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ARTICLES > Past Issues > 2010 > August 2010 > Treasures

Treasures

Artful Objects

Author: Carol Tisch
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From the whimsical to the sublime, design this year focuses on painterly prints, sculptural form and a purity of color and material that elevates everything—even shoes and chandeliers—into lifestyle works of art. Whether classic or avant-garde, art now defines the way we want to look and live.

Murano to Manhattan
Venerable glass maker Barovier & Toso creates modern works of art using centuries-old techniques developed even before Venetian glass blowers relocated to the mystical island of Murano. Designed in 2009 by Alessandro Piva, the Manhattan pendant fixture has chrome-plated steel cornices suspended in space, providing frames for bubbles of multicolored blown glass that seemingly float in the air. Manhattan (price on request) contrasts ancient glass making techniques with state-of-the-art low-energy halogen spotlights built into its chrome base. Light Up Your Life, 1620 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota (941) 330-0442.

Rococo Redux

The profusion of scrolls and foliage that adorned early 18th-century French Rococo mirrors is fast-forwarded to the new millennium by porcelain artists at Lladró using glazed and matte finishes and gold and silver luster. The new Rococo Mirrors Collection (from $1,900) replaces decorative elements of this era of opulence with voluminous motifs in intensely colored porcelain over lacquered wooden frames. Six frames are offered in six contemporary colors for a total of 36 mirrors that will each be available in a limited edition of 300. Order at Ashley Avery's Collectables, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota (941) 366-3444.

Local collectors have tripped the light fantastic in everything from Degas to Andy Warhol.

Art Walk

Made by ICON, a California company formed 10 years ago to showcase museum-quality art on shoes, this fancy footwear at Reason’s comes in images from Renaissance masters to the avant-garde. In the past decade, local collectors have tripped the light fantastic in everything from Degas’ ballerinas to Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup cans. Reason’s carries shoes and leather accessories in the latest editions, including Celestial, a contemporary representation of the traditional Ukiyo-e style by Japanese artist Haruyo Morita (golf shoe $285). Reason’s Shoes, 57 S. Boulevard of Presidents, St. Armands Circle,

Art Underfoot

“An area rug is a personal work of art for your home,” says Gail Emmott, custom rug designer at Rugs As Art. When a client couldn’t find a Gabbeh tribal rug from Iran in a hallway runner, Emmott obliged with a carpet woven by Tibetan weavers in Nepal. The customer’s colors were custom matched in hand-dyed high mountain wool, then woven into a runner as beautiful as the traditional Gabbeh nomadic motifs. Hand-knotted custom rugs start at $65 a foot; gun-tufted or needlepoint rugs start at $55. Rugs As Art, 6650 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota (941) 921-1900.

Moore uses the process of lost wax casting for bronze sculpting.

Season of Sculpture?

Outdoor decorating reaches new heights of chic with this intriguing abstract piece by retired Sarasota architect and now sculptor Sandy Friedman ($1,800). Crafted of powder-coated steel and customizable in a choice of colors, Friedman’s works as well as those of another local sculptor, John Dehn, are just a few of the treasures at Sarasota Collection’s unique backyard store, where Pam and Marcus Anast display stylish outdoor furniture, decorative pots, lighting and more in-room vignettes. Sarasota Collection Home Store, 622 Central Ave., Sarasota (941) 955-8313.

Dream Catcher

This “dream realization device” by Scott J. Moore is just one of the works by students and alums of Ringling College of Art and Design at the school’s new gallery-boutique called madeby. Moore graduated from Ringling in 2000 and opened S.M.art Castings and Sculpture Services in Sarasota in 2008. He uses the process of lost wax casting for bronze sculptures like this American Dream Catcher ($16,675), a limited-edition piece that comes with operating instructions, a “passion reservoir” and hand-operated tuning spindle that he says helps the device accept your positive energies. madeby, 734 Central Ave., Sarasota (941) 822-0422.

Couture designers are creating a buzz with art-inspired prints for fabrics.

The Incredible Egg

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