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Stacey Bewkes

Wadia Associates at Rooms with a View
Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design

Rooms with a View Continued

I love how this year’s Rooms with a View designers really embraced and interpreted the theme of Americanism: Timely and… Read More

Corbett Wright Koi Home Office
Art & Antiques, Design, Interior design

Rooms with a View 2013

This year’s Rooms with a View 2013 was the 19th year of one of my favorite design events in Connecticut. Originally… Read More

Dior Diorette ring
Design, Fashion, Interior design

Preserving the Craft

I realize it was only a few weeks ago that I referenced an article in T Magazine, but this week’s… Read More

Jacques Garcia Chateau de Bataille
Architecture, Design, Interior design

High Point Picks | Jacques Garcia Collection for Baker

One of the most talked about events at High Point this fall market was the unveiling of the new Jacques… Read More

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Fashion, Interior design

Stylish Shopping with Susanna Salk and Scot Meacham Wood

A love of tartan, plaid and the romance of Scotland has earned San Francisco interior designer Scot Meacham Wood a… Read More

Jacques Garcia for Baker
Art & Antiques, Books, Design, Interior design

Comings and Goings

It seems that The Season is upon us. So as assiduously as I attempt to catch up around here, ever… Read More

Lambertson Truex croc boots
Design, Fashion, Gifts

Lambertson Truex at Privet House

The tiny hamlet of New Preston, CT may be small in square miles (7,39) and population (1,182) but looms large… Read More

Design Leadership Summit
Design, Interior design

2013 Design Leadership Summit

This week I am privileged to be attending the 2013 Design Leadership Summit in New York. The premier event of the… Read More

Classical Invention | The Architecture of John B. Murray
Architecture, Books, Design, Interior design

Classical Invention | The Architecture of John B. Murray

We really have the author’s mother to thank for John Murray‘s elegant new volume Classical Invention | The Architecture of… Read More

Wesley Hall Concavo ottoman
Design, Interior design

High Point Highlights | Wesley Hall

I was delighted to have Wesley Hall as one of my co-sponsors again this market. As a privately owned made-in-America… Read More

Jamie Drake Designer Visions
Architecture, Art & Antiques, Interior design

Jamie Drake for House Beautiful at Designer Visions

In the Designer Visions apartment designed by Jamie Drake for House Beautiful, it’s not surprising that color plays a major… Read More

Marina Cicogna in T magazine
Architecture, Design, Interior design

T Magazine Luxury Issue

Deborah Needleman always seems to say just what I have been thinking but haven’t quite gotten around to articulating. In… Read More

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