Field report

BRAD FORD • Field + Supply

GETAWAYS • Friday Routine

BRAD FORD • interior designer / founder • Field + Supply (a modern makers market)
Neighborhood you live in: Chelsea

It’s Friday afternoon, how are you rolling into the weekend?
I’m taking it easy — dinner and drinks with friends and reminiscing on the success of this year’s great markets.

Any restaurant plans?
When I'm upstate for our markets and planning, one of my favorite spots in Kingston is Lola (from Taavo Somer of Freemans fame). They've got the most delicious cocktails and wood-fired pizzas. This fall, we celebrated Field + Supply’s 10-year anniversary with a dinner by Heirloom Fire, which is quite a spectacle. Everything is locally sourced and cooked on open fires, and it's like watching a beautifully choreographed culinary dance. The chef, James Gop, is one of the most talented people I know.

How about a little leisure or culture?
We always have live music throughout the weekend at Field + Supply and plenty of good food, but there are some other great places to check out in the area, including Storm King Art Center, Westwind Orchard for apple picking, Stockade Tavern for amazing craft cocktails, and one of my favorite new restaurants in Kingston, Eliza — I highly recommend the roast chicken or the burger.

Any weekend getaways you love?
Upstate. There are so many great towns and quaint hamlets to discover, whether it's Tivoli and Brice Marden's Hotel Tivoli, or Mary MacGill's shop in Germantown, or Inness in Accord. It's such a bucolic part of the state filled with such amazing creative talent.

What was your last great vacation?
I have a place in The Springs out east, so I usually stay pretty local during the summer. But as it gets colder here on the East Coast, I always like to check out Palm Springs; another lovely area with incredible design sensibility, and there's something about the desert energy that is so calming. I'm also headed to Blackberry Farm in a few weeks for an Americana Music Weekend that I'm really looking forward to.

What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
I recently got a George Nakashima console that I'm pretty proud of. His work is absolutely stunning and so timeless — the epitome of elevated craftsmanship.