John Esty is the proprietor and resident craftsman at John Esty Fine Custom Framing, and has a reputation for being an exacting perfectionist. It's a distinction he's worked hard to create and maintain, and he'll be the first to tell you he … Continue Reading ››
Monthly Archives: June 2012
It is Easy Being Green
Jamali Garden Supplies
On any weekday at 4:45 a.m., 28th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues is undoubtedly the busiest, most wide-awake street in Manhattan. This is the flower district, where those in the know purchase the best blossoms to adorn Gotham and beyond. Why so early? Because the … Continue Reading ››
Horse Hair Furniture
Joe Calagna ~ Anthony Lawrence Belfair
"Horse hair furniture is a bit of a misnomer, since the high-end upholstery industry has almost uniformly replaced the actual horse hair used to pad furniture with a nylon synthetic 'hair' that outlasts its namesake" explains Joe Calagna, the 3rd generation upholstery master who … Continue Reading ››
Fashion Fusion
Knoll luxe
Knoll luxe in New York City's D&D building is diminutive by comparison to other showroom spaces, but there's more here than meets the eye. It's a concentrated nerve center representative of the emerging technologies of no less than 8 countries in textile design. … Continue Reading ››
Master Class: Jane Churchill
Thoughts from England's Best Decorator
I spent 12 years as the co-owner of a curtain workroom in New York City and have since done consulting work with other workrooms. Last summer while on one such project I answered the telephone, … Continue Reading ››
Master of Illusion
David Amini ~ Beauvais Carpets
When Beauvais Carpet moved from their showroom on 57th and 3rd to its current space at 595 Madison a decade ago, people gasped. Re-locating from the area considered the epicenter of New York interior design to a building monopolized by Madison Avenue's high … Continue Reading ››