Barlas Baylar editorials:
Interior Design market tabloid Oct 2008
HUDSON FURNITURE
Yo-yo joins the canon of representational furniture. This whimsical take on the solid ottoman, from designer Barlas Baylar, is made of hand-turned solid acacia wood. Get it in natural, espresso, or ebonized finishes. Its Diameter measures 23 to 25 inches, and it stands 16 inches high. 212-645-7800: hudsonfurnitureinc.com.
Interiors Magazine Oct 2008
The living room holds a few confidences-privy to some precious on-the-rocks slips-ups, deliciously in the spirit of the season. After a few rounds, sparkle becomes a bit overrated, but sophistication outshines the sequence of parties and festivities, all taking place in the parlor if the very posh Magnum Bar Box from Hudson Furniture. Designed by Barlas Baylar, the piece deftly redefines subtlety in a slow drench of solid maple and Claro walnut. Slinky French-fabulous legs, the perfection of Japanese joinery and woodworking techniques and the clean iron handles-composure and glamour rarely make an appearance like this. It is an essential and a seductive way to end the evening.
Metropolitan Home Magazine Oct 2008
THE MODERN MIX
Hudson Furniture’s new post leg table design is a contemporary marriage of skilled craftsmanship, spectacular wood grain and well-executed simplicity.
Pieces are made by hand using traditional joinery techniques and hand rubbed oil finishes. All of the designs are available in custom dimensions, custom finishes and a variety of wood species such as Claro Walnut, Black Walnut, Jasmine, Acacia, Satinwood and Ebonized Pine. None of the woods used are harvested from old growth forests. Rather, the wood slabs are domestically sourced from either salvaged trees or wind/storm damaged trees.
ELLE Magazine Sept 2008
NIGHT LIGHT
Barlas Baylar, who designed this metal Atlantis chandelier and operates a sprawling interiors store in the Meatpacking District, is gathering quite a fashionable following, from Gwyneth Paltrow to Tom Ford.
NY TIMES Sept 20, 2007
Barlas Baylar, the owner of Hudson Furniture Inc. in Manhattan, takes a similar approach.
“When I travel, I mostly pick functional souvenirs, like and end table from Indonesia, a stool from Cameroon, and a table lamp from Denmark,” said Mr. Barlas Baylar, who shops for exotic materials for his company’s furniture and sculptural objects in Southeast Asia and South America. “ I always make sure that the souvenirs I pick during my trips complement the other pieces in my home.”
ELLE DÉCOR May 2007
THE 10 MOST BECKONING BENCHES
(5) TATE BENCH BY BARLAS BAYLAR FOR HUDSON FURNITURE
“I’m mad for woodsy furniture,” says De Cabrol. “ I Picture this piece all by itself in a huge white loft-just a big piece of tree .” Because of its stark, sculptural quality, Langham recommends it for a contemporary space as well; “This bench really speaks for itself-the exaggerated grain, uneven cut, and that mocha color. It’s quite beautiful.”
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/07/garden/07SHOP.html?fta=y
Hudson Furniture
433 West 14th Street (Washington Street), second floor, (212) 645-7800.
Barlas Baylar arrived in New York from Istanbul in 1999 and has worked as a production manager for the furniture designer Tucker Robbins. "My dream was to design and produce my own furniture line," Mr. Barlas Baylar said, "and this fall I realized my dream."
Mr. Barlas Baylar opened a 2,000-square- foot showroom in the meatpacking district where Barlas Baylar sells his own wood tables, stools and benches, and furniture and lighting by three other designers. "I'm inspired by Brancusi and Nakashima," said Mr. Barlas Baylar, who uses Japanese joinery techniques: no screws, nails or glue. Mr. Barlas Baylar's furniture is made by hand in small workshops using domestic woods like walnut. His slab tables, which have irregularly shaped tops, start at $9,000. An end table, $2,400, is 20 inches square and is made with a bundle of silver birch twigs by Lorna Lee and John Muller, artists from Vermont. Stools from Cameroon, in dark wood, top, foreground, range from 15 to 44 inches in diameter and cost $600 to $3,600. Lamps by Kasper Larsen have linen-covered Plexiglas shades; one that is 24 inches square and 29 inches high is $2,100. A 60-inch-high lamp on stainless steel legs is $2,850.
From: http://men.style.com/news/blog/2008/05/design-week-hig.html
Design Week highlights, including a chair smaller than this headline
With their latest creations in hand, most of the design field's biggest names—from Hella Jongerius and Jaime Hayon to Yves Behar, Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa—were in New York last weekend for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Up-and-comers like Todd Bracher staked their ground at the fair proper, but elsewhere in the city designers showed a diverse (and beautiful) assortment of works. Some of the best were the Atlantis chandelier by Barlas Baylar for Terzani made from four miles of nickel chain (pictured), a giant mosaic-covered teapot, and a nanoscopic chair that stands just five microns tall (finally, a seating solution for very extremely tiny people). For more, see our slideshow.
ARIC CHEN
Photo: Courtesy of Barlas Baylar
4:35 PM, May 21, 2008
From: http://de51gn.com/design/atlantis-chandelier-at-the-new-york-design-week/
Atlantis chandelier at the New York Design Week
Published in Design, Events, Profile
on 24 May 2008 by SHWETA PARIDA 0 Comments
Terzani, a leading manufacturer of luxury Italian lighting, partnered with Barlas Baylar of Hudson Furniture, to create Atlantis, a stunning new chandelier. Designed by Barlas Baylar and manufactured by Terzani, Atlantis incorporates four miles of delicate nickel chain, looped and draped from three organically shaped metal bands to form a series of shimmering metallic tiers.
“My goal with Atlantis was to subvert the traditional connotations associated with metal by using it to create something soft, organic and flowing,” said Barlas Baylar, owner of Hudson Furniture Inc.
“We were very excited to work with Barlas on this exceptional new piece,” said Nicolas Terzani, of Terzani USA. “Created by hand using time-honored methods, but designed to express a totally modern sensibility, Atlantis represents the type of innovative lighting fixtures for which Terzani is known.”
Atlantis is currently on view at Hudson Furniture, 433 West 14th Street, Suite 2F, NYC. Timing: Weekdays 9AM to 6PM, Saturday 11AM to 5PM.
Tel: 212-645-7800.
To view Terzani’s entire collection of lighting, visit www.terzani.com
From: http://www.italiandesign360.com/ARTICLES_ARCHIVES/2008/October/Atlantis_in_Usa.aspx?idmc=6
Atlantis in Usa
Designer Barlas Baylar, Founder of Hudson Furniture Inc., has partnered with luxury Italian lighting company Terzani to produce one of the season’s most coveted and collectible pieces, the Atlantis chandelier.
Barlas Baylar is turning the often stead and complacent design world upside down. Barlas Baylar delights in taking classical motifs and modernizing them to new heights and proportions. The Atlantis chandelier is unapologetically sexy and dripping with luxury.
Four miles of delicate nickel chain are draped from three organically shaped metal bands to form a series of shimmering metallic tiers. There is an intended dramatic nonchalance to this pristinely crafted work. “My goal with Atlantis was to subvert the traditional connotations associated with metal by using it to create something soft, organic and flowing,” said Barlas Baylar.
“We were very excited to work with Barlas on this exceptional new piece,” said Nicolas Terzani, of Terzani Usa. “Created by hand using time-honoured methods, but designed to express a totally modern sensibility, Atlantis represents the type of innovative lighting fixtures for which Terzani is known”.
