Guest Blogger and AskPatrick writer Patrick J. Hamilton is sharing his highlights of Holiday House 2011. Especially taken by the moments captured through design, Patrick continues telling us about the 'little moments' of design he loved at Holiday House and what a few of the best-ceased design opportunities he found.
By Patrick J. Hamilton
Also taking a subtle hand with color, but in a far larger space, was penthouse designer Aline Matsika, with silver, black and white. The space apparently required some major reworking (like flooring and electricity) before the fun stuff could happen. That fun stuff came in the form of Aline’s signature modern organic touches and African artifacts, against billowy white floor to near-ceiling drapes.
In a showhouse, there is no such thing as a throw-away space, just the potential for missed opportunities and Dineen Architecture, like Bryant Keller, made the absolute most of a pass-through space with her “Roman Holiday.” Dineen Architecture didn’t miss a trick or the opportunity to tell a story in the smaller space. Perfectly framed through a doorway leading to a more major room, the small intimate area was defined only by desk, chair, lamp, flokati rug and wall-filling custom painting.
A corally-cognac color (a tamer version of James Rixner’s red and Inson Dubois Wood’s lacquer) on chair and styling details made the tiny space glow, beckon and seduce. Inspired by the Audrey Hepburn film and envisioned as a space where love letters flow with the Campari, it was one of my very favorite vignettes, a romantic story itself told with just a few carefully-chosen notes.
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