Jesse Carrier, of Carrier and Company, got Mecox NYC off to a stunning start Wednesday morning at the launch of our new fund-raising collaboration with some of our favorite designers.

His Valentine's vignette, full of rich colors, texture and warmth, marks the opening of Winter Windows, a 2 month-long event in which Mecox will join forces with NYC designers and pair our merchandise with their skills to create fabulous store windows. Each designer's window will stay up for a period of 2 weeks, during which time 10% of sales on window items will go to the charity of his or her choice.

We are thrilled with Jesse's window and we know you will be too, so please pay us a visit! Carrier and Company's window will be up until the 14th, and will benefit the Food Bank for NYC. Please see the complete schedule of all participants below and check our blog to see images of future designer vignettes!

Carrier and Company
February 1st-14th
Food Bank for NYC

Rita Konig
February 15th-February 28th
New Yorkers for Children

Jeffrey Bilhuber
February 29th-March 13th
The Laurie Boone Hogen Fund for Financial Aid and Professional Development

Matthew Smyth
March 14th-March 27th
The Alpha Workshops

We were elated to see Garrow Kedigian's stunning transformation of a Flatiron loft featured in the December Elle Decor. The apartment, while strikingly glamorous, manages to be as grounded as it is elegant. Like so many of his spaces, there is a true earthiness to his choice of textures, patterns, and richly hued rooms. Persimmon, mustard, chocolate, gold and aubergine abound, lending his particular brand of chic a unique warmth. But it is more than his natural palette that allows his rooms their rootedness. So many of his spaces reference different eras in design - grounding his sensibility even further.

Here are some links to Garrow's work - on which to feast your eyes:

Kips Bay



Fifth Avenue Jewel



City Scape



Family Ski House

Moore Design Group is one of the leading designers of multi-family living communities in North America. Established by Stephanie Moore Hager in 1991, their portfolio ranges from luxury high-rises and mid-rises to mixed-use urban villages and condos in historic downtown areas. The firm has been very successful in helping their clients develop their vision, with a ceaseless energy and passion for timeless design.



Their philosophy is that design is more than something that is created--it is something to be experienced. They have won multiple awards for their signature aesthetic spaces that evoke the pulse and verve of contemporary life. We, at Mecox Dallas, have been honored to work with Moore Design Group on various projects and look forward to working with them on many more. You can view their fabulous portfolio of projects on their website.

A selection of artwork on display in our Palm Beach and East Hampton locations is garnering lots of attention lately... colorful, unique and vivid original pieces from Artist Idoline Duke.

As written on her blog:

"I have been an artist all of my life. I went to the University of Vermont in the early eighties and graduated with a BA in art history and studio art. Soon afterward I studied landscape design at Inchbald School in London. After a 20 year period of designing gardens and raising two young children, my career transitioned. In 2005 I took the job of Exhibitions Director at the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, Vermont. There I curated over 13 exhibits, designed and organized public programs, and led educational tours of the exhibits. While never leaving behind art-making entirely, in the summer of 2009 my attention turned fully to my studio. The result is a new body of work celebrating the freedom and fluidity of mixed-media collage and the freshness and vibrancy of watercolor."

Mecox is honored to host her works, and if you are in The Hamptons or Palm Beaches, please do visit to see them in person - stunning!



Some of our favorites include:

Big Flowers Triptych

Big Seahorse I

Pink Pools

Warm Pools

Also, please feel free to inquire about any customization on size or colors to create the ideal piece of original art by Idoline Duke for your home.

Award winning designer Emily Summers has again been named to the Architectural Digest 100 Designers for 2011. This is the third consecutive year the firm has been on the list since 2007. Her team of design professionals has collaborated on many award-winning projects in residential and commercial design.



She is known for her ability to artfully meld architecture and art, creating classically serene contemporary interiors. Mecox Dallas has had the opportunity to work with Emily Summers Design Associates on a number of projects and looks forward to working with them on many more.You can view her portfolio of beautiful projects at Emily Summers Design Associates.

Mecox L.A. Congratulates our good client, design guru Mark Sikes, for his wonderful 12-page cover story in the December/January 2012 issue of House Beautiful!



Mark's gorgeous L.A. home is chock-full of lovely Mecox goods, and we have to say, our products have never looked better! Our Genuine Zebra Rug and Metal and Tortoise Coffee Table help anchor his stunningly chic, yet comfortable, living room and they certainly look like the Cover Stars that they are...Other great Mecox finds Mark used in his home include our Natural Finish Wood Side Table, and a plexi-framed set of the Jean Baptiste Geometrics. All in all, just a beautiful, serene home, and we are so happy to be a small part of it!



Mark has recently started a fabulous lifestyle blog that we recommend to anyone who wants to be in touch and in style--Please visit Mark at markdsikes.com and be inspired by his classic, yet livable, design esthetic.

Congrats again, Mark!

Have you ever looked at the design of piece of furniture and wondered how in the world did they think of that? You may be surprised to know that most of the coziest pieces started out with one simple purpose, function.

Take the winged back chair for example; the wings of the chairs were initially designed to capture as much heat as possible when seated around the fireplace of the cold drafty English homes, not until the 1700's were these wooden bench-types fitted with upholstered cushions.



Back in the Victorian era, women needed to sit low to the ground to put on their shoes and stockings. What better than developing a simple, low, no armed chair to fill the need, the slipper chair is born. This chair allowed them to sit in their over-sized gowns and not feel anymore constrained as they already were.



What about the stool? Ever wondered where the stool originated? In the mid-1700s Maria Schitonstool (short on firewood) decided rather than burn a whole chair and not have anything to sit on she would saw off the backs of chairs, inadvertently inventing the stool!



Most pieces developed out of fulfilling a need, a need that may no longer serve any more than an aesthetic; even though their history may have faded and taken for "just because", there's likely a hidden cornucopia of long forgotten reasons to our everyday comforts. Come check out the variety of pieces Mecox Gardens offers or visit us on the web. We look forward to working with you!

Mecox is thrilled to have Jeffrey Bilhuber's delectable new read, The Way Home, gracing our bookshelves and tabletops. Elegant as always, his beautiful rooms are most striking because of their unexpected pairing of balance with daring. In each perfectly appointed room, every one of them so well-scaled, is an element of surprise. There is a sudden confetti-like burst of unsual colors, or a bold nude in a traditional hall, or a playful constellation of paper lanterns hanging from a ceiling.

Most striking, is the way Bilhuber dares to show his rooms in their natural, lived-in states! The rain gear tossed carelessly in a foyer, a bed being made, a couple of boys atop their living room encampment of throws and pillows. While these rooms may be museum quality, they are not stark, untouchable museum exhibits. Each room lives and breathes, reminding us that houses, like books, are full of stories.

Thank you for showing us beauty with a human touch!

Bilhuber & Associates

The use of coral inspired home accessories and furniture is not just a fading trend or exclusive to those who reside seaside; rather, it's presence on all things domestic from lighting to pillows has proven to be a lasting and tasteful addition to all styles of design.

Flanking your favorite console table with Real Coral and Barnacle Lamps set on a Lucite Base creates interest based on the intricate organic material and suggests a tranquil elegance...

Coral Base Table Lamp

Adding an assortment of Coral Print Pillows in a living room or Coral Artwork in the powder room evokes whimsy and flair....

Wedgewood Jute Coral Pillow

Sea Fan Painting on Acrylic

While showcasing a large Round Resin Faux White Coral Mirror over a mantle establishes drama...

Setting the dining room table with Coral Arm Chairs with Raffia Seat inspires relaxed sophistication for all seated round...

One of our favorite Mecox looks is pairing several of our distinctive Coffee Table Books stacked underneath a large piece of real Coral Sculpture. Or go all out and devote an entire etagere to displaying a collection of mixed coral.

Coral inspires us to relax and unwind, adds whimsy but also sophistication, and most of all brings a touch of seaside beauty to where ever our domicile resides. The look is here to stay, and many coral inspired goods for the home are available at Mecox... just search our catalog with the keyword "coral" and find an impressive assortment of the unique Mecox variety for your home.