Articles for September 8th, 2008
School’s In at Barry Whistler
Local photographer and D Magazine contributor Allison V. Smith debuts her latest work, “Hall Pass”, this Saturday at Barry Whistler Gallery. As always with Allison, the work is stunning. Check it out.
Fashion Week Day 1: Oscar de la Renta
In honor of NY Fashion Week, I am highlighting a designer home collection find each day. You can see how Oscar’s home collection parallels his Spring 2008 collection. I love this Oscar de la Renta Ikat picture frame ($100; available at Madison).
Blair Newport - In Memory
Where do I start? The design world go a little less beautiful on Saturday when Blair Newport passed away. He was one of the true gentlemen of the business; when he greeted you with that big smile and said “Hi, I’m Blair Newport”, you just had to smile back knowing that he really meant it, and that you were in for an enjoyable experience. Even up to the last two weeks, he had that great sense of humor and enjoyed all the visitors, calls and letters that he received. In fact, if a man is measured by his friendships, Blair was a great man. The memorial service will be next Saturday at HPPC. I will keep everyone up to date. Please share your memories, thoughts, feelings in the comments below.
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