As seen in: Elle Decor

Earlier this week we saw some great DDB showrooms and products in the May issue of Elle Decor. Thomas Jayne and Katie Ridder selected an armoire by Julia Gray, and a Ralph Lauren Home end table, below:


Ralph Lauren Paint:




Romo:


Maya Romanoff:


Fabrics from Duralee, Clarence House, Ralph Lauren Home, Kravet and Manuel Canovas, Brunschwig & Fils, Fabricut, de le Cuona, Pollack and Zimmer + Rohde:

As seen in: Elle Decor

Have a peek at these great discoveries in the May issue of Elle Decor, found throughout the DDB showrooms.
The Holly Hunt shelving (above) is one of multiple picks in their Miami showhouse, as is this chaise:


And a Holly Hunt blue velvet in front of a wall in Ralph Lauren Paint:




Holly Hunt, Ralph Lauren Paint and Jerry Pair:


Sutherland:


Stark and Ralph Lauren Paint:


And fabrics from from Zoffany, Pierre Frey, Fabricut and Osborne & Little:


And that's not all...check back soon to see more great items featured in the same issue -- and pick up your copy today!

In the News: Elle Decor's Modern Life Concept House (Part 2)

Elle Decor's Executive Director of Brand Development Elle Rubin showed us around Elle Decor's Modern Life Concept House, a showhouse designed by the magazine’s top 10 'A-List Designers to Watch' and their brand partners.

"New York, the greatest city in the world, is the ideal backdrop for Elle Decor's first concept house," said Boodro. "We’re delighted to bring together a group of young designers we believe in with some of today’s best brands, to realize our house of the immediate future."

"Overseeing this Modern Life Concept House was really phenomenal," said Ellen. "To see every piece and every product and every room come together from blue prints and sketches to the finished product has been very exciting and unbelievable to watch."

We strolled through the two apartments, and soaked in the forward-thinking designs.

Kravet, Stark Carpet, Poggenpohl, Scalamandre and Schumacher were just a few of the companies we spotted throughout the Showhouse.

Oliver Furth, who designed the shelving units with USM Modular Furniture for his modern home office, had the luxury of a room wrapped in city-scape on two walls and stepped out into the summery patio.

"It was really neat to watch the progression and interaction between all of the designers," said Ellen. "Some of them did fantastic collaborations together and meshed designs and ideas to make parts of rooms together. Others came in knowing exactly what they were doing and put their plan to action. Their work just blossomed in these apartments over the months!"

Stay tuned to GoDesignGo for Elle Decor's next concept showhouse-we'll be there to walk you through the next group of designers' dazzling designs.

In the News: Elle Decor's Modern Life Concept House (Part 1 of 2)

We couldn't pass up the opportunity to take the VIP tour of Elle Decor's Modern Life Concept House with Executive Director of Brand Development Ellen Rubin. The magazine’s first-ever New York showhouse features 10 A-List Designers to Watch, each of whom was paired with a luxury brand to design a room.

The 10 designers include five from Elle Decor's 2010 “A-List Designers to Watch” and five from this year’s “Designers to Watch” list, announced by Editor in Chief Michael Boodro.

"The ten emerging young design stars are a perfect complement to the contemporary brands with which they are paired," said Boodro. "Together, these teams will realize Elle Decor’s vision for its ‘house of tomorrow.'"

The 2011 A-List “Designers to Watch” include:  Rafael de Cardenás of Architecture At Large who will be designing on behalf of Extremis; Aurelién Gallet for Flou; Beth Martin for Calligaris; Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe of Nickey Kehoe for Restoration Hardware and Sara Story for The New Traditionalists. They are joined by last year’s designers: Jesse Carrier of Carrier and Company, designing on behalf of Room & Board; Oliver M. Furth for USM Modular Furniture; Grant K. Gibson and Katie Lydon for Bosch; and Marie Turner of M. Elle Design for LEMA.

"It's really a three dimensional representation of what Elle Decor is about," said Ellen. "This house embodies what we feel is the present and future of design. We chose a Modern Life Concept House to celebrate where we see ourselves and where we're going."

While each designer was paired with a contemporary brand to work with, we made sure to find a few pieces in each room from showrooms in the DDB. A few pieces we loved included a carpet from Stark and a chunky chair from Kravet.

Stay tuned to GoDesignGo for more on Elle Decor's Modern Life Concept House with Elle Rubin.