architecture

A look at design and styles of architecture throughout the years

At Home in Pasadena with Kate Stamps

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
“Not everything should be perfect.” This simple phrase speaks volumes about Odom and Kate Stamps’ approach to both their own home and the many houses and gardens they design for others. Now that does not in any way describe their actual design work, which is thoughtful, exacting and detailed, but rather the final effect, which results in rooms of “grace and lack of pretension.”…
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At Home on Clove Brook Farm with Christopher Spitzmiller

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Stacey Bewkes   •   12 Comments
During the week, gifted ceramicist and designer Christopher Spitzmiller is busy creating his exquisite lamps, tableware and accessories found in the most stylish design shops and homes across the country including the White House. But weekends find him at Clove Brook Farm, his picture perfect country retreat in Dutchess County, NY.…
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At Home in Tangier with Frank de Biasi and Gene Meyer

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
It would seem designer Frank de Biasi was always destined for a home in Tangier. With a college degree in international relations, studies at the Sorbonne, followed by six years at Christies and then twelve as Director of Interiors at Peter Marino, Frank expanded on his love of travel, art and history with blue chip design experience.…
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At Home in Connecticut with Susanna Salk

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Stacey Bewkes   •   33 Comments
Over the years, the hosts Susanna Salk and I feature in our video series have inspired us just as you have said they do you. And in this special episode, Susanna invites us into her own Connecticut country home to show how she has interpreted many of their unique styles to inspire you to perhaps do the same.…
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At Home in the Hudson Valley with Martin Cooper and Karen Suen-Cooper

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   17 Comments
After years of urbane sophistication, living in New York, London and traveling the world, fashion designers Martin Cooper and Karen Suen-Cooper felt the calling for more – more time, more space, more nature and more joy. They found it in an 18th century Federal style farmhouse in the Hudson Valley that they have been renovating for the last fifteen years.…
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At Home in London with Alidad

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
Renowned for his layered and opulent interiors, celebrated designer Alidad relies on his love of pattern, color and deep knowledge of history and art to create spaces with intricate bespoke detail and timeless appeal. And yet this was not always his career path.…
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At Home with Jack Lenor Larsen at LongHouse Reserve

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
In the world of textiles, Jack Lenor Larsen is an icon. As one of the most influential fabric designers of our lifetime, Larsen is an accomplished weaver but also much more. At LongHouse, his home in East Hampton, he has created an extraordinary 16 acre reserve and sculpture garden, open seasonally to members and the public. …
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Markham Roberts Notes on Decorating

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Markham Roberts Notes on Decorating
As designer Markham Roberts explains in his inspiring new book, Notes on Decorating, “There are thousands of moving parts that need to come together cohesively for a successful outcome.” In his first book he addressed the basics of design (although I would hardly classify anything in his interiors as basic) and now he features all those aspects that help to make his work so memorable – from sussing out the client’s deepest desires to the practicality of challenges and solutions, the crucial addition of layers and the final touch of something unexpected.…
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At Home in Tangier with Jamie Creel and Marco Scarani

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   11 Comments
World travelers, collectors and sophisticated shopkeepers, Jamie Creel and Marco Scarani, the duo behind the chic NYC design destination Creel and Gow, were instantly smitten by Tangier, the magical North African port city that has seduced generations of writers, artists and designers.…
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At Home in Connecticut with Michael DePerno and Andrew Fry

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
With a long history in the world of design and retail, Michael DePerno has been designing spaces and owned well regarded shops on both coasts. But it was in 2013, when living in northern California, that he longed for the east coast again.…
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