Maitland-Smith

Art Deco A La The Great Gatsby

With the recent release of the movie, The Great Gatsby, our thoughts take us to the 1920's -- to that period of joy and decadence characterizing the ten years leading up to the Great Depression. Jazz and dancing were the rage.  The hair cut for women was the bob, their dresses were short, showing their knees, and times had definitely changed.

Architectural shapes changed during that period as well. 

The Empire State and Chrysler buildings in New York City are examples of Art Deco architecture, having been built in the late 1920's.  Art Deco is the visual arts design style of the period and consisted of rich colors,  bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation.    Triangles and straight lines on the top of the Chrysler building make it unique.   

Maitland-Smith  introduced some Art Deco-inspired pieces during the recent April Furniture Market. 

Geometrics are seen in the black waxstone and snow white stone box with brass accents from our new, Celerie Kemble for Maitland-Smith collection. 

Use of mirrors was typical of the period.  An example  is the mirrored bar with black glass top below. 

The table torchere from our lighting collection also reminds us of the Art Deco style.  Made of brass, the finish is a golden bronze patina with a stone base and white stone shade. 

 If you can't resist that young, Leonardo DiCaprio, then The Great Gatsby movie is for you. Perhaps it will have you thinking of the 1920's style in home furnishings as well.  

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Celerie Kemble for Maitland-Smith

Our exciting new collection, Celerie Kemble for Maitland-Smith, was recently unveiled at the April Furniture market to rave reviews.  

Consisting of lighting, accessories and accent pieces, Celerie's design aesthetic is fresh, innovative, and brimming with personality.  She loves bamboo motifs, and bamboo was seen in her brass and glass bar cart, her place cards, and her wall shelves, just to name a few.  Even the lettering of the company logo is bamboo.  Using stone, an assortment of different shells and leather, her collection is defined with texture, color, and a variety of materials.  Seen here is a small accent table that can easily be moved chairside to hold a drink.  Made of cast brass and glass, the bird's wings are iridescent paua shells. 

Celerie Kemble, interior designer and author, comes from a background of design, growing up the daughter of Mimi Maddock McMakin who founded Kemble Interiors, Palm Beach, in 1982.  Talent is in the genes, so it is natural that Celerie would follow in her mother's footsteps and become a designer herself.  Today she is a partner with her mother in the New York office of Kemble Interiors.

Also partnering with our sister company, Henredon, Celerie designed upholstery and furniture that, with the Maitland-Smith accessories and lighting, create a cohesive, complementary blend.      

Interesting to note that four of the nine High Point Market Authority Style Spotters "spotted" Celerie's pieces as home fashions trends.  These style spotters posted their trend images to a Pinterest board, where they gained points by "likes" and repins of their images.  The winning Style Spotter, Michelle Jennings Wiebe, President of Interior design firm, Studio M, selected two Celerie Kemble pieces as trends: The Henredon Yves dining table and the Maitland-Smith gold gilded polished brass chandelier.  Said she, "I loved, loved, loved Celerie Kemble's new collections!  Impressive."  Congratulations to our new friend, Michelle, for her win!

Other style spotters "spotting" Celerie's pieces included  Stacy Bewkes, Quintessence, Raina Kattleson, A Stylists Life, and Marisa Marcantonio, Stylebeat.  To see the home fashion trends that are hot right now, check out all the Style Spotter's Pinterest Boards.  Some of our other sister companies were also spotted there. 

Celerie's new collections for Maitland-Smith and Henredon will be available through designers and fine furniture retailers in the fall, so be on the lookout. 

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