Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

08.31.11

Mambo Americano In addition to Intelligentsia coffee and a fleet of Bowery Lane bicycles, the Hotel Americano, soft-opening September 6 in West Chelsea, offers international style. More  › Modernism Before Modernism The upcoming exhibit “19th-Century Modern” at the Brooklyn Museum argues that modernism harks back to the 1800s, using furniture by John Henry Belter and silver by Tiffany & Co. as evidence. More  › Behold & Boogie Tonight, from 6 to 9 p.m., MoMA’s P.S. 1 is throwing a going-away party for Ryan Trecartin’s trippy video installation “Any Ever.” More  ›

space of the week A Designer Plays Organizational Tetris After moving 40 years’ worth of acquired objects into a new apartment, honored Columbia University professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak realized she needed some professional help. Slideshow  ›

She had translucent glass doors put in that are easy to close and conceal the storage. This Switch Shelf serves as book-holders as well as the structural support for the shelves. “The same grooves that give the material flexibility make a beautiful pattern.”

the best bet Novel Posters Cleverly designed wall art for those with literary leanings. More  ›

first look An Old-Fashioned Lair With a Twist “Grounded in classicism,” is how decorator Russell Piccione describes the new installation he created for bite-size home-design shop Overbey and Dunn in the West Village. Slideshow  ›