Trade Notes
New and noteworthy happenings in the Connecticut design business By Paula M. Bodah
The Kebabian family has been in the rug business for a long time: 130 years, as a matter of fact. Fourth-generation owner of Kebabian’s Oriental Rugs, John P. Kebabian Jr., and his family, along with staff and friends, celebrated the company’s anniversary in the fall, marking a truly special occasion for America’s oldest oriental rug importer and dealer. New Haven, (203) 8650567, kebabians.com
Courtesy of Rizzoli International Publications
The unusual building materials didn’t stop Hilton-Vanderhorn Architects from creating an award-winning piece for the 2012 Greenwich Canstruction Competition. The firm won both Jurors’ Favorite and People’s Favorite awards for the eight-foot-tall sailboat and lighthouse—made out of 4,289 tin cans—they built for the event, a fundraiser for the nonprofit community group Neighbor to Neighbor. Greenwich, (203) 862-9011, hilton-vanderhorn.com
New this spring from Rizzoli press: designer Cindy Rinfret’s new book Greenwich Style: Inspired Family Homes. Rinfret invites us inside Greenwich houses she has designed (including her own home, Laurel Hill), and shows us how she achieves the quintessential Greenwich look: stylish, elegant, yet always designed for the comfort of the families who live in them. $55, rizzoliusa.com; Rinfret, Ltd., Greenwich, (203) 622-0000; rinfretltd.com
The 2012 HOBI Awards, the annual program from the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut, celebrate the very best in construction and remodeling. Among this year’s winners were Titus Built, a Redding design/build firm whose work on a Norwalk home was named Best Residential Remodel $750,000–$1 Million, as well as Remodeled Home of the Year. Meanwhile, Brindisi & Yaroscak Custom Builders won two awards for their custom home building, including the beauty below designed by Bartels-Pagliaro Architects. Titus Built, Redding, (203) 834-0275, titusbuilt.com; Brindisi & Yaroscak Custom Builders, Darien, (203) 656-1948, brindisiandyaroscak. com; Bartels-Pagliaro Architects, Norwalk, (203) 838-5517, bartelspagliaro.com
Dwayne Clark and Bob Gaynor have worked together for years, combining their talents and varied experiences. Clark, who grew up in Louisiana and has traveled the world, was an entertainer with Disney before taking up design. Gaynor hails from southern California and has worked in design for film, television and theater from Los Angeles to Broadway. It’s no surprise that those diverse backgrounds would result in the sort of design the duo is known for: inventive, fresh and with a dramatic flair. Now they’ve formed a new partnership, Clark Gaynor Interiors, with offices in Manhattan and Fairfield. (203) 274-8659, (212)
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