So excited about beaing featured in House Beautiful this month! Pat Healing, of HB Home fame, has a beautiful color-forward project in this month’s House Beautiful beginning on page 128. Healing Barsanti, (the H & B) in HB Home  now has 5 stunning artfully curated retail design studio locations, and also takes on numerous private residential projects each year. The cover of House Beautiful this month is pulled from her soft lavender dining room!

I was flipping through and spotted a fun black and white pillow in the cool turqouise bedroom, and what do you know, it was our very own studio bon pattern Bang in Black. So fun! Love Pat’s bold sense of color, and her blending of vintage silhouettes with modern lines. HB Home, and their many talented designers, have  been loyal customers since our inception, and for that we are extremely grateful. Congrats to Pat and HB Home on a great cover and rainbow-bright  beautiful project!

Woo hoo! So excited about being featured in the brand-new, (early released this week) Design Sponge book, by Grace Bonney of famed blog designsponge. (BTW if you have even the slightest interest in design you must check this design mecca out.)Grace is one of my most admired and appreciated business women/design guru/ generous promoter of my business from-the-beginning heros! See our press history and the seed that started it all. Yep, Grace. She is truly interested in seeing other women, and folks in the design world, succeed, and does everything in her power to accompany them to the finish line.

When my collection was but a bud she saw something and decided to mention Studio Bon on www.designspongeonline.com… and that was the beginning. Long before distribution, customers, or any real brand. For a peek at the first press ever for the line click here.

So more than anything I am floored by and infinitely grateful for Grace Bonney’s generous spirit.

The book itself is truly beautiful with a hip metallic interior illustration on the cover and a freebie forward by homegood extraordinaire Jonathan Adler. If you are so inclined check out pages 54 and 55, (the cutest thing is definitely my daughter Georgia). There is even a pretty flower project on pg. 309, inspired by our pattern Popover from our green headboard featured on page 55.

If you love a new and beautiful coffee table book with accessible projects and fun design ideas, buy your own copy from Anthropologie here, from West Elm here,  or here from Barnes and Noble.

In August we received a fabulous submission for our Studio Bon in Context Photo Contest which we have been looking forward to sharing. (click here to see our illustrous winners!) Wendy Kaplan sent us these fabulous images of patterns Sally in Fire and Xando in Mink and Stone on these cool reimagined vintage chairs.

She opened her company, The Chair Affair, just 3 months prior to entering our contest, and has clearly hit the ground running! She calls Evanston Illinois home and it is there that she recovers vintage chairs and other upholstered pieces in bright modern graphic prints, then sells them to people in need of a little history with a lot of punch!

Here’s the description she submitted with her photos for the contest.

My chairs have an affinity for your fabric. The Pop Star Chair was a grandma-esque parlor chair, but once I put your Sally fabric in fire on it, it came to life. It both honors the original lines of the chair, and adds a unique modern perspective, not to mention a Wow! factor.

The XO chair – with your XandO fabric in mink/stone – is a classic mid-century chair with unique tapered legs and rich wood. I chose XandO because I loved the graphic design. It reminded me of Twentieth Century textile designer Alexander Girard, but with a 21st century sensibility, which is exactly what I wanted for these chairs. I also love the hand of the fabric – it’s natural and down-to-earth. 

Love her combinations of old world lines and graphic punches! A big thanks to Wendy and The Chair Affair for these inspired uses of Studio Bon Textiles!

We have been fortunate to receive some very generous editorial placement, as well as kind and enthusiastic words, from various press since our partnership launch with Schumacher in 2008. I am surprised and delighted anew each time we see our work in print. It’s like awaiting a much anticipated photo developing in the dark room. Each month we cautiously flip through the pages of our favorite pubs in hopes of catching a glimpse of our work through someone else’s lens.

I must say Elle Decor is a publication I have both long-admired and secretly hoped we would one day make it onto the pages of. If not for the recognition, or for reaching like-minded pupils of the world of design, for the company we keep when on the pages. Such stunning design work from residential and commercial projects, to featured products, to designer’s own homes, to (dare I say) the advertisers who flock to grace the non-editorial pages of this publication. It is the best of the best.

And to be here, I am greatly humbled and honored!

On another note, I was particulary tickled to hear that the editor of Elle Decor himself, Michael Boodro, came into the lovely Schumacher showroom in the D&D building on 3rd Ave. in New York, and requested our Oompa pattern for this issue. Floored.

Moving and exciting design lovers is what we aim to do with each pattern, each color, and each hand-printed yard. Thank you Elle Decor for featuring our e’r developing baby!

This fabulous fresh 50′s-inspired bowling alley is exactly where we’d like to be on a hot August (read 110 degrees) day like today! We received this original entry in our Studio Bon in (con)Textiles Contest and have been looking forward to sharing this original project since we received it!

This bold saturated pallette of fiery red and aquamarine blue was designed by Angela Camarda, senior desginer at design firm Lillian August, based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Angela installed Studio Bon Textiles fabric in pattern London Bridge in Fire, like wallpaper (or even framed art!) in panels along the walls of this in-home bowling alley. Sure beats a game of tic-tac-toe before dinner…

Click here to see more inspired and sometimes whimsicle work produced by the talented designers at Lillian August!

(and really, who knew going to the basement could be so much fun!

So, we promised to start sharing images of the great work that was submitted by so many talented designers for our Studio Bon in Con(text)iles contest! (If you missed the winning entries, click here to be impressed!)  Did we mention that we have many many great projects that we can’t wait to feature over the coming weeks and months. Stay tuned for more!

What better place to start than with a ripe (cuddly, did we mention adorable?) new beginning…

We received this beautiful entry from Heidi Colleen of her sweet new avian- themed nursery. Her use of Wired in Pool on both the bumper and the window treatments were so well done, and the color of walls makes for such a tranquil baby haven, we were smitten at first glance. 

And what we simply couldn’t resist, of course, was her to-die-for adorable brand-new baby! Thank you, Heidi, for sharing this newest beginning with us. We are truly inspired and touched to be in such a beautiful part of your baby’s world!

1. Seattle
2. Denver
3. Minneapolis
4. Philadelphia
5. Troy, MI

Hello new design frontier! 

We are super excited to announce the addition of 5 new showrooms where Studio Bon Textiles can now be touched, colors can be matched and samples can be had!  Much thanks to our great partner and industry leader Schumacher & Co.!

(See our exciting updated distribution map below!)

This brings our showroom total to a bustling 17!! 

Much to our delight, we also recently entered Toronto and Montreal through our exciting new partnership with Canadian interior style source Y&Co.! click here to read more…

Below are pics of Studio Bon’s very own, Jackie, working away gathering and packaging samples, our life-line, to send to each new territory for handing out. This is no small feat, and one of, if not the most important, job we have! Showing potential clients what we do, and why our hand-prints are extra-special is uber important to us. And is imperative to the designers and architects who sell our fabrics to discerning home owners, hoteliers and restauranteurs!

Thanks to much planning and hard work, the new swinger panels, samples and goodies for showing our hand-printed line will arrive at each of the fabulous new markets this week!

So if you find yourself in or near Seattle, Minneapolis, Denver, Philadelphia or Troy, and you spot a Schumacher showroom…stop in and check out our new home! Oh, and tell them we sent you…

Ah Vegas! Such a fun project- we simply had to share. Although it’s been years since I’ve been to Vegas myself,  thanks to the recently opened Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Hotel, Studio Bon Textiles are there in the middle of it all…!  A virtual smorgasbord of fabrics adorn the many booths throughout the cool restaurant, Jaleo, by restauranteur Jose Andres, within the hotel.

Check out our very own Scallop in Sun peeking over the edge of this cool booth! (above)

Love that austerity and whimsy coexist in this bull-head- adorned dining room! There’s Studio Bon’s pattern Richter in Scarlet next to the lime green stripe on the right. (below)

Another shot of this playfully patchworked dining space at the Cosmopolitan’s own Jaleo restaurant. See both our Knit in Sun and Scallop in Sun on the long cozy dining bench. (see below)

What a fun project to be part of! and how fun to enjoy such a wide range of projects and end-uses for our hand-printed textiles!

I must add, the TV commercials for the opening of the Cosmopolitan Hotel are a bit racy and a lot of fun! Ooh-la-la! As a former writer of ad campaigns myself, I can tell you that was one heck of a shoot! (And I thought my job was fun.) Check out the commercial here…

1.  Haines Chair, Jonathan Adler  2.  Stripedot in Fire, Studio Bon Textiles   3.  Sandal, Mochino  4.  Bench, Johnathan Adler  5.  Star Earrings, Barneys  6.  Mug, Crate and Barrel  7. Anchor Pillow, Design Public  8. SuperStar Bowl, Alessi

We are proud to annouce the winners of the Studio Bon Textiles photo contest! Receiving all the gorgeous project pics from around the country was beyond exciting. The crisp color pallettes, brilliant furniture choices, and amazing space plans were as thrilling as seeing our textiles in use. Serious fun! Needless to say, there were many many many (did we mention many?) great projects…which we plan to talk about and share images of in the weeks to come. We know you’ll love them as much as we (and surely the lucky home owners/hotel patrons) do. So keep your eyes peeled for more incredible work to come! And thank you for sharing your beautiful interiors with us!

1st place:

firm: ID810, New York
designer: Jessica Geller & Virginia Toledo

a few words from the designer: We used Ric Rac and Wired for a loft nursery shared by a baby boy and girl – the pool color was perfect for being gender neutral, and we even based the high gloss ceiling paint color off of pool.  We incorporated a very soft lavender/grey color on the crib and super plush area rug. We also chose Studio Bon because the patterns are youthful and fun, but not baby-ish, which is a must for us! 

2nd Place:

firm: Tripplehorn/Hoak Interiors, Dallas
designers: Ashley Tripplehorn & Dee Dee Hoak

a few words from the designer: We heard you were having a contest to showcase the creative uses for your amazing fabrics. We wanted to send you these photos of some Mies van der Rohe Brno Chairs we recovered…we get compliments on them all the time.

3rd Place:

firm: South of Market/ Kay Douglass Interiors, Atlanta
designer: Kay Douglass

Honorable Mention:

firm: Sally Wheat Interiors, Houston
designer: Sally Wheat

Honorable Mention:
firm: Lotus Bleu, San Francisco
designer: Jeannie Fraise

a few words from the designer: This is the Studio Craft room designed by Jeannie Fraise of Lotus Bleu, featured in this years currently running Decorator Showcase House in San Francisco. The use of Studio Bon’s “oompa” in black for the Banquette nook cushions was a perfect play off the various use of circles and dots in the room, seen in the wallpaper illustration, pillow textiles, floor cushions, pendant light fixtures, postcard wall ring and vintage green clock. A place to inspire creativity with the use of a fresh color palette and vibrant pattern, this room is both for adult and child, a fun and joyous spot for artistic expression. 

Honorable Mention

firm: Koo De Kir, Boston
designer: Kristine Irving

a few words from the designer: We love studio bon fabric! here are some pictures of a boutique hotel we recently completed.
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Honorable Mention

firm: House of Honey, Los Angeles
designer: Tamara Honey

a few words from the designer:  …we are huge fans of Studio Bon at House of Honey! We were recently published in California Home & Design which featured a vintage cockfighting chair upholstered in Studio Bon Scallop!

 Note: All winners will be contacted the week of July 5th, 2011 to make fabric selections and to collect prizes.