Barlas Baylar editorials:

From: http://www.imhome-style.com/en/no30/

HUDSON FURNITURE

There is a "HUDSON FURNITURE" showroom on the most glamorous street in the Meat Packing District, located in west Manhattan. Beautiful objects with organic lines and their original furniture which was recently released, line up in the showroom.
The petrified wood object design triggered "HUDSON FURNITURE" to get in the center of attention. The owner/designer, Barlas Baylar, was mesmerized by the appealing charm of petrified wood. That's how Barlas Baylar started cutting the wood like tree stumps, and began creating unique objects by polishing them thoroughly. Because the color of wood differs according to the nutrients that were surrounding the wood, Barlas was able to create colorful pieces that garnered positive public attention. However, currently in the United States, collecting petrified wood is prohibited by law. Consequently, Barlas negotiated with embassies and consulates of the countries where beautiful and precious resources are destroyed and succeeded in achieving a permit to import those petrified wood into America. Moreover, while Barlas Baylar traveled around the world collecting petrified wood, Barlas Baylar learned that gigantic trees in many countries whose tree ages were more than 300 years old, are being destroyed by farmers. Incidentally, this inspired him to design various objects using scrap wood.

HUDSON FURNITURE
433 West 14Th Street, Suite #2-F,
NEW YORK, NY 10014, USA
TEL.＋1（212）645-7800

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

The Urban Glam of Hudson

Only with redefined, understated glamour, comes the beauty of Hudson Furniture Inc. Designed by Barlas Baylar, the "Knight Base Table" combines an organic Claro Walnut Slab top, with a free-form handmade sculpted base of cast bronze, which is then hand polished like a fine piece of jewelry. Their "Candles & Spirits" chandelier comes in a Gloss Nickel Finish and is the perfect topper for the most sophisticated of guests.

Catering to the upscale crowd and made in New York City, all pieces are available in custom dimensions and custom finishes in a variety of wood species, such as Claro Walnut, Black Walnut, Jasmine, and Ebonized Pine. You can find these urban beauties, and other pieces of organic jewelry at www.hudsonfurnitureinc.com.
Posted by Urban LifeStyle Decor at 8:42 PM 1 comments
Labels: bohemian chic, eco-decor, urban glam, urban organic

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Accessorize Your Nest with Hudson Nesting Tables

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While the nesting table no stranger as a multipurpose and versatile décor option, the concept is being adopted in many other products. It seem the "nesting" or multiple piece accessory has found its way to all sorts of decorative objects like plates, vases, glasses, dishes and many other items according to Met Home. In a previous post Furniture Fashion reviewed a beautiful solid wood dining table by Hudson Furniture and creator Barlas Baylar that is as ecologically conscious as great looking. This nesting table set brings the outdoors inside with its unprocessed all wood construction that is made from reclaimed stock. Set $6550 22"L x 22"W x 20"H
Posted by Will, in Coffee/Accent Tables.

Room to Improve

Published: September 20, 2007
Q. How can I display travel souvenirs without making my house look too messy?
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A. Mementos can add character to your home, and there are a number of ways to display them effectively and tastefully.
Photos, stationery and ephemera like maps, business cards and tickets are often the most personal reminders of a trip, and can introduce a graphic element to a room. The most obvious way to display them is in small, similar-looking frames, which allows you to create a pattern of photographs and printed items across a single wall.
But there are more creative options. One of the most attractive displays of paper souvenirs I’ve seen was done by a friend who spent a summer in Venice. He used découpage to cover a metal wastebasket, inside and out, with a collage of maps, ticket stubs and receipts. The result was visually appealing without being obtrusive.
Découpage is relatively easy and can be done with white glue diluted with a little water. One coat is applied under each piece of paper, and then multiple coats of glue or a single coat of varnish can be applied over the final composition to create a glossy finish. It can be used on anything from wastebaskets to glass platters to lamps. The découpage creations on display at John Derian Company, 6 East Second Street (Bowery), (212) 677-3917 or johnderian.com, might provide inspiration.
If you have a mishmash of three-dimensional items like plastic statuettes and snow globes, the best way to create visual impact is to group many examples of one type of object — like vases or masks — or items with similar colors or textures. Display them in a cluster on a tray, table or shelf. The more pieces you add, the bigger the statement.
Jack Lenor Larsen, an influential textile designer and a well-known collector, began building his collections while traveling. “Art objects, whatever they are, are more rewarding” than mass-produced goods sold as souvenirs, said Mr. Larsen, who has filled LongHouse, his home in East Hampton, with his finds. “I have things that cost nothing, and some that have been rather costly, but they all have a place,” he said.
Among Mr. Larsen’s collections are woven baskets, ceramic teapots, ancient Chinese bowls and Japanese vases. How does he keep such an array of goods from overwhelming his living space? “For small objects, I use shelves with large, fabric-covered sliding screens in front of them,” he said. “That keeps the dust out, and you don’t have to look at them all the time, but they’re easy to open up, and lighted to share with friends when the time is right.”
If you’re not prepared to start a collection, it is easy to incorporate individual functional items into your living space. One of my favorite souvenirs is a blanket I purchased from weavers in Grazalema, Spain, which I use as a throw.
Barlas Baylar, the owner of Hudson Furniture Inc. in Manhattan, takes a similar approach.
“When I travel, I mostly pick functional souvenirs, like an end table from Indonesia, a stool from Cameroon and a table lamp from Denmark,” said Mr. 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.”

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TASARIM 190: Alışveriş Merkezleri

TASARIM'ın 190. sayısı içinde bulunduğumuz ekonomik kriz döneminde farklı açılardan incelenmesi gereken alışveriş kavramına mimari üzerinden bir bakış atıyor.

Sektörün en yeni ve yenilikçi ürünleri ile başlayan Tasarım yolculuğunuz Zoka Zola'nın ödüllü konut projesi, Bjarke Ingels Group'un "Yes Is More" başlıklı sergisi, Yapı Kredi'deki tik tak sesleri, Artstone'un yeni adresi gibi farklı alanlardan güncel konularla devam ederken Tasarım Yayın Grubu'nun katıldığı uluslararası fuarlar, Tadao Ando'nun "uzay gemisi", BMS'nin Türkiye'ye getirdiği bir süperstar "Cerruti Baleri" ile başka kıtalarda gezinebilir ve Marmara Üniversitesi İç Mimarlık son sınıf öğrencilerinin projelerini izleyebilirsiniz.

Alışveriş merkezlerini farklı bir açıdan değerlendiren "21. Yüzyılın Yeni Kamusal Alanı Olarak Alışveriş Merkezleri" yazısı YORUM sayfalarında sizleri bekliyor.

Jason Miller, Barlas Baylar, Türkan Arpacı bu ay okuyucularla tasarım dünyalarını paylaşan tasarımcılar.

Ayrıca Humanscale Başkanı George Kordaris, mobilya dünyasında geçirdiği 30 yılı ve Humanscale firmasının tasarım disiplinini sizlerle paylaşıyor.

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Hudson Furniture
433 West 14th Street (Washington Street), second floor, (212) 645-7800.
Barlas Baylar, above, arrived in New York from Istanbul in 1999. ''My dream was to design and produce my own furniture line,'' Mr. Baylar said, ''and this fall I realized my dream.''
Mr. Baylar opened a 2,000-square- foot showroom in the meatpacking district where he 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. Baylar, who uses Japanese joinery techniques: no screws, nails or glue. Mr. 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, above right, 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.
New Furniture in MePa

This just in. We have heard that there is a new furniture showroom opening up in MePa above Stella McCartney called Hudson Furniture Inc.. Started by Barlas Baylar

From: http://daily.chictoday.com/2009/05/03/salone-del-mobile-2009-highlights/
Terzani
Designed by Barlas Baylar, Terzani’s Atlantis chandelier is simply showstopping. Made from over 4,000 metres of illuminated lengths of draped nickel, Atlantis is a shimmering cascade of liquid light.

The Knight Base Table from Hudson Furniture was especially created by Barlas Baylar for his interior design clientele. The solid bronze base is hand-polished and is a real piece of jewelry translated into furniture design. The sustainable Claro walnut slab table top combines with the sculptural brilliance of the handmade bronze base to create a truly special table.
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Profile

Hudson Furniture has turned a 4,000-square-foot Meatpacking District loft into a pine-scented love note to organic wood. Founder and designer Barlas Baylar creates arresting furniture from domestically salvaged or storm-felled trees; his traditional Japanese-style joinery and hand-rubbed oil finishes enhance the natural, irregular forms of the wood, purposefully highlighting its imperfections. Baylar’s custom tables, benches, and beds lure all types of customers looking for an antidote to mass-manufacturing—aesthetically and environmentally. The company, which prides itself on its green approach to harvesting wood, is the largest repository in New York for legally harvested petrified wood from around the world. The sleek showroom also displays their made-to-order upholstered furniture line and lighting by two very different designers, but the point here is the wood. End tables made from polished stumps or bunches of gathered birch branches instantly warm up a spare interior. A simple walnut slab with a “live,” unfinished edge is a solid, striking 60-inch desk. Whether you have the space or not, take the time to run your hands along the velvety, smooth surface of the English Windsor table, a massive hunk of a table available in custom lengths up to 20 feet long. — Alexis Brunswick

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Hudson Furniture Inc.

The minute that Barlas Baylar, founder/owner of Hudson Furniture Inc., glimpse Brand Van egmond’s unique and original lighting. “it was love at first site; these are pieces of art .” he says. The firm’s beautiful creations (mostly chandeliers, with some floor and table lamps) are all handmade of crystal and stainless steel, and can be custom-finished. This Lighting perfectly complements the organic, handcrafted wooden furniture Barlas Baylar designs and sells (along with handmade furniture of other designers) by catalogue and through his showroom in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. (In this photo Barlas Baylar displays his Claro Walnut Dining Table under Brand van Egmond chandeliers) Using traditional Japanese construction, chemical-free finishes, and glue less joinery, Barlas Baylar transform raw materials from around the world into seamless works of art in wood-extraordinary pieces of furniture destined to be tommorow’s heirlooms. By choosing to use only wood that had already been cut for another purpose, he has created a mass movement toward environmentally conscious living. Determined not to turn out work that’s staid and uninspired, Barlas Baylar designs furniture that adds a contemporary look to traditional Japanese designs-furniture that appears sculptural, but is comfortable and functional as well.

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Hudson Furniture Inc. respects the natural forms of trees and inherent grain of wood with well defined organic lines and geometric forms using traditional joinery techniques and hand rubbed oil finishes.
All Hudson furniture is available in custom dimensions, custom finishes and a variety of wood species such as Claro Walnut, Black Walnut, Myrtle, Jasmine, Acacia, Satinwood and Ebonized Pine.
None of the woods they use are harvested from old growth forests. Their wood slabs are domestically sourced from either salvaged trees or wind/storm damaged trees. The trees have an average life span of 250-300 years. When these trees die, they gradually do so from the crest to the roots. The farmers or the tree owners thus have to remove these trees as they might cause damage to houses, other trees or outlying areas. They integrate various wood species into their designs to produce unique works of art.
” We put high regard and value on these trees by turning them into pieces of enduring art instead of leaving them out to decay “, Barlas Baylar, Hudson Furniture Inc. founder and designer.
Hudson Furniture Inc. is also New York’s only repository for legally harvested petrified wood. For Hudson Furniture Inc. it was second nature to explore petrified wood as an extension of its already existing collection of organic contemporary designs. Petrified wood, having the visual characteristics of wood but the feel of stone, represents a contemporary fusion of the two original materials into a new compelling organic interior accessory. Hudson Furniture Inc.’s owner Barlas Baylar takes extra precaution with embassies and consulates to seek approvals and legalities of petrified wood exportation from all regions of the world. Hudson Furniture Inc. has also recently added a line of solid walnut furniture designs by startchitects Renzo Piano, Mario Botta and Terry Dwan.
If it were for me to redecorate my back yard or even my whole house, they are the people who i’d choose to buy all the stuff from. Not only that i can be sure i didn’t “kill” a tree but the look of all their work is just wonderfull.

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