"Design, in Flight . . . "

Greetings,

My sweet friend, and amazing designer, Benjamin Dhong just sent the most exquisite images of his room at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase - and I just HAD to share them. His space was in this marvelously tiny room up on the third floor, with beautiful views of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge . . . and a wonderfully intricate roof line of slopping eaves and dormer windows. He was "inspired a chic Parisian garret," and the idea of "flight."

Let me introduce you to . . .

"The Aerie"

- a meditation on winged flight -

by Benjamin Dhong

Beauty, by reflection.

"What could be more wing like than winged victory?

She’s perfectly placed in the dormer window and looks

like she just flew into to room. It’s quite dramatic and

it takes the room to another level."

I'll have to admit, I actually missed one of the best aspects of the room the first time I visited - and frankly, I was on the press tour, and the room was incredibly busy. But on my next visit, during a quiet weekday, I saw it - and it's truly breathtaking. First click on the image above. Then slightly *blur* your eyes.

"To make the room cozy and nest like, we commissioned

decorative painter Linda Horning to paint the most subtle chalky

mural all around the walls and ceiling. You’re sitting under a

canopy of trees…. in the fog. The effect is totally serene

and hypnotic. Restrained and subtle. People’s jaws

drop when they enter the room."

-Benjamin Dhong

And I so love the addition of the Arne Jacobsen egg chair to the room, covered

in a cut velvet from Manuel Canovas. Adding a strong, iconic piece of modern

furniture gives the classic space a great energy. And, for me, it also recalls that image of

being enclosed within wings.

and in what might be the most perfect piece of music to accompany this 'room in flight' . . .

"Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine" by Eric Whitacre.

(seriously, @5:50 second - it's actually flight set to music . . . chilling)

Cheers,

tartanscot

for more information on Benjamin's amazing work, click here.