Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Spaces of the Week: Cabin Fever in Provincetown

Design Hunting

06.29.11

Happenings
  • It’s About to Get Very Warm at P.S.1
    Holding Pattern, an outdoor installation designed by Brooklyn’s Interboro Partners, comes to life at MoMA’s P.S. 1 this Saturday when Chicago-based D.J. Pierre takes the stage to kick off this year’s Warm Up concert series.
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  • Cooper-Hewitt’s Going Away Party
    Take advantge of the free admission and extended hours at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum this Independence Day before it closes for two years of renovation and expansion. More  ›
  • Auctioning Off the Ivories
    Sing for Hope’s second annual Pop’Up Piano project ends this Saturday, and ten of the pianos, designed by the likes of Isaac Mizrahi and Diane Von Furstenberg, are being auctioned off on Charitybuzz. More  ›
  • The View From Queens
    Long Island City’s Z Hotel, opening Friday, boasts interiors by Montreal-based designer Andrés Escobar and a lobby installation by Brooklyn’s Serett Metal Works, as well as in-room floor-to-ceiling windows and a rooftop bar, Z Roof. More  ›
Design Hunting

spaces of the week

Cabin Fever in Provincetown

On a recent trip to the tip of Cape Cod, I tagged along with under-the-radar design star David Cafiero to ride bicycles, meet friends, and tour some delightful seaside shacks. Slideshow  ›


The interiors are furnished with the right amount of no-frills décor.

A dining/drinking/puzzle-assembling table in one of the cabins.

The center room in John Dowd’s house feels very eighteenth century.

best bet

Acciaio Series Chairs

Dutch-trained designer Max Lipsey, inspired by vintage racing bikes, used chromosteel tubing and perforated saddle leather for his sleek, lightweight chairs.
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first look

Rugs Too Beautiful to Stand On

Dana Barnes, whose debut collection “Souled Objects” won the Editors Award for Textiles at last year’s ICFF, unveils her newest collection of woven masterpieces at Ralph Pucci International.
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