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Virgin Atlantic AirwaysFor the generous welcome to their Upper Class clubhouses at Heathrow and JFK airports. Nothing makes us happier than knowing our BlogTour participants are seen off in style.

Tryp Hotel Times SquareFor a lavish cocktail & tapas reception on BlogTour’s arrival day and a short how-to-drink-from-a-porron class

Barbès Restaurant ManhattanFor a beautiful and delicious French/Moroccan dinner in their romantic Mid-town restaurant, Barbès has become a BlogTour tradition.

MMPI and the AD ShowFor their continued support of national and international design bloggers, BlogTour and Modenus. It has been an honor and pleasure to be working with you. Yes, even you Troy.

Ashlee Harrison, Director of the Decoration & Design BuildingFor a superbly organized tour of D&D building highlights and for remaining stylish, gracious and incredibly beautiful no matter how often our group wandered off.

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Stacey Bewkes of Quintessence BlogFor her quintessential sense of style, her deep insight into the world of design, her con-tinued support of all things BlogTour and for arranging the wonderful afternoon at De Le Cuona in the D&D Building

Tamara Matthews-Stephenson of Nest by TamaraFor being an incredible support to BlogTour, for being a tireless inspiration in home décor and tabletop design (Tamara, you really need to create a tabletop for DIFFA) and for cre-ating the most beautiful arrangements for our opening night dinner.

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Table of Contents

05 Editor’s Letter/Message

06 Meet Our Team

08 The Bloggers

22 Day One

04 BlogTour NYC Sponsors

Brunch at Poggenpohl & Blanco

An afternoon at the D&D BuildingAt The Chef’s Table with Miele

19 Arrival Day

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34 AD Product Faves

46 Day Four Highline walking tourGoodbye Party at BBDW

TRYP Hotel

DIFFA Cocktail Party

A Conversation with Bernie de Le CuonaCurated by Modenus

Modenus Q&A

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Letter From The Editor

New York , New York!What a wonderful town indeed – vibrant, cre-

ative, driven, stylish, hip and a bit chaotic – New York City means something different to everyone and presents itself with different personalities in every part of town, personalities that all meld back into one, undeniably alluring, metropolis. A place where anything goes.

BlogTour NYC was our second tour after launch-ing the concept at London Design Festival last year when we brought a group of design and life-style bloggers from the US and Canada to the UK to report back to their audiences and provide WKHP�ZLWK�D�ÀUVW�KDQG�ORRN�DW�WKH�IHVWLYDO�DQG�ORWV�of local culture. This time, we brought bloggers from the UK, Germany and the US to meet up LQ�1HZ�<RUN�WR�H[SHULHQFH�WKH�FLW\�DQG�LW·V�PDQ\�faces, showrooms, shops, design studios and the AD Show.

:H·YH�DVNHG�RXU�WHDP�RI�EORJJHUV�WR�VKDUH�WKHLU�thoughts about the tour and their favorite places and were not surprised to see opinions range from the elegance of the D&D building, the cre-DWLYH�GHVLJQV�DW�WKH�$'�6KRZ·V�0DGH�VHFWLRQ�WR�RXU�0RGHQXV�0\&LW\�WRXU�LQ�6R+R��DQG�DQ�DIWHU-noon spent with Jonathan Adler.

Also unsurprisingly, most bloggers mentioned that their highlight was meeting and spending time with kindred spirits, with people who love and understand the meaning and importance of design and being able to share the excitement and inspiration with their readers.

The BlogTour community continues to grow through the support of past and future participants, WKH�FXUUHQW�WHDP��LW·V�ZRUOGZLGH�DXGLHQFHV�DQG�LW·V�sponsors as it offers design and lifestyle bloggers a chance to explore new design trends and differ-ent cultures while highlighting the inspired content these talented writers and photographers create every day.

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(ULQ�7\H ��$UW�'LUHFWRU��$VVLVWDQW�(GLWRU���Erin Tye is the newest member of the Modenus team having just graduated from Syra-cuse University. Erin is a self-professed soda addict and an in-denial Twitter addict. She has an odd obsession with the color yellow, is a fan of anything with a high sugar con-tent, and has the oft-mocked habit of sticking her tongue out when she concentrates.

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Stacey Bewkes - Quintessence Blog - Stacey worked as an Art Director in New York City for 17 years before retiring to be-come a suburban mother of four. Her continuing love of design in all categories led to the creation of her blog, Quintessenceblog.com, an online guide to those special discoveries that make life just that much better.

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!e chance to travel to New York with 14 other bloggers and spend the week ‘discovering design’ – yes I could clear my schedule for this. I will be eternally thankfully to the long list of suppliers who made Blog Tour NYC possible. If you are ever invited to attend a tour, just clear your schedule and immerse yourself, I can promise you won’t regret it.

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APD Interiors, Follow me @andrewdunning

I knew in September 2011, the initial launch of Blogtour, that I was going to try my hardest to make the next one. When January 2012 rolled around and I saw my name "oating around FaceBook and Twitter as one of the attendees, I "ipped with excitement. Blogtour – !eWorld Designed is much more than a chance to travel with my virtual friends; it is an exploration of the design world beyond the borders of your front door and real life connections beyond the Internet.

HANNAH COLEMAN

ANDREW DUNNING

I can remember boarding the airplane at Manchester airport and kept on having to pinch myself that I was actually part of BlogTour and I was actually going to NYC. From the moment I arrived in NYC it was like a Dream come true and more.

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Cecy J explores interior design, travel ideas, parenting, style, food and inspiring quotes on her blog. She describes herself as a “domestic god(ish),” admitting that while she can cook a decent dinner she still has a way to go before she can sew the tablecloth it sits on.

Being selected as one of 15 bloggers to take part in this trip was incredible in itself. I’m still not quite sure what I did to deserve it, but I felt very lucky indeed. In fact, I’m not sure I really believed it was true until we got on the plane!

Author of Interviews – a book featuring conversations with 18 designers. Katie writes for LivingEtc, Design Milk, Maggie’s, London Design Guide, We Heart and Heart Home Magazine. Somehow she also found time to win last year’s Design Democracy Blog Award.

Interiors PR specialist with a long-standing passion for mid-century modern, a recent obsession with neon colour pops and a weakness for soy vanilla lattes. Featured on the Times’ “Best Design Blogs,” Fabric of My Life also covers Kate’s take on fashion, travel, life style, and her home town, London.

The Bloggers:

Confessions of a Design Geek, Follow me @Coadg

!e challenge to break down the Best of Blog Tour NYC was an insane struggle for me.  Touring NYC with some of the hippest, most fun and creative people I’ve ever met, and getting the inside scoop on everything new and noteworthy in the design world provided me with enough highlights to write a book!

KATE BAXTER

KATIE TREGGIDEN

Choosing just one highlight from $ve days of wonder and excitement is a near impossible task! From the creative buzz of the AD Show to the serene elegance of the D&D Building, the artistic "air of Jonathan Adler’s HQ to the eclectic mix of interior boutiques in SoHo, there was so much to take in, to consider, to inspire.

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Blog Tour NYC was not simply a tour – rather it was a crash course in continuing design education, exposing me to a slew of cutting-edge interior designers, furniture makers and design in"uences.

Founder of The Antiques Diva, Toma is an American expat living in Europe who has travelled and antique-shopped in over 30 countries. She organises USJQT �HVJEFT�IFS�HVFTUT�UP�FYDJUJOH�mOET�BOE�DISPOJDMFT�JU�BMM�PO�IFS�fascinating blog. More charm and pizzaz than anyone has a right to have, could, and probably does, get away with anything.

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‘!e moment I stepped into the Virgin lounge at Heathrow and met up with my fellow design bloggers, I knew BlogTourNYC would be a once in a lifetime trip to remember. Arriving at Manhattan’s Tryp Hotel and watching the #BlogTourNYC gang learn how to drink from a Porron (a Spanish glass drinking vessel!), with jet lag I might add, set the fun tone for the exciting week ahead.

STACEY SHEPPARD

TOMA CLARK HAINES

Being part of BlogTourNYC really was an unforgettable experience. New York is a place I have always wanted to explore and the design scene there is one that continuously surprises and excites me. Being chosen by Modenus to take part in the tour was a real honor and receiving this recognition for my blog really was a great reward for all the hard work I put in.

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Stacey Sheppard, Follow me @StaceyJSheppard

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Also known as Mr. Bazaar, stylist and writer for shelter magazines, Will Taylor claims to go weak at the knees when shown a yellow vase. As he says “Because beige is boring”! A true party animal who makes dull things look cool and cool things hot.

The Bloggers:

We had a scheduled trip to walk the High Line - I loved the elevated perspective we had of Manhattan as we walked amongst buildings and along the banks of the Hudson. From naked photoshoots in the upper "oors of hotel rooms (really!) to spring blossoms "oating down linear avenues, the walk was both inspiring and amusing.

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Blogtour NYC included a $rst; a new concept called ‘My City’ and if I really, really had to chose, it was my personal highlight of the entire trip.

Editor of Heart Home Magazine, London Based Interior Designer, compulsive bookcase organiser and irrepressible explorer. Maybe the nearest thing interior design has to a female Indiana Jones.

Dear Designer, Follow me @DearDesignersCAROLE KING

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When asked to write about a favorite event, I immediately thought of the BDDW closing party. !e evening event at BDDW was the last night of an incredible week in New York with Modenus. A huge thank you to Veronika Miller and Tim Bogan for Blog Tour NYC. A week of inspiration, that continues to inspire.

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BlogTour NYC really was a trip of a lifetime. On the "ight over I had the same tight feeling in my tummy that I get before any big job; a little scared about the new venture but also really excited about what lay ahead. I felt so lucky to be "ying to New York with work, it was a moment for re"ection.

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Blog Tour. I can only compare it to the relatively small group of people who have lived inside the Big Brother house. Why the comparison? Well, not because we were under contin-

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Miele USA�NBEF�B�HSFBU�mSTU�JNQSFTTJPO�with our bloggers by sending over some freshly baked cookies- as if a delicious dinner event wasn’t enough! What can we say, the way to a blogger’s heart is through their TUPNBDI��:PV�DBO�mOE�UIF�SFDJQF�IFSF�

Mix Magazine by Global Color Research has been a BlogTour partner from the start and we were

thrilled to be able to offer a copy of this truly inspired trends forecasting mag-azine to our bloggers. Mix Magazine is a permanent staple in the Modenus PGmDFT�JO�UIF�64�BOE�6,�EVF�UP�JUT�FYDFMMFOU�DPOUFOU�BOE�USVMZ�JOTQJSJOH�DPWFS-BHF�PG�EFTJHO�JO�&VSPQF�BOE�CFZPOE��"HBJO���B�NVTU�SFBE�GPS�EFTJHOFST�BOE�design bloggers.

Rizzoli publishing gifted the bloggers with Brooklyn Modern: Architecture, Interiors & Design by Diana Lind and Yoko Inoue. The book is a must read for anyone interested in Brooklyn design and architecture. Brooklyn has developed into a true center of culture and design in New York as it continues to grow and calls itself home to many of New York’s most cre-ative and inspired minds in architecture and design.

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The Goodie Bag

Marimekko graciously supplied the bloggers with roomy tote bags to help them lug even more New York goodies back to their own stylish abodes.

Turkish Towel Company generously provided #MPH5PVS�T�PGmDJBM�SPCF�ZFT �XF�LOPX�TPNF�PG�ZPV�Brits want to call it dressing gown but this was BlogTour NYC, so robe it is.) The robes are made GSPN������5VSLJTI�TQVO�DPUUPO�JO�B�MJHIU�XBGnF�XFBWF�and are perfect for our bloggers after a long day of design and local culture.

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BRUNCH WITH POGGENPOHL AND BLANCO

“My favorite of Blanco’s latest line up is their new Cerana Apron Front sink. Its clever reversible design can swing traditional or more contemporary depending on how you posi-tion it, with rounded corners on one side and sharper more modern contours on the other. Unlike many bulkier fireclay sinks, it has a TVQFS�TMJN�EFTJHO�BOE�B�EVSBCMF�mOJTI�SFTJT-tant to stain and chipping. This is a total winner in my book.

Poggenpohl has forged another partner-ship with well known chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin fame. It is the perfect pairing of two innovators in their respective fields, devel-oping a kitchen that is an ideal merging of FMFHBODF�BOE�FGmDJFODZ �BMMPXJOH�UIF�IPNF�cook to be socially involved with their guests in a beautiful well functioning space. We were treated to a lovely brunch in the new kitchen he designed, demonstrating its thoughtful pro-fessional touches.”

i0O�PVS� GJSTU�NPSOJOH �XF�WJTJUFE� UIF�showroom of luxury kitchen company 1PHHFOQPIM��0OF�PG�UIF�NBOZ�BTQFDUT�of Poggenpohl I love is their collaborative nature, in this case with upscale sink and faucet manufacturer Blanco, the perfect symbiotic relationship!

Beginning with a tour of products and the showroom, Blanco presented some of their latest and greatest, which indeed are, and work beautifully within the handsome Poggenpohl framework. I have owned several Blanco sinks and can personally attest to their excellence in design, quality and longevity.”

— Stacey Bewkes, Quintessence Blog

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www.poggenpohl.com

Celebrating 120 Years of Luxury Kitchens

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A ConversationwithBernie de le Cuona

I first met Bernie de Le Cuona in her beautiful showroom at the DDB (Decoration and Design Building) while on BlogtourNYC JO�.BSDI�������4VSSPVOEFE�CZ�MBWJTI�UFY-

tiles and accessories, I wanted to learn more about Bernie and her products. We had a lovely conversation...

Design 0DJQLÀTXH� Please tell me a little bit about yourself, background and what inspired/

prompted you to enter the textile industry

Bernie de le Cuona��*�XBT�CPSO�BOE�SBJTFE�JO�4PVUI�"GSJDB �XIJDI�TUJMM�IBT�B�MBSHF�JOnVFODF�PO�NF�BOE�my designs today. About 20 years ago I moved to &VSPQF��MJWJOH�mSTU�JO�#SVTTFMT�BOE�UIFO�JO�&OHMBOE�where I started this business with little more than a passion for beautiful things – fabric in particular. *�XBOUFE�UP�XFBWF�XJUI�MJOFO�mCSF�CFDBVTF�PG�UIF�multitude of unique cloths it could be made into –

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I loved the raw and rugged appearance as well as the sheer and elegant, and linen gave me the ability to do either. I quickly learnt that I could also achieve a vintage appearance that was unsur-QBTTFE�CZ�PUIFS�mCSFT��*�HVFTT�UIBU�T�IPX�JU�BMM�started.

'0� My first introduction to you was through BlogtourNYC and our visit to the DDB building. How long have you been in the DDB building? Has it been successful for you to be in the American Market?

%&��We have been in the D&D for just about 2 years now and it is one of the best business deci-sions I have ever made. The products have been WFSZ�XFMM�SFDFJWFE�JO�UIF�64�BOE�XF�IBWF�CFFO�lucky to have fantastic staff and a market that was interested in what we do.

'0��Describe your frequent clientele in terms of geographical market? Do you see your fabric sell-JOH�NPSF�JO�"NFSJDB �&VSPQF �FUD��%P�ZPV�LOPX�why that may be?

%&� The collection works in most countries because there is such diversity of products within the linen, paisley and eclectic fabric ranges. The biggest difference is not the volume of sales but that each country favours particular colours - for example chocolate-brown and ochre sell well in *UBMZ�CVU�OPU�JO�UIF�64 �XIFSFBT�EVTUZ�CMVFT�BOE�

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'0��You seem to travel quite a bit. Where are your favorite places to shop for linens? And why?

%&��French antique markets are the best places to CSPXTF��*�UIJOL�BOUJRVF�MJOFO�JT�NZ�GBWPVSJUF��QBSUJD-ularly the stubby French linen that seems to take colour so beautifully.

'0�� If you had the opportunity to furnish one space with your linens, private or public, what space would that be?

%&��There are a few I’d love to furnish – either one of the grand old French opera houses, the home PG�UIF�#PMTIPJ�#BMMFU�JO�4U��1FUFSTCVSH�PS�B�UFOU�PO�the banks of the Zambezi in Zambia.

'0��Do you anticipate opening additional show-rooms in the future?

%&��0I�ZFTþ�8F�IBWF�KVTU�PQFOFE�JO�3JHB �-BUWJB�and have two more for the first half of the year already in the planning stages.

'0��Tell us about one of your favorite pieces.

%&��I change my mind every day, but right now it JT�B�WFSZ�UJHIUMZ�XPWFO�MJOFO�DBMMFE�3BHBNVGmO��*U�is unique, edgy and defying all the odds to be a designers favourite in terms of its colourful design and wash.

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CURATED BY MODENUS

Nusa Furniture

“Nias table”

Shine by S.H.O

“Oslo Console”

Heather Gillespie

“Mussel Vases”Christopher Guy

“Handcarved Headboard”

Art et Floritude

“Pandore Wall Sconce”

Curiousa & Curiousa

“Stem Chandelier ”

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Blu Bathworks

“Blu Stone Bathtub”

Stone Forest

“Wave Pedestal”

Brizo

“Siderna”

Stone Forest

“SYNC Vessel Sink”

Barber Wilsons & Co Ltd

“Shower Mixer”

DOM Interiors

“Concerto Sink”

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Fortuny was the highlight of the tour for me. We were very privileged to hear the Fortuny story from Mickey Riad, one of two the brothers who now own and run this family business. I am hoping to be able to bring

ZPV�BO�JOUFSWJFX�XJUI�IJN�TPPO�o�mOHFST�DSPTTFEþ�*O�UIF�NFBO-time, I will just tempt you with the fact that Fortuny founder Mariano Fortuny was a painter, etcher, sculptor, photographer, BSDIJUFDU�BOE�JOWFOUPS �XIP�DSFBUFE�POF�PG�UIF�mSTU�EJNNFS�switches, invented a boat propellor and modernised stage lighting and therefore set design with the Fortuny Dome, which put his theories on indirect and diffused light to practice.

Decoration & Design BuildingFortuny Lorin Marsh Donghiade Le Cuona

Donghia - Lana Club Chair

Lorin Marsh - Plaid BowlLorin Marsh - Red Cloud Credenza

— Katie Treggiden

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At The Chef’s Table with Miele

Dinner with Miele: This is when I knew Blog Tour NYC was going to be smash-

JOHþ��5IF�EJOOFS�XBT�UIF�mOBMF�UP�PVS�mSTU�EBZ�and the group already felt like old friends. 8F�XBUDIFE�BOE�BUF�BT�$IFG�"EBN�4DIPQ�taught us the tricks of his craft and created EFMJDJPVT�nBWPST�VTJOH�.JFMF�BQQMJBODFT���5IF�evening set the tone for the rest of the trip BOE�XBT�UIF�mSTU�PG�NBOZ�NPNFOUT�SFNJOEJOH�me how lucky I was to be a part of this group.

— Cecy J

The evening even featured audience participation with Will Taylor and Toma Clark Haines helping

with the cooking – and Hannah Coleman serenading us with a Madonna classic! With everything cooked on Miele appliances we had high hopes for the food, and the fabulous ceviche followed by the most tender lamb ribs I’ve ever had certainly delivered.

— Andrew Dunning

Roasted Lamb Chops with Eggplant Ratatouille

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Click here to see Hannah’s Performance!

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©2012 Jenn-A

ir. All rights reserved.

“Your sense of space comes from what you feel, not just what you see.”

* Based on rating of 25.3 cu. ft., model #JS42PPDUDB, by a leading consumer magazine.

The Jenn-Air® Pro-Style® Stainless series will

take your kitchen way beyond gorgeous.

Featuring an entirely new level of design

and performance, these appliances bring

you commercial-style power and precision.

Along with the built-in refrigerator that’s

received the top rating for three years in

a row.* This series is here to change

everything, including all that you can

achieve in your kitchen.

“ What gives a space character has

a lot to do with the textures: like

this brick wall, the glass tile in the

Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, CAPS, is an award-winning designer and president of her own Connecticut-based design firm.

backsplash, the wood floor, the cabinetry.

The neutral palette adds softness that works

beautifully with these bold, earthy textures.”

Consulting designer: Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, CAPS.

Watch Mary Jo share more about designing a harmonious space. View this video, and see more experts, at jennair.com/masterclass.

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TIJT�ZFBS�T�"%�4IPX�LJDLFE�PGG�JO�TUZMF�- and very good taste. The ‘Marys and Mimosas’ reception, hosted by show organizers with media support from

Modenus, has quickly become a must-attend event, not least thanks to sponsors Karlssons 7PELB�BOE�#BLFE�CZ�#VUUFSmFME��

Well over 200 design professionals and members of print and digital media joined in this year. They raved about food, drink and, most importantly, the wonderful opportunity to meet and mingle with industry peers and friends.

Day Two Kickoff - Marys & Mimosas

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I loved seeing old friends and meeting new ones. I was struck by how many people told me how much they enjoyed socializing at ‘Marys and Mimosas’ before they started walk-ing the show. Many felt it emphasized the AD 4IPX�T�DPNNJUNFOU�UP�UIF�EFTJHO�DPNNVOJUZ�in New York andd enthusiasts that had trav-eled to attend from all over.

And in reply to everyone who asked, yes, we will be doing it again in 2013. I’m looking for-ward to seeing you there!

®/™

©2012 Jenn-A

ir. All rights reserved.

“Your sense of space comes from what you feel, not just what you see.”

* Based on rating of 25.3 cu. ft., model #JS42PPDUDB, by a leading consumer magazine.

The Jenn-Air® Pro-Style® Stainless series will

take your kitchen way beyond gorgeous.

Featuring an entirely new level of design

and performance, these appliances bring

you commercial-style power and precision.

Along with the built-in refrigerator that’s

received the top rating for three years in

a row.* This series is here to change

everything, including all that you can

achieve in your kitchen.

“ What gives a space character has

a lot to do with the textures: like

this brick wall, the glass tile in the

Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, CAPS, is an award-winning designer and president of her own Connecticut-based design firm.

backsplash, the wood floor, the cabinetry.

The neutral palette adds softness that works

beautifully with these bold, earthy textures.”

Consulting designer: Mary Jo Peterson, CKD, CBD, CAPS.

Watch Mary Jo share more about designing a harmonious space. View this video, and see more experts, at jennair.com/masterclass.

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AD SHOW: OUR FAVORITES

Wild Chairy

“Lily and Leona”

“Ploum”Ligne Roset

With 420 exhibitors and over over 43 thousand BUUFOEFFT � UIF� "%� )PNF� %FTJHO� 4IPX� IBT�become one of the largest interior design shows in the country while still retaining an intimate feel. The TIPX �DPNQSJTFE�PG�B�NBJO�TIPX�nPPS�GPS�MBSHFS�exhibits and globally recognized brands and the TIPX�T�."%&�TFDUJPO �B�DPMMFDUJPO�PG�TNBMMFS�BSUJ-san exhibits that offer a wealth of design inspiration, invites visitors to linger, learn and even buy. For BoB Mag we want to share two key trends – bold use of shape and color and a return to natural and often sustainable materials with an emphasis on texture and intricate shape.

Quadrille

“Brighton Reverse,” “Moroc,” “Tulip Background”

La Cornue by Purcell Murray “CornuFe 110”

bright and colorful

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Stamp Rug

“Pink Stamp Rug”

O&G Studio“Atlantic Lowback Chair”

Tucker Robbins“Hollow Zig Zag”

i5IF�."%&�TFDUJPO�XBT�B�USVF�IJHIMJHIU�GPS�NF�UIPVHI��-BVODIFE�JO����� �."%&�QSPWJEFT�UIF�QFSGFDU�QMBU-form for individual artists and designers of one of a kind and limited edition pieces to promote them-selves to a wider audience. The work on show was lovingly crafted by real artisans and the quality of the craftsmanship on display was unrivaled.”

Studio Borealis

“Tall Chiantis”

— Stacey Sheppard

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AD SHOW: OUR FAVORITES

Nico Yektai“Bench #15 from Series #1”

BDDW

“Tripod Lamp”

DBO Home

“Burl End Tables”

Du Verre Hardware“Arroyo by William Harvey”

Palo Samko

“Rosewood Credenza”

Olgo Guanabara“Eleonora”

i0OF�PG�NZ�CFTU�EJTDPWFSJFT�BU�UIF�"SDIJUFDUVSBM�%JHFTU�)PNF�%FTJHO�4IPX�XIJMF� JO�/FX�:PSL�for BlogTourNYC was Keating Woodworks... He aims to use the values of his grandfathers in his products, and he brings a degree of craftsmanship to his products very rarely seen, especially in mass-produced furniture.” - Andrew Dunning

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Keating Woodworks

“The Wharton Desk”

Wud Furniture“Lolita Bench”

Victoria + Albert

Black Piano Gloss Finish

Rotsen Furniture“Floating Tamburil Slab Coffee Table”

Studio-4A

“Magnolia”

The Future Perfect“MODO by Jason Miller”

i1BMP�4BNLP�BOE�5IF�'VUVSF�1FSGFDU�HPJOH�TUSBJHIU�into my sourcing book for future client projects.”

- Andrew Dunning

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At the same location [as the AD Home %FTJHO�4IPX>�UIFZ�IPME�UIF�BOOVBM�%*''"�%JOJOH�CZ�%FTJHO�FWFOU�UIBU�CFOFmUT�"JET�

charities. Tables are decorated by designers to create an amazing dining experience, and the Blog Tour team attended the cocktail party on the opening night. This event is a fabulous idea – we should hold one in London and I want to design a table!

— Andrew Dunning

DIFFA: DINING BY DESIGN

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Modenus MyCity

What?

Who?

Where?

Just imagine, wherever you go, having a friend to show you around, someone local who loves their city and wants to share the best bits. That’s MyCity. Friends of Modenus, designers, stylists and bloggers share their local knowledge, their enthusiasm of their love for their neighborhood. -PPL�PVU�GPS�.Z$JUZ�PO�.PEFOVT��#FUUFS�TUJMM �HFU�JOWPMWFE��:PV�LOPX�IPX�UP�mOE�VT�

Amy was our selected guide for Modenus MyCity NYC, taking the bloggers around to her favorite design haunts in the big apple. Amy is an artist, designer and stylist who splits her time between New York City and UIF�IJMMT�PG�-JUDImFME�$PVOUZ��"NZ�T�motto is simple: Life is short, eat off the good china!

Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo of ABCD Design

The New Traditionalists

Paula Rubenstein Antiques

Canvas Home Store

Calypso Home

Clic Gallery

Michele Varian

Ochre

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— Amy

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Modenus MyCity: The Highlights

OCHRE

FLAIR

PAULA RUBENSTEIN ANTIQUES

Paula Rubenstein was next on the agenda. It’s an absolute treasure trove of collect-ables and antiques particularly American textiles.

— Carole King

The New Traditionalists was the first stop and impressed everyone with fabulous furni-ture and inventive styling. Classic products teamed with vintage items that manage to turn traditional into ‘cool’.

— Carole King

Canvas is a must for anyone who loves entertaining. I dare anyone to resist the temptation to succumb to the covetable tableware, linens, cutlery and accessories on display

— Carole King

CLIC GALLERY

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HASTENS

THE NEW TRADITIONALISTS

CANVAS HOME

CALYPSO HOME

The Bloggers laden down with SoHo goodies

Calypso Home just oozes luxury from Moroccan wedding blankets to a life size gold resin pig to studded ‘love’ cushions.

— Carole King

MICHELE VARIAN

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We received such a warm welcome and incredibly generous hospital-ity it was impossible not to love the +POBUIBO�"EMFS�UFBN��5IFJS�PGmDF�XBT�

full of light, colour and pattern – and several ador-able mini pooches! We even got to see inside the PGmDF�PG�UIF�NBO�IJNTFMG �XIFSF�IF�EVUJGVMMZ�QPTFE�for photographs, before heading into the workshop to re-throw the prototype for a new season vase while we watching in awe, and grilled him about IJT�CBDLHSPVOE�BOE�JOnVFODFT�

Jonathan told us that people often think his prod-VDUT�iKVTU�BSFw��UIFZ�EPO�U�JNBHJOF�UIBU�UIFZ�BSF�BMM�hand thrown and start from prototypes designed and crafted by his small design team in downtown New York. It was such a simple statement but a

very thought-provoking one, and one that stayed with me long after I left. Too often with well-estab-lished, commercially successful brands you forget the design and manufacturing processes that result in the wonderful array of goods on offer in store, and do not consider the personal inspira-tions and design creativity that has brought them there.

4P�UIBOL�ZPV�+POBUIBO �GPS�PQFOJOH�PVS�FZFT �BOE�your headquarters, to us all! And an even bigger UIBOLT�UP�7FSPOJLB�BOE�5JN �*�WF�TBJE�JU�CFGPSF �CVU�I really cannot thank you both enough for selecting me to take part in this magical tour!

— Katie Treggiden

Jonathan Adler’s Studio

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The end of a very inspiring day was spent (with cocktails in hand) at UIF�"YPS�BOE�7JUSB�4IPXSPPNT�JO�New York’s Meatpacking District.

Axor was showcasing a stunning, designer focused collection headlined by stellar names like Patricia Urquiola, 1IJMJQF�4UBSDL � BOE�"OUPOJP�$JUUFSJP�UP�OBNF�B�GFX��5IF�UFBN�BU�7JUSB �UIF�JDPOJD�EFTJHO�CSBOE�GSPN�4XJU[FSMBOE �gave us a comprehensive tour of their contract furnishings which featured well designed open office elements including one of my favorite pieces of #MPH5PVS �7JUSB�T�"MDPWF�

AXOR & Vitra

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I had no idea how wildly successful the walk-ing tour that I had arranged on last day for BlogTourNYC would be. I suggested to Veronika Miller of Modenus that Leaf Magazine would like

to sponsor a private tour of The High Line for her visiting interior and lifestyle bloggers. I thought UIF�DPOUSBTU�CFUXFFO�UIFJS�SBQJE�mSF�WJTJUT�UP�USBEF�shows and showrooms would be interesting for them.

Even though The High Line has gotten incredible publicity and is now a major tourist attraction in New York City, it is, like all outdoor spaces much more impressive in real life than it will ever be in photographs. Designed by James Corner’s Field Operations on elevated railroad tracks winding through the far west side of Manhattan and almost at the Hudson River, The High Line offers a dif-ferent view of the city and its concrete canyons. The naturalistic plantings designed by renowned plantsman, Piet Oudolf offer a counterpoint to all of that hard-edged urbanism.

The late March weather couldn’t have been more perfect. Sunny and warm, we met at the northern end of Section 2 at 30th Street. Up the steps they came, most unaware of what they were going to experience. The High Line is also high style out-side. The neighborhood has grown up around it and is now one of the most expensive and sought after. World class architects like Jean Nouvel and Frank Gehry have designed buildings in what was once a neighborhood of warehouses and indus-trial buildings. The Whitney Museum of American Art is building its new museum there.

We walked the entire length taking pictures, talking about New York, discussing design ideas and generally enjoying the morning. When we got almost to the end of the new section – what’s currently the middle of the park, we stopped for a photo to remember the sunny day and the lasting friendships that were made.

Day Four: Free Day in NYC

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There are few things I love more than a HSFBU�NFBM�XJUI�HPPE�DPNQBOZ�ø"OESFX�Dunning, Arianna Trapani, Kate Baxter and I discovered The Green Table, located in

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Another fond memory was after a delightful XBML�BDSPTT�UIF�)JHI�-JOF�XIFO�7FSPOJLB�from Modenus took a few of the BlogTour crew on an incredible cruise around

Manhattan, it was a lovely afternoon, I can remem-ber feeling all warm and fuzzy.

— Cecy J

— Hannah Coleman

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BDDW Closing Party

BDDW’s pieces successfully bridge the gap between clean-line design and classic americana, creating a look that is both inno-vative, and comfortingly rustic. you can’t walk into the showroom

without being struck by how gorgeous every piece is, and we were all oohing and aahing over the tiny bird sculptures cluttered on one XBMM�BOE�UIF�DPOTUFMMBUJPO�TUZMF�MJHIU�mUUJOHT �XIJMF�DMBNPVSJOH�UP�UBLF�our places at the archery line-up and pose for photographs on the showroom’s two iconic american motorcycles.

— Kate Baxter

I rejoined the group for a farewell dinner at the spectacular bddw show-room. A small company with a big reputation, this American furniture maker has been creating heirloom quality pieces under the watch-

ful direction of founder Tyler Hays for years. A singularly spectacular space, complete with beautiful handmade pieces and archery range, we indulged our inner Robin Hoods while we enjoyed the amazing design experience.

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"�GFX�EBZT�FBSMJFS�BU�UIF�"SDIJUFDUVSBM�%JHFTU�)PNF�4IPX �*�QIPUP-graphed many of the BDDW works, including their iconic lamp, vintage inspired sectionals, and their colorful textiles. Tyler Hays, founder of BDDW, was present at the Blog Tour closing event, as well as other members of the design community that collaborated with the Blog Tour. The evening event at BDDW was the last night of an incredible week in New York with Modenus. A topic of conversation that evening BU�UIFJS�40)0�4IPXSPPN �BMPOH�XJUI�UIF�XIPMF�/FX�:PSL�$JUZ�#MPH�Tour was craftsmanship, and “a connection to quality.

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What is Modenus?

Modenus is curated resource and community hub for interior designers, design enthusiasts, manu-facturers and artisans. Follow the link and have a look!

Is it somewhere Interior designers strut their stuff?

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So is Modenus a blog?

There is a blog on Modenus. It is where we share inspiration, ideas, excitement, fun and thoughts. And we do feature guest blogs, in case you were wondering. But there is much more besides.

How do product designers and manufacturers get involved?

At the heart of Modenus is a curated product showcase that may be of interest. If you are interested sharing your work with thousands of designers and design lovers every day then please get in touch to apply. We’d love to see your!

Haven’t we met somewhere else?

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