Valerie Goodman Gallery

Last Monday I visited Modernism at the Park Avenue Armory.

The exhibition looked very good overall but to me the most attractive booth was Jacksons

Jacksons specializes in the best of Scandinavian and international vintage design 1900 - 2000 with its main focus on Scandinavian classics.  

The collection really stands out, the choice of pieces is coherent and always of great quality.

Jacksons has a gallery in Stockholm and one in Berlin. 

Here are some of the pieces I liked but you can see online the depth of their inventory.

A set of “Poem” chairs by Erik Chamberts from 1953

A 1930’s glass table by Sven Markelius

A 1956 lounge chair by Franco Albini

A gigantic 50’s chandelier by Vilhelm Laurizten

I visited PS1 this weekend and was amazed by the huge crowd this event draws. It’s great to see so many art books and so many people interested. I didn’t have the time to see everything but didn’t miss Christophe Boutin’s One Star Press booth representing artist Nathan Calder and his bookshelve

One Star Press asks their artists to design a book shelve when their book is published and here is another example from Tobias Rehberger

Other  booths I visited included Parkett Art Magazine

I was also amazed at the number of  books on the punk area  

The opening was a great event to honor the work of Jacques Jarrige mixing other artists and friends.

The feedback so far is good: the work really stands out at a time when people crave for the handmade tactile and spiritual feel.

I visited on Friday the Kips Bay Show house, a yearly event to support the Boys and Girls Club

and I was once again struck with the amazing energy and talent displayed as a number of interior designers take on a room or area of an Upper East Side multi floor townhouse and turn them into jewels. Incredible attention to details in the floor, wall, design is omnipresent. I especially enjoyed the work of the design firm 2Michaels which I thought relayed very much to the work of Jacques Jarrige.

Read this blog post for detailed information about their exhibit

I also liked a lot the work of Nancy Boszhardt who took over a landing and transformed it into a simple, elegant, soulful and beautiful seating room

More on Nancy’s work

Another favorite was the dressing rooms by Darren Henault

The floors and wall covering were remarkable:

It is easy to feel isolated when working from a loft gallery where street traffic is limited so it felt inspiring to go to this event and connect with these brilliant decorators.