Home Fashion Forecast - Fall 2007 - (Page 18)

decorating techniques: seamless backdrop Barbara Barry’s goal is not simply to sell furniture. Her ultimate aim is to create a backdrop for the well-lived life. Whether Barbara Barry is designing home furnishings products or interiors, she never thinks in terms of a collection. What goes through her mind, as she’s creating, is a word that could sum up her entire philosophy: harmony. “My goal is to raise people's awareness of beauty and harmonious living and the benefit both can bring to their lives,” Barry explained. Having a merchandise collection that flows from her personal vision of beauty and comfort makes it that much easier. “When I am able to design the furniture, the fabric and, say, the lighting, I propose a vision that is uninterrupted.” Moreover, thanks to the availability of products that span a variety of categories— furniture, rugs, lighting, top-of-bed, textiles, china, stemware, flatware and even scented candles—Barry is able to bring “the thoughtful and considered work” she’s done for private clients for the last 15 years to a larger audience. Barry said she often hears the same question from retail salespeople, who ask if it’s okay to sell a whole room of Barbara Barry merchandise. “ ‘Yes, of course,’ I answer. I’ve truly designed [the collection] that way … with pieces that each have their own personality, but which live in a kind of harmony that I hope has a layer of complexity to it. “When people walk into my spaces, I want them to have that ‘out breath,’ that ‘Ahhhh.’ It is a release of tension, of just letting go because the space is somehow supporting you.” Barbara Barry’s extensive home furnishings collection includes furniture from Barbara Barry Realized by Henredon; lighting for Boyd Lighting; china, stemware and flatware for Wedgwood; residential fabric for Kravet Fabrics; rugs for Tufenkian Carpets; and top-ofbed for DWI Holdings. Teardrop crystal stemware, Lady’s desk, Curtain Call dinnerware and Pearls bedding are shown. 18 HOME fashion forecast

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