Interior Design Magazine’s “NY” Launch Party

You know those weeks where you feel amazingly inspired? I'm having one of those.

My dear friend Glenn--always creative and brilliant--has been in town celebrating the release of his new book (along with the book's partnership with YouTube). And last night, I attended a party for the launch of Interior Design magazine's "New York: In Living Color" issue.

The event was held in one of the issue's features: the Tribeca townhouse designed by Ghislaine Viñas. I was invited by the also-always-creative-and-brilliant François Chambard of Brooklyn-based UM Project, who I've featured here at M-Dashing and a couple times at HermanMiller.com.

I am a big fan of François', and he has always been tremendously appreciative of any of coverage I've given him. It was great to chat with him and his wife at the party, and he showed me some of the work he did for the townhouse project.

And you want to know my favorite part? A small detail on the kitchen table he created. Now, this table was photographed for the issue's cover, but you won't be able to see this particular that I'm referring to. And that's because it concerns the screws that join the legs to the top of the table. François slightly widened the "hole area" (no better way to describe it) around where the screw joins the wood and painted the inside a fire-engine red. It's a nice, bold surprise--a touch that seems very smart and very "UM."

When he pointed it out, he told me, "It's a moment. I like to create moments like this in my work."

If I had been able to take a photo, I would have--but crowd around the table was entirely too thick. So you'll just have to trust me. But it was definitely an inspiring moment. And for a second, it was all mine.

All these pics were taken with my iPhone, so pardon the fuzziness. See the real deal in the September issue of Interior Design.