Category Archives: Cottages and Gardens

The Art Show

The annual event runs through Saturday, November 2. November 01, 2024 by Sharon King Hoge in Cottages & Gardens The Art Show has opened at the Park Avenue Armory. Organized annually by the Art Dealers Association of America, it is presenting 75 top galleries showcasing … Continue reading

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Tabletop Show

10 designs to complement your next dinner party. October 09, 2024 by Sharon King Hoge The question at the Tabletop Show is not “What’s for dinner?” but “What’s the table setting for dinner?” We browsed the showrooms at this season’s Tabletop … Continue reading

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Dress for Success Palm Beach

Inside this year’s luncheon with Style Icon awardees Tommy and Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger. March 18, 2024 by Sharon King Hoge, Cottages and Gardens Fashion, in a sense, is personal décor, and Dress for Success is a nonprofit organization which empowers women to achieve … Continue reading

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Adding Up to Art

Arthur Carter’s mathematically inspired sculptures. by Sharon King Hoge in Cottages & Gardens “Mathematical Beauty” sculptures centered on fitness of proportion, purity of line, harmony of parts are on view at Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum. Inspired by the great medieval mathematician Fibonacci … Continue reading

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Celebrating Best Brews

A panel of judges taste tested coffees from around the world. And the winner is…  Sharon King Hoge in Cottages & Gardens Magazine Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson was the emcee, Martha Stewart stopped by, there were models and coffee growers … Continue reading

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Ancient Civilizations Meet Contemporary Life

Eichholtz’s latest collection, inspired by the Met. in Cottages & Gardens Sharon King Hoge If you’ve ever wished you could just take home a treasure from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you now have the chance to do the next best … Continue reading

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The Samara Series on Display in Litchfield County

Artist Sabiha Al Khemir’s work is on display through November 12. October 27, 2023 By Sharon King Hoge in Cottages and Gardens Arrangements of humble Samara or “helicopter” seeds form amazing collages and patterns in a show on view at … Continue reading

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Autumn Affairs

Check out these art fairs this weekend in NYC. September 8, 2023 Sharon King Hoge Cottages and Gardens While it’s back to school for students, it’s back to booths for art enthusiasts—with a host of dealers and artists exhibiting in … Continue reading

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IFPDA Print Fair in NYC

The world’s largest art fair for prints and printmaking is on display until Sunday, October 29. October 27, 2023  Sharon King Hoge in Cottages & Gardens The IFPDA Print Fair, the largest art fair devoted to prints and printmaking, is taking place … Continue reading

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Annual Art Show is Open at the Armory

A sampling of works now on display. – By Sharon King Hoge Cottages and Gardens The ADAA Art Show, one of the oldest in the country, is running this weekend at the Park Avenue Armory.  In the 35th annual show organized by … Continue reading

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Table Settings Avant Garde

Supper with spectacular Susans. May 22, 2023  Sharon King Hoge The unexpected was expected when over-the-top designer Machine Dazzle was invited to concoct costumes for an Opera Lafayette performance of an 18th-century Baroque opera-ballet about three disguised gods scheming to woo the … Continue reading

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Inside TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair

TEFAF is open at the Park Avenue Armory through Tuesday, May 16. May 12, 2023 In Cottages & Gardens Sharon King Hoge The annual elegant “pop up museum,” TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair, is running through Tuesday at the landmark … Continue reading

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Art Basel Miami 2022

In preparation for Art Basel Miami, take a look back at last year’s creativity. October 26, 2022  Sharon King Hoge in Cottages and Gardens Magazine Photograph by Sharon King Hoge Whether you’re a collector, designer, shopper, or merely admirer, there’s … Continue reading

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R & Company

Designer Interview Q & As From anthropomorphic glass wall sconces to unique chairs and curvy wooden desks, R & Company’s new Tribeca showroom doubles as a gallery of groundbreaking designs and cutting-edge furnishings that answer: “What’s next in contemporary furniture … Continue reading

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Massimo Buster Minale

Designer Interview Q & A’s Buster + Punch converts the mundane—light switches, cabinet pulls, cuff links and bracelets—into edgy-yet-elegant home fashions and jewelry. Founded in 2013, the company has been embraced by celebrities and decorators who laud the company’s contemporary … Continue reading

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