Earlier this year I wrote an article on the evolution of style in which I asked a number of poignant questions which were looking for answers. In my pursuit of information, I focused on … Continue Reading ››
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Business & Design: The Future of Print Media
Recent data that suggests glossies could be headed for extinction
Woolly Mammoth
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An article out last week via The Daily Beast about the latest quarterly earnings report from the New York Times got me once again thinking about print … Continue Reading ››
Fashion: John Galliano
The troubled designer teaching at Parsons The New School for Design
Photo courtesy ivillage.ca
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By now you have probably heard the rumors, and the subsequent confirmation this week, that John Galliano will be teaching a master … Continue Reading ››
See And Be Seen: April 2013
Housing Work's Design On A Dime Shopping Extravaganza
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UPDATE! DESIGN ON A DIME RAISED ONE MILLION DOLLARS!! BRAVO!!!
Attending this year's Design On A Dime event benefitting Housing Works Thrift Shops was, as it always is, one of the most exhilarating … Continue Reading ››
Master Class: Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz
Balancing masculine architecture & feminine decor in Venice Beach
Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz
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Last week my long time friend Steven Wine, the genius behind the feathered fixtures at ABYU Lighting (who just happens to … Continue Reading ››
Design: The Commodity Trap Part II
A lesson in exuberant aesthetics from Dorothy Draper
Greenbrier Hotel designed by Dorothy Draper
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What makes any designer, fashion, interiors or otherwise, a standout? Well it's simple and can be summed up in one single word. ORIGINALITY. One such notable interior designer was … Continue Reading ››