Architectural Digest Home Show: Illuminating!

At the recent Architectural Digest Design Show in New York, we met a lot of interesting people and designers many of whom shared with us their exciting projects. One woman from out West was looking to outfit her 25,000 square foot home with furnishings and lighting, all of which had to be large she explained; another woman from LA, who was from a company representing a restaurant group, told us about a new trend happening where design teams create a series of homes for exclusive celebrity dining events. Each of the homes will feature luxury designer furnishings and elements that will include product information. Another interesting meeting included two designer gentlemen stylishly decked out that recently launched an innovative luxury gift site for the Gay community called TweedGifts...so clever. One of the standouts of the show was DIFFA's Dining by Design where several companies, designers and students of design created over-the-top table settings using lavish fabrics and materials and incorporating clever themes. We met the very dynamic public relations representative for the Coca-Cola sponsored "echo-table" that had a distinctively modern approach to their use of recycled materials. Lots of glass and metal. Here's a link to a recent blog post from MNN about that table and another link to designer John Simoudis's blog with stunning photos of many of the other creative tables. All in all the show was spectacular with lots of inspirational exhibits. We'll be back next year.