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"POLTRONA FRAU\nDesigner Samuel Botero Heads Downtown for a Distinctive Mix of Old and New\nFor Samuel Botero, a stroll in New York's SoHo district invariably reveals inspired sources. Liora Mann\u00E9 shows Botero rugs made from her Lamontage textiles.\nMann\u00E9 begins creating a Lamontage piece using her patented process. The finished product may be employed as upholstery fabric or in lighting or even jewelry.\nThe designer admires one of several 1950s Medea chairs by Vittorio Nobili for Tagliabue from the \"beautifully edited collection of vintage and custom designs.\"\nIconic midcentury pieces\u2014Verner Panton's 1-2-3 System chair, far right, and an Osvaldo Borsani desk\u2014mix with a low table by the company's own designers.\nSurrounding Botero and the artist are Sherman's castbronze sculptures, furniture and accessories. One of her encaustic paintings, Lost Snow, hangs at right.\nAntique wood doors provide a backdrop for a selection of limited-edition silks and cottons manufactured in India.\nTablecloths and cocktail napkins.\nChairs from the Size collection entice passersby.\nBotero finds the tailored furniture, including the Madison chair, sofa and ottoman, to be \"arrow perfect.\"\nThe designer, taking a break on a two-seat Hydra sofa by Luca Scacchetti, discusses a Lella and Massimo Vignelli bowl with showroom manager Philippe Pietri.\nA 1968 Hand chair by Pedro Friedeberg is among the midcentury discoveries Todd Merrill, left, features at his shop. Botero leans on a Hugh Acton bench."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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