Pillow Talk: The Fortuny Pillows Revealed
One of the highlights of the last year, and a definite high-point in my career to date as an interior designer, is the creation of the collection of pillows that I created for and with Fortuny using their fabrics. As my clients, friends, and any regular readers will know, I have a lifelong passion for Fortuny, […]
Pillows for Fortuny
About eighteen months ago, Mickey and Maury Riad, the brothers who own and operate the Fortuny fabric house, invited me to collaborate with them on a collection of pillows for display and sale in the New York showroom. As readers of my work will know, Fortuny has a special place in my heart both as […]
Work in Progress: Chandelier
I have been working with a longtime client and friend on her urban loft space off and on for a few years now. When it came to replacing an old dining room light fixture, my client said wanted something that was “like a branch or something, coming out of the ceiling, with lights somehow integrated […]
Curtains to a Garden in Amagansett
In a previous post called Work in Progress: Amagansett, I mentioned that I had gone to India to consult with embroidery master Ranjit Ahuja on some custom sheer curtains for a house I have been working on in Amagansett. From that previous post, here is the room awaiting the curtains: The house is still not […]
Uccello Flags a Carpet on the Bowery
When I lived in London, I remember visiting the National Gallery and staring endlessly at one of the three paintings that comprises Uccello’s The Battle of San Romano. Since then, I have seen the other two (at the Louvre in Paris and at the Ufizzi in Florence). I keep postcards of all three on my […]
Work in Progress: Amagansett
As I discuss in the Ethos section of my website, design requires an educated appreciation for the concepts of process and synergy, and a dedication to Mother Nature as the ultimate designer. One of the things that I want to explore with this blog is the process and synergy that are involved in creating suitable […]