Maisonette cofounder Sylvana Durrett calls on Carrier and Company to fashion a glamorous yet family-friendly nest in Brooklyn. Working with Voltz Clarke Gallery, Carrier and Company selects a bright red Natasha Law silhouette for Durrett’s bedroom.
Heather Chontos in Harper’s Bazaar UK, November 2018 issue The artist Heather Chontos’ collaboration with Bentley is a vivacious appreciation of a classic British marque that blends heritage with modernity and power with grace When Heather Chontos was 14 years old, she lost her sight without warning. ‘I woke up one morning with severe pain in my optic nerve, and the next thing I knew I was blind in both eyes,’ she recalls. ‘I had this grey, miserable time for …
[By Lilam Ramzi in Vogue, October 2018 issue] “I’m based in Ireland, as you can probably tell,” says artist and sculptural furniture-maker Sasha Sykes, her every word inflected with a lilting brogue. She’s phoning from her Dublin studio, where she crafts whimsical plant- and petal-strewn works that betray her origin just as clearly – the yellow gorse flowers, wild roses, and ferns are all foraged from the foothills of the Wicklow mountains by Sykes herself. Her pieces were initially inspired …
[By Athena Waligore via Interior Design] She was once blind, but when Heather Chontos recovered her sight, the then 15-year-old had gained a different perspective on life and art. Today, that vision is evident in her evocative abstract paintings in “Weightless,” at Voltz Clarke Contemporary gallery in New York until July 5. The 11 works in a variety of media are influenced by recent voyages. The blue tile she saw in Porto, Portugal, for instance, inspired the multicolor Certain Distance, an oil and acrylic on linen.
WORDS BY JULIE CHEN / PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART BY HEATHER CHONTOS via Kjaer Weis “Heather Chontos is constantly absorbing her surroundings in order to translate her interpretations on to canvas. Most recently, she has traveled extensively with her daughter, Zana. This new body of work tells the story of a mother who plays the part of artist, provider, and explorer.” VOLTZ CLARKE GALLERY While a single paragraph from artist Heather Chontos’ gallery bio neatly sums up the motives behind her work, …
[From Veronica Beard Blog, Photos by Erik Melvin] I want it all. Over the years, this phrase has become somewhat of a brand motto, but it’s about way more than wanting to shop. It’s about wanting it all out of life, which for us means following your passions and surrounding yourself with all of the things that inspire you. We’ve been longtime fans of Voltz Clarke Gallery artist Lisa Schulte’s striking work and were excited to tap her to create …
[By Sarah Harrelson for Cultured Mag Photography by Landon Nordeman] For more than a decade, New York-based photographer Landon Nordeman has entranced the worlds of fashion and art with his effortlessly composed photography and portraits. From fashion shoots for major brands to spontaneous moments captured at political rallies and campaigns, Nordeman’s lens becomes a glimpse into other universes. On March 29, the photographer takes us to Palm Beach for his exhibition of new works at The Colony Hotel. Cultured sat …
[By Create Magazine] Gemma Gene is an architect and visual artist from Barcelona, Spain, based in New York. She moved to the United States to earn a Master in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University. After working at Steven Holl Architects, she focused on developing her artistic studio work. Gemma works on sculpture, painting and drawing. Her two-dimensional work focuses on very large realistic paintings and drawings. Her work is a different take on reality. She takes daily objects like …