New York City interior designer Kati Curtis has launched her signature furniture collection for The New Traditionalists. The collaborative program dubbed "The Syndicate" expands TNT's custom program beyond just one-of-a-kind pieces, showcasing designs that complement the standard TNT aesthetic.  Kati brought her signature global style to the collection siting influences from India, Indonesia and China. Take a look below! The collection is now on view at the New York Design Center in The New Traditionalists showroom on the 7th floor. The pieces feature the high quality craftsmanship synonymous with TNT along with hardwood construction, valued old world manufacturing techniques, and innovative, hand applied artisan finishes. This collection was so special to create, and it's so surreal to finally see it in person. We hope you will join us in celebrating fine craftsmanship and beautiful design. If you're interested in working with our team on designing your dream home, you can contact us to set up your consultation and get the process started. Thank you so much for following along, and we look forward to sharing more exciting news with you in the near future. Further reading can be found here

It's a designer's dream to be able to do anything we want...Often we're constrained by our clients' tastes and preferences, but sometimes... we have a chance to throw caution to the wind and make a grand personal statement! This is exactly what happened when I was chosen to design a table for the New York Design Center's Dining By Design exhibit March 20th - 24th in NYC.  Since I basically live at the NYDC, I didn't have to think very hard about what I wanted to use in my design. And with an upcoming visit to London, I could scope out the Timorous Beasties showroom in person.  It's a great honor to have been selected to design a table for DIFFA in conjunction with the New York Design Center.  The Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids, Dining By Design annual event is held in conjunction with the Architectural Digest Home Design Show and is a unique event that showcases design luminaries in a feast for the senses. All proceeds from this four day event, which includes a Cocktails By Design preview party on March 20th, a Gala Dinner on March 24th and public viewing from March 21st through March 23rd, benefit DIFFA and their quest to fight HIV/AIDS. Since this is such a unique event it called for finding some extremely unique finishes and pieces to include in my 'Boy|Girl' design theme. Timorous Beasties fulfilled that beyond my expectations and I'm thrilled to give you a...

Last week, NYC's top interior designers attended the annual What's New What's Next at the New York Design Center. We'll be posting more info on what we saw and what we're going to be using on upcoming interior design projects, but- I was most interested too learn that, hold on to your hat, chintz is back! No, it's not a typo, I wrote CHINTZ. Yes, like the '80's when I used to hang out at the Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michael's Maryland. Now I loved Laura Ashley as much as I loved Stiff Stuff hairspray and acid washed jeans, but I would never want to go through that phase again! So...Chintz? That's what Wall Street Journal contributor and decorator Sarah Ruffin Costello says is what's HOT now. However - not a ton of chintz ala Mario Buatta, but a "dollop" of chintz just to smarten things up. She also mentioned that David Hicks, Moroccan, and Ikat are all DEAD... So my first reaction was to walk out of the room, but she had some good points- Now that everyone can shop at DWR for modern designer furnishings, and get a mid-century looking credenza at West Elm for peanuts what on earth is making design "special" any more? If people can go on hivemodern.com and purchase all of the classics fitting out their penthouses in Corbusier why hire us?? Well, because we have something that the average internet shopper/design...