Tweet Greetings everyone, and a Happy Labor Day to you all. It’s been a hot, smoky, stressful couple of weeks here in the City of Angels. Fires are now 50% contained, it doesn’t smell like a barbecue out side, and we’re now in the last part of escrow for our soon to be fabulous new […]
Tweet He was the first purveyor I met on the first day of my first job in Beverly Hills. He showed us the most beautiful fabrics and had a way of describing them and their applications that was irresistible. Behind the descriptions was devastatingly handsome and charming man with an indefinably aristocratic sounding accent – […]
Tweet My favorite of the flora and fauna on the street today…
Tweet I got a postcard in the mail this week that made me think about so many wonderful things in Los Angeles that get taken for granted. It seems to me the au courant attitude toward the very rich has been outwardly hostile. In my work I sometimes hear negative comments like “must be nice” […]
Tweet News via email today from Farrow and Ball – a new paper in their collection, called “Lotus Papers”. I always liked Farrow and Ball’s products, as in the colors and papers are always “correct”. Very conservative on the whole, but always striving to break ground within classical standards. A great example of this is […]
Tweet …that we have days like today. In February – uh March. I really feel for all a y’all, shoveling snow and stuff. But make the best of it – you can “procreate” a virtual garden while you’re stuck inside. (Thanks to Alex for the flower site : )
Tweet The twentieth century deco antiques are selling at top prices! Shown above is the “dragon chair”, designed by Eileen Grey and owned by Yves Saint Laurent; auctioned by Christies at the Grand Palais yesterday.
Tweet …that luxury is dying in the world of interiors. Behold the tissue paper holders that were forwarded to me today by Judson Rothschild of The Rothschild Collection. I love everything about this line of furniture, as it appeals to my philosophy of intellectual design for modern living. I completely agree with Judson that furniture […]
Tweet I have been saying for years that the luxurious manner of the interior design business’s days were numbered. The advent of so many do it yourself televisions shows, the internet, and the big box stores have been the killers. Everyone thinks they know how to do what we do. The only real interior design […]
Tweet I noticed here that Chella Textiles has launched a new design. It always gives me a little thrill when I see that this company has continued to thrive. I first met Lee Menichella when I was an intern at Tricia Wilson and Associates, my first foray into hospitality design. He was one of my […]
