Lars Bolander Gallery

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

"Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design" Soon to be Released

Lars Bolander's first book was just released and it is already receiving praise from several prominent design sites and magazines.

The Hampton Hostess writes about "Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design."
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Anne Harwell recommends the book on her blog, Annechovie.click here

Pam Robinson of the Long Island Examiner discusses the book.
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Kevin Sharkey reviews the book on Marthastewart.com
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Jen at Made by Girl also writes about the book
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Jane Schott of Empress of the Eye talks about the book and the shop
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Friday, August 6, 2010

Beth DeWoody and William Rayner To Judge Art of Design Entries

Influential arts advocates Beth DeWoody and William Rayner will assist Lars Bolander in selecting the winners of the Art of Design Competition. Beth DeWoody has served on the board of the Whitney Museum of American Art for 25 years. She also serves on the Photography Steering Committee for the Norton Museum. William Rayner is a watercolorist and former Conde Nast executive.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Art of Design Competition- Call for Entries!

Design is everywhere. It is both found in nature and created by man. The Lars Bolander Gallery would like to feature your vision and interpretation of the Art of Design at the gallery's grand opening in the Fall, 2010.

The Art of Design Competition is open to both professional and amateur artists over the age of 18. You can enter photographs, drawings and paintings, or sculptures.

Lars Bolander will select one winner in each of the three categories mentioned above

Entries must be received by September 1, 2010

HOW TO ENTER:

Each entry is $15, and there no limit to the number of entries. To enter the Art of Design Competition, print and fill out the downloadable form below. Mail it with a check to:

The Art of Design Competition
Lars Bolander Gallery
3731 South Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33405

Then, submit your work by emailing us digital files in jpg format, no larger than 1 megabyte each.

Name each file with your last name, first name, then the entry number that corresponds with your entry form, for example, smithjohn01. jpg

Email your files to: bolanderart@aol.com

Files larger than 1 megabyte will be disqualified.

Additional Information

All entries must be original artwork, created soley by the entrant. If the entry is a collaboration, the entrant will specify and and will enter only with the permission of all authors of the work.

Each entrant assumes all responsibilities for trademark and copyright infringements.

Winners will be announced by September 6, 2010. Winning enties must be ready for display by September 15, 2010.

All 2-dimensional pieces must be mounted on stretched canvas or matted or framed for display.

All artwork must be available for sale.

Artists retain all rights to their work.

Downloadable Entry form

Right-click on the entry form to print it or save it.

About Lars Bolander

Lars Bolander is a distinguished and well-respected interior designer, born in Sweden, who is known for bringing Scandinavian design to North America. Lars’ clients span the globe. He has designed homes for some of the most prominent members of European and American society.

Lars is also known for his eclectic choice of the world’s finest antiques, reproductions, and
accessories. Through his travels, he has been able to gather items for his collection as well as his
showrooms in New York and West Palm Beach.

In his latest project, a book which will be published this Fall, he explains the history of architectural and interior design from the 17th Century to the 20th Century.

Here is what some of Lars' friends and collegues said about, "Lars Bolander's Scandinavian Design."

"A private, exclusive tour of the best of Scandinavian design. . . . This book is a new treasure for my design library, one I will refer to over and over."

~ Bunny Williams

"A sophisticated volume . . . an in-depth, intelligent, and informative look at the design sensibilities found in Scandinavian domestic furniture and decoration. . . . Lars Bolander surveys all of this with his keen . . . eye and finely honed historical knowledge, and the results are breathtaking."

~Martha Stewart

“From his captivating shops in New York and Palm Beach, Lars Bolander has won an army of converts to his seductive vision of Scandinavian design, antique and modern, rustic and urbane. In this book, he brings that world of style vividly to life with images of some of the most magical and inspiring environments to be found there, from the light-dappled elegance of Gustavian interiors to the inventive purity of the very best in contemporary architecture.”

~ Hamish Bowles

“Lars Bolander’s handsome and intelligent book tells the story of Scandinavian design and its influence—in the past, in the present, and leading into the twenty-first century. A product of a northern world separated to a great extent from Europe, Scandinavian design looked to the styles of the French court in the eighteenth century, but developed its own style with an adaptive simplicity that has given it a place unto itself in the history of design, as beautifully visualized on the pages of this book."

~ David Easton

“Lars has the magic formula for combining the sophisticated Gustavian style with the rustic charm of the Scandinavian countryside. Just perfect!”

~ Juan Pablo Molyneux