Swinging IDSWest 2014

Here I am enjoying Prosecco on a swing at the opening night for the 10th Anniversary of IDSWest, an event any person passionate about design attend every year.

 

Media Lounge at the beginning of the Opening Party

 

Interior designer Alda Pereira, in Dries Van Noten…with Alicja Kudiba-Maurer of European Touch Hardwood and Interior designer Robert Bailey having a good time.

As last year Dinner by Design was a well received event, using the creativity of several designers for wonderful and so diverse table settings.

 

Provide Home monochrome tablescape

 

BYU (Bob’s your uncle Design) sleek table

 

The Cross Decor and Design romantic table.

 

William Switzer created some fun with the event:

7 Chairs That Dare

Grace Gordon-Collins

And her After Midnight chair

 

Robert Bailey

And his Cameo chair

 

Talented Martha Sturdy with her new line of jewellery and sculptures

 

 

Finally me again, this time dwarfed by beautiful Shannon Heth of Heth PR, a full service lifestyle public relations agency, with a team of passionate media strategists. They have done a great job again this year!

Photography © Albarosa Simonetti

The Cross Design Image from their website

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Exquisite wallpaper … and more

 

T‘Askew’ design in full custom design colours on a bleached white dyed silk. De Gournay ‘Chinese Chippendale George III’ mirror in the Chambord finish.

‘Early Views of Italy’ design in Azure design colours on Azure scenic paper. Four Seasons Hotel in Geneva. Photography by Nial Clutton.

 

‘Oriental Landscape’ design in part custom design colours on Emerald Green dyed silk. Photography by Jonny Valiant.

Today I had the pleasure of seeing the most beautiful wallpaper and textile samples… if you are familiar with the name de Gournay  you know what I mean, otherwise run to their website and enjoy the exquisite hand painted wallpapers, hand painted fabrics , hand painted porcelain and hand carved furnishings.

Rachel de Gournay from the de Gournay family and Gwendolyn Rayner, director of the New York Showroom were in Vancouver to do a presentation. What a treat to see …and touch…the real thing which I admired many times on paper or online.

Silk, Tea paper, Linen, Organza, all the best materials are used to customize wallpaper or textiles to adorn the most exclusive residences or public spaces.

Many collections to choose from and all can be customized to your desire.

Japanese style

 

Chinoiserie style

 

Eclectic style

 

I was so mesmerized that I could not resist to take pictures even from the glossy catalogues on the table:

Expensive? Perhaps!

Priceless? Absolutely!

Top three images from de Gournay website, other images by Albarosa Simonetti

©2014 Brillante Interiors writes about new trends, timeless decor, iconic pieces, design ideas, or at times just musing about "a certain Italian way of doing things".

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