CITY NOTES
CURATED BY PATRICIA GREENE ISEN
November 2024
Much Love to you & your families,
xoxoxoxox
Patty
A NEW LAUNCH
BVOY
I am so incredibly proud of our son Charlie who launched a fantastic incense company this week called Best Version of Yourself (BVOY)
BVOY is a natural Hinoki incense, crafted by hand on Japan’s Incense Island, Awaji. The scent is designed to ground your senses and bring you into the present moment
The goal at BVOY is to facilitate moments of mindfulness, allowing you to become the Best Version of Yourself..
ENJOY!
These are great gifts, self purchases and of course.....a fantastic HOLIDAY GIFT.
​​​​​​​The link is above to purchase.
ART
MATHEW MARKS
522 West 22nd Street
Opening Thursday, November 7, 6–8 PM
through December 21, 2024
Each of Leigh’s new sculptures presents an image of a partially abstracted female bod. The highly detailed surfaces of these works reference the repetition of handwork and unacknowledged acts of labor and care traditionally associated with women’s work.
In the Colorless Light of Day
SIKEMMA JENKINS
​​​​​​​520 WEST 22ND STREET
October 25–December 14, 2024
LEVY GORVY DAYAN
19 East 64th Street
OCTOBER 29 - DECEMBER 21, 2024
DAVID ZWIRNER
34 EAST 69TH STREET
​​​​​​​Opening November 13, 2024
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The exhibition coincides with the largest retrospective of Davis’s work to date, which is on view through January 5, 2025, at DAS MINSK, Potsdam, Germany. The retrospective will subsequently travel to the Barbican, London, and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Davis’s work will also be on view in the group show Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
DAVID ZWIRNER
537 West 20th Street
​​​​​​​OPENING NOVEMBER 7TH
The work comprises sixteen vertical steel panels, each measuring six feet wide and twelve inches thick. These stand at varying heights of either seven, nine, or eleven feet tall and are arranged in a staggered grid formation that spans the exhibition space.
THE BITCH, MATTHEW BARNEY & ALEX KATZ
O'FLAHERTYS GALLERY
NOVEMBER 7TH
​​​​​​​165 ALLEN STREET
O'Flahertys
This gallery is getting so much buzz. The show opens on November 7th. There is little written about it but it is sure to be a force based on the artists who are working together to create a joint show.
NEW INNS TO VISIT
LOST FOX INN
LITCHFIELD , CONNECTICUT
LOST FOX INN
Tim Trojian and Eliza Clark found the gorgeous old building in the heart of the Catskills that is now Foxfire in 2013. Tim is a nomadic chef with a passion for rustic farm-to-table and open fire cooking. Eliza is a television producer and writer.
They renovated the 11-room inn.Foxfire Mountain House and its Bar Room officially opened in May 2016.
​​​​​​​Nestled just outside of Litchfield, CT, a historic 1740s tavern has been meticulously transformed into a refined boutique hotel, seamlessly blending its rich colonial heritage with modern luxury.
THE ABNER
LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
THE ABNER HOTEL
Connecticut named Litchfield as the county seat in 1751, and a year later, the town constructed a county courthouse on the Litchfield Green.Since 2017, Lexington Partners, in partnership with Salt Hotels, has undertaken extensive renovations to transform the historic Courthouse into a 20-bedroom luxury boutique hotel, opening as The Abner in 2024.
Named in honor of Reverend Abner Reeve, whose son Tapping Reeve founded America’s first law school right here in Litchfield, The Abner marks a new chapter in this landmark's storied history.
CASUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER
Heather Taylor Home, Gingham Cafe Tablecloth
Nicky Kehoe
Gingham Tablecloth
Designed in Los Angeles and handcrafted by artisans in Chiapas, Mexico. We love this lattice plaid pattern in nutmeg brown for the soft texture it brings to the table. 100% Cotton
Small: 72" x 63"
Large: 120" x 63"
Handmade in Chiapas, Mexico.
Sharland England, Splatter Platter
Nicky Kehoe
Splatter Platter
Handcrafted splatter platter in terracotta and cream.
Sharland England was founded by former fashion and lifestyle journalist, Louise Roe.
Measures: 12" L x 16.8" W
Handmade in Italy
Totem Home, Terre Marbled Plate
Nicky Kehoe
marbled plates
Marbleized lightweight ceramic plates handmade in Portugal by Totem Home. Can be used to set the table or as an object adorning anywhere in home. Each one is its own unique beauty.
Due to the handmade nature of each item, color, size and form may vary slightly.
Measures approximately: 9.5” D (23cm)
Teak Five Piece Flatware
NICKY KEHOE
Flatware
I use these all the time! they are my favorite!
​​​​​​​Five piece flatware from flatware extraordinaires Sabre Paris. Established in France in 1993 by Francis Gelb, Sabre. All pieces made in France using natural teak and 18/10 stainless steel.
Made in France.
La Soufflerie Lyonnais Sipping Glass
Nicky Kehoe
Sipping Glasses
An everyday small drinking glass inspired by the Festival of Lights in Lyon, France. Handblown in their small family-owned studio in Paris, La Soufflerie creates original designs using traditional craft techniques. All glasses are handmade of recycled glass and slight variations is size, color and form are expected and celebrated.
La Soufflerie is a non-profit glass blowing organization created by wife and husband team, Valentina and Sébastien Nobile, dedicated to teaching and continuing the fine art of glassblowing and mold making.
Hickory Candles
Stick Candles
Hickory Candles
I have these in my homes all the time! i use them in chocolate, ivory and coral color. I have shown them before. Their height and scale makes a table!
Shown in Dark Chocolate
18 Inches Tall
17 Hour Burn Time
This candle is cast from a section of developing stalk with some full branches, but mostly new branch nodes.
The bark is smooth, with primary and mature detail.
Jute Placemat set of four
Tory Burch
Jute Placemat
The hand-woven jute placemat adds a natural element to any table. Braids and coils create a scalloped border and unique patterns of texture. Set of four.
Wooden Sliced Placecard Holders and Kraft Name Tags
Amazon
Wooden Placecard Holders
I use these for every dinner I ever have....casual, dressy, it doesn't matter!
20Pcs Wood Place Card Holders and 24Pcs Kraft Table Place Cards.
MOCHAWARE DINNER PLATE, SET OF 2
Tory Burch
Mochaware Dinner Plates
Inspired by 19th-century English mochaware: beautiful ceramics with a humble past, once common in old country taverns. Their abstract patterns were created by dripping pigment onto wet clay. The Tory Mochaware Dinner Plate is hand-painted in Arkansas by SJ Pottery. Set of two.
MORE FORMAL THANKSGIVING DINNER
Once Milano Tablecloth, Natural
Nicky Kehoe
Linen Tablecloth
Medium: 69" x 102"
Large: 75" x 130"
I love a linen cloth that isn't ironed!
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Add sophistication to any dining setting with 100% handmade Italian linen tablecloth from Once Milano.
Francis Palmer Oval Platter
March SF
Francis Palmer Platter
Handmade in the United States.
A shiny white porcelain platter featuring the artist’s signature flower relief design.
Artist and gardener Frances Palmer has been making ceramics since 1987 as an extension of her printmaking practice. Her coveted vessels are handmade in her studio, a Colonial Revival house in Weston, Connecticut.
The relief exterior shows the natural cracking of the clay during the drying process where the flowers meet. These natural, intentional cracks are only on the surface design and do not affect the integrity of the piece.
Size and color may vary slightly as each piece is hand-thrown and hand-glazed.
Smoke with White Rim Glassware
March SF
Murano Glassware
OBSESSED!!!!
​​​​​​​Made in Italy.
Petite yet durable hand-blown glassware in a smoked olive tint with white trim.
Sold Separately
Rush Matters
Bread Basket
March SF
Bread Basket
Made in England.
A cylindrical woven rush basket for serving.
Carrying on the centuries-old tradition of rush matting, artist Felicity Irons hand-harvests English bulrush from the freshwater rivers of Bedfordshire. The rush is wind-dried and gently sun-bleached to bring out the warm honey tone of the natural material.
Colors of rush work may vary slightly dependent on the material of each season. Rush typically starts out more green before fading to a golden tone over time.
Natural Pulled Napkin
March SF
Napkin Set
Handmade in Ethiopia.
Creative Women, a women-owned company based in Vermont, has worked in partnership with textile studios throughout Africa, South American, and India. More than just designing and selling textiles, they promote equitable trade practices and support women's economic independence. To create the unique "pulled" border, artisans hand tie warp threads on the loom.
Carmel Ceramic Platter with Ridges by Gaby Dalkin
Crate & Barrel
Ceramic Platter
This is so chic! It reminds me of salad dishes I have from years ago. The matte finish is so chic!
Carmel's casual shapes and unique speckles refresh classic dinnerware with artisanal charm. Bordered with perfectly imperfect ridges, each terracotta platter is finished by hand with a cream-colored reactive glaze that creates unique constellations of tiny flecks.
Stile Stainless Steel Flatware Set
March SF
Stainless Flateware
Made in Italy.
A set of everyday flatware designed with elongated form and a polished finish. Made of 18/10 stainless steel.
Symphony 6-Oz. Fluted Coupe Glass
Crate & Barrel
Symphony Champagne Coupe
I love a coupe! thin and refine with exquisite fluting. Hand-blown.
Symphony 6-Oz. Fluted Coupe
Set of Six, Olive Branch Place-card Holders
Creel & Gow 1st Dibs
Place Card Holders
Yes, your read it correctly! These are place card holders! Leave it to Creel & Gow to source these chic olive branches!
​​​​​​​These unique Olive Branch Place-card Holders are handmade in Provence, France.
Measures: 2" X 3" X 4"
Sobre Very Large Salad Bowl
Astier de Villatte
John Derian
Large Serving Bowl
Astier de Villatte’s ceramic pieces are handmade in Paris of black terracotta clay with their signature white glaze. Inspired by 18th and 19th century designs, each piece is entirely unique.
I love this shape and always find a use for it at all dinner parties.
Patrician Champagne Coupe
BY J. & L. Lobmeyr
RW Guild
The Perfect Champagne Coupe
This is my absolute favorite glass! Yes please.....holiday gift?
​​​​​​​There is nothing better than the Austrian glassware maker J. & L. Lobmeyr which was founded in Vienna in 1823 by Joseph Lobmeyr. The elegantly balanced Patrician glass series was designed by architect and designer Josef Hoffmann for Lobmeyr in 1917. The Patrician glass series has become a timeless classic. Very fine glass is mouth blown in wooden molds to create the perfectly flowing contours of the original Josef Hoffmann shape.
Setsuko Large Oval Footed Platter with Leaves
Astier de Villatte
John Derian
A Setsuko Klossowska de Rola collaboration with Astier de Villatte, recreating nature-inspired designs in their signature black clay with a milk glaze.
​​​​​​​Astier de Villatte was founded in 1996 by Ivan Pericoli and Benoit Astier de Villatte. Each of their ceramics are handmade in Paris of black terra cotta clay with their signature white glaze. Inspired by 18th and 19th century designs, each piece is entirely unique.
BIEDERMEIER STERLING SILVER TRAVEL CANDLESTICKS
Neue Gallery
