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Betty Sherrill, the doyenne of Manhattan interior designers who for more than six decades led the prominent New York design firm McMillen Inc., has died. She was 91.

She died on May 12 at her home in Manhattans East Side, her grandson, John Pyne, said. The cause was pancreatic cancer.

As McMillens president and later chairman, Sherrill oversaw interior design for a roster of clients that included titans of industry, celebrities and families of wealth. Among them were Laurance and Mary Rockefeller, CBS Inc. Chairman William S. Paley, singer Diana Ross and Alice Walton, billionaire daughter of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. founder Sam Walton.

Petite and with a southern drawl from her New Orleans upbringing, Sherrill cut both an imposing and charming figure in New York society.

She was a longtime resident of 1 Sutton Place South, a co-operative apartment built in 1927 with views of the East River. As chairman of the co-op board, Sherrill acted as a social gatekeeper at the building that has been the home of designer Bill Blass and socialite C.Z. Guest. Sherrill also had residences in Hobe Sound, Florida, and Southampton, New York, where she planted 40,000 daffodils.

McMillen was founded in 1924 by Eleanor McMillen Brown, whose firm soon became fashionable among New Yorks elites.

Sherrill arrived in the city in 1952 as a recently-married and lightly-schooled former design student.

Her first job was opening the door and passing out pamphlets for McMillens Paris 52 exhibit of contemporary postwar designers.

She used to say, I got my foot in the door and I never took it out, Sherrills granddaughter, Elizabeth Pyne, said in a telephone interview. Pyne is the third generation of Sherrill women to work at McMillen where her mother, Ann Pyne is president.

Ann Pyne, writing in an e-mailed tribute, characterized her mothers style as Wasp chic, though not the shabby side of it, with special touches including animal prints, bay windows and Portuguese needlepoint rugs.

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While everyone loves a view, it often overlooks our interiors.

''You see it all the time - big houses with massive, expansive views,'' says interior designer Hamish Guthrie. ''They are almost too view-obsessed. They fail to embrace the things which make interior spaces successful, and that's that level of intimacy and attention to detail. Pushing harder on those elements that are going to sustain itself beyond just a view.''

Adrian Amore's award-winning Loft design does both. In a gutted apartment in an old butter factory in West Melbourne, Amore inserted a white staircase that is more akin to a sculpture. Somewhere between a ribbon and icing, the sinuous staircase draws you up from the entrance, through a mezzanine, and beyond to a recreational deck overlooking the city and the west.

Opening up the roof to obtain the view drove the ''limited budget'' refurbishment. But it's the vision inside the 214-square-metre Loft Apartment that this week won the project the Australian Interior Design Award's highest achievement, the Premier Award for Interior Design Excellence and Innovation, as well as awards for residential design and best of state - residential (Victoria).

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For Guthrie, one of the award jury members, the Loft Apartment is ''an interior exercise in how to maximise use of an internal space''. Fellow jury member Joanne Cys goes further: ''Finally we've got an apartment that actually plays with the space and maximises the potential of its volume, and makes it beautiful, sculptural and highly functional. You'll see it often in stand-alone residences, or in apartment foyers, but not so much in apartments themselves.''

If the stairs are the drawcard, the defining shape to the interior is its curves on both stairs and walls. ''The shape evolved out of looking at potential movement patterns through that floor space depending on how it was used,'' says the 40-year-old architect.

The entrance directs people left, around the pantry and kitchen, towards either the stairs or past a curved ''island'' containing the bathroom and laundry. The stairs also help define the space, providing privacy to the living and dining areas.

A storage compartment has been inserted into a thickened rear wall. Both the lower ceiling height in the living space and the black wall create a sense of intimacy and warmth. This balances the lofty height over the kitchen up through the 9-metre void.

The use of white accentuates the curves and forms of the plasterboard stair and walls and also provides ''quietness'', says Amore. Paradoxically, it also helps ''maximise the drama'' of the space, giving the interior and stairs a sense of heightened scale. The neutral palette allows the furniture to provide colour accents and further personality to the space.

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Interior Design S2 E13 Utah Resort update
Interior Design, Hotel Design, Hospitality Interior Design. This week Interior Designer Rebecca Robeson gives you an update on the progress bang made at The Desert Rose Inn and Cabins. Between...

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The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has selected its 2014 Class of Fellows. The organizations highest honor is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate outstanding service, leadership, and contributions to the interior design industry and profession.

Patricia Kluetz, FASID As a professor of interior architecture at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Kluetz brings design to life for her students. Kluetz, who also is a practicing designer, has served as the faculty advisor of the universitys ASID student chapter for nearly 20 years. Under her guidance, the group has won numerous awards, including Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year in 2006. Kluetz has received four Wisconsin Chapter Presidential Citations and a Chapter Educator Medalist Award.

Jane Garland Lucas, FASID Throughout her 30-year interior design career, Lucas has served as an author, volunteer, mentor, educator, and legislative advocate. Her dedication to ASID includes holding various leadership positions in the New England and Texas ASID chapters. Lucas spent 12 years spearheading a Massachusetts coalition for interior design legislation. In addition to her role as principal of JGL Interiors in Austin, Texas, Lucas is on the faculty or board of colleges and universities in three states.

Shashi Caan, Honorary FASID Caan, founder and principal of the Shashi Caan Collective, is recognized for her collaborative ideology and design projects that improve quality of life. She also has garnered praise for her progressive thinking on the impact of design in society, as well as her work on unifying the global design community. In 2004, she was named Contract magazines 25th Anniversary Designer of the Year. She is currently president of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI).

The three Fellows will be inducted on June 21 at the ASID Awards Gala in Los Angeles.

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Furniture/Today Talks with "Glamour Goes South" Designer Michelle Workman
Interior designer Michelle Workman launched the second season of her Glamour Goes South series on May 1. Furniture/Today caught up with Michelle during the High Point Market to talk about the...

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Greenville, Michigan (PRWEB) May 13, 2014

AGA Rangemaster Group, parent company of AGA MARVEL, announces that celebrated interior designer Kathryn M. Ireland has been named North American Brand Ambassador for the luxury appliance manufacturer. This appointment is the culmination of a long and productive history of collaboration between the two British powerhouses. Not only was the AGA range an iconic presence throughout Irelands childhood at homes in London and Scotland, but the ultimate oven and stovetop equipment currently occupies pride of place in her Los Angeles kitchen and French farmhouse. With each new client, Ireland continues to win converts to the AGA range and product line on this side of the pond.

Having grown up with AGA ranges and, in fact, having learnt how to cook on them, its an incredible honor for me to be awarded the role of Brand Ambassador, states Ireland. Long regarded as the absolute gold standard of stoves and appliances in England, I have no doubt that the AGA brand will conquer the kitchens of North America too!

As part of the partnership, Ireland will travel the continental United States and Canada appearing as a spokesperson for the brand. In addition, she will host events, from intimate dinners to large cocktail parties, at her new 8,000 square foot studio in Culver City where AGA appliances are already prominently featured. The studio, which provides workspace for Irelands design business as well as an on-site hand-printing facility for her textile line, boasts a full dining room that seats 24, a bar area, and a fully operational kitchen outfitted with a gorgeous suite of AGA and Marvel appliances. Keeping with the British theme, important antiques from esteemed British antiques dealer Christopher Hodsoll contribute authentic character and charm to the venue.

Says William McGrath, CEO of the AGA Rangemaster Group, Kathryns longstanding enthusiasm for AGA and her love of the new generation of electric products combined with her style guru status makes her ideal to get the message across that AGA is a relevant, practical product for todays American family.

AGA Marvel is a North American subsidiary of AGA Rangemaster, a leading international luxury consumer brands group which manufactures and distributes some of the best known and beloved kitchen appliances and interior furnishings in the world such as Fired Earth and Grange. The AGA Marvel name reflects the core disciplines of cooking and refrigeration products in North America, including AGA, Marvel, Heartland, and Marvel Scientific.

You can learn more about AGA Marvel at http://www.agamarvel.com and more about Kathryn at http://www.kathrynireland.com.

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Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) May 13, 2014

The 2014 Tulsa Designer Showcase took over the stunning art deco 1937 Sherman Estate to bring the best designers in the Tulsa area under the same roof. Prudential Detrick Realtys Sally Jo Dierker volunteered at the event, mingling with top designers and innovators who all brought together ideas and trends centered around art deco design.

The Sherman Estate was built by Howard Sherman and still remains to be one of the most iconic depictions of the Art Deco Movement in Tulsa. The home stretches 7,000 square feet featuring four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, four fireplaces, seven living areas, three staircases, a three-car garage, guest quarters and a pool.

The stunning home served as inspiration for home owners, real estate agents, designers and suppliers.

One thing I found particularly interesting was the popularity of the concrete floors, Sally Jo says. Eyes were just drawn to the floor. Some people just paid for admission just to take a look at the amazing floor overlays.

They were designed by Paul DeAngelis of Architectural Concrete Technologies. From doing work at the Orlando, Florida Epcot Center World Attractions to backyards to kitchens, the concrete can embody anyones style. Professionally stamped concrete floors can look like anything from perfectly paved stone to high-gloss, modern flooring.

The Designer Showcase isnt just about home design either. Sponsors of the event support the Foundation for Tulsa Schools, a community-based organization that has invested more than $11 million in educational initiatives to improve the education system in the region. Volunteers, designers and attendees raised awareness and offered their support to the organization.

This is a fabulous venue for the Designer Showcase! Each year an architecturally significant home is selected for the showcase, and each year there is a different theme, says Sally Jo. This was the first designer showcase I helped with and I cant wait to experience it again next year!

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