Business & Design: Less is More

The Growing Trend Towards Smaller Homes

2013_01_23_grabb_13172_3_rsznARCHITECTS Prefabricated 'Micro Apartment' Building

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In late January the Bloomberg administration announced the winner of the AdApt NYC competition, which sought to imagine the future of housing in New York City.  … Continue Reading ››

‘See And Be Seen’ March 2013

Bailey House Celebrates 30 Years With A Bang

Bailey HouseHarlan Bratcher, CEO of A/X Armani Exchange, Gina Quattrochi, Wendy Williams & Alan Cumming Photo courtesy Patrick McMullan

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Bailey House celebrated their 30th Anniversary Thursday evening with quite … Continue Reading ››

The New Guard: Suzanne Eason

Of Connecticut Based Suzanne Eason Interiors

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"I guide my clients to reach slightly beyond their comfort level for results they will absolutely love and cherish for years to … Continue Reading ››

High Style Is What You Make It

Tony Duquette, John Pawson and Cy Twombly - Disparate Yet Comparable

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DeBeistegui Paris apartment

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There once was a trinity of high style, Le Corbusier, Emilio Terry and Charles De Beistegui, who created one of the most unusual and surreal collaborations … Continue Reading ››

Celebrity Hairstylist Steven Dillon

and his charitable organization 'Cuts for a Cause'

Steven Dillon Brazilian VogueImage courtesy Vogue Brazil

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My friend Steven Dillon grew up in an Italian/Irish Catholic home in Yonkers NY, and started cutting hair in 1993 (coincidentally the same year we met.)  His career … Continue Reading ››

Fringe Element

Could the return of trim be an indicator of economic recovery?

Alex-papachristidis-home-1112-xl3Alex Papchristidis's Manhattan living room courtesy Elle Decor

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I dislike the word 'trend'.  It's always seemed to me that the most creative design professionals have an intellectual process behind their work that transcends what's currently … Continue Reading ››