Luxury Home: Global Shops
March 1, 2008
Tai Ping Carpets: Opening in January, Tai Ping Carpets’ latest showroom in San Francisco will be the Hong Kong company’s fourth U.S. outpost. The newest collection is Empire, which references Japanese kimonos and Ottoman paisleys. The five designs in the collection layer dull silk and flax linen over hand-tufted, semiworsted wool to create refined patterns, each available in two colorways. 212.979.2233, www.taipingcarpets.com - Skye Mayring
Galerie Historismus: Specializing in museum-quality European decorative arts created between 1840 and 1940, this Paris gallery typically receives buyers by appointment only. Offerings include a ca. 1875 cabinet-on-stand valued at $2.5 million. Created by French designer Édouard Lièvre, the six-foot-tall piece exemplifies 19th-century Europe’s fascination with all things Japanese and is constructed of tropical wood, brass, bronze and silver with ivory encrustations. Another standout is a brass desk lamp designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1902. "Hoffmann was a genius," says artistic director Roberto Polo. "He created non-figurative art years before other designers, yet his work remains elegant today." +33.1.42.71.21.60, www.historismus.com - Brook S. MasonWorth Home: Tired of making trips to Los Angeles and New York to shop furniture showrooms, designer Eddy Doumas of Worth Interiors decided to open Town, a 20,000-square-foot showroom in his home base of Denver. Three years later, Doumas has opened Worth Home in Vail. "Buyers who are spending millions of dollars on homes in Colorado don’t necessarily want the cliché mountain lodge look of uncreative furnishings and deer antlers on the walls," says Doumas, who fills his showrooms with unique finds from such international design shows as Maison et Objet in Paris. Doumas’ new 2,000-square-foot space will carry a pared-down selection of what is available in his Denver shop, including industrial antiques, upholstered pieces from Baker and original photography from artists such as Heidi Jung and Robert Kelley. 970.949.0998, www.worthinteriors.com - Samantha Brooks
Lisa Fontanarosa: Drawn to objects that have "that misshapen feel," Lisa Fontanarosa handpicks each of the artists she represents in her Albuquerque showroom based on their ability to skew things a bit. "I look for everyday materials that have been transformed into something beautiful, yet imperfect," says Fontanarosa. The New York transplant’s select designs include Marie Christophe’s delicate wire chandeliers (her clients include Dior and Baccarat); Lee Renninger’s artful bedcovering that incorporates white porcelain charms; tipsy, surreal wine glasses by Diane Casteja; and Adam + Viktoria’s Paradise Tree screen, inspired by a children’s fairy tale. 505.872.1929, www.lisafontanarosa.com - Erika Heet
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