I have just finished an upload of a new set of Flickr images assembled by Andrea Mason, an IMA conservation intern. She worked this summer with a contracted furniture conservator named Mark Minor to return a sideboard by Eliel Saarinen to its original glory.
A fact about me that isn’t included in my profile is that I am a huge Francophile.
Maybe because my great grandmother was French, maybe because I studied French for seven years, or maybe because of my admiration for French women’s uncanny ability to make any outfit look stylish simply by adding a scarf. Whatever the reason- I’ve been fascinated by all things French for as long as I can remember.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise that one of my favorite designers is Philippe Starck, a Frenchman. To me, he is the master of style, and for certain, the king of cool.
His product designs exude imagination and originality, and his interior designs ooze style & sex appeal.
For those of you who may not have heard, the IMA is opening a Design Center later this year that will showcase and sell furniture, home accessories, textiles, and gift items. The common denominator among the Center’s offerings is that each item will have a design story associated with its inception.
I couldn’t be happier to be part of the team working on the Design Center, because I have been obsessed with style, fashion, and design for as long as I can remember.
I think it must have started in second grade when I got my white bean bag chair. Some of my friends and family members had them too- - but nobody had one in white. I remember feeling so lucky to have one in what was surely the coolest color for this staple of 70’s interior.
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