INTERIORS INSIDER
interiors Editor-in-Chief Arianne Nardo led the Eat, Design Love!
Westweek panel at the new Aran Cucine showroom at the Pacific
Design Center. She was joined by designer Jiun Ho, designer
Christopher Kennedy, and chef Josiah Citrin of the two-star Michelin
restaurant Melisse to discuss trends in cooking, home entertaining
and kitchen design. Aran Cucine, the contemporary kitchen design
company, opened its Los Angeles showroom last fall and counts
Martyn Lawrence Bullard as a client.
During Westweek 2012 in Los Angeles, interiors Editorial
Director Michael Wollaeger and designer Catherine Fellowes
took part in the panel Demystifying White, moderated by
noted design editor and author Linda O’Keefe at the Thomas
Lavin showroom at the Pacific Design Center. interiors also
hosted Secrets of a Successful Showroom at the Mimi London
showroom, with showroom owner Mark Boone and designers
Nick Berman, Gennaro Rosetti, Carolyn Ray and William Stuart.
interiors hosted the Ralph Pucci International party to kick
off Westweek, and followed that up with a discussion and
book signing with Ralph Pucci. interiors Editorial Director
Michael Wollaeger spoke with Mr. Pucci about his unique
vision, his approach to his artists and his books, Show and Wall.
The 40th annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House is open from May
16 to June 14 at The Aldyn Residences, 60 Riverside Boulevard
in New York. The 2012 show house features the work of top
designers such as David Kleinberg, Lynne Scalo, Jamie Drake,
Charlotte Moss and Coffinier Ku, among many others. Since
1973, the show house has raised more than $17 million for the
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org
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