Moldovian born Maria Pergay's first collection of stainless steel furniture, including the 'Ring' chair and the 'Flying Carpet' daybed was exhibited in 1968 at Galerie Maison Jardin, under the direction of decorator Jean Dive. Her success was instant, and Maria was quickly sought after by sophisticated collectors for private commissions. In the 1970's Pergay went on to work in Saudi Arabia where she designed palace interiors for the Royal family. In the late 80s thru 1990s, Pergay worked on several important commissions in Russia. Throughout these years, she continued to pursue her innovative work in stainless steel. Since her groundbreaking show of new work in 2006, Pergay has exhibited internationally, including Paris, Korea and London. She has also focused on private commissions and is working with Demisch Danant on her catalogue raisonné which will be released in 2011. In her 80th year, after a half century of creation, Pergay continues to surprise both herself and her collectors. She resides in Paris.
Text by Suzanne Demisch
Photos sourced
www.demischdanant.com
www.admagazine.fr
www.nytimes.com
Petite Noir, La vie est belle. www.visionofsplendor.com
#petitenoir
Love these still life images from Under the Influence Magazine, Jewellery with an African Twist.
Photographed by Benjamin Bouchet & Styled by Julie Nivert.
Sourced via,
Under The Influence Magazine
1. Craftsman 1470pc Professional Tool Set
Ferrari via GQ
Kitchen via Erin Martin Projects
Tom Dixon Lights
Miles Redd Kitchen
Todd Romano Living Room
Italian Style via The Sartorialist
Men's Dressing Room
Tom Kundig Pool and Gym via AD
Martin Gee Apartment
Office Source Unknown
1938 Alfa Romeo's Lungo Touring Coupe
Gio Ponti Blue Diamond Living Room
Denver Art Museum North Building by Gio Ponti
Gio Ponti
Francisco Costa Apartment Via AD
Miles Redd Bedroom
Mad Men's Don Draper
Pinstripe Arm Chair via Inside Man Apartment Therapy
1963 Aston Martin DB5 via GQ
Pinstripe and Silver Via Apartment Therapy
Douglas Friedman Office Space
Roman & Williams Living Room Elizabeth NYC
Roman & Williams Black and Caramel Kitchen Elizabeth NYC
Roman & Williams Office NYC
Hank Azaria Dressing Room via AD
Hank Azaria Office/ Games Room Via AD
Kitchen via Apartment Therapy
AMC's Rubicon TV Show
Rakovsky Loft via Anima
Restoration Hardware Aviator Office
Ryan Gosling via GQ
Tom Kundig Living via AD
«Je voulais un appartement avec du verre et de la transparence partout …
Ici, pas de couleur, car je suis entouré de couleur en permanence. Je préfère vivre dans un environnement neutre.»-KL
I wanted an apartment with glass and transparency everywhere … And there is no colour here, because I am constantly surrounded by colour. I prefer to live in a neutral environment.
Photos by Karl Lagefeld
www.admagazine.fr
www.karl.com/fr
Native Americans at at Glacier National Park, Montana c.1910
via reddit
The lovely , beautiful and talented Kelly Wearstler. What can I say but this woman is a genius! Love her vision, how she mixes all different styles, colours and textures to create these magnificent interiors. Her choices are bold and always elegant, pieces are well curated and thought of. I chose the images of her more subtle palette of colours as she is more known for her bold and vibrant one. Just want to show how versatile she is.
You will never get bored in any of the rooms Kelly has created, whether its a house on the beach or a mansion in Beverly Hills. Her talents are vast, including all The Viceroy and Tides Hotels, has collaborated with Schumacher fabrics, Sferra Linens, Pickard, The Rug Company, Lee Jofa and Bergdorf and Goodman where she created the elegant Restaurant. There is also a section in the store where you can buy some of her great homeware.
It doesn't even end there, as a woman of eclectic and chic style herself I always wondered why she never designed her own line of jewellery and clothes, et voila her first collection of clothes and accessories has been created. Today her online boutique launched, have a look, you can view all her work, shop and also read her blog where she takes you on her sourcing adventures where you really get to see how magical her eye is for great pieces and the way she views colour and details. You can also buy her pieces at Neiman Marcus and Net-a-Porter for accessories.
Lastly for the piece de resistance, I was recently in LA where I went to a hair appointment which was in the same building as her studio, I was so tempted to ring the door bell and run inside to be surrounded by all her talents.
Oh and her first stand alone store is opening around the Corner on Melrose (see below) Will go back to LA to hopefully see it open and do another post on Kelly as there is so much I could not put on one post.
Enjoy xo
Pictures via the following links ,
www.kellywearstler.com
www.tidesresorts.com
www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com
www.net-a-porter.com
Henri Biva (French, 1848-1928)
Pond in the mist, 1910
Oil on canvas
Horus at the Temple of Edfu, on the banks of the Nile Egypt. November 2019, Photo by Vision of Splendor
Aqua Creations Lighting & Furniture Atelier was founded in 1994 by designer-artist Ayala Serfaty who completed her degrees in Fine Arts at the Bezalel Academy of art in Design in Jerusalem and then at Middlesex Polytechic in London. Well known for her art creations Ayala and her husband Photographer Albi Sefaty collaborated to evolve their talents to develop Aqua Creations a Lighting & Furniture Atelier.
Based out of Tel Aviv where their pieces are all handmade by their team of skilled artisans who use their craft to create such unique pieces. They create, manufacture and design all out of these headquarters.
I am especially fascinated by the Light designs, there is something so modern but yet so soft to each piece, for some reason I see them as creatures from the universe both below in the depths of our oceans and above in our galaxies. They make me dream and escape into these worlds.. These magnetic pieces can be commissioned for a home, apartment, hotel, restaurant I imagine they would blend in well with any type of lanscape sea, mountain, desert or snow. Fun to play around with and use your imagination with various colour and shape choices you will be surely transported to their world.
I am floating xo
To commission a piece, Aqua Creations can be contacted in their offices in Tel Aviv or their Showroom in New york City,
Aqua Creations Head Offices
29 Ben Zvi road, Tel Aviv 68103, Israel
Telephone. +972 3 5151 222
Fax. +972 3 5151 223
Aqua Creations USA
200 Lexington Avenue, Suite #427
New York, NY 10016, USA
Telephone. +1 212 219 9922
Fax. +1 212 219 4042
All images via
Aqua Gallery