Windsor Smith, a young interior designer from California, is hot, hot, hot right now. Today, she expands her dominance as she officially launches her own furniture line, the eponymous Windsor Smith Home Collection. This launching is just the beginning for Windsor as more pieces will be added in a timely manner. Additionally, Kravet will be rolling out Windsor's own fabric designs in 2008. It doesn't get an hotter than this in the design business. Windsor's furniture collection is fun and youthful, yet it takes a cue from classic designs. She credits her love of color from growing up colorlessly in Kansas and describes her furniture as "a new spin on elegant classics."
In this except from Elle Decor magazine, Windsor talks of her inspirations: "I like to create libraries where men with names like Howard, Bing and Spencer sat in cashmere sweaters and contemplated the 13th hole on the Bel-air golf course. I am drawn to a simple but elegant time when the women were so legendary that surnames weren't necessary.... Slim, Babe, Coco...", Smith says as she twists a sterling pen on the palest aqua velvet ribbon that once belonged to the Duchess of Windsor.
The fabric options for her furniture include linens in fun colors like lavender. Domino readers will be familiar with many of the pieces in the collection as they were shown in her own Californian home featured in the August issue. Below are a few of my favorite pieces from the new collection. Note: while I find the pieces very accessible for a vibrant, busy house with lots of children and dogs, be sure to include a major breadwinner in this picture. These pieces do not come cheap!
The Brittany Secretary, $12,000.
Chloe Sofa, while shown in this vibrant pink, the website says it is not available in this fabric. Strange.
Slipcovered wing chair with monogram.
Moroccan inspired ottoman.
Gwen curved arm sofa.
Medici arm chair.
Directoire chair shown in leather.
In Windsor's own home, you can see the Directoire chair, two benches from her line, and the large Brittany secretary.
Another picture from Windsor's house, shows the large double sided slipcovered sofas from her collection. In front is the Moroccan upholstered ottoman.
In a client's beach house, Windsor uses her slipcovered sofa. I love the detail pleating on the edge.
In the kitchen, a gorgeous aqua floor.
Casual living room with gorgeous hand painted wallpaper pieces. Windsor uses the same hand painted wallpaper in her own dining room. Note the painted wood floor, perfect for a beach house.
Dressier living room, with light pink sofas, square, tufted pillows and large, silver mirror.
This room shows the collection's curved arm sofa and Medici chair. 
Another beach house view, with clever use of striped fabric on ottoman. The pink color pops on the green stripes.
