Photo: Courtesy of 1stDibs
This iconic cocktail table was done by Yves Klein, one of the most influential, prominent, and controversial French artists to emerge in the 1950s, also known as a forerunner of Minimal art as well as Pop art. Klein’s table is similar to his suspended pigment pieces, which were the genesis for this design. The form of the table is very simple, very elegant, and meant really to disappear. The pigment is all. And since the pigment is loose, it does invite comparison to Klein’s belief in pure space. The eye penetrates what seems to be a limitless depth. Yves Klein is remembered above all for his use of a single colour, the rich shade of ultramarine that he made his own: International Klein Blue. His table has become one of the most iconic and recognisable pieces of furniture transcending into art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Gilles Clement, Gilles Clement Designs
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A kitesurfer’s Maui dream house finds its mojo thanks to Martyn Lawrence Bullard.
By Leilani Marie Labong Douglas Friedman
One fateful day in 2014, a California kitesurfer named Ed Freedman arrived in Maui at his beachfront rental a quarter-century-old estate house in Paia, a bohemian crossroads on the island’s north shore. He dropped his bags and bounded the 50 or so yards to the sand, a favorite launch for legendary kiters like Laird Hamilton and Robby Naish. Pressing his bare feet onto Hawaiian terra firma for the first time, the 40-something tech entrepreneur felt a current course through him. In the native Hawaiian language, this life force is known as mana, but the newcomer could only summon his kiteboarder’s lingo. “I felt completely lit up,” Freedman recalls. As if the scene were destined for island mythology, he then caught sight of a green sea turtle, or
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Karen Heller The Washington Post May 27, 2021 12:36 pm
BRANCHBURG, N.J. Bill Paliouras dreamed of a backyard Eden. Not your garden-variety deck with stackable plastic chairs and a kettle charcoal grill why settle for that? but a loaded, supersize, decked-out deck with an outdoor living room, dining area, 54-inch grill, full kitchen, bar, two-draft kegerator, oversize island, massive weatherproof television, elaborate sound system, and semicircular fire lounge.
“I’m Greek. I love being outside. I wanted to extend my outdoor living during the winter,” the 45-year-old dentist said. His deck kitchen is only a few steps from the family’s sublime indoor one.
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