tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31293046630542974992024-03-19T04:48:39.389-04:00Swedish Interiors by Eleish van BreemsEdie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-54475483372918859702013-03-03T12:17:00.004-05:002013-03-03T12:17:54.562-05:00<span class="userContent">Please visit and like our new Face Book Eleish van Breems page for updates on our new book "Reflections on Swedish Interiors" and other events.<br /> <a href="http://t.co/No0JXVhd9v" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"></a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Eleish-van-Breems-Ltd/220804951393179">http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Eleish-van-Breems-Ltd/220804951393179</a>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-70812779457033290982012-10-22T17:28:00.000-04:002012-10-25T14:20:44.456-04:00Rhonda and Edie on This Old House, October 25th! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Big news here at Eleish van Breems!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rhonda and I are so excited to welcome Kevin O'Connor and the crew of This Old House </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">to our design studio in Connecticut to talk about the origins of Scandinavian design! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you have not been watching this season, This Old House features a wonderful old Queen Anne style home in Cambridge, MA that is being totally remodeled in Modern Scandinavian style. It is an exciting project and when This Old House's producer, Deb Hood asked us to weigh in as experts as to what elements the homeowners should make sure to incorporate for an authentic Scandinavian feel, we were thrilled.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We appear in the middle of this week's episode and, if you tune in, you will see Rhonda and I talking about the history of </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">what makes up a great Scandinavian style room - light, functionalism, reverence for natural materials, </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bringing the outdoors in and bold color injections, to name but a few.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The episode is airing this week on Thursday, October 25th on PBS and WGBH. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You can </span><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/info/0,,20058777,00.html" style="font-size: x-large;">check local listings HERE.</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">if you want to tune in and watch with us. Just enter your zip code and your l</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">ocal air dates will show! Friends in the Tri-State area we are on Episode 4 airing on:</span><br />
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<i>A rare Swedish painted trunk in </i><i>the Keeping Room at Eleish van Breems.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To celebrate our appearance on This Old House, Rhonda and I are also on Dering Hall this week with our special picks on how to pull a Scandinavian feeling library together. Dering Hall really is a fantastic place with such an eclectic group of designers and artisans and we were pleased to find lots of almost sculptural pieces for our Dering Hall library room - elevating wood, leather and glass to new levels of chic. We imagine all these beautiful pieces gathered around a roaring fire this crisp October night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The browns and greens of this rug bring a bit of the outside in and make you feel as if you are walking on a </span><span style="font-size: large;">forest floor. The pattern is classic mid-century Swedish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">called DH Guide, go to <a href="http://dhguide.deringhall.com/articles/eleish-van-breems-visits-this-old-house/">HERE</a>.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">Or </span><a href="http://www.deringhall.com/eleish-van-breems/products" style="font-size: x-large;">SHOP</a><span style="font-size: large;"> a few of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 20px;">our Eleish van Breems products and visit our website at <a href="http://www.evbantiques.com/">www.evbantiques.com</a>.</span><br />
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Select and Click! One Kings Lane has made it irresistibly easy to shop five of Keith Granet's favorite<br />
designers this weekend at the <a href="https://www.onekingslane.com/sales/12858">Business of Design Tastemaker Sale</a> - Eleish van Breems, Suzanne Kasler, Tara Shaw and Suzanne Tucker. Rhonda and I caught up with Keith this morning as the sale celebrating his new book is in play to find out what pieces he personally can't resist. Here are Keith's picks:<br />
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"I love the simple lines and beautiful detail of your Swedish trestle table at Eleish van Breems, " says Keith "and being an architect at heart, I think Suzanne Kasler's saw horse table is very cool. It really is all about clean simple lines with me and Celerie's magazine rack and Tara's mirror are both knock outs in that regard. All of Suzanne Tucker's fabrics are rich and beautiful but this one called Pagoda Coral just strikes a cord with me, the color is fantastic and I love the design. Each designer has pulled together a really great selection for the event."</div>
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<i>“Walking Under the Sun.”</i> It is a term most often associated with
nomadic travel adventurers in the tradition of Patrick Leigh Fermor and Bruce
Chatwin but it is how Rhonda and I always think of our great friend and
advisor, Keith Granet. Keith walks in
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With his latest book, The Business of Design, heading up the bestseller
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to continue his role as senior advisor with a follow up book and as one of the
founders of the Design Leadership Network. We were thrilled and honored to
contribute to Keith’s One Kings Lane Tastemaker Event this weekend featuring Eleish van Breems, Tara Shaw,
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and is a great place to view our latest design selections including antique armoires, our new scandinavian inspired sofas and chairs, Gustavian style chandeliers and so much more. This also the place to pick up a copy of Keith's wonderful book if it
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Rhonda and I caught up with Keith as he was putting the finishing
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<span style="color: orange;">Keith Granet:</span> It is one thing to write a book and it is a completely different thing
to write a book that is well liked. Yes, that was a surprise because
although I knew what I wanted to say and how I wanted to share the information,
when you are not a writer as your "day job" you don't know whether
people will relate to it. The book has been in my head for years, it
wasn't until I met Jill Cohen, my agent that it became a reality. Jill
knew this was a book that was needed and she truly made it come to life.
As for a sequel, I truly never thought I had it in me to write another
book. However, I am now on a mission to help our profession communicate
the value of design and I think my next book will address that in a big way.</div>
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<span style="color: orange;">K.G.</span> As I say in my book, there are six qualities that every successful
designer must have and they are: 1. Talent, you need to find your particular
talent. 2. Passion, if you don't have passion for this industry it is the
wrong profession for you. The love of design must be in your veins.
3. Discipline, you must have the ability to work at something a little
bit each day to reach your goal. 4. Good Knowledge, you need to
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<br />Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-67697383198634866682011-11-16T13:13:00.001-05:002011-11-16T13:52:08.477-05:00Crocus Carpet in Copenhagen<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The idea of a crocus carpet under a large birch tree at my home has been in the back of my mind now for several years but it was going to the Kings Garden at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen this spring for the Design Leadership Summit that finally spurred my plan into action. I am counting on unsuspecting Paul and my boys to pick up the bulb digging where I leave off!<br />
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Rosenborg Castle is one of the many great Renaissance buildings in Copenhagen built by Christian IV (1577-1648). The landscape design for the castle began in 1606 under the direction of Hans Konig and Martin de Cuder and their plans show that there were extensive areas for fruit, vegetable and herbs laid out within the castle walls. Under Christian IV's son Frederik III (1609 - 1670), walking avenues in the Baroque style were added.<br />
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I spent a whole morning obsessively measuring and photographing the crocus lawn. When I arrived at the Summit conference that afternoon I couldn't believe my luck in being seated next to <a href="http://www.truskowski.com/">Robert Truskowski</a> ,one of the world's top landscape architects. What ever did I think I would ask him? My house is not formal but a sprawling old colonial with a Craftsman style addition, the focus being low key and cozy with all windows looking out upon the surrounding fields and stone walls. I realized that the best plan of action was to leave Mr. Truskowski alone and perhaps go with the original idea of an unstructured naturalized crocus carpet that would bring out the beauty of our property's only birch tree.</div>
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<em>Along with Snowdrops, Crocus are the freshest and brightest signs of Spring.</em></div>
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At dinner later that week in Stockholm, I dined with yet another of the world's top landscape architects (what are the odds?), <a href="http://www.suzmancole.com/">Stephen Suzman</a> of Suzman & Cole Design. Stephen described the importance of incorporating historical elements and things ones loves into a garden to give it some personal depth and meaning. This is something Rhonda and I always try to implement for our interior design clients when decorating a home - to make the project highly personal to the homeowner and to help them achieve a vision or long held dream.<br />
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The plans for my crocus bed under the birch tree are now quite a bit looser then the Rosenborg Crocus lawn. (Paul is breathing a huge sigh of relief!) I am inspired by these photos from England of Kew Gardens (<em>above</em>) and the Great Lawn at Dartington. (<em>below</em>)<br />
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Some hardworking and helpful suppliers of crocus bulbs are our Connecticut neighbors<br />
at <a href="http://www.vanengelen.com/">Van Engelen, Inc.</a> and <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarms.com/">White Flower Farms</a> as well as <a href="http://www.ruigrokflowerbulbs.com/">C.J. Ruigrok & Sons</a>.<br />
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There is also a fantastic article at the <a href="http://www.hillsgardens.com/">Hills Gardens of Maine</a> website that will tell you everything you may have ever need to know regarding bulb pests and all sorts of different phosphorous fertilizers.<br />
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If you are like us, your journey with <a href="http://www.marimekko.com/">Marimekko</a> has been a long one and perhaps that is why the opening of Marimekko's new Flatiron District store feels like a New York homecoming worthy of celebration. Sure, there was the little upstairs Marimekko showroom hidden away above Madison Avenue for many years, but that always had the feeling of a Bird of Paradise being kept in a canary's cage. How could the full impact of the inspired and colorful patterns by such great textile designers as Maija Isola, Fujiwo Ishimoto, Sanna Annukka, Maija Louekari and Theresa Moorhouse be seen and appreciated in such a small space?<br />
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Rhonda and I are thrilled that Marimekko has opened its New York flagship at last bringing to New York the same experience as their stores in Europe. With Occupy Wall Street in full swing. and an October chill in the air, the timing of the store's opening was an injection of colorful fresh air to the weary 99% and the equally jittery 1% . Marimekko's upbeat and cheery design is truly for everybody!<br />
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We have been treading the Marimekko path for a while now, sometimes running, sometimes scuffling but always finding our way along their road. We have loved incorporating these fabrics and products into our lives and those of our clients. Much has been written about the company's brilliant founder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marimekko">Armi Ratia</a> . Truth be told, we would not have been exposed, while growing up, to great Scandinavian design such as Marimekko if it were not for the taste makers of another iconic company called Design Research.<br />
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Design Research began in the 1950's in Boston and opened it's legendary Harvard Sqaure store in 1969. It was the brilliant vision of one couple for whom "thinking design" was all important. To learn all about it you can get the <a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/design-research.html">Design Research Book</a> called "Design Research: The Store that Brought Modern Living to American Homes".<br />
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The Design Research store was at the time the chic " go to" destinaton for anyone interested in fresh, modern living.<br />
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I have recollections of Marimekko coming to Westport, CT when I was in kindergarten and first grade. We were lucky enough to live in a town with artistic and design oriented folks at a time when there was alot of unique personality to our downtown. In short, the perfect demographic for a Design Research store. I remember going into DR and loving the patterns, especially the giant stretched canvases. I also remember my Mom and her friends wearing the Marimekko dresses to the beach, to work, to cocktail parties, to the theater, to the mailbox - well, just about everywhere.<br />
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As an adult, every trip I made to Sweden I would make a pilgrimage to Marimekko Stockholm. Rhonda would as well and inevitably we would bring back to the States suitcases full of fabric and clothing for friends and clients. In 2006 we had the opportunity to become Marimekko dealers and kept a showroom at our Eleish van Breems store filled exclusively with the latest Marimekko collections. What always struck us is how everyone we met at our store had a special, deeply personal relationship with Marimekko. For some it was the backdrop of their college years, for others it was the dress they wore on their honeymoon or the fabric they used to decorate their first child's nursery. It was the pillow in the living room in the house they grew up in. The memories they recalled were always happy and they themselves were so very happy to see Marimekko again at our store!<br />
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Like so many people, Marimekko reminds me of my childhood. Sure it was 1969 and grownups were droning on about oil, men on the moon,Vietnam and Richard Nixon. I didn't care about any of that! All I knew was that the Remarkable Bookstore was at its hay day and my Marimekko clad mother would let me visit with Heathcliff the bookstore's cat, who was always to be found sunning in the Philosophy Section - whatever that meant. After the bookstore we'd go for a root beer float at the Ice Cream Parlor or for a perfect char-grilled burger at Chubby Lanes.<br />
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It was a time of passions. I had 4 hamsters, 2 mice, 2 rabbits, a cat and 2 little antique dollhouses that I decorated obsessively. I collected china animals that I would buy at Kleins and The Carosel. I studied ballet with Joanne de Berg. I announced to my parents at age 6 1/2 that I wished to"quit the ballet" to ride ponies bareback through the woods with my friend Vicky. That idea, surprisingly, went nowhere fast. But that same year a boy I loved kissed my cheek on the playground on the last day of school! <br />
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We are very happy to announce that we are beginning work on our third book to be released Fall of 2013 with Gibbs Smith Publishers. The theme and focus will be Scandinavian design with a concentration on Sweden. Edie and I are very excited to work on this project because it will be the perfect partner to our other two books, "Swedish Interiors" and "Swedish Country Interiors". Stay tuned for details as we produce the book. The first house to be shot (this week actually) will be a beautiful Gustavian inspired home in Washington, CT that Edie and I helped design. Also, we are thrilled to announce that Neil Landino, Jr. has joined us as photographer extraordinaire!!!!<br />
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Please be on the look out for the release of our agent, Keith Granet's book "The Business of Design". It is due to be released August 17th and is a great read for anyone in the industry or who is interested in design. "The Business of Design" is available for pre-order on Amazon. The direct link is: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Business-Design-Keith-Granet/dp/1616890185/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1312861133&sr=8-3">http://www.amazon.com/Business-Design-Keith-Granet/dp/1616890185/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1312861133&sr=8-3</a><br />
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</div>Well, that is all for now...please enjoy the rest of your summer, and see you in the fall...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Celebrations started last night with the raising of midsummer poles and bonfires in Stockholm </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Helsinki to Scandinavian enclaves as far flung as Oregon and Florida. During the 18th and 19th centuries in Scandinavia the Midsummer Festival was one of the few times a year that rural communities could come together and the costumes and preperations for the celebration were often elaborate. Hans Christian Anderson recorded his trip to the Midsummer Festival in Leksand...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"When I left the parsonage in the evening, the moon, in its first</div><div style="text-align: center;">quarter, was up. The May-pole was raised; the little steamer, 'Prince</div><div style="text-align: center;">Augustus,' with several small vessels in tow, came over the Siljan</div><div style="text-align: center;">lake and into the elv; a musician sprang on shore, and began to play</div><div style="text-align: center;">dances under the tall wreathed May-pole."</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"And there was soon a merry circle around it--all so happy, as if </div><div style="text-align: center;">the whole of life were but a delightful summer night."</div><br />
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"Next morning was the Midsummer Festival. It was Sunday, the 24th of</div><div style="text-align: center;">June, and a beautiful sunshiny day it was. The most picturesque sight</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the festival is to see the people from the different parishes</div><div style="text-align: center;">coming in crowds, in large boats over Siljan's lake, and landing on</div><div style="text-align: center;">its shores. We drove out to the landing-place, Barkedale, and before</div><div style="text-align: center;">we got out of the town, we met whole troops coming from </div><div style="text-align: center;">there, as well as from the mountains."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The time has come the Walrus said to speak of many things....of Swedish clocks </div><div style="text-align: center;">and table tops, of Empire urns and rustic butter churns! No need to fall <br />
down a rabbit hole, we have it all here now at our fantastic</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eleish van Breems Tastemaker Tag Sale on <a href="http://www.onekingslane.com/">One Kings Lane</a>!</div><br />
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This Swedish clock cupboard is just one of the many unique items in our Eleish van Breems Tastemaker Tag Sale at One Kings Lane. Click <a href="http://www.onekingslane.com/">HERE</a> to view the Sale which runs from January 22 -24. This unique clock cupboard is the type of hybrid furniture piece that the Swedes are known for, at once beautiful and yet eminently practical.<br />
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Rooms in 18th and 19th century Swedish farm house were often limited to just two or three downstairs rooms or, in more reduced circumstances, just one communal room. Given that space was so limited, two types of furniture were often combined to save on precious space. Here is an example of a clock that has been built into a secretary to form a clock secretary hybrid. The blue clock secretary (above) is in the home that Shannon Newsom and her mother, designer Jane Moore, designed together and<br />
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Sometimes very wealthy merchants, mine mangers and farmers would have several clockworks in one case piece, a sign of prestige and industriousness. This example, above, from our collection is painted in the darker traditional colors of the Swedish country furniture and is painted to imitate mahogany. The initials of the owner and the date are commemorated on the clock secretary's cupboard doors. <br />
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</div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Today at Rooms with a View David Easton signs his new book <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Timeles%20Elegance:%20the%20Houses%20of%20David%20Easton">Timeless Elegance: the Houses of David Easton</a>. David wrote the Forward to our book<em> Swedish </em><em>Country Interiors</em> and we like to humor ourselves that in some small way we may have inspired his inner writer to finally come out and play. If you have never experienced the wit and charm of this great architect and designer we encourage you to try to get to one of his book tour events this fall. You are in for a treat. Here is a snippet of my conversation with David this morning.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">D.E.: I am a huge science fiction fan and what makes that genre so great is that these authors base visions of the future on our current realities. There are going to be many more billions of humans sharing the earth then there ever were three hundred years ago. We are very soon no longer going to be making the types of traditional houses we think of when we say "Home Sweet Home". </span></span></span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I believe that people are no longer going to be rooted to just one place, nor will we be rooted in possessions. Our homes will be in our intellects - the travel of the mind is so huge. We will be creating a different type of building. I am working on a project in Canada that is in </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">keeping with this new direction of contemporary architecture<strong>.</strong></span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">D.E. Firstly, that Albert is a Gentleman. I would also have to say that Albert is an Editor. His rooms have remained timeless because with him it has never been about fabrics and decoration and more curtains. That's why his interiors have held up and look so fresh and timeless today. It's all in the edit.</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">I was considering "the edit" when I found Albert in a quiet moment. I asked Albert what he thought of the show and he said he thought that it was very strong. Was that, I asked, perhaps because all of the participating designers had had similar training under Parish Hadley and Albert Hadley, Inc. ? Was there not a certain way of looking at things? A certain symmetry?</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">"Symmetry is the wrong word to use." stated Albert. "The correct word is Order. What they all have in common is order. </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Each designer has used negative space to create order and have, naturally, put their own personal stamp on it. At heart, Edie, it is really all about the Order of Things." </span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">So quoth the Dean of American Design. Are you taking notes?</span></div><div style="line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Stop by Rooms with a View this weekend for hints and inspiration on how to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">bring sublime and stylish order to your interiors or listen to Albert speak at a cocktail seminar on Saturday, November 6th from 5 - 7 pm where he will take you on a tour of "The Design World of Albert Hadley". </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-78710095996426438672010-10-11T20:44:00.003-04:002010-10-12T09:16:11.533-04:00Agneta Livijn's Lily Ponds - Swedish Artist arrives in New York<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnb1J04Ax-_Kx6uRKLLt998in24RsYScISN6HAyfplaGleBNf4ywq8bz0s4Wb9Ve8BDOcL1sSpecMwrmejMClKIvkQ4SnmEO8-TBmn8FqaZtW0fv74KuLgweXwhoCZZ00lFghQBVB6Y0A/s1600/2154-2512122-shopw-62f57c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnb1J04Ax-_Kx6uRKLLt998in24RsYScISN6HAyfplaGleBNf4ywq8bz0s4Wb9Ve8BDOcL1sSpecMwrmejMClKIvkQ4SnmEO8-TBmn8FqaZtW0fv74KuLgweXwhoCZZ00lFghQBVB6Y0A/s640/2154-2512122-shopw-62f57c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Artist and ceramics designer Agneta Livijn.</em></div><br />
The Broadway Gallery in New York is going to be the place to be this coming Saturday, October 16th<br />
from 1 - 4 p.m. as Scandinavian design and art enthusiasts gather for the opening of <a href="http://www.agnetalivijn.com/">Agneta Livijn's</a> critically acclaimed solo show "Lily Ponds". Agneta is an accomplished artist and ceramics designer who Rhonda and I have had the pleasure of knowing both personally and professionally for many years. A trip to Stockholm for us is not ever complete without a visit to her welcoming and joyous home and studio. We have watched the evolution of Agneta's "Lily Ponds" paintings series since she conceived of it on several of her trips to Morocco and we are so excited to tell you that these luminous canvases will be here in New York for the month of October.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was in 2006 that Agneta discovered the beauty of the water-lily flower and green leaves in Jardin Majorelle. Originally created by Jacques Majorelle in the 1920's, the garden was for many years an oasis of exotic plants, water features and buildings painted in a vibrant <em>bleu</em> that was so unique as to became synonymous with Majorelle's name. Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Berge rescued the garden from abandonment and disrepair in 1980 and today the Jardin Majorelle continues to be open to the public and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">an oasis in Marrakesh just as it was in Majorelle's time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Agneta has incorporated the colors from the Jardin Majorelle and Lily Ponds into her signature line of Agneta Livijn pottery. GET HIP! GET HANDMADE! is Agneta's tagline for her famous Agneta Livijn pottery store in Stockholm and summer pop-up shops in exclusive Swedish coastal retreats.<br />
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Her exclusive lines of colorful and chunky cups, saucers, serving bowls and dishes are all handmade and hand painted in the highest quality white stoneware. The forms are influenced by Agneta's many travels around the globe. <br />
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Her newly launched Get Hip Get Handmade line is, to every family cook's celebration, dishwasher and microwave safe.<br />
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Late last night, with plans for our trip and the anticipation of an antiquing spree dancing in my head, I was looking at the Danish Auction house Bruun Rasmussen's website and discovered a sale going on today featuring pieces from a manor house on Funen called Gelskov Gods.<br />
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It may be too late for readers to participate in the <a href="htt://www.bruun-rasmussen.dk/index.do.">auction</a> but surely there will be more inventory from Gelskov Gods to choose from soon, as the owners, Anette and Heine Dahl Bartsch, are art dealers and antiques importers of French and Belgian furniture as well as the Danish.<br />
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Here are Anette and Heine in front of Gelskov Gods. The couple fell in love with the Danish island of <br />
Funen ( Fyn in Danish) and moved from Copenhagen several years ago to under take the restoration of the manor house. It is now a fantastic destination, featuring a B & B and gallery in the main space. Antiques are found throughout the property with a full shop devoted to them that is open in the stables. <br />
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Gelskov Gods would be the perfect place to stay for those wanting to explore the surrounding area.<br />
Here, (above) another view of Egeskov Castle, just one of over one hundred and twenty three<br />
manor house and castles dotting the landscape of Funen. <br />
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One of the many traditional windmills found in the countryside....<br />
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Hesselagergard floating above the lilypads...<br />
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Funen is Denmark's third largest island so you can truly return again and again and always be inspired by architecture and design that you may have missed on an earlier visit. <br />
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To learn more about Gelskov Gods go to <a href="http://www.gelskovgods.com/">http://www.gelskovgods.com/</a><br />
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To plan a visit to Funen in which you can follow in the footsteps of Manor hopping native<br />
son Hans Christian Andersen go to <a href="http://www.museum.odense.dk/knowledge/knowledge-hans-christian-andersen/hca-and-the-manors.aspx">HERE </a>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-8014276259349721102010-08-25T12:39:00.001-04:002010-11-18T11:39:10.249-05:00Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilWN_XMV_Aa1hTd3pXdcKlrmmQbigYYoNITFEa-evjXebd7csU8IKgZ37S5rPvOaZTBuwgB-d6lelZhaL5HT_w1CqrKHsgVf4bndipo_TU8j-57ayV6NYam8s-VaxerL5msH50tmqcEc/s1600/lars+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" mx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilWN_XMV_Aa1hTd3pXdcKlrmmQbigYYoNITFEa-evjXebd7csU8IKgZ37S5rPvOaZTBuwgB-d6lelZhaL5HT_w1CqrKHsgVf4bndipo_TU8j-57ayV6NYam8s-VaxerL5msH50tmqcEc/s640/lars+cover.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>The long awaited guide to Scandinavian Design by Lars Bolander and Heather Smith MacIsaac.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rhonda and I featured the Palm Beach aerie of Swedish designer Lars Bolander and his wife Nadine</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kalachnikoff in our first book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Swedish-Interiors-Rhonda-Eleish/dp/142360024X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282571915&sr=1-1">Swedish Interiors</a> and that chapter remains a favorite among our readers and in our memory as a most delightful photoshoot. When we heard that Lars' newly released and aptly named <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bolanders-Scandinavian-Design-Heather-MacIsaac/dp/0865652589/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1282571529&sr=1-1">Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design</a> was about to be released by Vendome Press we called Lars up at his summer home on the island of Oland, Sweden to congratulate him. Wait till you see this book! A comprehensive overview of all aspects of Scandinavian design, the book, written with Heather MacIsaac, is a visual delight as well as being a serious resources guide for anyone interested in the tenants of Scandinavian decor.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Entrance to Lars Bolander and Nadine Kalacnikoff's home Might- As- Well, which overlooks </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>the grounds of Carl Malmsten's Capellagarden.</em></div><br />
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L.B. Greta Garbo.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Stockholm or Gothenburg?</span><br />
L.B. Stockholm.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em>A tablescape of glass and silver at Might-As-Well. </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>It doesn't get much more Swedish than this...</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<em>Hallway at Lars and Nadine's Might-As-Well.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<em>The livingroom at Might-As-Well.</em><br />
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<em>A private view from Lars and Nadine's kitchen window of the gardens and</em><br />
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Here are some sumptuous photos and captions as they appear in the new book,<br />
Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design:<br />
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"A<em>rchitects Gert and Karin Wingårdh provide the residents with a more direct connection </em><br />
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"<em>Though many of the elements in this eighteenth-century Swedish living</em><br />
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"<em>Sailors and a ship caught amid floral </em><em>flourishes reference </em><br />
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"<em>A dogtrot-style breezeway in Gert and Karin Wingardh's contemporary addition to a traditional Swedish farmhouse brings dining closer to nature, with no need to run for cover. The painted walls and ceiling pick up the color of grass outside, framing the view in bright green."</em><br />
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<em>"A bed placed in the middle of the space establishes an equanimity that enhances rest."</em><br />
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<em>Grass roofs are ubiquitous throughout Scandinavia</em><br />
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I learned a tremendous amount about the differences, some subtle, some dramatic, between the countries in terms of design, palette, and craft. It's always interesting to see how things like natural resources, geography, even the interests of one influential figure, affect design. I had to do a fair amount of research for the book which was more than fine because I love history. Finally, I think one can't come away from an in-depth study of Scandinavian design without a renewed appreciation of nature and a desire to integrate it more in one's life.</div><br />
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<em>Swedish Summer at the idyllic Might-As-Well</em>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">History, design, nature and craft...what a fantastic journey Heather and Lars take us on in this book. Many, many thanks to Lars and Heather for including Eleish van Breems as a resource for antiques, reproduction Swedish furniture made in Sweden and design in the Resource Guide found in the back of their book! We are so honored! Thank you Lars! Thank you Heather!<br />
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Lars is back from Sweden and will be appearing this weekend for a book signing in Southampton at the Nancy Corzine store. The event is Saturday, August 28th from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm at Nancy Corzine, 5 Main Street, Southampton. Tel. 631-287-8606.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">For more Swedish design and inspiration...</div><div style="text-align: left;">Visit the Lars Bolander showrooms in New York and Palm Beach <a href="http://www.larsbolander.com/Lars_Bolander_NY.html">Here.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Visit us at Eleish van Breems <a href="http://www.evbantiques.com/">Here.</a> and Eleish van Breems on 1st Dibs <a href="http://ww.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php">Here.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Our great friend Monikka at Splendid Willow did a must read interview with Lars <a href="http://splendidwillow.com/archives/11643">Here.</a></div><br />
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When you are a child, there are certain people and experiences that help form future ideas and directions. Having had the great fortune of traveling the world by the ripe age of 12, my family and I finally settled in Fairfield, CT to be close to both New York City (where Dad became "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" part one million) as well to be near to my Swedish-American family.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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At the young age of Eighteen, he traveled on a scholarship from Borgarskolan to England. This adventure laid the foundation for his emphasis on photojournalism, protrait, and fashion photography.<br />
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In 1942, had his first exhibition, " A piece of Sweden", at Piccadilly Circus in London. The pictures were mainly from the Swedish propaganda, but also documented the government, royal families and the Swedish industry. <br />
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The years of 1938-46 were a prolific period for KW Gullers whose primary work involved working with a number of Swedish and foreign magazines. Unlike most photographers, he also wrote himself . This proved very helpful and unique in the world of photo journalism as he was to find out.<br />
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1953 Gullers became chairman of the Swedish Photographer's Association. Serving for four important years, KW was an enthusiastic chairman who, together with, among others, Kerstin Bernhard and Karl Sandels actively addressed standards for training and photographic fees which set in place a structure for the photographic industry as a whole. Gullers was also influential in creating the League 's international contacts during these years. Additionally, he was active member of the Nordic Federation photographers for fifteen years, as well as a founding member of Europhot (European Association for the Photographer Organization) . <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">1957 was a breakthrough year for color photography in Sweden which by now could produce high quality photographs on Kodak's C - paper. Color was used primarily in advertising, but soon, weekly press began to use color images. Gullers became one of the first studios with its own color laboratory, and for twelve years produced thousands of photographs a week. From 1957 onward, his books were exclusively in color . <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In 1990, The Nordic Museum in Stockholm, purchased the KW Gullers image collection from the years 1938-78. The collection consists of approximately 470 000 negatives , black / white and color , most of the 6x6 format . There are also approximately 5000 archival copies of size 24x30 cm and over 100 000 contact sheet. The collection also includes a negative ledger, a copy of the first editions of sixty two titles, press cuttings and two cameras (the Kodak Brownie and a Rolleiflex). The acquisition was made possible by support from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the Nordic Society Museum and Skansen's Friends . <br />
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In conjunction with the purchase of the collection, The Nordic Museum arranged a large exhibition called " KW Gullers - Picture Memories " at the museum. Shown were images from the 1940's and 50's with Sweden as the theme. <br />
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With the addition of the KW Gullers collection to the Nordic Museum's archives, it has solidified his status as a national reporter with the camera that doubled as a note book. His images are a photographer's vision of Sweden during the period ranging from 1938 til 1978. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rhonda and I have long been under the looking glass spell of Swedish Baroque mirrors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and wanted to share with you some images of our favorite mirrors from this period</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">all made by the house of Precht.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Baroque period was obsessed with optics and illusion and the mirrors that were made during this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">time were wonders to be marvelled at. When it came to mirrors their manufacture was practically secret and their trade so precious that their sophisticated owners sought to show them off in fittingly elaborate frames. In 1674 a well known sculptor, mirror maker, carver and gilder in Germany named Buchard Precht was brought to Stockholm to work for the Crown under Sweden's Royal architect Niccodemus Tessin the Younger. Sadly, much of the important work he did for the Royal Palace was burned during the fire of 1697.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are, however, quite a few remaining examples of works he and his workshop did for his main clients, the Church and Queen Hedvig Eleanora. His mirrors are among the most beautiful and accessible of his work and are sought out by collectors around the world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To our modern eyes much of the Baroque furniture with its elaborate carvings and gilding can appear garish and heavy. Not so these elegant mirrors. Glass was so rare and expensive that frames of the period were expected to be exceptional to show the looking glass off...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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....Precht's alter at the Gustav Vasa Church is his baroque masterwork and homage to Bernini.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Precht was a highly skilled ornamentalist, as can be seen in the carvings of this mirror made by his workshop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His commissions were for the court and the highest level of Swedish aristocracy. To give you an idea of how valuable these mirrors were, David Hockney, in his book "Secret Knowledge" sights an interesting fact regarding the effects of the great French minister Colbert. A Venetian mirror from Colbert's inventory was valued at 8,016 livres while a Raphael painting was only valued at 3,000. livres. Prices for Precht mirrors today are recorded at auctions as selling from $60,000. to $169,000.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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This mirror seems reminiscent of the magic mirrors popularized in literature and fairytales of the period, most notably Handel's opera Semele. To see what a real Baroque mirror in action is capable of, watch this clip from Jean Cocteau's La Belle et Le Bete... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQtmFglneko">Belle enters the Castle and finds the Mirror</a>. (forward to 2:24 to view the mirror) <br />
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Below we share with you some more images featuring Swedish style floors taken by one <br />
of our favorite photographers, Miguel Flores-Vianna, who also wrote the forward to our first<br />
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in Sweden and in him we find a kindred spirit. Miguel's breathtaking portfolio <a href="http://www.mf-v.com/">HERE</a><br />
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Rhonda and I were recently featured talking about Swedish floors on a super PBS series <br />
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We presented the differences between a pickled floor with polyurethane finish <br />
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<span style="font-family: times new roman;">Founded in 1976 by Gordon Link and Van Bernhard, Bernhard Link is a full service production company providing Project Management, Design (Scenic, Lighting, and Sound), Pre-visualization, Fabrication and Installation. They are known for handling the highly individual demands of each project, whether it be runway, corporate, film or television and for realizing their clients' vision, from the extravagant to the simply elegant. Well, simply elegant was for us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">but we DID want our Eleis</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">h van Breems table for the Red and White Ball benefiting the Greenwich Red Cross this May to look as glowing and fabulous as this model at a Proenza Shouler show Bernhard Link lit! Van is Edie's father and Gordon has been her honorary uncle forever, so when we caught up with the two partners on their company retreat, bone fishing in the Bahamas, we felt comfortable to ask them for a little lighting advice. Luckily for us, it was a windy day and Gordon had given up on the fish. Sketches on napkins ensued and we flew back from the Exuma's with instructions to meet up with Jason, BLT's model maker extraordinaire at their New Jersey headquarters and to give him our base for a floral temple centerpiece.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">We were surprised that they would do such specific lighting for a small floral centerpiece because their production work seems so large scale but Jason explained that tabletop lighting design is actually another very important part of Bernhard Link's business for special events. They have a studio where the models and lighting are planned out.</span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">You can view our meeting with Gordon and Jason <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ-PZKgcLrc">HERE</a> (Watch to 1:50 for the essence and then beyond if so desired)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Along with the beautiful fabric, so generously donated by Fortuny, the lighting kept our table guests delighted. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you Gordon, Jason and Van for all of your <strong>invaluable help and support!</strong> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We love you guys! </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">E. and R.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All photos courtesy of Bernhard Link Theatrical. </span>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-16946425422059711962010-05-02T19:38:00.001-04:002010-05-02T19:46:13.547-04:00Eva Badenhorst Wall Murals<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeCxZ_QGT-dULMIr514NmA9W4qn4FxZK66XuJ2qH1HTytbotW4vuqr1fp12k8j8fynRFDP-1iOqJwwh0bsiY3wCSoGCV1G1tduuDqyeRdERnjBSvIaByJ9_oyFMSn2h_CAfIw6KOfBYo/s1600/Bild_411%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464095547632670466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeCxZ_QGT-dULMIr514NmA9W4qn4FxZK66XuJ2qH1HTytbotW4vuqr1fp12k8j8fynRFDP-1iOqJwwh0bsiY3wCSoGCV1G1tduuDqyeRdERnjBSvIaByJ9_oyFMSn2h_CAfIw6KOfBYo/s400/Bild_411%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a> </div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Eva Badenhorst </span></div></i><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are thrilled to introduce a fantastic new Swedish artist we are representing. Meet Eva Badenhorst. We have never met Eva in person but had started a correspondence with her this winter resulting in Eva sending many of her breathtaking, historically inspired canvases to our Connecticut showroom . We are so lucky! Many artists have tried to capture the essence of period Swedish wall canvases and, let us tell you, it is not easy. When we saw Eva's paintings we knew we had found a special artist. Eva has captured in her work all of the softness, delicacy and also inherent boldness that make the Swedish wall canvases in manor homes and castles so unique.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />Here Eva shares a bit about her techniques and inspiration for our readers:<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9mBP9eI6fOUZDneL2TWXSglDwtjmddJUU1gInV9fSs_-_m_ks3nGm8BRTm3fQqZnpW623ngoUuoQtSroyv0ST4ViP4lxwAMlcV4YkY8T4MFx4Liopi87fT1UNJGqViIOQN-eiZov4ug/s1600/Papaya_Li..%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464094495409412802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9mBP9eI6fOUZDneL2TWXSglDwtjmddJUU1gInV9fSs_-_m_ks3nGm8BRTm3fQqZnpW623ngoUuoQtSroyv0ST4ViP4lxwAMlcV4YkY8T4MFx4Liopi87fT1UNJGqViIOQN-eiZov4ug/s400/Papaya_Li..%5B2%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Eva's canvas inspired by the Papaya engraving of Georg Ehret (1708-1770)</span></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:small;">that famously wallpapers Carl Linnaeus' home. Sublime.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;color:#000080;"><br /></span></p><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:navy;"> </span></span></p><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 65.2pt; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">"My painting mainly consists of reproducing wall decorations that were common in castles and mansions in Sweden during the 18th century. I also do my own compositions based on the different expressions of the time. </span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 65.2pt; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Painting flowers, bows, festoons and medallions on large wall fields is a typical Nordic genre, radiating elegance as well as country charm and was developed mainly during the reign of Gustav III (1771-1792). By stretching painted linen canvases on the walls it was easy to create modern interiors in suites, halls and even in bedrooms of old as well as new houses.</span></span></span></span></p></span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tTFretPfnQSJTXzkr9c34U60matkGbauXZVwAFcKvsIhpdNPvF36VYZXtLwEDygLWZMYPS1_h9WHcD4KoNqvk2z5YC_So5m0c4ywSvVAk1JiA11gs1An0TGRMZN4uz4D8BtTOMTyl2k/s1600/Galleriet_I%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464093505107829458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tTFretPfnQSJTXzkr9c34U60matkGbauXZVwAFcKvsIhpdNPvF36VYZXtLwEDygLWZMYPS1_h9WHcD4KoNqvk2z5YC_So5m0c4ywSvVAk1JiA11gs1An0TGRMZN4uz4D8BtTOMTyl2k/s400/Galleriet_I%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">The canvases are quite large and dramatic and make a perfect</span></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">focal point for any room. </span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 65.2pt; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 65.2pt; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Towards the end of the 18th century the painting of wall fields reached its peak, when strong basic colours made way for paler nuances with the transparency of water colours. The shimmering shades of grey with a pearly lustre also often included turquoise, orange rose, lemon yellow, lime tree green and silver blue and were transferred to bows of leaves, thin garlands, meandering ribbons, arabesques and other refined motives. The motives were taken from the classical style that King Gustav III, after a trip to Italy in 1783-1784, became very fond of. This style had a great impact on castle interior decoration in Sweden and has since then been considered genuinely Swedish and meant a lot to fashion the modern, light Swedish interiors worldwide.</span></span></span></span></p></span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyrKAZSczVKSO4BizHZMZBnP4sWZIZ70VdvydlARbzruedI-dfqTkfaBX3FwV-rzvcJKr_SDTKPjk3W3xd2PY397-8ASlltjwGH_bDKiumfRj98HzdtpMLHwWln-p8G9hRTOZ6pgkx8c/s1600/Late_Gustavian%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464092719345645506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyrKAZSczVKSO4BizHZMZBnP4sWZIZ70VdvydlARbzruedI-dfqTkfaBX3FwV-rzvcJKr_SDTKPjk3W3xd2PY397-8ASlltjwGH_bDKiumfRj98HzdtpMLHwWln-p8G9hRTOZ6pgkx8c/s400/Late_Gustavian%5B2%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">A late Gustavian inspired canvas with a Swedish mirror hanging in front of it.</span></div></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFYdccBd8BJeqMQx-TdvzZJJ8RCY55jrwwOxTNfiCG3JsjIM39a9slMib-i1H0KTfjPn97yrE5dZsQhp9C5IGF8gG9piLVjLAXqR-cZILvq-CfqIy8KKH70R2qRXgUtBxCpvcIJplLQA/s1600/Flora%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464092307134911426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFYdccBd8BJeqMQx-TdvzZJJ8RCY55jrwwOxTNfiCG3JsjIM39a9slMib-i1H0KTfjPn97yrE5dZsQhp9C5IGF8gG9piLVjLAXqR-cZILvq-CfqIy8KKH70R2qRXgUtBxCpvcIJplLQA/s400/Flora%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-size:16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A Swedish botanical canvas</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></div></span></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bifHsMzKtYesuXEEcO_F-1q898f9QRweKSgC9k1F-6aaE1NL_uoSsmrChWt1Wc75ZtRre_5H1NwKzdlgd2ik09TlWf7DjKH2va-xpL8KIANMsOPn-LRYq52NMX4_HecrPvfSDwocQls/s1600/Florence%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464091859407133122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bifHsMzKtYesuXEEcO_F-1q898f9QRweKSgC9k1F-6aaE1NL_uoSsmrChWt1Wc75ZtRre_5H1NwKzdlgd2ik09TlWf7DjKH2va-xpL8KIANMsOPn-LRYq52NMX4_HecrPvfSDwocQls/s400/Florence%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">A Renaissance inspired piece. This looks almost Florentine, yes?</span></div></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7mo-fGk1Xz7Jxeggu_eLjxe2DCYpfVucdAEzvxIpFCc8qWAcbXg37oFkB_u9hjtZWDIxYO5_CXViPygrvuGMF3zL5Rk44IcTKwLic9T7MFhAz0p3grhZhDv9OxzCVQZejonZlf1xgyM/s1600/1800_century_France%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464091277927780994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7mo-fGk1Xz7Jxeggu_eLjxe2DCYpfVucdAEzvxIpFCc8qWAcbXg37oFkB_u9hjtZWDIxYO5_CXViPygrvuGMF3zL5Rk44IcTKwLic9T7MFhAz0p3grhZhDv9OxzCVQZejonZlf1xgyM/s400/1800_century_France%5B2%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Eva calls this dramatic gold and black canvas "1800 Century". How gorgeous</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">would this look in a dining room, powder room or </span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">entrance</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">? A luxurious home office</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or dressing room? We can think of a million rooms that this would look absolutely extraordinary in.</span></i></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 65.2pt; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I also paint different types of flowers, mainly inspired by historical works, such as the 17</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> century depictions by Dutch botanists of tulips, the bulbs of which created the tulip fever in Holland. I have also been delighted and inspired by the drawings and paintings of the flora that Carl </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">von</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Linné</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and his disciples created and that can partly be seen at the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Linné</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> summer house outside </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Uppsala</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. My favourite styles are the classic Greek and Roman ones but the impressionists also have a large place in</span> my heart.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 65.2pt; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjo8WFCLsxXVhYKjJf5PIh9zoVEaJxuOtopVw8DuqWXL7hxtw7w9OaPNJjmKu3vwerg9zWLp0z4gydiLGdc76zBXOD1037V5ULZwRD_hGnmmvX2NdDxr_eMUmvq1gS6IgVQkC9x9Q2S4/s1600/Drottningholm_Teatern_Guld%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464090998994383538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjo8WFCLsxXVhYKjJf5PIh9zoVEaJxuOtopVw8DuqWXL7hxtw7w9OaPNJjmKu3vwerg9zWLp0z4gydiLGdc76zBXOD1037V5ULZwRD_hGnmmvX2NdDxr_eMUmvq1gS6IgVQkC9x9Q2S4/s400/Drottningholm_Teatern_Guld%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Canvas inspired by Drottningholm Theater.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 65.2pt; "><span style="line-height: normal; font-family:Arial;"><span lang="EN-GB" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Many of my paintings are done on old, rough tarpaulins that were once used to cover boats or farm machinery. These tarpaulins, with their heavy structure and weather beaten surfaces, give and old and genuine expression and are perfect for the dry pigment colours that are used to mix with oil glaze. Flower motives especially, I paint on finer linen canvas.</span></span></span></span></p></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_X1DtmG56xLD9p5z8wAhnlSomtLvExiwgO69mZR5mfO700fNV9ikhD0aM6LoOChSECZxPqnPeLDNtFlSiIaSs9_omEeRH7wSCZhGDgVLS4TmwEusz_0iOIJRN4wQXrjZNNmz_z0I3aA/s1600/Gysinge%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464090727047273202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_X1DtmG56xLD9p5z8wAhnlSomtLvExiwgO69mZR5mfO700fNV9ikhD0aM6LoOChSECZxPqnPeLDNtFlSiIaSs9_omEeRH7wSCZhGDgVLS4TmwEusz_0iOIJRN4wQXrjZNNmz_z0I3aA/s400/Gysinge%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">This floral urn painted on old sail cloth is now at Eleish van Breems.</span></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We love that Eva has left the old sail line hanging from the canvas.</span></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-DxSa9YXNozzE10mrHpWTKott1smPFJTUbU0ON_oDUoeWsODUJ3vBvgLUIx_v8B2r5Rpth2MO8fN5BmWxvNVZyNQ9AoXb0dGHu-DZ14be1pB0sVdo56zxxLjvcOJS3-T5E8TD9xAGjE/s1600/Galleriet_III%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464090489085443378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-DxSa9YXNozzE10mrHpWTKott1smPFJTUbU0ON_oDUoeWsODUJ3vBvgLUIx_v8B2r5Rpth2MO8fN5BmWxvNVZyNQ9AoXb0dGHu-DZ14be1pB0sVdo56zxxLjvcOJS3-T5E8TD9xAGjE/s400/Galleriet_III%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Another view of </span></i><em><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Eva's gallery in her home...note the painted table canvas.</span></span></em></span></div></i><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I obtained a degree in History of Art before moving to France for 15 years and have continuously painted, but also drawn with ink and charcoal. Many years ago I started painting old furniture with egg/linseed oil tempera, a fantastic technique which gives an incredibly smooth, silky surface. I have also been involved in creating well composed interiors in private homes, where I even contributed with my recently obtained skills in upholstering."</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTyrlH9HxwY6Nv3V4PBqBgSqtDpxt02hDiJ6UR30E6FxeUyC0bESmX7EBwjzEVALrMoVJRHihvuDWMDGdeT94PpYm2i21GdwIRPJ1kE3oyd_asu2xIrHL3_UWBRIqLn7j0wxPxkmC7-E/s1600/Galleriet_II%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464090262325175698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTyrlH9HxwY6Nv3V4PBqBgSqtDpxt02hDiJ6UR30E6FxeUyC0bESmX7EBwjzEVALrMoVJRHihvuDWMDGdeT94PpYm2i21GdwIRPJ1kE3oyd_asu2xIrHL3_UWBRIqLn7j0wxPxkmC7-E/s400/Galleriet_II%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Serenity reigns in Eva's light filled gallery.</span></div></i><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXEyV4YpppoEMfk4F9HaTc5IFHPFLZprXGf-6xsWllu_Gs_c6DLE7aWgUZq1eXhJ2pYrsnZF48aOK61mnT9SN4Bysa-I2mHxCDhmRz1t-ThefSFzl5JkHStsxAe4KXlp57RBc5XNxx6E/s1600/Drottningholm_theater%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464089946052182290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXEyV4YpppoEMfk4F9HaTc5IFHPFLZprXGf-6xsWllu_Gs_c6DLE7aWgUZq1eXhJ2pYrsnZF48aOK61mnT9SN4Bysa-I2mHxCDhmRz1t-ThefSFzl5JkHStsxAe4KXlp57RBc5XNxx6E/s400/Drottningholm_theater%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A canvas inspired by 18th c. Drottningholm "Tree of Life" wall canvases</span></i>.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsJkmGqlI1A3pYkr8yQdjFQrM0s_ttUh6fn7ilfwLAM23T_AI7sSoowYDMKo9WGYQVucnvhrKCt2oWAws3iiL39fwJoCTVKkQK2eVOHnDN9_VaXtqD5kgfuavL3t1YBXBvjGrzY8ZUJY/s1600/Countryside_decoration%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464089694075997746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsJkmGqlI1A3pYkr8yQdjFQrM0s_ttUh6fn7ilfwLAM23T_AI7sSoowYDMKo9WGYQVucnvhrKCt2oWAws3iiL39fwJoCTVKkQK2eVOHnDN9_VaXtqD5kgfuavL3t1YBXBvjGrzY8ZUJY/s400/Countryside_decoration%5B2%5D.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A Swedish country floral design</span></i>.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2-eYzkltkkmonSUIh6-YONqz_xq8u8hzkR19ti2kqHKH-0IdltpFTKy7LSGmZMSzf_p-xBsuEJhEVeHWbM8_M8dvpBafl4Ze_C9EAiImAQq0vH_6akHFv15DMfs12iHbucSh7GeGkaQ/s1600/1800_century_tapestry%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464088998962224754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2-eYzkltkkmonSUIh6-YONqz_xq8u8hzkR19ti2kqHKH-0IdltpFTKy7LSGmZMSzf_p-xBsuEJhEVeHWbM8_M8dvpBafl4Ze_C9EAiImAQq0vH_6akHFv15DMfs12iHbucSh7GeGkaQ/s400/1800_century_tapestry%5B2%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:small;">We have this canvas now at Eleish van Breems.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_NQ-Hvm58P3wW20x7fmUvFFmZqPiNcupLOi-FbsVkTBoV9AT7Vf717g9EjBmnh6gCJ5Y7c2gMdEdq_WI6gScuVJgiOYE_Y4awruSuvWGFYr3z2bMnNVKCe-1sfDTqOK9KC7y8lobg7I/s1600/Gripsholm_caslte%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464088334924779650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_NQ-Hvm58P3wW20x7fmUvFFmZqPiNcupLOi-FbsVkTBoV9AT7Vf717g9EjBmnh6gCJ5Y7c2gMdEdq_WI6gScuVJgiOYE_Y4awruSuvWGFYr3z2bMnNVKCe-1sfDTqOK9KC7y8lobg7I/s400/Gripsholm_caslte%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-size:small;">Another Gustavian inspired wall canvas by Eva now at Eleish van Breems.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Eva's canvases look wonderful mounted onto the wall, as was done traditionally in Sweden, or</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">framed, for those who want the mobility of being able to easily change their decor.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Eva has had several exhibits in Stockholm and most recently a show in Norberg, Sweden.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Welcome Eva!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Edie & Rhonda</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Eleish van Breems is now working with Eva on special commissions. Canvases similar to the ones featured in this post can be ordered in many different custom sizes. Please feel free to e-mail or call us for details and pricing of Eva's work. 860-868-1200 evbltd@gmail.com</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com356tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-41004475940386931802010-05-02T10:44:00.008-04:002010-05-02T19:44:40.102-04:00Eva Badenhorst Canvases Arrives at Eleish van Breems<div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6SamMLkRPulctC1w9oL1Qjw2zivN-hNOTlozOnTTdlDJnIm00iDf2Lb8y8oFSwvg6kk3fq4WnzdwI4GvZQw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Watch as we unfurl some special canvases by Swedish artist Eva Badenhorst at</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">our Connecticut showroom. A written blog post with more photos of Eva's work</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to follow immediately. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">E & R</span></div>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-89583827029076750302010-05-01T01:34:00.003-04:002010-05-01T01:42:23.721-04:00Edie and Rhonda-Greenwich Red and White Ball Segment 1<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyZnKAhSBBjgHBpjm9eAK8k9izU03Hty5s7hyxPzdwKo3rexE1Xv9kcUg87NCVeCJ98-F_h52-JLUxS6pEQgQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-39710398279951631942010-05-01T01:31:00.001-04:002010-05-01T01:34:29.089-04:00The Greenwich Red and White Ball Segment 1<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_AhAF0w5KZNXggkl5x5ApjNfb8vnyi1SqOEoCWHnYzbkp0UqMV09SY3Ud0iZpylILjTIkWSIFntBkUh3W' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-50651556955069089942010-04-29T22:23:00.001-04:002010-04-29T22:28:32.723-04:00Edie and Rhonda's Introduction to the Eleish van Breems Blogcast<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzl4YtI4hHQRZrDmhgDc2ldZGW9hZLmRrgHaUhfvhHShued29Ga0e92Y_CDt5YAml2hIbbOo6KPXHmQZyMa3g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129304663054297499.post-6293523512698872992010-03-31T08:35:00.015-04:002010-04-06T21:47:32.630-04:00A Rococo Jewel - Svindersvik<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOkNaWC8n6dNadybpv8mh1xrgkmwv3U3FWK717as4gPU5US10colAkt1psZFtWtLcZj93_IOb_Nq_RtPaTORynoKWHiCB_GsxVHeA63ZZzwskVAHmIimGGyNbpO9HXWJ4F49NuEPHIWE/s1600/5747.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454783800621603442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOkNaWC8n6dNadybpv8mh1xrgkmwv3U3FWK717as4gPU5US10colAkt1psZFtWtLcZj93_IOb_Nq_RtPaTORynoKWHiCB_GsxVHeA63ZZzwskVAHmIimGGyNbpO9HXWJ4F49NuEPHIWE/s400/5747.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Svindrsvig</span></span></em></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Our great friend and mentor, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gote</span> Folk <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jarnefolk</span> ( Help! Will some lovely blogger tell me how to install <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">umlauts</span> and accents on Blogger?) keeps his workshop in the charming <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Svindersvik</span> boat yard outside of Stockholm. Every visit to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Gote</span> (insert dots over the o!), Rhonda and I make sure to take a trip up the hill from the harbour to one of our favorite Swedish Rococo buildings, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Svindersvik</span> Manor.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmronLM9BPhuZ-Q3wq9-FGJQDJwWx_oQaJUGqskdRWnYlFnQeIhaIxqJJfb2XCB5mIij05rHcr7t1aGeukHbRDEc7YJ6zpvrNp4iNE4JUV6BD_q817Ue52f1fC3IDVrvT5DDK3NASJy08/s1600/881.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454782361462795314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmronLM9BPhuZ-Q3wq9-FGJQDJwWx_oQaJUGqskdRWnYlFnQeIhaIxqJJfb2XCB5mIij05rHcr7t1aGeukHbRDEc7YJ6zpvrNp4iNE4JUV6BD_q817Ue52f1fC3IDVrvT5DDK3NASJy08/s400/881.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Svindersvik</span> as viewed form the water in the 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> century</em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sweden's great architect Carl <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Harleman</span> built <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Svindersvik</span> in the 1740's for one of Sweden's most <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">successful</span> businessmen, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Claes</span> Grill, director of the East India Company. With fine views overlooking the sea, promenades on high cliffs and a large garden, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Svindersvik</span> was the perfect weekend retreat for Grill and his family.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef5drCx0jdVR5Uu0hGtHsykmmqov850r2JbX1fCssN8Yk6PSYlud8FAqR3uU11BQY6YNS7TivFRLPESp2R3MdM1fi4OlFVETEk6TIBbbmZspPH654HSv4owIsIDVI39FHoOZm7JbUlG0/s1600/svindersvik.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454778281683787090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 321px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhef5drCx0jdVR5Uu0hGtHsykmmqov850r2JbX1fCssN8Yk6PSYlud8FAqR3uU11BQY6YNS7TivFRLPESp2R3MdM1fi4OlFVETEk6TIBbbmZspPH654HSv4owIsIDVI39FHoOZm7JbUlG0/s400/svindersvik.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">A Swedish cartel clock is mounted over the wall canvases painted by</span></em><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Grill's</span> brothers in Amsterdam were Count <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Tessin's</span> bankers. In the summer of 1760 the great diplomat and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">style maker</span> Carl Gustav <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Tessin</span> brought his family to stay at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Svindersvik</span> where he and his wife, Countess Ulla <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Sparre</span>, hosted a famous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">saturday</span> afternoon salon.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIirtuaSNHRXa8sZz01dgI1IFGGUbc-70jpM1eAdRwD_UG_MsPCmkG9WzQw83EHIR1JLa3Ddou6jZKOtHC8XaCMveFT3qiSkpSYOh7HNFEvCk9oDNzwiAlWa-ffO_ofa6GlkK_EEg-bFw/s1600/Svindersvik_2009h.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454776297309188930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIirtuaSNHRXa8sZz01dgI1IFGGUbc-70jpM1eAdRwD_UG_MsPCmkG9WzQw83EHIR1JLa3Ddou6jZKOtHC8XaCMveFT3qiSkpSYOh7HNFEvCk9oDNzwiAlWa-ffO_ofa6GlkK_EEg-bFw/s400/Svindersvik_2009h.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Svindersvik</span> is small of scale and that is it's great charm. Note the double chandeliers</span></em></div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">and palace size mirror between the window - all devices to reflect and add light. </span></em></div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></span></em></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Svindersvik</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Tessin</span> is reported to have remarked, "In one word, Nature's play,</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Grill's</span> purse and taste, and my late lamented friend Baron <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Harleman's</span> art, have made </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Svindersvik</span> a joy for humanity that has few equals in charm and arrangement."</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We couldn't agree more.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Photos for this post from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Nordiska</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Museet</span>, Stockholm <a href="http://www.nordiskamuseet.se/">http://www.nordiskamuseet.se/</a>Edie van Breems and Rhonda Eleishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560694496386549042noreply@blogger.com6