Author Archives: Stacey Bewkes

John Derian Picture Book Project

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
kitchen wall before John Derian Picture Book Project
Straddling past and present with aesthetic aplomb, John Derian has created a world that is as unique and transportive as it is addictive. His enviable curiosity, fueled by a love of nature, history and craft have set him apart in the world of decorative art and furnishings.…
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At Home in Tangier with Nicolo Castellini Baldissera

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
Born into an Italian family distinguished in the world of art and architecture, it is hardly surprising that Nicolo Castellini Baldissera has chosen a career in design.  With a successful interior design firm, fueled by the knowledge and tools he was both born into and acquired, he has worked on projects around the world.…
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At Home in Santa Barbara with Madeline Stuart

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Madeline Stuart Santa Barbara living room, photo Stacey Bewkes
Madeline Stuart may have come to her current career in design via a somewhat circuitous route, yet it is clear her stylish intellectual parents (designer mother and film director father) instilled in her all the tools she needed to create the meticulous, artistic interiors she is known for today.…
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At Home in London with Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Upon entering the London home of designers Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen, you would never guess that it was once a dismal five bedroom Victorian flat. But their experienced eyes saw something more and after an extensive gut renovation, the apartment was transformed in a glamorous city residence where the design team spends evenings during their busy work weeks, retiring to their country residence in West Sussex on the weekends.…
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At Home in Charleston with Jill Sharp Weeks

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   22 Comments
Jill Sharp Weeks was clearly destined for a career in design. Growing up surrounded by her great great uncle’s paintings (American impressionist William S. Robinson), a photographer father and impressionable teenage years spent living in Japan, it is not surprising that Jill has developed a unique and distinct aesthetic that has informed everything she touches.…
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At Home in San Patrignano

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   14 Comments
It’s not often that a casual conversation on social media leads to discovering a remarkable community where the art of fine craftsmanship has been saving lives for more than 40 years. But San Patrignano is an exceptional place where addiction recovery meets the best of sustainable luxury.…
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At Home with John Derian in New York City

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
At Home with John Derian via Quintessence
Just as John Derian‘s stores represent his endless curiosity and quixotic vision of the intersection of nature and art, so his East Village home is a testament to his love of the past, the handmade and the natural world. Here found objects are imbued with as much visual meaning as his collections of porcelain and ceramics.…
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At Home in Paris with Timothy Corrigan

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   16 Comments
Every since designer Timothy Corrigan lived in Paris as an advertising executive in the late 1980s, he has been a devoted francophile, in love not only with the beauty of France but also the country’s respect for its own culture and history.…
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At Home in Locust Valley with Jeffrey Bilhuber

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Designer Jeffrey Bilhuber‘s greatest talent may be informing the past with a bold confidence that feels just right for today. And nowhere is this more palpably personal than in his own country house in Locust Valley, New York. Here in Hay Fever, his 17th century farmhouse, Jeffrey has melded the best of American design history with his own family furniture and heirlooms for his distinctive and informed take on decor.…
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At Home in New York City with Timothy Whealon

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Stacey Bewkes   •   13 Comments
While designer Timothy Whealon may have begun his career on Wall Street, his love of the fine and decorative arts soon led him to a yearlong arts course at Sotheby’s in London. Following another training program at the auction house in New York, an art related conversation at a charity event dinner serendipitously led to his first design job.…
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