LUXDETAILS the Preview Launch

My passion for hand crafted and superior quality pieces with an edge, finally got the best of me.

I launched LUXDETAILS, an online gallery of one-of-a-kind and limited edition, home and fashion accessories.

One of the issues with being creative is that artists and designers LOVE to create. Selling, on the other hand, is not a LOVE. And “getting out there” can be elusive.

I love to create, and along with the Andi-Le line of custom accent furniture, I have a million ideas. Designing and creating one of a kind pieces and limited edition,

home accessories lets my juices flow. LUXDETAILS.com will represent Andi-Le accessories as well as other artist/designers.

It will be an honor to spotlight talented and undiscovered makers and designers of superior quality work with authenticity and an aesthetic of luxury with an edge. Not crafty but hip. Not only a mix of high design and sophistication, but pieces with a soul, meaning and purpose.

For the discerning clientele with a selective eye, I will introduce objects that imply luxury and a certain exclusivity that comes with seeking out what is not readily found. The collections of LUXDETAILS are curated and hold to critical standards.

I will search the world to bring you fantastic and unique objects to choose from. Nothing mass-produced here, just limited edition or one-of-a-kind, pure integrity and pride in every piece.

So please check out the preview launch of LUXDETAILS.com And connect with us by signing up on the mailing list, so you can see the latest objects of desire and be inspired and Live creatively

Just Click on the X

Andrea

ps... below is a sneak peak.

Asymmetry and Imperfection

Nature cannot be made more perfect. Every tree, rock and stream etc, is beautiful is it's own simplicity. Wind has hand carved the time that has gone by. Water and sun patina most anything in its view. There is just no improvement one can do to natures work.The natural direction of growth and age presents itself to the eye in wonder.

I love riding my horse, out here in Colorado, through the Pinyon Pine. They are natures sculptures, always changing and morphing in to craggy shapes. They grow in the most arid landscapes out west. It leaves you in wonder.

As a furniture designer I want to balance the "naturalness" with contemporary. I use thick planks to feel the weight and work with it's natural inherency's. We handcraft our pieces with mostly clear wood here at Andi-Le to work within the aesthetic. Knots are great opportunities for a unique piece of furniture. The grains might also enhance the end result. Adding other elements, for instance stainless steel, acrylic, or stone change the dynamic for the chosen decor.

Check out Andi-Le's latest one of a kind pieces to see where the inspiration leads. Live Creatively,

Until next time, Andrea 

Help, I need a man! "Out of the Studio"

My Nemeses for the last few months has been a 9 ft dining room table, customized, hand carved , hand chosen planks, hand finished to blend with the fabrics and other pieces in the room. My clients left with a great deal of faith in me, my  design and vision for this HUGE focal point. Here are a few of the stresses and strains of a girl and her furniture design and build career:

*The beautifully finished maple top had been wrapped up and sitting on metal horses in my garage space, so my car lived outside in the snow most of the winter.

*Each leg is an independent sculpture. Fun but very dirty work, I actually loved this part

*The engineered steel frame and the  8/4 (2")  maple top had me on the phone calling  my studio assistants and muscular friends, "Help! I need a man!" The legs were fitted onto steel pieces and steel bolts. Over the top for myself to move about.

* It took 6 guys from Old Towne Moving and Storage, (who I use without fail) to carefully install this piece while i cringed at every grunt.

*It was to be installed before they returned to Aspen. Which was Fri.   I had been crazy anxious, as I am with every installation that is totally custom. I spent the day on top of the phone.

*Motrim, long showers, and a tequila or two was helpful!

All in all after it was installed with happy customers and pride. The next designs are ready for attention and I am ready for the next BIG challenge.

 

 

So until next time, xx

Andrea 

"Out" of the studio..custom furniture installations

I LOVE the summer days,  I can't be outside enough. Hot days (not Texas hot),  and cool nights. Aspen summers are the best! Between my horses and work, the days are full. These 2 commission were installed last week.

                                                                                        

CMCD Custom Design

          Robyn Scott Interiors

Til Next week xx

Andrea 

Home Accents on the Road

The Andi-Le Collection is going on the Road.

Well, not in this style! There are wonderful images in a handy catalog. I am so thrilled to have Ginny Sondrol and   Holly Harrison of Etoile introducing our custom furniture and home accessories in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah,  New Mexico and the Pacific Northwest.

Contact Etoile at: ginny@etoiledecor.com holly@etoiledecor.com (303) 560-5027

til next week, xx

Andrea