Gunkelmans Interior Design

Dining For A Cause

Recently Andrew Flesher participated in the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House  Spring Gala.   A fundraising dinner event and celebration to benefit the works of the wonderful organization.  The event was held at Sotheby's this year and included dancing to Alex Donner and his orchestra.

Several designers and artisans were asked to design a dinner table for 10 keeping in mind this years' theme "Night and Day".   Andrew named the table he designed "Beneath the Moon or Under the Sun", keeping a black and white/night and day theme in the table decorations. 

Pictured above is Andrew Flesher with Lenox Hill Neighborhood House employees, Rachael Neff and Joe Girvin.   We thank Rachael and Joe and all the employees of Lenox Hill Neighborhood House for all their hard work and dedication to serve so many in need, in many ways.  

Furniture as Sculpture

Whenever I look at a shelter magazine I look for the rooms or the homes that draw me in.  Sometimes they are the ones that I can picture myself living in.   Sometimes it's the innovative ideas or a mix of things that I would never think of putting together, but somehow it all works.

One thing that I think can really make a room is a piece of sculptural furniture - coffee tables, lamps, or a chair.   Ahh...there is something about a chair that holds it's own as a piece of sculpture but still functions as a chair that I find interesting.  Here are a few examples:

    Frits Henningson chair  

 

Philippe Hiquily chair

Astuguevielle chair and another style in Andrew Flesher's apartment

Jeff Messerschmidt lucite chair

McGuire Butterfly chair

And here is a new one from one of my favorite contemporary designers, Patricia Urquiola, for B & B Italia.

 By Donneen Torrey

Forward Thinking

Keeping up with the world economy takes some risk.  I feel the time is right for home and condo owners to upgrade and freshen up your property.  Workrooms, artisans, furniture builders, etc. now have the time and availability to give you better quality at good prices for their work.  Even though the economy is weak, there are signs of it getting better and this will put you ahead of the curve so when it turns around you have maintained the value if not increased it creating a win-win for that person who thinks ahead.

Submitted By: Tom Gunkelman