September 23, 2011 - Sagaponack Beach House installation highlights
One of our favorite longtime clients called us in February, 2011 to design their newly purchased beach house. Together we determined a game plan to make considerable cosmetic changes while avoiding serious construction in order to complete the work quickly. 3 weeks of intensive design sessions culminated in a wonderfully personal design with elegant and comfortable spaces and 7 unique bedrooms. We immediately removed yards of carpet, window blinds, and wallpaper throughout. The kitchen felt drab and dated and, while ...[read more]
September 16, 2011 - Construction nearing completion on 14-story Brooklyn condo development
Creative Director Elena Frampton and Project Manager Michelle Hartwell were onsite installing the lobby and model unit for our new development at 144 North 8th Street in Williamsburg. 15 months of design and construction oversight brought great reward as the architectural and decorative elements came together. We met our goal of creating a playful yet elegant character within a formal condo tower. Vivid color and pattern punctuate events along the lobby sequence from large-scale mosaic insets, graphic concrete flooring, and ...[read more]
September 5, 2011 - "Inspiration Postcard: Summer Travels"
I traveled diverse landscapes this summer- from Chicago and Northern California to Paris, Belgium, and The Netherlands. Each adventure inspired the senses. The confident boldness of Chicago with an architecture so large it empowers one to strive higher. Jeanne Gang's dramatic skyline changer with Aqua's undulating waves of concrete balconies. Anish Kapoor reflecting the city center and day excursions to Mies' Farnsworth house and Wright-filled Oak Park. Inspired fashion at Blake and tasty goodness at Publican and Avec. Food and wine ...[read more]
June 26, 2011 - Curated. produces "The Designer is in" at Dwell on Design
Dwell on Design asked Curated. to produce "The designer is in" again this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Curated. originally developed the idea for the exhibit in 2010 with Dwell on Design manager, Michael Sylvester. For the event, Curated. juries and selects 12 designers to pair with up to 30 clients for live consultations “round the clock” during show hours. In the adhoc space, designers dive in to diverse topics ranging from “where should we put the kitchen?” ...[read more]
June 12, 2011 - Ocular Research Symposia Foundation
Curated. recognizes the inherent link between visual research and the visual arts. This spring, Curated. cofounder Delta Wright was named president of the Ocular Research Symposia Foundation (ORSF). Building upon 12 years of effort completed under a private family foundation formed by Robert Drabkin, ORSF is poised to utilize contemporary methods to accelerate the pace of discovery in diseases of the eye by sharing information, ideas and findings and promoting the translation of these discoveries into preventions, treatments and cures ...[read more]
June 24, 2010 - Departures magazine photoshoot
Creative Director Elena Frampton joined a team of talented designers for a group portrait at the fashionable Daylight Studio overlooking the Hudson River. Story writer Tim McKeough selected the "next generation" of top interior designers who are "quietly making their mark across the country." McKeough interviewed Curated. cofounders for the article. Most time during the four-hour shoot was spent standing around. Once everyone was placed into position, actual time for photography went quickly. While the outfits were not planned in ...[read more]