In addition to the designers
who created their works from natural materials — like DEO’s gleaming,
inlaid wood tables by designer-fabricator Anthony Carino and Asian-inspired
furnishings carved from reclaimed woods by Jan Lee for DUMBO’s Sinotique
— many of the artists at this year’s Bklyn Designs, in DUMBO May
12–14, showcased works embellished with Mother Nature’s motifs.
… While Brad Teasdale (2) pressed a stylized branch of plum blossoms
— made from kiln-formed glass he fires up in Fort Greene’s Urban
Glass — into concrete, Adam Alquist and Jason Gorsline of A+G embellished
the cushions of their couch (4) with a long branch of cherry blossoms. Jill
Ayers of Williamsburg’s LightenUp! Designs (1) debuted her placed-by-hand
decals of pretty black and gray flowers on cream-colored porcelain lamp
bases while DUMBO’s Aviva Stanoff unveiled her collection of decorative
pillows (3), which are hand-dyed, etched and painted with botanicals (eucalyptus,
lemon leaf and baby’s breath). … Jennifer Smith and Elisheva Biernoff
of Decoradar displayed their painted folding screens — replete with
greenery and birds, and invited attendees to create their own murals with
one of their budget-friendly DIY kits (5).
– Lisa J. Curtis
All photos: The Brooklyn Papers / Aaron Greenhood
