Tag Archives: Master Class

McMillen Inc. 2013

Master Class with Ann Pyne, the firm's current President

House BeautifulHouse Beautiful February 2013    Decoration by Ann Pyne of McMillen, for her mother, Betty Sherill

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McMillen, Inc. was founded in 1924 by Mrs. Drury McMillen, a young married woman from St. Louis who'd moved … Continue Reading ››

Lifestyle Driven Design

Master Class with Philip Gorrivan

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"Every room I design has a soul... and that soul is discovered in the alchemy between me and my clients."

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I had the pleasure of meeting Philip Gorrivan … Continue Reading ››

Master Class: Amy Lau

And her new book, Expressive Modern

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"Nature is a friend and teacher who continues to inform my interior design work every day."

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Growing up in Northern Arizona, Amy Lau spent a great deal of … Continue Reading ››

Master Class: Matthew Patrick Smyth

An American in Paris

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“Rooms are not theater sets, and design is not about making fiction come to life.  Rooms should express the needs and personalities of the people who live in them now.” ~MPS

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I really lament the disappearance … Continue Reading ››

Master Class: David Easton

Anglo-American Exchange

David Easton and I were introduced 15 years ago.  I'd been asked to make the curtains for the advertising campaign of his collection for Lee Jofa.  At the time I thought his particularly zany sense of humor was at odds with his restrained talent.  We had … Continue Reading ››

Master Class: S Russell Groves

Defining Modern Glamour

Tiffany & Co.     Shanghai, China

S Russell Groves, the architect behind Tiffany & Co.'s incredibly successful visual re-boot, is as charming, elegant and understated as the wares of the … Continue Reading ››