The hothouse colors, the hand-painted tiles, the lazy drift of hammocks and mosquito netting: If you visit Mexico, it’s hard not to fall in love with the look and the lifestyle.
But unlike a craft or curio that you can pack in your suitcase, Mexican style isn’t always easy to bring back home. And if you do, it may not look the same. Hibiscus pink, you may say to yourself. What was I thinking?
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Jerry Janssen’s life these days is a dance between opposing worlds: art and decay, grand schemes and the gritty realities of use permits and leaky roofs.
Since purchasing one of Monterey’s most visible buildings 10 months ago, his life has become a mission measured in drops of glue and nail screws, window panes and the relentless reach of an ancient, creeping fig.
The Asian-art dealer from San Francisco bought the building commonly known as the Marsh building in February and has spent the better part of the past year commuting to Monterey on weekends, digging in to the work of restoring a 78-year-old landmark. (more…)
Looks generally rule in the home-furnishings industry. It’s all about the turn of a chair leg, the fabric on the sofa, the color of a lamp.
At the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, looks matter, too. But the real focus here is on ideas: about materials and technologies, about what furniture should do, and even about how we should live.
The annual showcase of the best in modern design, which concluded at the end of May, brought more than 500 exhibitors from around the world to New York. They displayed new offerings that will start making their way to stores in the coming months. (more…)
