Aero Update

I was shopping for clients in Soho last week and one of my favorite stops is always Aero. The shop is always inspiring and full of treasures but this time even more so. They had just unpacked and displayed a huge shipment of what they call "smalls." If you need a hostess gift, a wedding present or just a little something for yourself, there is a bonanza from which to choose! I took home a beautiful glass tortoiseshell ice bucket that is new but looks old. What I love the most about Aero is that you can't tell the vintage from the contemporary. My sign of a great store! Happy Shopping!

Aero Studios

419 Broome Street

New York, NY 10013

212-966-1500

www.aerostudios.com

Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

Thomas O'Brien's American Vintage Modern Casually Elegant Collection

The best part of High Point was definitely meeting all the designers and having them walk us through their spaces. I also loved that Hickory Chair allowed the designers to not only display their furniture for Hickory Chair but also their lines for other vendors which created a wonderfully styled space that ended up looking more like a real home than a showroom. This was especially true of Thomas O'Brien's rooms that were a great mix of his furniture for Hickory Chair, rugs from his collection for Safavieh, his bedding for Target, accessories from his shop Aero, and china and flatware from his line for Reed & Barton. The rooms also represented what he called his Gemini love of both vintage and modern, and elegant and casual pieces, much of which was based on furniture he has collected over the years. I really found them inspiring and hope you do too!

Photos by Heather Clawson