November 2017 - Quintessence

The Spirit of Christmas at John Derian

Few places in New York City evoke the holiday spirit quite like Christmas at John Derian‘s enchanting east village shop…. Read More

Most of you readers know by now, I am not a minimalist. Living with what I love (all of it)… Read More

There is always so much to be thankful not the least of which is having all my chicks home in… Read More

As you may remember from my post on the Rockefeller Homes and Gardens, next spring Christie’s will offer The Collection… Read More

For the 2017 Rooms with a View, designer Robert Passal assembled a vignette entitled The Joy of Eating, celebrating the… Read More

Tomorrow marks the final day to visit The Salon Art + Design 2017 at the Park Avenue Armory. Including 56… Read More

Friday marks the opening of Rooms with a View 2017 – the 23rd year of the annual fundraising showhouse originally… Read More

For those of you who just can’t get enough of the masterful vision of Renzo Mongiardino, add the reissue of… Read More

The current return to maximalism can, in all likelihood, be traced to a single source – Renzo Mongiardino. Even those… Read More

This week felt a bit like the 60s comedy, If It’s Tuesday It Must be Belgium. With a plethora of… Read More

If it’s mid-fall, that means there are events galore in the world of design. While I catch up, here’s a… Read More