He was signing his new book and was part of a panel at Dakota Jackson showroom. 
Although I was a little disappointed that Thad wasn't chattier during the debate on 21st century style, I'm not at all disappointed with his designs. 
I love the soft neutrals in this Fifth Avenue Apartment. 
that pop of color above the couch is just perfect! 
stunning light fixture!
a beautiful Wainscott home
And in addition to sharing his daily outfit choices, you can download a set of paper dolls of some of his most iconic outfits! Ba-nanas! 
He's speaking at the D&D Building as part of their Fall Market Event. 
It's Emmett McCarthy from Project Runway season 2!
I happened upon his boutique in Nolita and fell in love with a necklace! It wasn't until I got home and looked at the website that I realized the owner was a designer from the show! I love seeing what the designers are up to now... hmm maybe that's a potential blog series.. Where are the project runway designers now???
In the words of the New York Times "Vladimir Kagan is one of the most important furniture designers of the 20th century. Furniture designed by him in the forties, fifties and sixties has become iconic to Modernity and an obligatory reference to every designer. He is the creative grandfather of a whole new generation of designers." 
Vladimir was one of first to use organic shapes in furniture design. 
Vladimir's first interest was in painting and sculpture, but after studying architecture at Columbia, Vladimir joined his father, a master cabinet maker, and learned the ins-and-outs of furniture making.
He opened his first store in NYC in 1948 and has participated in many prestigious projects over the years. He most recently opened Vladimir Kagan Couture in the New York Design Center, where all of the furniture is custom made in New Jersey.
It's this style of seating, the Omnibus, that Tom Ford selected for all of the Gucci stores.
My personal faves are this coffee table/seat called the Pouf. I love it's unconventional shape and material for a coffee table and the chrome base which is so iconic of Vladimir's designs. Also, I'm kind of obsessed with the salvaged wood beams in the background. I saw them in the show room and I think they are a great sculptural accessory!
My other love is this chair: la ronde. It's even better in person when the pillows are messed up just a bit and not quite so exact. 
The company specializes in "simple, elegant, unadorned pieces that will compliment, not compete with almost any style." While the firm doesn't offer those over the top, WOW pieces, so many of their styles have that easy, clean style that I love!
This year, keeping up with trends, the company has worked with Benjamin Moore to expand their line of painted finishes. They also are expanding their lucite styles and are now creating colored lucite to launch next spring.
But I didn't just love the furniture, I was also so impressed with the quality and efforts of the company to design green product. Producing domestically while using farm grown mahogany, the company maintains competitive price points and quality details.
It was just as amazing as I hoped it would be!
I lucked out with gorgeous weather!
There was fabulous people watching! I mean the clothing and style is just amazing!
The natural plantings and the way the original rail ties are blended into the landscaping is really quite striking. 
Many compliments to James Corner Field Operations and Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the landscape architeture firm and architecture firm responsible for the breathtaking design. 
Many great sites to take in - I found that some of the dilapidated buildings were so visually intriguing. 
Isn't it interesting to see the old building and tracks juxtaposed against the new path?
Other fun sites include this seating area which looks out onto the avenue below.
I loved these chaise lounges! In addition to beautiful green space, this park includes several lovely seating areas, perfect for taking a snack from the Chelsea Market. 
The High Line was originally built in the 1930's to remove train traffic from Death Avenue, as 10th Ave was known due to the high level of accidents between the street level trains and road traffic in the busy industrial area that was the meat packing district. 
Fortunately for us, in 1999, Friends of the High Line is formed, advocating preservation and reuse as a public space. 
Now, the High Line is open from Gansevoort to 20th Street, with plans to open 20th to 30th street in 2010!
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