Daisy Lowe by Amelia Pemberton

Such a babe.

Via Amelia Pemberton Photography.

Icons: Naomi & Kate by Mert & Marcus (nsfw)

British supermodel royalty Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss reunite for the newest issue of Interview Magazine Russia. Photographed by Mert + Marcus, and styled by Patti Wilson.

 Via Sinuous Magazine.

Cailin Russo by Ted Emmons

A sample from a beautiful editorial by Ted Emmons, featuring the enchanting Cailin Russo.  

See the full shoot at C-Heads Magazine.

Vanessa by Alessandro Casagrande

A sample of a fun and sexy editorial by Alessandro Casagrande for C-Heads magazine, see the full shoot here.

Favorite Picks: Phillips de Pury: Design Masters

December is finally upon us. With it brings the best of the best in design artifacts, as the auction houses bring their finest consignments to the market to close the year.

My first feature is Phillips de Pury's incredible Design Masters auction, taking place in New York on December 11th. This is the first half of a duo design event for Phillips, with their next auction Design taking place the following day. These are my favorite picks:

A rare MAX INGRAND table lamp by Fontana Arte, made of blue glass rods and brass.

A chest of drawers by PIETRO CHIESA in blue glass, brass and walnut, also by Fontana Arte.

HARUMI NAKASHIMA's 'Struggling Form T-1' sculpture.

A rare and important table, a collaboration between GIO PONTI and PAOLO DE POLI.

MAX INGRAND's beautiful brass and glass Model 1815 table lamp, again by Fontana Arte.

ALVAR AALTO's aluminum and brass Beehive pendant lamp.

A trio of ceiling lights by SERGE MOUILLE from Atelier Christian Dior.

A large Tour Eiffel wall lamp by JEAN ROYÈRE.

Also from SERGE MOUILLE, his rare spiralling Vrillée coffee table, one of only 30 produced.

A demountable chair by JEAN PROUVÉ.

A mahogany and bronze console table, a collaboration between ANDRÉ ARBUS and VADIM ANDROUSOV.

A unique floor lamp of iron and quartz specimens, by MARC DU PLANTIER,

A large floating bibliothèque by CHARLOTTE PERRIAND.

An oxidized and lacquered steel prototype table by SCOTT BURTON.


Design Masters takes place in New York, December 11th.  See the full preview here.

Spaces: David Mann: Case - Mendel Apartment: New York

Bold and graphic, yet tactile and lush.  This Manhattan home of fashion designer Gilles Mendel (J. Mendel) and Kylie Case, though a mere 732 square feet, defines the aesthetic of minimalist luxe:

Case and Mendel found an imperfect home in the right location: overlooking the High Line, the celebrated park that occupies a former elevated railway on Manhattan’s west side. They rented, planning to move on to an apartment with a spacious terrace, their dream, once they discovered it. Then a unit came up for sale on their floor. It was vanilla, to be sure—white Sheetrock walls, bamboo-color floors, generic decor—but it had magical views and 11-foot ceilings. And it represented a new ideal for Mendel. “We travel so much,” he says. “Why not live in the ultimate hotel suite?” So they snapped it up and enlisted David Mann, the president of MR Architecture + Decor and the designer behind Mendel’s boutiques, to create some drama and give the place a minimalist luxe the equal of any five-star retreat.

Complimenting the interior is a fine selection of 20th Century design, including an amazing Poul Kjaerholm PK26 wall-mounted sofa, lighting by Serge Mouille and Arredoluce, and several sleek sculptural chairs by Arne Hovmand-Olsen for Møller.

Read the full project details at AD.  Photography by Joshua McHugh.

Fresh Finds: T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Eames, Robert Maxwell, Italian, American + More

Fresh Finds, the newest additions to the Modern Love gallery:






A rare execution of Robsjohn-Gibbings' elegant sabre leg lounge chair
for Widdicomb, in original and beautifully worn creamy white leather.







A classic Sheaf of Wheat coffee table base. Despite its Italian origin,
this design became the epitome of Parisian chic when both Coco Chanel
and Yves Saint Laurent utilized them in their own homes.

Usually found in gilt steel, this uncommon example features what appears
to be a nickel-plated finish, reminiscent of Warren Platner's similarly shaped
coffee table for Knoll.





A beautiful work from California Modernist potter Robert Maxwell,
protoge of David Cressey, with whom he shared a Venice studio in
the early 1960's.

This example features a scalloped and freeform edge, with a central
surface of crushed and molten Blenko glass in 2 tones.







An Eames Armshell Chair for Herman Miller in rare Turquoise fiberglass,
with production limited to contract orders only.






An Eames Armshell Chair for Herman Miller in rich and organic Olive Green Dark fiberglass.






A beautiful work from an unknown American studio, featuring sculpted
brass detailing and tapering dowels of solid walnut. Atop the central
walnut post is a white laminate top finished with a bevelled walnut edge.
Materials and craftsmanship are premium throughout.






A fine Italian minimalist trinket box crafted in polished translucent alabaster stone.



All via the new Modern Love.