JAMES RADIN - DESIGNER

James Radin interior designer to the stars including film maker Nancy Myers shot to fame after the hit movie Something's Gotta Give staring Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton.

Myers who produced Somthing's Gotta Give in 2004 is a romantic comedy set in the Hamptons. However the movie itself was overshadowed by the set decoration and interiors selected to create the home for Erica Barry played by Diane Keaton.

James has a smooth contemporary style that fits in well with the lavish lifestyle of the Hamptons....to see more of his work James Radin.



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MANOLO VALDES

Master Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker Manolo Valdes was one of the founding members of Equipo Cronica, the highly influencial Pop Art group of 1906's Spain. With the death of fellow founding member Rafael Solbes in 1981, Valdes has reinvented himself as a soloist and has emerged as one of the foremost living Spanish artists.

His newly refined, expressive style is often centered on art-historical motifs, but without the political overtones and slick painting style that had characterized Equipo Cronica's work. By quoting figures from well-known works of art, he revitalizes these familiar images by taking them out of their original context. In both paintings and sculptures, he inflates the figure's size, abstracting form and minimizing detail, while incorporating a lot of roughly applied paint and unusual materials.

He lives and works in New York and Madrid

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JUAN MONTOYA -DESIGNER

Juan Montoya is thoughtful and courteous and, despite having really ‘lived’ in what many may think of New York’s Studio 54 heyday, has retained a certain reserve that seems to come from what he described as his conservative family in Colombia. His design sensibility is international and sophisticated, fed partly by his split existence between the U.S. and Paris, where he owns an apartment. His New York apartment, which he shares with his Swedish partner, Urban Karlsson, is small and serene, with little explosions of color or shape to delight the eye.
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EVA HESSE

Born in Hamburg in 1936, Eva Hesse and her family fled in 1938 to escape the fate of Germany’s Jews and settled in New York City. She was determined to be an artist from an early age, striving at first to be a painter.

She began to create startlingly original configurations that exploited the properties of cheesecloth, rubber, plastic, tubing, cloth, and other materials. Hesse achieved a level of success attained by few women of the time. By 1963 she had had her first one-woman show; by 1968 she had gallery representation.

She died in 1970 of a brain tumor. Two years after her untimely death, the Guggenheim Museum held a retrospective of her work—the first such exhibition organized around a woman.

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STEPHEN ORMANDY

Stephen Ormanday one of three team players from Dinosaur Designs creates these amazing bright abstract works on canvas.

The most resent works can be seen through Tim Olsen Gallery

KARLEE RAWKINS

Amazing bold paintings by artist Karlee Rawkins available through
Ian Dawson Gallery

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ERIC COHLER - DESIGNER

New York Social Diary is an amazing collaboration of style design and inspiration from some of America’s most influential gurus.

Ever wanted to know what inspires a designer or where they came up with a concept, then this is the place to be.

Each month we are updated with a personal report from another of New Yorks designers, stylists or architects. Subjects covered vary from the clothes they wear to the personal items that adore their homes....

New York Social Diary gets you closer to the person at heart and discovers what motivates these creative people.


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THE DESIGN ESTABLISHMENT

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VICENTE WOLF

I just love the books that Vincent Wolf produces.... But most of all I love the feelings that his design sturs within. Vincent is about using simple elegant items mixed in with old and new pieces and the end result speaks for itself. Stuning apartments to modern homes in Manhattan this designer has seen them all and decorated them immaculately.

The good news.....Vincent has produced a number of books so we can all attempt to reproduce this amazing look in our own home.

"Vicente Wolf’s aesthetic is about serenity, elegance, and light. His impeccable eye is drawn to the diverse beauty of the worlds he travels. He knows that great design is something you can’t quite put your finger on; there is always an element of mystery."
— Wendy Goodman, New York magazine

THOMAS O'BRIAN

Thomas O'Brien is an amazing interior designer based in New York City.
He is the founder of AERO an inspirational store located in Broom Street SoHo where O'Brian can promote his influential design concept.

O'Brian is also know for his affordable brands sold through the chain store Target and his new book American Modern sold through Abrams Books.

O'Brien's style is classic interios mixed with Vintage collectables and the style simply speaks for itself.

Joe Scoppa

Joe Scoppa is an amazing artist that has been craeting works for over 35 years.

Rich oils on recycled paper from the glossy mag's such as Vogue and Elle are used to create his visually stuning works.Many of Joe's paintings incorporate the underlying images and text to creat the finished product.

Joe Scoppa's works are currently available through www.bengowing.com


This Is As Blue As It Gets - Copyright © Joe Scoppa 2010
Just Jilted - Copyright © Joe Scoppa 2010
Young Man With One Good And One Bad Eye - Copyright © Joe Scoppa 2010

Kelly Wrestler

Kelly Wrestler style guru and designer of high end luxury homes & hotels.
Bold structural strong design is Kelly's signature style. The use of vibrant colours and unique stand out pieces throughout Kelly's work make her style instantly recognisable. To view Kelly's work please visit Kelly Wrestler

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama
Born in Nagano Prefecture.
Avant-garde sculptor, painter and novelist.

Started to paint using polka dots and nets as motifs at around age ten ,and created fantastic paintings in watercolors, pastels and oils.

Went to the United States in 1957. Showed large paintings, soft sculptures, and environmental sculptures using mirrors and electric lights. In the latter 1960s, staged many happenings such as body painting festivals, fashion shows and anti-war demonstrations. Launched media-related activities such as film production and newspaper publication. In 1968, the film “Kusama’s Self-Obliteration”which Kusama produced and starred in won a prize at the Fourth International Experimental Film Competition in Belgium and the Second Maryland Film Festival and the second prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Held exhibitions and staged happenings also in various countries in Europe. For further information go to Yayoi Kusama's web page.

17th Biennale of Sydney
If you live in Sydney Yayoi Kusama's work can be seen when visiting Cockatoo Island. Yayoi is one of 56 artists supporting the Biennale for 2010. Located just ten minutes by ferry on one of Sydneys largest islands Many of the works showcased are housed in amazing buildings,and industrial sheds. Surrounded by stunning views of Sydney Harbour, this is a must see for any art enthusiast. For further information go to 17 Biennale of Sydney.

Aboriginal Art

Amazing new works by Raelene Stevens, stuning bold colours creating a modern new way to tell an ancient story. Now available through www.bengowing.com

Boazz Rottem

Surma Boy-Copyright © Boaz Rottem 2010




Surma Girl-Copyright © Boaz Rottem 2010



Young Surma Lip-Copyright © Boaz Rottem 2010



Boaz uses his camera as a medium, not only to capture and interact with his surroundings, but to transcend the borders of language, time, space and political boundaries. If everyday life is covered with the thick gauze of formalities- the cumbersomeness of communicating in a foreign language, the separating walls of gender, cultural norms and taboos- the camera has become instrumental for Boaz in lifting the veil of superficialities and showcase the spirit of the person standing behind it. Boaz Rottem - 2009

Boaz worlks are currently available through www.bengowing.com