Design Happens readers, we’re hooking you up with the luxurious pillows of Italy’s textile design house Dedar. Dedar’s sophisticated fabrics, wallpapers and trimmings adorn the Robuchon in Las Vegas and the Skygardens in Dubai. And their collection has been sold exclusively to the trade…until now.
While Dedar’s first retail product line of limited edition cushions is available only at Bergdorf Goodman‘s 5th Avenue store, this week two Design Happens readers have a chance to nab one of these Milan-inspired pillows.
Just answer this week’s question before 12/11c Monday, November 1 to enter.
This week’s question: What city would you model your own pillow line after?
(And to my co-workers who have set up a waiting list with the hope that these prizes will go unclaimed…your efforts are in vein!)
Cities do not inspire me; I'd rather use the deep forest for inspiration. But if I must choose a city, it would be Chicago, specifically the Lurie Gardens in Millennium Park.
I wouldn't have to travel to a different country than Dedar for inspiration, I love the colors of Tuscany!
Toronto!
New Orleans. Jazzy, Fun, Alive, but in an almost effortless way.
ISTANBUL!
With the gorgeous sunset behind the city's unique skyline (minarets and domes galore!). Not to mention the breathtaking tilework inside all of the mosques.
One of the most beautiful and rare cities I've ever been to.
I haven’t been to a city that I would want to model my pillows after but I would assume it would be a City in the mountains or upper west half of United States. City that is nature inspired, feel like you are living in nature but is a City!
I would model my own pillow line after Dublin. That city is so steeped in history and culture. I imagine a line filled with lots of different green tones… true to Ireland's natural beauty. Then I'd add metallic elements to bring out the more modern, industrial business mecca side of Dublin. What a great question!
I would model the pillow after the city of Lowell, MA. It's a national historic urban park and the city has lots of nice brickwork from the old textile mills.
Taos, New Mexico.
Kobe! It's a beautiful city with the interesting clash of modernity and history you expect from Japan.
Barcelona, Spain. I'd have Picasso, Dali and Gaudi as my design inspiration.
Santorini, Greece
Chicago
Barcelona!
I would use my doggies as inspiration for a pillow line. I actually have a pillow with a picture of my black and yellow lab on it!!
i would pick where I live – Naples
Istanbul is one of my favorite cities. The endless tile in the Blue Mosque and Agia Sofia were just two unbelievable sites to see. And then there are the inspirational carpet patterns, miniature paintings and fabric designs. Just looking around the city, the possibilities really are endless!
Buenos Aires – You get the combination of Parisian architecture, the rugged pampas, and Latin culture.
I would say- Paris!
I would day – Venice
soller, mallorca. the light there is amazing.
Morris, NY small town comfortable with a nod to the past and surrounded by family. I see large comfortable pillows and billowy fabrics with a sturdiness in structure.
Ft. Lauderdale for the palms, sand and water.
I would have to say Atlanta – have to represent my state
I would have to say Nashville, TN.
New York City at Sunset. With the sun reflecting off the windows and steel of the tall building plus the hues the sky as it fades into dusk would be an amazing color scheme! I can picture it now bright blues, orange hues with touches of different hues of pinks and purple, the orange of the sun and silver reflections of the buildings. O how I miss it so!!
The city that contains the 'crossroads' of America, NEW YORK CITY!
vancouver!
new york city!
Prague – so much interesting architecture for inspiration, especially in the Old City and the St. Charles Bridge.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. I also thought of Cairo, Egypt but realized it was the same color scheme that captured my attention. The turquoise and lapis mixed with rich earth tones such as browns, oranges and shades of sage. These colors are calming and exciting at the same time. They are also perfect for the time of year.
I love to come home and feel instant relaxation. I would draw my inspirations from a mix of places and feelings, such as Montpellier, France; and places in the Caribbean such as St. Martin, etc…
I would model a line of pillows on Barcelona, Spain. What a terrific city!!!! The Catalonian people have such style. Where else can you go and see women in high heels and dresses zooming around on scooters? I can't think of a more free-thinking, stylish, art-inspired city. Imagine the kind of beautiful pillows Gaudi would inspire!!!
Castelrotto is the place-name I choose for Dedar. All others, like "Paris" or "Venice," are far too pedestrian and banal, conjuring images of crowds and mass tourism. The picturesque, Italian (once Austrian) Alpine village of Castelrotto conveys ENCHANTING SERENITY.
If I was going to design a pillow after a city it would probably be Charleston, SC. I visited there a couple of years ago and as I took a tour on a horse drawn carriage I could actually picture historic events that the tour guide was telling us about. It’s a beautiful city that has a lot of southern charm. When I visited Battery Park I could picture the soldiers there firing the canons during the civil war.
New York, of course!!!
Any idea what's happening on TV? My favorite Sat. AM programs are Don't Sweat it, Hammerheads, Over Your Head and Carter Can. Yesterday they were there with some very different content, and today the names were there with different programs altogether. Is this a permanent change, or just someone's glitch?
Lenox, Massachusetts. Fall in the Berkshires is enough inspiration for anything–the smooth rolling mountains in a palette of autumn colors makes me want to snuggle up in them!
i would say India because i love colors
Seattle – there is a wide ranging color palate, it's texturally complex, and we enjoy a diverse population mix. Perfect, right?