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NATIONAL | SPECIAL FEATURE | 05.05.2010 | Shonquis Moreno.
Anyone reading Pink Memo know anyone who’s received a pink slip in the past couple of years? With continued uncertainty around the economy and even the state of the planet, it comes as no surprise that interior designers are reacting to this generalized anxiety by creating spaces that evoke reassurance – existential safety, not just comfort. |
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It started conspicuously last year with a preponderance of quilted, tufted and sometimes armoured furniture. This year, the quilting and tufting continued with furniture that made editors want to curl up on trade fair floors with a nice cup of tea, but there are many other ways that designers are dressing interiors with greater warmth to face a chillier world.
Fauxthenticity + Authenticity. There’s nothing more reassuring than history, even if it’s not your own. The important thing is that something lasted in spite of everything. “Fauxthenticity,” as creative director Stefan Boublil of design agency The Apartment explains, is the act of creating a history for an interior by sourcing materials, textures and objects that look and feel like they have lived alife beyond their years, lending credence to a space’s
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For a Manhattan client:
The Apartment designed a residential interior based on collections of her objects in order to cultivate an emotional connection to the space.
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