Photo: Left: Jill Donenfeld Right: Melissa Ricketts

It sounds like an idyllic life—cooking inventive meals in private homes, working flexible hours, spending your days shopping at the greenmarket, and getting paid to do it all.

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RESULTS FOR "Modern Design"

Retail

Photo: Staff

Scandinavian Grace

The Scandanavian countries of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway have long traditions of creating stunning objects for living. You can see how these techniques have evolved from their folk… read more »

Photo: Courtesy of Matter

Matter

Both the Manhattan and Brooklyn locations of Matter are filled with furnishings and objects to be coveted. Some of the most showstopping pieces are from British furniture makers Established &… read more »

Photo: The Studio

Baxter & Liebchen

After six months of operating Baxter & Liebchen out of his 600 square-foot apartment, Andrew Kevelson moved his showroom to DUMBO.His current location on Jay Street is a colossal 5,000… read more »

Dining / Bars

Photo: Daniel Krieger

James

James is nestled in the Prospect Heights neighborhood on the corner of St. Marks and Carlton Avenue, tucked inside a century-old brownstone. read more »

Features

Textile & Objects shop 1961

Photo: Todd Webb courtesy of máXimo

Meet the Neuharts

We were first smitten with the work of Marilyn and John Neuhart upon discovering the handcrafted, colorful dolls that Marilyn created on commission for Alexander Girard’s Textile & Objects Shop… read more »

Before - Piero Lissoni for Living Divani - Softwall Sofa, Box series chairs and Metro2 table, Ile side table.<br> Vintage and Flea market accessory pieces. Lighting by Flos.

Photo: Jordan Provost © 2009

By Loft Visit

Anyone with a design fetish in New York City dreams of a cavernous loft space to create endless compositions of beautifully designed furniture punctuated with rare artifacts, and the luxury… read more »

The Sculpture Gallery houses works by Heizer, Rauschenberg, Segal, Chamberlain, Stella, Nauman, Morris, and Lord.

Photo: Staff

Capturing Time in Glass

Philip Johnson once said that “architecture exists in time.” By this he meant that a great piece of architecture should unfold before you in procession, and reveal itself in surprising… read more »

Blog

Barry McGee <i>Untitled</i> and Prouvé Stools

Photo: Phillips de Pury & Company

Saturday @ Phillips

Phillips de Pury & Company recognize that the mid-century modern design and urban street art / collectible markets share a similar audience and have been integrating the two… read more »

George Nelson: Architect | Writer | Designer | Teacher

Late last year the Vitra Design Museum hosted an exhibition featuring the life’s work of George Nelson. To coincide with the show a book was published titled George Nelson: Architect… read more »

John Lautner's 1949 Schaffer residence

Photo: Tim Street-Porter / LA Times

Midcentury Modern Homes

The LA Times reports that midcentury modern homes designed by Neutra, Lautner, Kahn and others are suffering from the economic slow down. Prices are being reduced, with some… read more »

TOURS

The Bacon Tour

By David Tez

Photo: Staff

From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…

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The Tenenbaums

By Siobhan Vivian

Photo: Staff

The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…

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