| Style Icon Barbara Barry Shares Her Views on Home Design | ||||
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18 October 2012 Proof Living Award-winning designer Barbara Barry is internationally known for her streamlined interiors and elegant home furnishings. Her look speaks to quiet luxury, comfort and ease – supporting her design philosophy that living simply and with quality is the highest form of luxury.  Gail Doby: Why were you compelled to write "Around Beauty"? Barbara Barry: In looking back over my career I realized I had a core philosophy and a way of looking at the world that I wanted to share. I wanted to write something that would share ideas and process, rather than opine on design, and hopefully inspire. Gail: Why is beauty so integral to your life? Barbara: Because it is the starting point, the thing that gets my motor running; the aim and the goal of everything I do. Gail: How do you define good design? Barbara: I define good design as simple and human scaled. If you have these two elements you will generally have a good design. |
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Proof Living 3 August 2012 We all have our favorite things. For some it's the tangible pair of little earrings or sky-high Louboutins. For others it's the intangible gentle smell of salted summer breeze or biting cold of the dry winter wind. Los Angeles designer Barbara Barry shares her list of favorite home products, from Augarten dishes to Häagen-Dazs ice cream!  FLOWER: Peony  SOFA SHAPE: Crescent STATIONERY: Pineider Capri in pale celadon  LAMP: Costanza by Luceplan  ALARM CLOCK: Muji  CAR COLOR (EXTERIOR/INTERIOR): Silver/camel  .jpg) MATTRESS: Flobed! Extra Firm/Firm/Medium on top (there are layers you can interchange to get a custom fit!) EVERYDAY DISHES: Augarten COFFEE TABLE BOOK: Exceptional Gardens by Wim Pauwels  ALL-PURPOSE GLASS: TableArt Tumbler SOAP: Luxo Banho Creme Soap/Portugal ICE CREAM: Häagen-Dazs Coffee  TOWEL: White Abyss; The Golden Goose .jpg) BED PILLOW: 100% White Polish down from Seventh Heaven  SHEETS: Pearls by Barbara Barry Dream .jpg) COLOR: Gray .jpg) LIGHTBULB/WATTAGE: 60W COFFEE: Zibetto's; 6th Ave., NYC .jpg) TEA: Orange Grove Oolong  KITCHEN GADGET: Jura-Capresso Espresso Machine; Impressa Z5 .jpg) ARTIST: Ben Nicholson .jpg) Credits HouseBeautiful by Abby Tabak (: |
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| BAKER Comes Home to PROOF | ||||
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| Tags: Baker, Barbara Barry, Michael S Smith, Thomas Pheasant, Bill Sofield, Laura Kirar, Andre Arbus, Pagani | ||||
| Proof Living 24 April 2012
It was no doubt a proud moment that evening to declare Baker’s homecoming to Proof Living ION among a 350-strong crowd, their rousing applause of support and a sincere congratulatory address from Rachael Kohler, Group President of Kohler.
The crowd being tickled by our entertaining host Jeremy
Soulful jazz music by Anne Weerapas and her band accompanied us through our evening conversations To view the other snapshots of our event, please visit our facebook album. And of course, here's our highlight for that evening, our newly furnished Baker Gallery!
Now you'll understand why we say "Baker is about things chosen well, rather than often". Designers for Baker include: Barbara Barry, Thomas Pheasant, Michael S Smith, Bill Sofield, Laura Kirar, Andre Arbus, and the Pagani's. (: |
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| 24 Oct 2011 The visionary words of designer Barbara Barry: Call me a dreamer, but I would like to believe that over the next 25 years we will all continue to grow as human beings and come to a place of understanding that our choices affect everyone. Perhaps we'll reach a collective understanding that the world is a fragile place and that it takes a higher level of care than we currently give it. I see us moving beyond the mere material and toward the restorative, a move that brings us to a way of living that is not all about "stuff" or "style" but about shelter and nurture. I have a great hope that there will be better low-income housing, so that everyone — those with little and those with much — can come home to calm, nurturing, restorative havens. Why should only the wealthy get the opportunity to have what all of us need? I imagine the collective consciousness being raised aesthetically, so that we begin building homes with materials that last: stone basements and walls, solid wood floors — materials that endure beyond us. And finally, I envision more people experiencing the feeling of how something done well feeds our soul. That, in turn, brings us to the realization that we need less. And that leads to an appreciation of the beauty in simple things — things that exist freely in our world like lemons growing on a tree, air that is fresh and the color of the sky.  |
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| Tags: Poltrona Frau Regina II, Barbara Barry Grace Lounge Chair | ||||
19 June 2011  Poltrona Frau - Regina II Designed by Paolo Rizzatto, the Regina II is an ultra-contemporary interpretation of the classic bergère. The seat and the backrest are upholstered in Pelle Frau® leather. The capitonné effect workmanship enlivens the surface, creating a delicate play of spaces and solids. The padding is in polyurethane foam and Dacron® and the base is in painted steel. Regina II comes with an elegant pouf.   Barbara Barry - Grace Lounge Chair Designed by Barbara Barry, this piece of armchair is an elegant expression of home as a serene retreat; a place where light, space, timeless forms and muted tones unite to create a quiet, calm, fresh and uncluttered interior. |
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| Barbara Barry HEARTS Peranakan | ||||
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24 Nov 2010 A year after we opened our Barbara Barry Gallery at ION, we finally managed to squeeze some time out of Barbara’s busy schedule to get her down to Singapore for a visit. Little did we know what great experiences were in store for all of us!
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