The Cultivated Home

As a kid we all loved building forts out of chairs, pillows, and sheets, but as adults we rarely spend time creating structures of our own.  Luckily, the amazing designers, Jaime Salm and Roger Allen, have created a modular architectural system called Nomad that allows you to assemble your own temporary free-standing structure.  The Nomad system was created out of Jamie and Roger’s desire to produce flexible spaces that can morph any environment into your dream space.  From a partition or a screen to an actual room, anything is possible with Nomad!  Available in a wide range of colors, you can mix and match to add pattern and interest to your new structure.

It’s perfect for turning a studio apartment into more then just one room and for partitions in an office space—or let your childhood dreams come back, and create a adult fort of your own!

Sometimes the stars align and an interior designer and a real-estate investor’s mindset are combined, creating a mind that is gifted in every aspect of home design and what we see as pure talent.  That is just what happened when the brilliant Reed Woodson was born.  With design and real estate in his blood, passion in his heart, and knowledge in his brain, Woodson began his career in 1997 overhauling apartments in San Francisco and New York City.  During these first five years he bought, designed, and built several amazing homes until he decided in late 2009 to open his own firm called Beedus & Jardin.

Beedus & Jardin is a real-estate firm that offers interior design construction management as well as green consulting services to its clients.  Woodson describes his style as “generally modern organic”.  To quote him, he says, “I love mixing raw materials like glass, brick, concrete, wood, and steel with sleek architectural elements or high-end fixtures.  It’s a delicate mix between the two, but if done properly people will never forget it.”

This style can be seen in two amazing SoHo apartments he has recently worked on that are featured on the Beedus & Jardin website.  Each image is inspiring, and we love the “before” and “after” contrast of each space.  Check out Reed Woodson’s work today and keep Beedus & Jardin in mind when your next design project develops!

As designers we’re always looking for ideas and inspiration, be it from a magazine, a flea market antique, or a fabulous piece of art. This summer’s find is on Fifth Avenue at the Guggenheim Museum. The Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward exhibit features sixty-five projects conceived by the architect, many of which are on view to the public for the first time. Take a break from the heat and walk the spiraling hallways of the museum, Wright’s last major work, and glance at the many works presented through animations, models and original drawings. You don’t have to be an architecture buff to appreciate the originality of one of the most renowned architects of the twentieth century.

There has to be something said for Wright’s visions, which express a harmonious relationship between form, function and the environment. So whether you’re looking to impress at your next dinner party with some architecture trivia, or you’re looking for some design inspiration, check out the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit before it’s too late. It’s easy to forget that some of the most inventive and timeless design concepts are just a New York minute away at our favorite museums. For more information on the exhibit and the architect, visit there website.

We are always thinking ahead here at Cultivated Home, so we were excited—and somewhat intrigued—to learn that our friends at Louis Vuitton have taken their fine forward thinking to new heights!

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s first lunar landing on July 20th, Louis Vuitton designed a custom-made trunk: the “Malle Mars” trunk.  It opens in multiple places, revealing compartments, drawers, and anything else you might need for a trip to Mars (it has a folding lounge chair).  Adorned with the Louis Vuitton monogram, this luxurious, lunar accessory is sure to be on any astronaut’s “must have” list!

The trunk is currently on display at the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History along with other NASA memorabilia. Hurry over and cheek it out! This piece is literally out of this world!

To see more pictures of the Malle Mars trunk and the Louis Vuitton party held at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday, July 13th, visit: New York Shopping Diary.  Or to learn more about the Rose Center for Earth and Space, visit their website.

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