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Style Compass with David Kleinberg
Susanna Salk
Having apprenticed in the diverse design firms of the opulent Denning & Fourcade and the pared-down elegance of Parish-Hadley, David Kleinberg gleaned both the art of spontaneous and controlled creativity to emerge very much his own master.
On Location: Maison Leleu: Post War Design
The post-war designs of Maison Leleu now on display at Maison Gerard in New York's Greenwich Village will be a revelation to longtime fans of French furnitureMDASHand even to those who thought they were familiar with Leleu's oeuvre.
On Location: Diva Shop for Opera- May 20
Support New York City Opera at the 5th Annual DIVAS Shop for Opera. Find items from the Spring 2010 clothing and accessories lines of top designers as well as vintage couture from the closets of Manhattan’s opera patrons. All proceeds benefit the creation of new costumes and productions at the NYCO.
On Location: ASID Student Design Competition
1stdibs and the New York Design Center gave seven teams of student designers furniture and accessories and an hour to transform a barren room into a well designed space. Judging the competition were Charlotte Moss, Jamie Drake, James Druckman and Michael Bruno. And the winner is...
Eye on Design with Peter Pap
A leading dealer in oriental rugs, Peter Pap is also a classically trained musician who riffed into jazz and founded an Oregon commune along the way. Grab a ticket and let this San Francisco-based specialist take you on a magic carpet ride.
Style Compass with Nicky Haslam
Erika Heet
Having grown up with a sensitive eye toward beauty and the sublime, British decorator Nicky Haslam, whose life story is a who's who of celebrity and royalty, is still turning heads with his classically English yet coolly contemporary designs.
Required Reading: Rooms to Inspire in the City: Stylish Interiors for Urban Living
Reviewed by Marcia Sherrill
1stdibs contributing editor Annie Kelly's sequel to her Rooms to Inspire focuses on chic and, sometimes, trendy metropolitan living. Photographs by Tim Street-Porter showcase an international selection of stylish dwellings, many of them belonging to renowned designers.
Saturday Shopping with Lulu Guinness
The fashion queen with the '50s posh handbags, clutches and jewelry – with a new US website debuting in May 2010 – shops 1stdibs for you. And, if there's anything lip-shaped in our inventory, you can bet Lulu's got it in her cart. Go Saturday Shopping with Lulu Guinness.
The Talent with Craig Leavitt and Stephen Weaver
Diane Dorrans Saeks
Don't let the bucolic location mislead you: For more than three decades M-DASH May 12 marks the firm's 33rd remarkable year in business M-DASH LeavittWeaver has designed furniture, lighting and interiors for the chic city-set across America.
The Talent with Brendan Kwinter Schwartz
Alejandro Saralegui
Canadian-born, New York-based interior designer Brendan Kwinter-Schwartz cites such sources of inspiration as Frances Elkins, Samuel Marx, Sills Huniford and her glamorous Auntie Betty, who lived with Lucite, Venini crystal and Mylar wallpaper.
On Location: Roberto Rida at Donzella
Anthony Barzilay Freund
A highly respected Milanese dealer of mid-century Italian design enjoys the splashy American debut of his own creations at Donzella in Tribeca.
On Location: Posh Sale Launch
Lighthouse International, 111 E 59th Street, New York
May 12-15, 2010

1stdibs presents the first online POSH Sale Preview benefiting Lighthouse International, which since 1905 has helped the vision impaired. View selected items from the POSH sale; and see Vogue's Candy Pratts Price's favorites from the online sale.



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