doris leslie blau designer rug collection
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Building on a reputation for nurturing her clients, Doris Leslie Blau has long been respected for her impeccable integrity and vast knowledge in the realm of antique decorative carpets. Thirty-one designers and architects have partecipated in The Designer's Collection Project. The results are an ecletict mix of designs that showcase the imagination, innovation, and creativity of these talented contributors.TRANSCRIPT
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Doris Leslie Blau Ltd Antique & Exemplary Carpets
724 Fith AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10019
Tel 212 586 5511Fax 212 586 6632
Doris Leslie Blau Ltd Contemporary Carpets for the 21st Century41 East 57th StreetNew York, N.Y. 10022Tel 212 752 0222Fax 212 752 [email protected]
introduces
The Doris Leslie Blau Designer’s Collection
Building on a reputation for nurturing her clients, Doris Leslie Blau has
long been respected for her impeccable integrity and vast knowledge in
the realm of antique decorative carpets. Knowing that the perfect objet to
fulfill design potential can be a difficult frustrating quest, and that the
inspiration “to create“ is a driving force of both interior design and archi-
tecture, has motivated the collaboration culminating in “The Designer’s
Collection”.
Thirty-one designers and architects have partecipated in The Designer’s
Collection Project. The results are an ecletict mix of designs that showca-
se the imagination, innovation, and creativity of these talented contribu-
tors.
Weaving techniques ranging from hand-knotted, flat-woven Aubusson,
needlework and hand tufted have been employed to best suit each indi-
vidual design.
The finest wool, silk and wool-and-silk blends have been chosen for qua-
lity, texture, beauty and appropriateness to these handmade rugs.
The overall impact of Doris Leslie Blau’s “The Designer’s Collection” is one
of individuality based on the personal style, substance and sophistication
of each partecipant. It is with deep gratitude that we thank each and
everyone for their effort. We could never have achieved it without you!
Lisabeth Bastone
Director
Jeffrey
Bilhuber, Bilhuber
basics • Geoffrey
Bradfield
• Sheila Bridges • Eric C
ohler •
Christopher Coleman • Michael Davis for
Michael Davis Architects and Interiors • Mariette
Himes Gomez • Paolo Moschino and Robert M
oore designing
for Nicholas Haslam Ltd. • Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects
• Thomas Jayne • Arthur Dunnam for Jed Johnson Associates
• Greg Jordan • Robert K
irkland • Richard Keith Langham •
Richard Lee • Hoyt-Levasseur • Carey Maloney and Hermes
Mallea, M(Group) • Marcy V. Masterson • Richard Mishaam
• DD Allen and Michael Pierce for Pierce
Allen • Alberto
Pinto • Miles Redd • Eve Robinson • Daniel Romualdez
• Parkin Saunders • Diana Sawicki • Roderick
N
Shade • Stephen Miller Siegel
• George
Terbovich • Paul Wiserman of
the Wiserman Group •
Vicente Wolf
Jeffrey
Bilhuber,
Bilhuberbasics“Houndstooth is a graphic icon asmuch associated with Europeandesign as American.
The clarity of the repetitive imagereminds me of the greatmid-century geometrics of DavidHicks without the nostalgia.
Rugs serve to soften, bond, andunite a successfully decorated roommore evenly than any other singlecomponent”.
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Geoffrey
Bradfield“Functional opulence’ is the key to my designs, whichdraw inspiration from the Orient, African Primitivism,and Art Deco. My work incorporates fine art andantiques with high tech, attaching the same sculptural
value to utility objectsas to important piecesof art. The look, drawnfrom the twentiethcentury, results inintensely comfortableand superbly elegantenvironments thatdelight eye, mind, andbody alike. A carpet,like the introduction ofart, is an integralelement in all of my
interiors. An essential ingredient, carpets contribute toexpressing the personality of my rooms.”
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Sheila Bridges
“Rugs are important to the design of a room for adding warmithand texture to a space. They are also useful for delineatingmultiple areas in a room such as two separate seating areas,without creating actual borders like walls.
I also love designing custom rugs as they offer theopportunity to create something individual and special
for a client’s home. Not only is it great to design aspecific pattern, size or shape, it’s also ideal to be
able to choose exact colors and textures. It givesyou the chance to make the space incredibly
personalized.”
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Eric C
ohler“Rugs are the heart
and soul of any room- adding texture and
pattern. We always beginthe design process with the rug.
Rugs provide us with colors for thewalls, fabrics, art and accessories.Rugs tell a story about the people
that live in each particular room- a story with as happy anending as a beginning.
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EricCohler
Our rug design is based on 18th centuryJapanese lacquer motifs. We like thelyrical, leafy quality of the pattern; theopen field and intertwined branches.”
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Christopher
Coleman“In perusing the market placetoday for my own clients,I have found a void in the lackof round rugs, which I thinkwork so well in many spacesand add a sense of humor tothe typical furniture layout.”
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Michael Davis
Architects
and Interiors
“A fine rug is the very foundation of any refinedspace and the single element without which anyroom can never be complete. A well-selectedcarpet should be as soft, warm, and colorful asthe life lived upon it”.
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Mariette
HimesGomez
“It was my intention to create a carpet design that wasas versatile as an early David Hicks geometric rug.
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Paolo Moschin
and Robert Moo
designing for
Nicholas Hasla“Artist of the early 1900’s have inspired us greatly forour rugs designs. For the “Foglie” rug (foglie beingItalian for leaf) we have drawn on the organic formsof intertwining branches, with the composition basedon the strcture of formal Italian gardens, this symmetrybeing synonymous with the 1940’s.
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The “Diamond” design for the second rugs was inspiredby the beautiful marquetry and veneering found inmany pieces of Art Deco furniture, in particular thoseby Jean-Michael Frank”
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Barkley
Architects
“Everyone knowsthat the rug is thefoundation of anygood room”
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Thomas
Jayne
“Designed for Teddy Wharton’s den,a room we decorated for the 100th
anniversary of Edith Wharton’s house,“The Mount”, the carpet is a contemporarydesign that uses elements found in 18th centuryAubusson carpets, but reinterpreted in amodern way. The borders and medallions followthe proportions of old rug designs.The flowers and branches are also looselybased on old models, rendered here witha modern hand.
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Thomas
Jayne
The inspiration for this carpet came from a trip toCopenhagen where I immersed myself in Scandinaviandesign. I came back with many treasures, includingsome hand painted papers. This design is based onthese, though with more saturated color than in theoriginals, giving an American aspect to the design.”
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Arthur Dunnam
for Jed Johnson
Associates“While I love antique carpets from manyperiods and frequently employ them inmy work, fabulous antique carpetsare not for every budget.I am seduced by the look and characterof a magnificent carpet, whether old ornew; I’m not an absolute stickler forprovenance. Beautifully designedcontemporary carpets made by handusing traditional techniques, borrowedfrom the past yet speaking strongly oftoday, are certain to become thecoveted antiques of tomorrow.”
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Greg Jordan
“There are two approaches to decoratingwith rugs. One, you start with the rug andtake your decorating cues from there.Two, you finish with the rug and see thepower a rug can have in taking a room tothe next level. The Doris Leslie Blaucustom rug collection is the idealtestament to all of the alternatives thereare to basic sisal or an oriental rug.”
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wool and silk pile
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Robert
Kirkland
“Being an interior designer, as well as a jewelrydesigner, I find scale, pattern and color to be
of great importance in achieving asuccessful design.
An outstanding carpet is alwaysinstrumental in expressing the
attitude and mood of aspace.”
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Richard Keith
Langham
“I prefer carpets that possesses an unusualquirky personality - a pattern that evokes aromantic, exotic mood, a color combinationthat speaks to your senses…My design,“Kaleidoscope”, is based on aMoroccan tile pattern i saw twenty yearsago and the colors chosen give it a vibrantpersonality”.
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Richard
Lee
“The inspiration for this design is a gardenwalk, made of irregular stones and mossgrowing around the rocks. To me, a carpetis the personification of nature; it bringsthe outdoors, rather like walking in agarden at your home.”
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Hoyt-Levasseur
“We are thrilled to have been given theopportunity to design a rug.Our inspiration for our faux bois carpetcame from our interest in nature.There is something humorous abouta wood grain carpet, which appearsto our sensibility.”
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Carey Maloney
and
Hermes Mallea
M(Group)“M(Group) has designed a rug inspired by 19th centuryChinese ‘water’ carpet. The pattern allows for easilycustomizing of both palette and size to coordinate withthe antique carpets we use in our projects.”
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Marcy V.
Masterson
“Over the years, some of my most inspiredrooms have started beneath my feet with agreat carpet. It has been a challenge and athrill to imagine what that carpet might beif I could wish it into existence.
I’ve never been truly satisfied with a roomthat has its anchor a swathe of beige is theplace of a real carpet. A real carpet withtrue character, activates a space andunites with great furniture, beautifulfabrics, and good art to make a design evenmore effective than the sum of its parts.”
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Richard
Mishaam
“I have been designing furniture andobjects for many years. Recently Dorisasked me to design a carpet for hercontemporary line. It was the most funassignment I have received in a while.I started to think about what contemporarymeant. What influences would complimenta variety of environments.This African inspired rug is what best workswith what I think is happening in designtoday. I actually constructed it from papercutouts I made. I shaded the backgroundwith soothing neutrals and gave theforeground a strong color. I love the result.The quality. Everything about it makes mefeel a great sense of accomplishment.”
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DD Allen and
Michael Pierce
for Pierce Alle“ ‘What can I do that would be abstract but not really
abstract?’ said Andy Warhol to his Factory workers”
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AlbertoPinto“A beautiful carpet, be it an important
antique or decorative reproduction,can be the room maker.”
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Miles
Redd
“My rug design was inspired by those perfectlymodern-waspy houses of the 70’s. Think faded
brown and white Moroccan rugs with whitelacquer Parsons Tables, blanc de chine
vases-you get the idea. But the rug isthe most important part of the room;
it gives a relaxed graphic feeling tothe contemporary furniture and
keeps the room from feeling cold.”
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EveRobinson
“Rugs are essential elements to a room. Theynot only provide tactile warmth but visualwarmth as well. A rug grounds and delineatesa space. It adds color, pattern, and texture to aroom.
The graphic rug we have designed for thecollection uses subtle, soothing colors thatcreate a sophisticated backdrop for almostany room. The contrast of wool and silkprovide a wonderful textural balance thatis elegant and playful.”
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“When I do a traditional room, I start with thearea rug as my source of inspiration for thecolor scheme and mood. When the project ismodern or eclectic, the carpet helps me bringin the warmth, texture and color that finishesthe look and makes my clients smile whenthey walk into the room.”
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Roderick
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e “Quite often the ceiling and the floors of a room areoverlooked in the overall design of a room. Yet, I find thatwhen I pay specific attention to these areas, they really can“make or break” a well designed room. A good rug can setthe tone for the rest of the design. If unique or specialenough, a room can actually be designed around a rug.The versatility of the Doris Leslie Blau collection allows meto completely integrate a rug in to a roo’s complete design.Textures, patterns and colors can all be easily interpretedthrough the artistry of the Doris Leslie Blau collection.After all, it’s that completely designed room that I amalways seeking.”
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Stephen
Miller Siegel
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“Historically all the great carpets appear simple. Upon closerinspection, however they are a complicated mixture of patternand form. These carpetc inspired my designs.”
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George
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ch“This rug is inspired by the vast prairie region known as the FlintHills of my native Kansas. The carpet’s field suggests the nativegrasses while the over-grid bespeaks of the rock walls whichonce defined boundaries but today remain as limestone ribbonsscattered randomly across this sensual landscape.”
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Paul Wiserman
of the
Wiserman Grou“Rugs are the foundation for almost all design work. We
are constantly looking for new ways to express thatfoundation. I travel extensively looking for designs andreferences. This particular pattern comes from theBorobudur temple in Java which I had visited thirtyyears ago when it was a ruin. Last year I went back andthere had been extensive restoration. This patternemerged in an area that had not been visible before.”
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“I was told that a rug should be like a poemon the floor - this is literally one.”
wool and silk pile
Jeffrey Bilhuber,Bilhuberbasics
Geoffrey Bradfield
Geoffrey Bradfield
Sheila Bridges
Eric Cohler
Eric Cohler
Christopher Coleman
Michael Davisfor Michael Davis Architectsand Interiors
Mariette Himes Gomez
Paolo Moschino and RobertMoore designing for NicholasHaslam Ltd.
Paolo Moschino and RobertMoore designing for NicholasHaslam Ltd.
Ike Kligerman BarkleyArchitects
Thomas Jayne
Arthur Dunnam for JedJohnson Associates
Greg Jordan
Robert Kirkland
Thomas Jayne
Arthur Dunnam for JedJohnson Associates
Greg Jordan
Robert Kirkland
Richard Keith Langham
Richard Lee
Hoyt-Levasseur
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Carey Maloney and HermesMallea, M(Group)
Marcy V. Masterson
Richard Mishaan
DD Allen and Michael Piercefor Pierce Allen
Alberto Pinto
Miles Redd
Eve Robinson
Daniel Romualdez
Parkin Saunders
Parkin Saunders
Diana Sawicki
Diana Sawicki
Roderick N. Shade
Stephen Miller Siegel
Stephen Miller Siegel
George Terbovich
Paul Wisemanof the Wiseman Group
Vicente Wolf
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Jeffrey
Bilhuber, Bilhuber
basics • Geoffrey
Bradfield
• Sheila Bridges • Eric C
ohler •
Christopher Coleman • Michael Davis for
Michael Davis Architects and Interiors • Mariette
Himes Gomez • Paolo Moschino and Robert M
oore designing
for Nicholas Haslam Ltd. • Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects
• Thomas Jayne • Arthur Dunnam for Jed Johnson Associates
• Greg Jordan • Robert K
irkland • Richard Keith Langham •
Richard Lee • Hoyt-Levasseur • Carey Maloney and Hermes
Mallea, M(Group) • Marcy V. Masterson • Richard Mishaam
• DD Allen and Michael Pierce for Pierce
Allen • Alberto
Pinto • Miles Redd • Eve Robinson • Daniel Romualdez
• Parkin Saunders • Diana Sawicki • Roderick
N
Shade • Stephen Miller Siegel
• George
Terbovich • Paul Wiserman of
the Wiserman Group •
Vicente Wolf
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Doris Leslie Blau Ltd Antique & Exemplary Carpets
724 Fith AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10019
Tel 212 586 5511Fax 212 586 6632
Doris Leslie Blau Ltd Contemporary Carpets for the 21st Century41 East 57th StreetNew York, N.Y. 10022Tel 212 752 0222Fax 212 752 [email protected]
