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Windsor Smith Podium at the D&D Building in NYC

Windsor Smith is known for a relaxed style that is strongly influenced by her travels. Her latest collection for Kravet expands on her existing offering of beautiful home interior fabrics, uniting modern and graphic patterns with fresh plains.

For the Kravet podium display Windsor created in New York City, she was inspired by the past. “I really wanted to recreate a country club atmosphere in the 50s,” she said. The podium reflects that retro, colorful vibe with Astroturf, framed vintage prints, and a custom bar for serving cocktails. Throughout the space, Windsor’s bright fabrics add pops of color and pattern.

Stripes, geometrics and ethnic-inspired textures make this collection ideal for upholstery and drapery uses throughout the home. The collection is now available online and in showrooms across the country.

Pillows left to right: 1, 2, 3

Limoges arm chair, fabric, pillow and trim, Cabana outer fabric and inner fabric

Radcliffe ottoman, fabric and tape trim, Vintage chair fabric

Holden sectional, fabric and contrast welt, Alfred side tables

Rennes swivel bar stools, fabric, Linked etageres

Floor pillow and trim, floor pillow and trim

 

Kravet Soleil – Echo Design and Windsor Smith Home

Hammock fabric: Echo Design Merton Stripe in Prism - 31716-410; Echo Design pillows left to right: Torbali in Papaya - 31700-12, Torbali in Maritime - 31700-5, Torbali in Lime - 31700-3, Torbali in Surf - 31700-13, Torbali in Tobacco - 31700-6, Torbali in Punch - 31700-17

Two new collections for Kravet Soleil, Echo Design and Windsor Smith, are the perfect antidote to winter’s cold temperatures. Bright colors and patterns appear on fabrics that have been specially treated for durability and UV protection.

Windsor Smith is known for a relaxed style that is strongly influenced by her travels. This collection is designed for and inspired by outdoor living, and unites modern and graphic patterns with fresh plains. The vibrant and fresh color palette of brilliant greens, orchid pinks, ocean blues, sunny yellows and strong neutrals, evokes a beach paradise where surf, sun and sand meet.

The essential elements of an Echo Design collection: color, print, pattern and texture, combine beautifully for the latest collection of outdoor fabrics for Kravet. The vivid color palette of sky blues, lime greens, rich oranges and sophisticated neutrals conjure up the feelings of a modern market place, where bold stripes, intricate textures and beautiful patterns coexist in harmony. These high performance fabrics are designed for sun exposure and maximum durability, making them ideal for both indoor and outdoor settings.

Windsor Smith Home fabric on Umbrellas: Mandella in Citrine - Mandella-40; Chairs and ottomans fabric: Mandella in Oasis - Mandella-106; Front pillows: Windsor Smith Home Kapaa in Akuatik - 31764-135, Back left pillow: Windsor Smith Home Kanekopa in Gardenia - 31725-130; Back right pillow: Windsor Smith Home Moloko in Paradiso - 31727-135

Echo Design fabrics top to bottom: Ogee Knot in Ocean - 31708-13, Nestled in White - 31734-101, A Pois in Maritime - 31702-5, Torbali in Tobacco - 31700-6, Esparto Stripe in Peacock - 31701-5, Ogee Knot in Maritime - 31708-5

Windsor Smith Home fabrics left to right: Kanekopa in Akuatic - 31725-13, Kura Kura in Orkid - Kura Kura-17, Halua in Hibiscus - 31718-317, Kura Kura in Haze - Kura Kura-6, Mandella in Orkid - Mandella-17, Halua in Parakeet - 31718-540, Kura Kura in Veridian - Kura Kura-3, Mandella in Haze - Mandella-6, Kura Kura in Akuatik - Kura Kura-13

Echo Design fabrics left to right: A Pois in Cashew - 31702-6, Magnifikat in Gold Dust -31696-416, Melanger in Smoke - 31695-106, Solola in Cocoa - 31697-616, Ogee Knot in Almond - 31708-6, Philo inCocoa - 31698-616

Windsor Smith Home pillows going clockwise: Kanekopa in Gardenia -31725-130, Kura Kura in Akuatik - Kura Kura-13, Moloko in Paradiso - 31727-135, Kapaa in Akuatik - 31764-135; Ottoman fabric: Kanekopa in Akuatic - 31725-13

Windsor Smith and Luxe Magazine at What’s New What’s Next

 
Windsor Smith

Next week, on September 20, the New York Design Center is hosting What’s New What’s Next, a celebration of the current trends and ideas that are shaping the future of our industry. 

As part of this exciting program, Luxe Interiors + Design magazine is hosting a special chat with famed interior designer Windsor Smith. Smith, who recently generated industry buzz for her House of Windsor project in LA, is also launching a new collection of colorful outdoor fabrics with Kravet.

Join us next Wednesday at 4pm in Suite 401, the Kravet showroom at the NYDC, to meet Windsor Smith and Pamela Jaccarino, Editor-in-Chief of Luxe Interiors + Design, and to preview Smith’s new collection with Kravet.

Windsor Smith and Veranda Present the House of Windsor

By Beth Greene

 
From left: Windsor Smith, Beth Greene, Roger Stoker, Katie Brockman

This lucky NY gal left behind some balmy weather and the Hamptons for the toniest of design events, the opening celebration of the "House of Windsor." If you aren’t familiar, this is not the one in the rainy countryside of the United Kingdom but rather it’s located in the swank suburb of Brentwood in Los Angeles, a neighborhood populated with equestrian estates and carriage houses.

Photo courtesy of Veranda. 

The House of Windsor is aptly named after the design entrepreneur and project manager, Windsor Smith. Finding an available piece of property across the street from her personal residence made this two-plus year project that much easier to undertake.

 
Photo courtesy of Veranda.

Once the plans were drawn, the House of Windsor gained momentum thanks to Windsor’s close group of designer friends. A list designers like Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Kathryn Ireland, Tara Shaw, Candace Barnes and many others offered their talents to the project.

No wonder VERANDA magazine signed on the dotted line to promote and feature this 8,300-square-foot mansion, beautifully designed with Directoire accents, in its upcoming October issue.

 
Photo courtesy of Veranda. 

The eco-friendly side of Windsor came out with re-purposed floors throughout the house, inlaid with intricate herringbone patterns. How clever of Windsor to base the color palette of the home on Benjamin Moore’s Revere Pewter, a pale grey/taupe, which she used as the exterior color with white trim and again in the front entrance way. As a licensing partner of Windsor Smith, Kravet fabrics and trimmings were prominently featured throughout the home.

Kathryn Ireland, Beth Greene, Jeff Lewis

The opening party was a West Coast star studded event! Red carpet, flashbulbs, TV cameras galore were present as the doors to this brick Federal Style estate were opened to the public for the very first time. In attendance were TV personalities like Jeff Lewis and his sidekick Jenny, Niecy Nash, Cheryl Tiegs as well as NY designer Philip Gorrivan and many many others including Veranda's editor in chief Dara Caponigro. Of course, Windsor's besties, fresh off the set of Million Dollar Decorators, were there in full swing to help her celebrate.

Enjoy the photos and look for the October issue of Veranda for more pictures and inspiration.

Backyard and outdoor dining area.

 
Photo courtesy of Veranda.

Dara Caponigro, Editor-in-Chief of Veranda

 
Photo courtesy of Veranda.

Carolyn Englefield, Philip Gorrivan, Beth Greene

 
Photo courtesy of Veranda.

The House of Windsor is open through July 17 to the public through a daily schedule of house tours and special events. Tickets can be purchased in advance here, and more information, including a list of special events, is available here.

Thinking Pink

Room by Miles Redd, displaying a bold mix of pink and red.  

At Kravet, we are inspired every day by color. We’re also inspired, like all of you, by all of the amazing women in our lives. This month is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so we’re thinking pink.

When we began researching the many ways to incorporate the color pink into a home interior, we were amazed by how many thoughtful and sophisticated ways talented designers are using pink, and by all of the colors that perfectly coordinate. Check out a few of our favorite rooms using pink in both bold and subtle ways.

 Subdued pink with cream and taupe, vignette by Barbara Barry.

 

 
Blending masculine brown with metallic elements and pink and purple, room by Jamie Drake.

 

 
Cheerful mix of pink and green by Jamie Drake.

 

Windsor Smith blends bright pink with gold and white.

 

 
Tabletop in pink and orange by Thom Filicia

 

 
Dusty pink and taupe with hints of turquoise, bathroom by Kelly Wearstler.