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Finding Inspiration Throughout N.Y.C.

November 22, 2015

Looking north from the 12th floor on 22nd Street. Slideshow

Whenever I’m traveling between meetings or en route to our Waterworks showroom, I am obsessed with taking photographs of New York from every angle. From the street there are always surprises in small bites. But even views from 20 floors up capture long vistas and exploit the density of the city. I use only my iPhone for these photo ops, and am amazed by the quality of the images.

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Waste Cans, Many Ways

November 21, 2015

A small 19th-century wine cooler makes a very decorative waste bucket.Slideshow

I was inspired to start a series on bath accessories after visiting an apartment that Thomas O’Brien designed. He is a master at re-purposing objects, and the apartment had many beautiful things that might have been found in a library — great shagreen boxes, framed family pictures, and silver or ceramic cups. Much to my delight, O’Brien placed some of these items in the bath. Boxes hid cotton balls and Q-tips, cups held toothbrushes, and other containers intended for delicate flower arrangements and ice were used for trash.

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The Beauty of Exposed Tub Fillers

November 21, 2015

A beautiful example of a free-standing tub and exposed fitting installationSlideshow

Exposed tub fillers were all but lost for a time, except for the modest devices used in rusting footed tubs. Their scale was very small and they delivered a minimal amount of water, usually with broken white porcelain handles. Times have changed!

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The Clark Museum

November 21, 2015

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On a beautiful December day, Robert, Lulu and I travelled up picturesque Route#7 to Williamstown, MA. to see the new Tadao Ando addition to the CLARK MUSEUM. On this trip, we were more interested in the architecture than the art, although we looked in the galleries as well. A little history; in 1955 Sterling Clark engaged the architect Daniel Perry to design his private museum.  His request was for a classically styled, domestically scaled and solidly constructed building for the art collection he had carefully assembled over forty years. The original building evokes a Greek temple clad in beautiful Danby marble. It has elegant details and a neoclassical facade.

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