RH Opens in Jacksonville, Chelsea Textiles Debuts a New Line of Materials, and Extra Information

From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design. In this biweekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know. 

Openings

RH Debuts Jacksonville Outpost

The home furnishings brand RH has expanded its footprint with a new location in Jacksonville, Florida. Featuring 70,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, the design center includes a design services atelier, a rooftop restaurant, and a wine bar. The opening of RH Jacksonville, The Gallery at St. Johns Town Center marks the first design gallery set in northern Florida.

Product Launches

Chelsea Textiles Launches a New Line of Fabrics by Patrick Kinmonth

Widely recognized as a modern-day Renaissance man, Patrick Kinmonth has dabbled as a writer, interior designer, curator, and—perhaps most famously—a stage designer and director for opera and theater. A deep historical knowledge characterizes each of Kinmonth’s artistic undertakings. For his latest endeavor, the multi-hyphenate creative spent the course of two years developing a new line of fabrics and wallpapers with Chelsea Textiles. As of yesterday, the collection, which was inspired by Venetian damasks, is available to order. Kinmonth comments: “Our Venetian damask attempts to capture some of the subtle layers of poetry and history of a faded hanging on a palace wall, revealed by sunlight.” 

Awards

Stanford White Awards Announce 10th Annual Winner in Virtual Ceremony

The annual Stanford White Awards, hosted by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, recognize outstanding talents each year in classical design across architecture, interiors, and landscapes. The 2021 awards took place on December 1, with a virtual celebration hosted by former AD editor and architectural journalist Mitchell Owens: “Every year, the Stanford White Awards prove that classicism is a living, vital, and elastic language, one that continues to inspire American architects, landscape designers, decorators, artists, and students,” Owens tells AD PRO. “All of them find sustenance in the classical vocabulary, diving deep and then surfacing with fresh interpretations and unexpected explorations, from Perry Guillot’s surrealistic garden on Long Island to Peter Pennoyer and Hyde Park Mouldings’ great suspended clock for the Moynihan Train Hall at Pennsylvania Station in New York City.” The full list of winners includes Greg Tankersley, Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, John B. Murray Architect LLC, Fairfax & Sammons Architects, Easton Architects, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Historical Concepts & Bryan Graybill, Hendricks Churchill, Perry Guillot Inc., Hollander Design Landscape Architects, Peter Pennoyer Architects, Hyde Park Mouldings, Leonard Porter Studio, and Joseph M. Faccibene.

Hires

The Design Council Announces a Change in Leadership 

After their most recent conference in Monaco, the Design Council has announced its latest transition: Marc Szafran, industry veteran and current president of Holly Hunt, is set to join Keith Granet as partner. Szafran takes the place of cofounder Meg Touborg, who steps down after 15 years at the organization. Certainly, their next annual event is set to be yet another successful week of conversations, workshops, and gatherings.

Books

A New Book Reflects on Home Life Amidst the Pandemic

The COVID-19 lockdown changed daily life on a worldwide scale. But for Spencer Bailey and Andrew Zuckerman, the pandemic also provided an opportunity to collect experiences from cutting-edge voices. Published by Apartmento, At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic offers intimate stories, crucial conversations, and inspiration from a host of leading lights. Think curators, artists, philosophers, and environmentalists, all reflecting on trying times.