The Cultivated Home

It is that time again—time for the 56^th Annual Winter Antiques Show held at the Park Avenue Amory! The show runs from January 22^nd to January 31^st and is open daily from 12 to 8 p.m. with the exception of Sundays and Thursdays when the show is open from 12 to 6 p.m. Exhibitors from all over the world come to showcase their pieces and support the East Side House Settlement, which offers a variety of educational and social services to the South Bronx. The best part about the show is that general admission tickets are only $20, including the catalogue. So whether you love antiquing or just want to help out a good cause, come check out the Winter Antiques Show!

Also, be sure to check out the Young Collectors Night on Saturday, January 28^th, 2010.

Poliform, one of our favorite furniture designers, has a new project and we LOVE it! Introducing ‘My Life in 80M²’, a project put together with one goal: create a house with an amazing design, at a reasonable cost, in a minimal space, and with maximal functionality.  And as always, they have pulled it off!

The house features 1 bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms, a living room, a dining area, and a kitchen, on 2 floors, both furnished and outfitted with all Poliform products.

To put it simply, this house is to die for!  But don’t take our word for it, check it out for yourself.

We are always on a search for weekend activities around New York City and some of our favorite museums have great interior design and architecture exhibits going on that we should all check out.

The new and improved Museum of Art and Design or the MAD currently has a great exhibit Totally Rad: Karim Rashid Does Radiators. International known designer Karim Rashid has put together a collection of the most innovative and exciting radiator design. A element of the home which many of us would view as mundane and boring is now display as visually stimulating and a beautiful piece of art. The designs showcased are by Antrax, Caleido, Deltacalor, Gruppo Ragaini, Hellos, Tubes Radiatori, and Runtal. Continue Reading

Get ready for a big art weekend in the city – the Armory Show and Scope are finally in town! It all started on March 5th, however will go through the weekend until March 8th –  and we couldn’t be more delighted! The Armory show is a fine arts fair which will be located at Pier 92 and 94 in NYC, and Scope is presenting at Lincoln Center at 62nd and 10th.

The Armory show is a presentation of galleries exhibiting work from the 20th and 21st century, including abstract, color field, pop and conceptual art. What could be a better source for inspiration? The Scope fair includes emerging artists, with a bit of a younger audience, due to the selection of emerging and experimental artist from the most innovative galleries around the world. But if you are trying to beat the crowds, make sure to visit the other exhibits at the Guggenheim and Cooper Hewitt we have listed below. Continue Reading

We are feeling very green these days and are excited to introduce an artist who feels the same! The work by Michael Sanzone is currently on view at 532 Gallery, New York. We love that he utilizes only found material and “recycles” mostly wood to create his works of art, which can only be described as mosaic-ike sculptural paintings.

The show called “Scottish Landscape” was inspired by the journey of wood through the process to make casks and barrels.  The artist states ‘I find it important in my new work to collect materials/wood from specific locations, to get to know those locations and the history of the wood that now lies in the finished piece of artwork.” We love! Take a look at 532 Gallery, located at 532 West 25th Street in New York City.