If you've been
reading my
interviews, you know that I'm excited about this second season of
Top Design, so I was pleased to tune in last night for the first episode. First off, I was surprised by the amount of star power in the contestant pool (well, for reality television at least), including one interior designer, Preston Lee, who I'd
already featured on CasaSugar. Also in the mix was a Martha Stewart Living senior style editor (Eddie) and actor Ricky Schroder's wife (Andrea), among other talented contestants.
For the first challenge, the designers had to furnish an entire apartment in two days, with the designers divided into four teams, working on four loft space apartments for four-star clients.
To find out who the star clients were and to see photos from the episode, .
Each team had to design for one of the show's judges or hosts, including India Hicks, Margaret Russell, Jonathan Adler, and Kelly Wearstler.
After getting my
Project Runway fix tonight, I'm settling in for another hour of reality fun.
Top Design returns tonight for its second season, with head judge
Jonathan Adler and host India Hicks, whom
I recently interviewed. Are you going to tune in, too.
This Just In: Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan to Tie the Knot
It's not every day that one of my favorite designers gets hitched, so I'm excited to tell you that designer Jonathan Adler and Barney's New York creative director (and author) Simon Doonan plan to legally tie the knot in mid-September in California, according to New York.
In honor of Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan's
impending nuptials, I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at what their married life at
home away from home looks like. USA Today recently
interviewed them in their Shelter Island, New York home, which Doonan aptly described as, "a fully branded home." The space is in many ways the love child of a Jonathan Adler shop and a Barneys window display (Doonan is creative director) — bursting with energy, color, creativity, and Adler's inventory. To see for yourself, check out this slideshow, and read the
article for more details.
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It's not every day that one of my favorite designers gets hitched, so I'm excited to tell you that designer
Jonathan Adler and Barney's New York creative director (and
author) Simon Doonan plan to legally tie the knot in mid-September in California,
according to New York.
But their big day won't be your usual ostentatious
celebrity wedding. In the New York article, Doonan was quoted saying, "I always thought we were married, so I don’t feel like celebrating the fact that the government’s allowing me to think I’m married. It’s more like paying a parking ticket.
I've got to hand it to Jonathan Adler for bringing needlepoint back. The technique is no longer reserved for
wasp-y belts or occupational therapy, but is now giving living rooms an ironic punch of whimsy and color. The
Jonathan Adler Harlequin Pillow ($175) has a bright, graphic pattern based on a harlequin's traditional costume that will instantly liven up your living room sofa or chair.
Described as "surprising, surreal, and sublime," the
Kiki de Montparnasse Vase ($350) is definitely, um, lady friendly. Do you love.
This funky little
kitty statue ($98) from Jonathan Adler's Menagerie collection is decorated with a spotted geometric coat. Would you want it in your home?
I've always swooned over the
Jonathan Adler Giraffe Lamp, and he's done it again with his new
Giraffe Sconce ($195). Something about the little giraffe head used as a finial sticking out of the paper shade just makes my heart go pitter-patter. The sconce is available with the giraffe facing left or right, so you can buy two to frame a piece of artwork and have them looking at each other.
If you're wondering where
Jonathan Adler got his inspiration for his
Utopia series, or where
Tord Boontje got his taste for saturated colors and fanciful flora, look no further than Danish artist and designer Bjørn Wiinblad. This midcentury ceramic artist set up his own studio in 1952, and continued to reproduce his designs through the 1990s.
Much of his work is inspired by the fairy tales of fellow Dane Hans Christian Andersen, who wrote such well-known stories as The Little Mermaid and The Princess and the Pea.
