Classic with a Twist
New York architect, Thierry Despont, is a classicist with a twist. In his own bath he selected aggressive black/gray and white marble for texture and pattern. The flat black counter creates a calm...
View ArticleInviting Bath
The details of this bath, published in the October issue of Elle Decor, are fabulous. It starts with sculpture; the bathtub is set in front of an appropriately scaled dark wood fireplace original to...
View ArticleThomas O'Brien: Black and White
In his new book, AERO Beginning to Now, Thomas O’Brien featured two baths that have captured not only his brand of “warm modernism” but my sensibility as well. Today’s post is about a mammoth bath in...
View ArticleHollywood Glam: Jeff Andrews Interpretation
He was an innovative choreographer/director and now uses his creative talents to push boundaries for sophisticated and refined interiors. The Jeff Andrews signature is innovative, bold and confident....
View ArticleBlack & White
I have written about black and white bathrooms before. But as I continue to see more well designed baths using this restrained formula, I decided to revisit the topic. A black and white color scheme...
View ArticleHappy Holidays
My choice of a holiday image this year announces the opening of our London showroom in Spring 2014. Our location on Kings Road, next door to the neighborhood pub and adjacent to many other design...
View ArticleInspiration: Diane von Furstenberg
While in LA last week I indulged in a little nostalgia. I went to see the newly opened Diane von Furstenberg exhibition at LACMA. Her iconic wrap dress has been memorialized at 40 with the exhibit,...
View ArticleJessica LaGrange Goes (Vintage) Hollywood
Leslie Zemeckis, actor, filmmaker, author and burlesque authority, called Jessica LaGrange of Chicago out of the blue and asked her to come look at her apartment in a classic 1920s building on...
View ArticleMichael Aiduss
I do not travel well to New Jersey (I always get lost). So when I was invited to visit the office of Michael Aiduss in Montclair, I was reluctant to take the trip. However, once there I discovered an...
View ArticleThe Big Book of Chic
In 2012 Miles Redd created THE BIG BOOK OF CHIC, published by Assouline. His sophisticated and unique style is both playful and glamorous; it mixes high and low, a strong sense of color and modern...
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