Please join me during Fall Market - D&D Building - "Live from New York"

Fall is almost upon us, and while throughout Europe the shows are presenting the newest trends and styles in interior design with London and Paris starting us off right.. we are also beginning to feel the buzz in NYC!

Next month, Fall Market at the D&D Building (Design & Decoration Building) will host 2 days of amazing presentations, keynote addresses and panels to inspire and excite every design lover. Some of you may remember my posts from the previous year's Market as a DDB Blogger .. here , here , 
but make sure to follow their twitter accounts, as this season a few fantastic friends cover the days events.

Instead this season, I will have the true pleasure of moderating a panel on day 1 of the events, where I hope to share with you some of the amazing sparks of creativity that were the basis of the new Pollack textile collection.

 "Fashions Fade, Style is Eternal" - Yves Saint Laurent

Please join me, Klaus Burgel, Liz Collins and Rachel Doriss of Pollack on Tuesday, October 1st at 12pm in the POLLACK showroom in the  DDB | Decoration and Design Building

I will be posting an in depth look at these artists before the date and some sneak peaks of the collection so stay tuned for that!

In the meantime, if you are in the city this week, stop by for a "Meet the Makers" event on Thursday, Sept 12th at 6:30 - 8:30 pm. and let them know I sent you!

New York Gift Show: Australian Masters - Bonnie and Neil

Sometimes while walking the aisles in the New York Gift there is a moment, when you are literally stopped in your tracks! This happened to me as I walked passed the Bonnie and Neil stand.




See what I mean? The graphic pattern on the wall, the handmade graphic images on the textiles and colors they chose made them stand out.

So I got to speak with Bonnie Ashley a little, and learned she and her partner Neil Downie are based out of Melbourne, Australia (probably my favorite of all Australian cities!) and have had much success there.



Vintage tapestry wall in the Brunswick cottage of Bonnie Ashley & Neil Downie.
Photo Armelle Habib Styling:Lucy Feagins/Bonnie Ashley via



Bonnie has a Bachelor of design in craft art from the School of Design in Christchurch, NZ with a major in textiles and sculpture while Neil studied art and design in his home country of Scotland before he emigrated to New Zealand where he took his apprenticeship in cabinetmaking.

Nearly 2 years ago now, they took the plunge and launched their own little design studio – Bonnie and Neil, with textiles for pillows & tabletop and some small accent pieces such as shadow boxes with great prints.










I was so attracted to these gorgeous watercolor like patterns!





The fine attention to detail of each pillow, with fringe trims, beautiful stitching & great feel to the soft linen.

There are Graphic & Geometric images and patterns for all design styles...

or the use of vintage photographs of birds & botanical themes, which have been manipulated in such a visual way, that every pillow or table linen becomes a work of art in their own right.

I love making a statement with my table linen, and why not make a bold statement with one of these great table pieces? Or, throw one of these runners on a console & the whole room will take on a world of it's own. I must have one!

I am dreaming of these pieces and can't wait to use them in a design.. and maybe one will make it's way to my house as well.!



*all images of products via Bonnie & Neil. New York Gift Show images taken by me.