Sagitine wardrobe storage solutions brilliantly blur the boundaries between art and design. This season, they’re reaching greater design heights with the new 20-stand New York Stand (RRP $1,800). And one of you is going to win one!
Following on from the success of the 14-box Shanghai Stand, it’s been designed with a traditional NYC warehouse apartment in mind, where space is a squeeze. Available in black or white, The New York Stand is made from coated cardboard, a powder-coated aluminium stand and solid walnut top, making it feel like a substantial furniture piece rather than simply shoe storage.
Founder and creative director Tina Clark says: “We wanted to modernise the traditional shoe rack with a sleek and contemporary vintage interpretation that will complement both a modern home or an Art Deco space.”
Whatever your storage needs (and nobody says you have to use this for shoes only), The Sagitine New York Stand is easy to assemble and lets you organise your most cherished shoes, frocks, quality silks and happy socks. So take a bite of the big apple and tuck your treasures away for years to come.
Sagitine also provide a range of stackable coated cardboard boxes on their own (from $45-to-$95) in black or white and a range of sizes, each box is topped with a genuine leather handle and gold detail.
WIN
One very lucky reader will win a medium New York Stand (powder coated aluminium with a solid walnut top) and 20 boxes in their choice of black or white, worth a total of $1,800. The stand’s dimensions are 130cm x 32cm x 52cm.
To enter, complete the form below and follow Sagitine on Instagram by 5pm AEST next Friday 18 March 2016.
Inspired by his favourite city (and admittedly mine too!), Greg Natale’s latest furniture collection, HUDSON (a salute to New York), features an elegant range of case goods, lounges, beds, sofas, dining tables, chairs and occasional tables.
Greg
“I first visited NYC in my early twenties. It was love at first sight. After all this time I still find myself swept up in the spirit of the Metropolis; each year I unearth a new layer that inspires, provokes and invigorates me creatively. HUDSON is a nod to the flourish, the glamour and the refinement that New York enjoyed post-Second World War, in designing HUDSON I wanted to honour both a city and a golden age.”
Comprising of 20 superbly finished products, the range created in partnership with respected, family-owned Australian furniture makers, Casa Mia, evokes an old world charm with a contemporary twist.
With sumptuous, precisely-buttoned upholstery, robust marble, a thorough attention to woodcraft, the option of black or white satin finishes to European Beech and the occasional graceful brass detail — HUDSON is effortless, affordable glamour.
To celebrate the launch of this exciting new collection, Greg, in collaboration with The Vignette Room, will open a one-of-a-kind pop-up retail experience in Paddington, Sydney today. To reap the full HUDSON experience, visitors can step inside a fully furnished HUDSON suite hosted by one of Sydney’s newest and most exquisite homewares stores, styled by Greg himself.
On sale this month (February), the range will be offered for sale through selected homewares retailers Australia-wide as well as online for local and international orders.
Reader inside info: There are some special, limited ticket events coming up soon in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. To register your interest, please email your name, address and telephone number to [email protected]
If almost three weeks in New York City without the blissful accompaniment of my gorgeous husband and utterly delightful children wasn’t amazing enough, New York totally turned it on whilst hosting NY xDesign – the city’s version of Milan’s Salone de Mobile.
The eight days or so of inaugural events around the city’s flagship showrooms, together with the annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and its related offsite shows such as Wanted Design and Sight Unseen, are a global forum for the launch of new products, by both established and new designers. It is also where the industry turns to identify interior trends for the coming year, influencing product design, colours and styling.
Tom Dixon showcased The PIVOT collection, a series of drawn and sharply upholstered silhouettes, consisting of high and low-back chairs and a bar stool, all made with internal metal frame, moulded foam upholstery and rotating die-cast aluminium base.
The ICFF alone, sees over 600 exhibitors from all points of the globe (including an Australian contingent) and displays contemporary furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, and kitchen and bathrooms for residential and commercial interiors. This year was by far the largest display and number of participants by suppliers, proving the industry is not contracting but rather growing in size and stature.
Bikini modular island sofa for Moroso. Available in Australia through www.hubfurniture.com.au
The theme or trend that featured most prominently at this year’s fair was one of inherent irregularities and imperfection of natural materials: cracked, crumpled and crushed textures; geological textural references; flaking surfaces; woven, knitted and tapestry textures; molten, eroded and oxidized effects; hammered, stamped and chiseled techniques. Interesting textural experiences and irregular shapes can be soothing and comforting, and even give a pleasing feeling of nostalgia. It seems, the more complex our lives, the more we crave the simplicities of life.
Themes to emerge were:
Soft, curved shapes and organic forms in sofas and chairs.
Motifs were also soft, curved and organic in their shape and structure.
Perfect proportions and classic lines with lots of movement.
Splayed legs on all furniture types: tables, sideboards, bedsides etc.
Extensive use of solid timbers with distinctive grains, some almost in their raw form.
Materials mostly in timber, metal, bronze, copper, brass (both dull and shiny) and marble. Glass as a primary material in furniture did not feature.
Outdoor products were mostly in powder-coated steel.
Textiles were a mix of bold textured colours blended with earthy and natural tones, with felt textures featuring heavily.
AxorWaterDream is a concept by Philippe Grohe that has formed the basis for several new Axor collections and bathroom products. Axor products available in Australia through hansgrohe.com.au
From our fast-paced tech innovation age, emerges a strong need for the built and constructed; something solid we can rely on that provides clarity and control. The antidote to stressful information overload is a new minimalism, one that creates order. It’s a paring back of things, rather than the stripping back that characterised Minimalism in the 90s. Impersonal interactions also mean we yearn for tactile and sensory experiences. This year’s furniture fair saw product designers address many of these challenges.
-Linda Delaney is founder and principal at interior design and decorating company, North Shore Interiors (Sydney). Linda describes her freshly inspired outlook as one of customising the multiple elements of the designer’s palette to transform spaces that directly engage her clients on both a physical and emotional level.
Oh, you’ve got to love a good celebrity real estate stalk! Sarah Jessica Parker’s West Village home in New York is up for sale again and I really like her style. It’s not as eclectic as you might imagine, but then again we must remember she in fact an actress and not her Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw…
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
I wandered around West Village on our recent trip to New York (shopping tips here), dreaming of living in the West Village. It’s so perfect! Yep, never gonna happen…
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
Of course, you want to see the walk-in? To be honest, I expected something grander!
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
And how about that tub? Sigh…
Photo: Douglas Elliman real estate
And here’s something else I’d like room for: a lounge in the bedroom!
There is so much to do in the Big Apple and this month, my second trip to NYC, despite being a generous nine days long, passed in a flash. I had a fantastic time though, sightseeing, eating, drinking and shopping. As far as homewares shopping goes, you just can’t beat it and I had so much fun and left super inspired.
Jonathan Adler, Soho
I want to share with you everywhere I shopped, ate and explored. And of course, the Sex and the City tour! Want to know more? Head on over to Expedia’s blog, where I share all the details! Happy reading!
Ugh. This is like THE most exciting thing I’ve seen on YouTube EVER. Thank you, US Vogue!
You may or may not know that I’m a ridiculous Sex and the City tragic and I just love SJP. I also love this look around her home and how warm and real it looks. And how good does SHE look too?!
Everyone’s favourite stylist and craft queen, Megan Morton, LOVES Christmas and is heading to NYC with her family to celebrate this year. Here’s what’s on her wishlist…
“All proceeds from the oranges (and the other beautiful felted fruits!) go to the Asylum Seekers’ Resource Centre and make wonderful newborn gifts or fabulously exciting gift toppers!”
2. Vetiver scented drawer liners, $65, from Hermes
Travelling the world via the web – trawling blogs, pinning images on Pinterest and saving endless images to style folders – is one way that I like to draw inspiration, but it’s my actual visits to far flung destinations that really ignite my senses and get my creative juices flowing. Recently I was lucky enough to travel to some notoriously stylish American destinations: New York City and its nearby beach town, The Hamptons.
Taking in the visual style of New York City I saw that light greys, raw concrete, battered timbers, contrasting black and whites and industrial lighting are indicative of the city’s décor palette. The overall lack of vibrant colour was noticeable throughout the borough of Manhattan and it became apparent that NYC tends to stay true to its traditional blend of raw material and simple white-on-white colour scheme.
As a homewares shopping starting point, no trip to NYC is complete without visiting the legendary American stores Anthropologie and Jonathan Adler! I would usually add West Elm and Pottery Barn to this list but, luckily for us, they’re now open in Australia (just Sydney for now but West Elm opens in Melbourne too, later this month).
Design lovers cannot go past the Jonathan Adler stores to pick up a quirky piece or a signature colourful, patterned cushion or throw. Friends of Interiors Addict Kate and Lu, from The Ooh Blog, were lucky enough to go on a trip earlier this year. “I developed a devastating idol crush on this uber fun designer a few years ago and it felt a little bit stupid really that I had never physically stepped foot inside one of his stores,” says Lu, an interior designer in Sydney. “I had a moment on the front steps then delved into a happy-chic paradise full of colour and pattern and retro, regency gorgeousness. It was a little overwhelming to see the pieces I’ve been frothing over online for years in the flesh but I was so thrilled to find that Jonathan, who began his career as a potter, is one seriously talented individual and his product is of an incredible standard and well worth the slightly heftier price tag. His tongue-in-cheek approach to decorating is evident in many pieces like the hilarious Delirium Coasters while others like the Desmond Screen are effortlessly chic.”
I love this charming apartment with a swing no less, belonging to Amber Christian. Check out the “terrace” (fire escape) too!
Amber works in politics in strategy and media relations but her real passion is for interiors. “I always get compliments on the essence of my place so being able to create a peaceful space in a pre-war building in Manhattan is something I take pride in. However there are always challenges with space!”
