I was asked last week what I thought were the current trends in interior design. Unlike with fashion, interior design doesn't have seasonal trends, but themes generally appear first through interior design projects, eventually filtering to the general public via trend driven retail furniture stores like Restoration Hardware, Mitchell Gold, Ligne Roset and ABC Carpet & Home...
Read MoreLast weekend was the Design on a Dime Miami charity event. As I mentioned in my January 6th blog, this design focused charity has been a major annual event in New York for the past 13 years. internationally acclaimed interior designer, James Huniford is the Founding Chairman and Design on a Dime's mission is to eradicate HIV/AIDS in New York by 2020. Branching out for the first time to Miami the goal is to eradicate HIV/AIDS in Miami by 2025.
Read MoreValentine's Day is just around the corner and reading about the collaboration between Charlotte Olympia and Agent Provocateur's capsule collection Flirty had me wondering what else is available in the world of romantic lingerie.
Read MoreAndy & Kate Spade are currently auctioning off contents from their recently sold Southampton Beach house via Paddle 8, the online auction house. I came across photos of their Manhattan pre-war apartment on the Habitually Chic blog and the thing that struck me is the size of their art collection and their apparent passion for collecting in a very eclectic way. On every available wall hangs at least one artwork and with smaller pieces they hang salon-style. Certainly gave me inspiration hanging artwork for my clients.
Read MoreAn observation as true today as it was in 1603. We're not necessarily what we wear, however as cues are picked up from dress codes we're in command of our particular message.
London just showed their Men's Fall 2016 collection, and the men's street style seemed to me to be telegraphing the message of self assurance - a sophisticated man-about-town individuality with a marked preference for style over fashion.
Read MoreWe have several trips coming up this year, which includes Southern Italy, one of our favorite places to visit. While flipping through 1stdibs, the online bible for all things vintage and antique last week, I cam across an article with film director, Francis Ford Coppola discussing Palazzo Margherita, his most recently completed hotel venture. Francis Ford Coppola is not only one of the top film makers of our generation, he's also been acquiring over the years his own empire of one-of-a-kind luxury boutique hotels. Who knew...?
Read MoreI'm starting off 2016 with a bang as one of 25 top interior designers participating in the Design on a Dime Miami Benefit. Internationally acclaimed interior designer, James Huniford, Founding Chairman and the New York interior design community have since 2004 held a festive design-focused annual benefit. Design on a Dime is now known as NYC's premier design benefit, with all proceeds going towards ending the AIDS epidemic in New York State by 2020.
Read MoreI came across some fun and easy to prepare Christmas cocktails on Ladolcevitablog.com that would perfectly complement the glamorous Baccarat crystal barware I was discussing last week. I'm not a big cocktail drinker, however I am intrigued by some of these combinations. Let me know if you make any of them.
Read MoreRead a wonderful post from Quintessence Blog, showcasing Carolyne Roehm's collaboration with Baccarat Crystal for their Holiday catalogue. You may remember my recent What I'm Reading Right Now post about Carolyne Roehm's new book, At Home in the Garden, which included photos of her gorgeous Connecticut home, Weatherstone.
Read MoreThe main Art Basel event is held at the Convention Center where there are so many galleries, Philippe and I usually take 2 days to walk through. In the past we've done it in one day, but at some point sensory overload sets in and for me at least, it all begins to blur.
Read MoreWe're here for another round of Art Basel Miami. In its 14th year and still going strong, with more satellite shows than ever spread out all over Miami Beach, expanding as far as Little Haiti in Miami. Art Basel is as much about socializing as looking and purchasing art and regarded as the contemporary art destination for big collectors and novices alike. Here you can entertain clients, extend your network and yes, maybe buy some art.
Read MoreI have been following the forever chic Carolyne Roehm for the last three decades, when she began her career as a fashion designer with Oscar de la Renta, her mentor for 10 years. She went on to establish her namesake fashion company in 1984 and also served as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Read MoreMati Cianci, a close girlfriend who lives in Rome with her family is visiting New York this week with her trunk-show, Italian Style Winter Collection. Mati is showing a finely edited selection of elegant jackets, dresses, knitwear, shawls, leather bags and accessories made by artisans from around the globe.
Read MoreIt's finally starting to really feel like Fall and I'm looking for new candles and room fragrances to reflect the season's cozier mood. So, last weekend I headed over to my favorite fragrance emporium, Aedes de Venustas and discovered that after 20-plus years of being the secret jewelbox destination on Christopher Street in the West Village, it has recently moved around the corner to a much more prominent space at 7 Greenwich Avenue.
Read MoreI came across an article on One Kings Lane recently about fellow Brooklynite, Jodi Patterson who lives in her perfect world with her husband and four kids. Jodi is the owner and creative director of organic health and beauty products at GeorgiaNY and co-founder of Doo-Bop a multi cultural skin-care and hair-care destination.
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