High Style at LA Westweek

Thanks to Beth Greene for her post "High Style at LA Westweek" on the Kravet blog inspired.talk.

April 1, 2010
High Style at LA Westweek

"Last week I traveled across the country to sunny LA for Westweek. It was a fantastic show put on by the Pacific Design Center, but best of all it was a great excuse to catch up with many of our Designer Licensees at Kravet and Lee Jofa on their home turf for a glimpse into their design worlds.

Upon my arrival, Barclay Butera whisked me to his showroom on La Brea, which is so impressively merchandised, right down to the reading glasses on the nightstand of the bedroom setting. Dressed to the nines in crisp dark denim and a fitted blazer, every day I spent with him he was as perfectly manicured as his store."

-BG

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Barclay Butera & The Design Process

Thanks to City Living Girl

for her post "Barclay Butera & The Design Process."

I am often asked by people who are thinking about decorating, how to begin. I always recommend looking at design magazines to become inspired and create a wish list. By adding your favorite images to a design folder it will be easier for you to stay on track.

Designer, Barclay Butera has simplified it even more. Recently, he designed four lifestyle collections of fabrics (many are 100% linen) and new zealand wool rugs for Kravet based on, Beach; Town & Country; Mountain; Desert & City. His book, Barclay Butera Living In Style attests to his winning formula while highlighting his beautiful work.

It was a real treat to meet Butera at DCOTA last week. And I was really pleased to learn that all of his custom furnishings are hand crafted, hand finished and hand upholstered in the United States. And all waste is returned to his providers for recycling.

His designs are so cohesive, inviting and well styled. I absolutely love his blue & white vignettes and can find ways to mix and match them all day long. Love the classic toile with an unexpected animal print....

When it comes to decorating in these economic times, he recommends, and I totally agree, investing in timeless furniture and pieces that you will have for a lifetime. Here you can see how accessorizing then can make all the difference and transform a space with designer lamp shades, throw pillows and coordinating porcelain objects.....

While he uses tropical elements like sisal, rattan and plants in his Beach vignette, his designs are more sophisticated than beachy or theme-like and can really work in most situations. He describes this linen sofa as the little black dress of the room from which he can then accessorize. Love that!

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Barclay Butera for Kravet - San Francisco Design Center

Photos from Barclay's appearance in the Kravet showroom in San Francisco.

Book-signing set-up: everything in place!

Deborah Ogden with Barclay Butera

Kari McIntosh watches as Barclay signs her book

Barclay Butera and Lauren Shelby smiling for the camera

Clients in line, waiting patiently: Liz Diaz, Linda Sullivan, Kari McIntosh, Justine MacFee, Deborah Ogden (perusing Barclay's fabrics)

Kravet showroom staff: Julia Cavallaro, Ed Paulsen (owner), Leo Segura

Kravet showroom staff: Savannah Amerson, Julia Cavallaro, Leo Segura

More photos to come, stay tuned!

Barclay's Kravet Collections - from Material Girls

Thanks to Material Girls and the Dallas blog for their post,

"Barclay's Kravet Collections."

I tend to frequent the Kravet showroom in Dallas at least once a week! I always seem to have such good luck there in finding the perfect fabric for a client.

While on a memo sample shopping spree the other day, I came across the most beautiful fabric- it consisted of a soft turquoise and brown leaf print embroidered upon a crisp white linen background.

{Herbarium- Mineral: 30352/1635}

And what do you know, it is a fabric by the distinguished interior designer, Barclay Butera! I could not get this fabric out of my head all week. It became the jumping off point for an entire room design for that client.

I must say that all of Barclay’s fabrics and rugs for Kravet are so completely stunning…and the fact that he has also selected a forty color palette of paint from Benjamin Moore that will complement all these textiles, makes them that much more appealing!

His paint colors are organized into four divisions-
Beach (i.e.: Ben Moore’s Blue Toile 748), City (i.e.: Indian River 985), Mountain (i.e.: Great Plains Gold 1077), and Town & Country (i.e.: Krisp Khaki 234).

To learn more about these fabric divisions and get further Barclay inspiration, be sure to read his book, Living in Style.

Here are a few additional photos of Barclay’s Kravet fabrics to get your creative juices flowing:

These to me are such calming fabrics. They aren’t loud or overdone in the least bit. Fourth from the left, is my fabric crush- Herbarium.








Now let’s just hope that my client selects the color scheme that had Barclay’s Herbarium fabric in it! (fingers crossed!)


And one more photo for the road…Barclay’s Tufts for Kravet Carpet. How great would this look with a bit of chocolate brown?

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Barclay Butera: Iconic Nester

Seen in Nesting Newbies On-Line Mag:

Iconic Nester: Barclay Butera

pp. 42-44

Thanks to Jodi Murphy! See complete issue here.

Barclay Butera in Arlington Heights

Thanks to Michelle Rohrer-Lauer of Michelle's Interiors Design Group

for her posts on Barclay's visit to the Kravet showroom in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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What Inspires Barclay Butera?

from Kravet [INSPIRED.talk]
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I have a passion for fine living, and I am inspired by wherever life takes me. Furnishings don’t make a home; life does. Lifestyle design is a way of carefully placing selected elements together so a room or a home feels warm, comfortable, and inviting.

When creating lifestyle design, my decisions depend on the personality of my clients—their dreams and their aspirations. I manifest the lifestyle by incorporating my elements of design with those of the client to create a unique environment down to the fine details of upholstery and accessories.

I love it when a house feels finished and lived in, with many layers of color and texture. Every choice I make as a designer translates design essentials, including wall furnishings, flooring, textiles, case goods, and furnishings, into elements of living, to evoke an emotional environment.

I never limit myself to one particular category or style. Design is always dependent upon location, tradition, and personal preferences. From antique clocks to clean modern hurricanes, I use collections to help give an interior the flavor of a particular period and style.

What is your favorite lifestyle design?

The Designer Insider on TUFTS; Barclay Butera for Kravet

Barclay Butera is a unique designer that is inspired by fashion and travel. He has partnered with Kravet to bring you his first collection of fabrics and rugs sold through their showroom. These designs shown are not fabric but beautiful rug designs from his new collection! The rugs are available in 12 standard sizes and are available in New Zealand worsted wool, all viscose, wool and viscose blend. You can order the rugs in the hand tufted style, Indo or Sino.

Garden Leaf
Gentleman's Houndstooth

Desert Damask

Mountain Plaid

Mountain Tiger

Urban StripeAsian Bamboo

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Barclay Butera for Kravet Collections

Products shown: Panel Fabric: 9662-51; Fabric on Pillows, L-R: 30398-5, trim T30317-55; Somerset-15 with fabric trimming 27796-5; Dressur-51; Bolster pillow: 30380-516; Carpet: TUFTS Design by Barclay Butera, Marine Stripe/C