Wild for White

Another Saturday morning shopping excursion on 1st Dibs. Today, the guest shopper is New York City designer, Alex Papachristidis. I picked out a collection of items that I would love to work with when putting together a fresh, sophisticated, modern living room. What pieces would you choose from this selection, how would you put them together and what would you add to bring balance to the space?

1960s “Albatross” Armchair by Danielle Quarante

Rock crystal lamp by Carole Stupell, circa 1960 at ABC Modern

Pair of French Art Deco Plaster Ceiling Fixtures circa 1930 at Tom Thomas

1970s Low waterfall table in brushed steel at Liz O’Brien

Hollywood regency sofa by Dunbar at Prime Gallery LLC

1960s white lacquered console table

16th c. Burmese sandstone Buddha head at Europa

Hal concrete stools/side tables at Twentieth

Loop design white lacquered armchairs at Liz O’Brien

Tommi Parzinger night stands at Palumbo

1950’s Seguso sconces at Orange

Bertoia “Bush” form, circa 1965 at Lost City Arts

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Shiny things

When I need to pull a room back from the brink of upholstery-mad softness, I like to introduce the glint of glass or masculinity of metal. An (addictive) hour of surfing 1st Dibs usually produces some interesting options like this pair of polished steel puzzle tables and a 1970’s cast aluminum four-panel screen By Arthur Court. And can you imagine a vast loft or restaurant wall with a whole series of these polished aluminum ball sconces that architect Max Abramovitz designed for the old Philharmonic Hall?

Circa 1971 Steel Puzzle Tables at Vermillion

1970's Cast Aluminum Four-Panel Screen at AK Eleven 14

Avery Fisher Hall Sconces at Mondo Cane, Inc.

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