Let's play, I wonder where they live?...

I just love all the photos that Tommy Ton snaps for GQ during fashion week of all the uber-styled patrons of couture...  I was just scrolling through a few of his albums from this past season during his European whirlwind tour, and thought, I wonder where these well groomed gents all live, and what that would look like... So I just did a fun little experiment pairing random strangers images with an interior I could see them inhabiting...

So this first guy obviously is not afraid of pattern or color, so I pictured him resting his weary head in a clean and simple bedroom from Decor Pad. The furnishings are classic, with pops of pattern and color used in just the right proportions to not overwhelm the space, and not make it too feminine...

Tommy Ton photo for GQ.com

Photo from Decor Pad

What can you get from a wrist shot, and a fragment of this dude's trousers... Well, I think he's not scared of bold, but likes the edgy feel...  The muted colors are what I think he may gravitate towards, but with some Rock and Roll elements in the room... I saw this from Andrew Martin and thought this would be perfect...

Tommy Ton photo for GQ.com

Andrew Martin at DCOTA

Classically handsome guy, with a definite sense of style, and probably a great respect for vintage, patinas, but also utilitarianism...  I immediately though of Roman and Williams and saw this photo from Habitual Chic's blog on the amazing couple, and saw this guy comfortably planning out his wardrobe for the next 3 months there!...

Tommy Ton photo for GQ.com

Photo from Habitual Chic, Roman and Williams Home Office

CLEARLY the right choice...

So many colors, so many materials, so many options for awesome furniture designs... What if we took all the guess work and chromatism out of the equation and were left with the form of the object to speak on it's own... And by speak on its own, I mean in a whisper...

The beauty of acrylic, plexi, glass or crystal furnishings is it can literally go into any environment because it clashes with nothing... It's also a great way to fool the eye to give the illusion of more space, because your sight line is never broken...  I've put together some of the most practical and interesting transparent pieces out there...

Gus Modern Acrylic I-Beam Table

Axle Acrylic Desk by Alexandra Von Furstenberg

Ghost of a Chair by VAL

Philippe Starck's Ghost Buster

My very own clear creation (photo courtesy HGTV.com)

Channeling my energy in awesomeness!...

Just one of those things I love that, if you will allow me rant on for a little bit... I love a good channel... Not talking ABC, NBC, or Bravo, but the technique of creating a texture and rhythm using a textile in parallel lines to each other... This can be done through simple stitching of the fabric or can be created with segments placed side by side, in regular or irregular stripes if you will...

Channeling a fabric or leather is the perfect way for a solid textile to have a pattern...  One of the most recognizable applications is the Eames Executive Chair...

Ergonomically speaking it adds a bit of heft to the seat and back to give it a slight cushiness, but ultimately it gives visual interest to the chair... Image this without the channels sewn in... It would be the most boring piece of leather wrapping this frame...

It's a popular treatment especially in bedding situations... You find it a lot in coverlets, pillow shams and even headboards... Many down comforters are channeled or box quilted to keep the down from traveling all throughout the blanket to keep an even warmth...  Below are some of the channeled pillows from Ann Gish as well as the great headboard wall at the Eventi Hotel in NYC...

Ann Gish

Eventi Hotel

Another feature that I noticed at the Eventi Hotel during my last stay was the amazing leather bench in the elevator vestibule right off the lobby.  It was this amazing channeling job, but done in irregular widths creating such movement... I loved it immediately...  The over the top flower explosion I could do without, but hey, you can't win them all...

Eventi Hotel

Upholstered pieces can make a very strong statement depending on the size of the channels and the purpose of the piece... A sofa that I've specified for a client is the ultimate is this look...  This De Sede sofa is a masterpiece in workmanship, and undoubtedly a very specific look and not for all, but it is channeled and segmented almost to the point of looking like a serpent's skeleton, which is kind of awesome!

De Sede Sofa

Go channel surfing the next time you're torn with what to do with a simple and plain fabric you love...