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Panache Interiors: New York Art Dealer Brings Rare Opportunity to Austin
Panache Interiors is collaborating with Collectic Home to host New York City based Edelman Arts traveling trunk show on Saturday, February 25th from 1-5pm. This event, which takes place at Collectic Home, is free and open to the public. It is for first time art buyers and experienced art enthusiasts alike, providing the opportunity to learn about historical and contemporary artists and to purchase original pieces at wholesale.
REINVENTED COLOR PALETTE FOR 2012
Light wood finishes, chairs upholstered in vintage grain sacks and dark leather in the central seating area contrast with pastel pillows and custom finished armoires at A. Hooper & Co., a Fort Worth fashion boutique, designed by Gibson Gimpel Interior Design. Farrow and Ball "Elephant's Breath" wall and ceiling color creates a soft ground to showcase the colorful spring fashion on display.
The New Year offers an opportunity to breathe new life into tired spaces. With trends toward lighter and softer palettes on the rise, designers are invigorating this new look by pairing these soft palettes with modern, saturated, bright colors. From the 2012 Spring Fashion Runway shows, to fabrics and paint colors, inspiration can be found in novel and unexpected color combinations. High contrast natural tones and textures mix with industrial materials and finishes to add drama to the design.
Art Restoration: Preserving History
(Photo of "Landscape" painting half cleaned)
Over the centuries, treasured antiques and art objects have suffered the wear and tear of everyday life. In order to preserve these objects, there are experienced professionals to repair them. Restorers and conservators have been giving new life to anything from cathedral murals to the ashtray you made in art class when you were 5 years old. It takes an amazing amount of skill and patience to be a restoration professional. Laura Pate of Brown Mountain Art Restoration and her tremendous staff have been conserving, restoring and preserving our treasures for almost 20 years. Pate, with a sterling art and design reputation, shares her insight on the world of restoration with Design Guide.
Brown Mountain Restoration
Brown Mountain Art Restoration is a small, reputable studio dedicated to the restoration and conservation of fine art pieces. Brown Mountain repairs and preserves all types of decorative objects, including ceramics and porcelains, gilded mirrors and frames, paintings, glass, wood artifacts and small furniture. To ensure the highest quality repair of the works of art entrusted to their care, Brown Mountain uses the latest conservation techniques and materials.
Banks Fine Art, LLC
For over 30 years, Banks Fine Art has been offering a wide selection of traditional and impressionist oil paintings. They specialize in Mid-Century Modern, and American and European antique oil paintings. The gallery offers clients a guarantee of authenticity and value.
