The Ocean Floor

I am loving this rug.

“Alpha” is an exquisitely handcrafted carpet, bold in simplicity but far-reaching in effect. This eco-conscious rug utilizes surplus wool yarn that would otherwise go to waste. GoodWeave certified and handcrafted in Nepal using a traditional Tibetan knot.

Patterns begin with fragment of a familiar motif into something more abstract. Traditional organic patterns make an appearance, though they seem faded, as if printed on textiles left too long in the sun. The collection is hand-tufted in 100% New Zealand wool and silks, with jute and flax as accents.

LOVE THIS ONE

I could do a room around this rug in my sleep.

Phoenix by Carini Lang

A small scrap of Ming Dynasty-era textile inspired Phoenix. Re-scaled and re-colored by Joseph Carini in intense hues, the pattern soars from past to future. Carini Lang employs high tensile strength hand spun silk, pure botanical dye and complex Tibetan knot techniques from antiquity to craft this carpet.

The magical textures and colors of the ocean floor create an underwater wonderland. The creatures and plants live together in a beautiful, flowing world that changes with the seasons and tides. The Ocean Floor 10'x12' tapestry is hand-tufted in New Zealand wool, designed by Angela Adams.

I was wondering.....

what do you think of the carpet above?

The ocean floor?

I thought it was really unusual.

Of course I think it would look best 

in a contemporary or a modern setting.

with as little competition as possible.

I think that because 

it would be much less work for me

::

Blues, purples, and more blues are not 

what I am most comfortable working with

as far as layering goes.

I would end up focusing on the greens.

I would love to see what 

someone else's 'fresh eyes' would do 

with the ocean floor carpet.

i am going to bed now...tomorrow is a retail design day for me XXX's

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Somewhere on East 61st Street Near Park Avenue....

GEOFFREY BRADFIELD LLC - Headquarters on East 61st St. NYC, NY.
Have I mentioned lately how much I miss NYC and most importantly, living there?

So, in NYC there is Geoffrey Bradfield , a designer.

I am ashamed to say that I am not a designer junkie, and I don't necessarily know who's on top and who's not. I am also a designer that does not go to see the latest model homes when I am working on a project. I have always felt that it effects my creativity negatively, I can end up in the 'design mud'. Stuck.

I can not pick up where someone else has left off, if you get my meaning. For me , it has to come from the inside out While doing a little research on new products I happened upon Geoffrey Bradfield and his work.

Look at the hard cornice that frames and arches the windows here in the sitting area. It could be a straight window which has been made to look as though it has an arch. If that is the case, I like that very much , and do the same whenever I can. The windows with the arched hard cornice, including the drapery panels ( and whatever decorative hardware & trims that you might use ) will look architecturally enhanced when installed.

This Top Designer has a 'Top Drawer' Clients as well.

Now here is the thing I was researching, Lucite Case Goods.

But I found his own SIGNATURE COLLECTION of area rugs made by Stark Carpet. Which means of course that you can custom color your carpet with Stark's custom color carpet tufts.

They have a bizzillion different colored yarns to choose from.

I think these are sooooooo Hollywood.

Now we get to the LUCITE, and his MILLENNIUM MODERN Collection.

Geoffrey Bradfield's Favorite Room: ’40s glamour FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

http://www.nyspacesmagazine.com/pages.asp?ID=760

GEOFFREY BRADFIELD LLC
964 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
212 755-7024

http://www.geoffreybradfield.com/

To my readers , I am suffering at the moment with Internet issues and I am on a friends computer. Please cut me a bit of slack if I am slow to post this week.

.....I am working on it.

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