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Text by Mary Forsell
For 10 years, it’s been known as the antiques capital of the Northeast. But
now a different wave is washing over this once-sleepy river city (really a large
town). Contemporary home furnishings shops, galleries, and restaurants are
popping up all along Warren Street, the main drag. “It’s a huge trend here,”
says Windle Davis, co-owner of The Inn at Hudson, a restored Jacobean mansion
that dates from Hudson’s heyday a century ago as a bustling port. “It’s like an
avalanche. We’ve been attracting all these young travelers from around the
world: Germany, England, Australia, Brooklyn...”It helps that New York City
is just two hours due south and easily accessible by train. Many businesses such
as artist-owned Historical Materialism, furnishings atelier Gray Fish, and the
café Le Gamin, have roots in the metropolis. “Hudson is now a pretty dynamic
place,” says Richard Bodin of Hudson Home. “The contemporary furnishings stores
are a nice complement to the antiques shops, as well as stores such as ours that
mix new and old. There’s a little bit of something for everyone. The stores play
off each other, all of them independently owned—no chains!”
(a) Old industrial gears resurface as contemporary display at Arenskjold
Antiques. (b) Nineteenth-century photographs and Deco sconces share space on a
hanging shelf at Alain Pioton Antiques. (c) New Albion Records adds an energizing
young vibe with its recently opened retail store. CD art is on view.
(d) Myrtle topiaries and moss-covered pots in a
sunny corner at Hedström & Judd, a Scandinavian lifestyle emporium. (e) Melvin welcomes visitors to Gray Fish, the “three-dimensional calling card”
of proprietor/designer Michael Levinson. Here, a French empire daybed offsets a
scrim created for Sotheby’s auction of the collection of the Duke and Duchess of
Windsor. And, yes, it’s for sale! (f)
Mexican folk art trays, called bateas, brighten the walls of Colette at Hudson
Supermarket. Framed collages by Helsinki-based artist Clare Goddard decorate the
tabletop. (g) Mechanical tin toy at Kendon, a fun mix of folk art and Americana. (h)
Lili and Loo carries cutting-edge tableware.
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