Photo Courtesy William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC ……………………….. “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman” -Coco Chanel ………………………… Christie Brinkley is a supermodel, spokeswoman, actress, Broadway star and entrepreneur. Her skincare line, Christie Brinkley Skincare has proven to be wildly popular. As one of the most recognizable faces … Continue reading A Celebrity and Her Wardrobe Master→
When Beauvais Carpet moved from their showroom on 57th and 3rd to its current space at 595 Madison a decade ago, people gasped. Re-locating from the area considered the epicenter of New York interior design to a building monopolized by Madison Avenue’s high end art galleries seemed questionable to everyone except David Amini, Beauvais‘s … Continue reading Master of Illusion→
‘When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.’ Sounds easy right? I can say from experience that it’s not. Like many people in the design industry, the 2008 economic meltdown helped teach me exactly what that phrase means; and for a while things were very difficult. I know many of you can relate. I set about … Continue reading Lemons, Reinvention & Rizzoli→
Photo courtesy ivillage.ca ………………………… By now you have probably heard the rumors, and the subsequent confirmation this week, that John Galliano will be teaching a master class titled ‘Show me Emotion’ at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. The class will be offered to BFA candidates with a minimum 3.0 GPA. … Continue reading Fashion: John Galliano→
……………….. “Every room I design has a soul… and that soul is discovered in the alchemy between me and my clients.” ……………….. I had the pleasure of meeting Philip Gorrivan in 2007, the year he’d created the opulent blue and green dining room in the HC&G Hampton’s idea house. It was in the course of … Continue reading Lifestyle Driven Design→