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Design Geology

I’m not sure if anything in the manmade world can compare with mother nature’s handiwork. Natural beauty is all around us, but we particularly love the earthly wonders found in natural stones and minerals.

Agates, geodes, fossiles, minerals, and petrified wood have been around for billions of years but are currently having their design moment. Designers are incorporating these natural elements into everything, from staircase railings to wallpaper and much much more.

On Madison presents a collage of the latest design ideas incorporating the wonders of the geologic world. Go ahead and get your Grand Canyon on!

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Totokaelo Anntian patterned shirt / Fornasetti “Malachite” wallpaper for Cole & Son / Marble sinks via Peter Som / Petrified wood side table from 1st Dibs / Donghia Braceo textile / Custom made to order Brazilian agate table lamps in the style of Willy Daro from On Madison / Agate sliced wall art from Anthropologie / Phillip Nimmo Goccia Supremo coffee table / Willy Daro bronze peacock lamp with agate

See plenty more inspired by all things stoned on our Pinterest board “Romancing the Stone”.

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Design Spotlight: François Catroux

Francious Catroux by Rizzoli

Christmas came early yesterday at my house! I treated myself to some major design porn and ordered François Catroux, an exquisite pictorial of this French designer’s most memorable work published by Rizzoli.

Betty and Francois

For those of you who are not familiar with Monsieur Catroux, he was born in Algeria to French parents and attended school with none other than Yves St. Laurent. He migrated to New York in 1960 and was introduced to the great Billy Baldwin and, voila, the inspiration for his future career was born! Catroux never attended design school, rather learning his craft by observing great design while a location scout for Elle magazine in New York during the early 1960’s. Catroux became fascinated with American design in this period, especially the fusion of classic French design with modernism. Photo of Betty and François in 1972, via WSJ.

He returned to Paris and landed the commission of fashion designer Mila Schoen’s Milan showroom. The modern, somewhat futuristic design caused a sensation and landed Monsieur Catroux on the cover of the prestigious French design magazine L’Oeil. He also married Betty Saint, a Chanel model at the time. Betty became one of Yves St. Laurent’s fashion muses and together, Francois and Betty joined St. Laurent’s inner circle of jet-setting friends.

On Madison gives you a peek at some of our favorite rooms in a book full of gorgeous rooms. Pur plaisir!

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Mountain Chic

I have to come clean. So many of our blogposts are inspired by real life design situations. If we happen to be looking for lighting for a project, then we’re inspired to do a post about cool lighting. The inspiration for this particular blogpost comes from the house my husband and I just purchased near Aspen, Colorado.

Growing up in Denver, it’s been my husband’s dream to have a place in Aspen, and after being two 30-year overnight successes, we finally achieved that dream. Of course, my mind is racing thinking about how to furnish and decorate our new getaway. No cutesy reindeer pillows, vintage snowshoes, or trophy trout for me! The goal is to create a modern, sophisticated, yet comfortable, home that defies all clichés about what a mountain home should be.

On Madison has put together a pictorial of images that exemplify what our idea of mountain chic is all about. We’re dreaming about après ski already!

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All image credits can be found on the Madison Modern Blog Pinterest.

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