Mark Pollack steps aside

Recently, Mark Pollack, co-founder of the textile company Pollack, announced he was promoting Rachel Doriss, VP of design, pictured below, to take over his responsibilities.



He will remain an involved consultant and co-owner. We came across this terrific profile of the man himself, with tributes by colleagues and industry friends, in Reviews Land and thought you'd enjoy reading about the influential Pollack as much as we did.

Interior Design Magazine Names Paige Rense 'Design Icon'

Interior Design's 26th annual Hall of Fame gala, taking place tonight, introduces a new award this year, the Design Icon. The inaugural award will honor former editor of Architectural Digest and 1985 Hall of Fame inductee Paige Rense.

Paige Rense served as editor in chief of Architectural Digest from 1975 until 2010. She took the magazine from a circulation of 50,000 to 850,000 with a total audience of 5.4 million readers. Paige was initially inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1985.

Recipients of the Hall of Fame inductees include Shigeru Ban of Shigeru Ban Architects; Neil Denari of Neil M. Denari Architects; and designer Karim Rashid.

This year’s event is sponsored by Kohler Interiors Group and Axor, and inductees will be honored tonight at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, as well as The Alpha Workshops.

For information about the event or other Interior Design events, contact Regina Freedman.

Top photo by Steve Paige.

Cullman & Kravis Introduces....

Cullman & Kravis, esteemed Interior Design firm located in New York City, is pleased to introduce their very first fabric collection. Inspired by their signature color palette and design aesthetics, these fabrics, woven from linen and wool fibers, are made exclusively by the venerable firm of Holland & Sherry. The collection, ranging in both textiles and designs (small geometrics, plaids, stripes, curvilinear motifs) exhibits a fresh look into a variety of interiors are now available at Holland & Sherry showrooms throughout the country.

visit cullmankravis.com for more information.
for additional showrooms: hollandandsherry.com.

The Great American Decorator

Billy Baldwin
The Great American Decorator
By Adam Lewis
Forward By Albert Hadley

The definitive book on the legendary decorator Billy Baldwin, known as the “Dean of American Decorating”, famous for his classical taste, streamlined modernism and brilliant use of color.  With a forward by Baldwin’s former student, Albert Hadley, and enriched by never-before-published transcripts of four 1974 lectures that Baldwin gave at the Cooper-Hewitt, this is an important book for anyone interested in interior design.