With an Ivy League degree, graduate work completed at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts in both Florence and… Read More
Books
Interior Portraits
There are so many wonderful design books making their debut this fall. I have already covered David Easton’s beautiful Timeless… Read More
Thank you Dominique Browning
A big thank you to Dominique Browning who, on her blog slowlovelife, cites Quintessence as one of the four blogs… Read More
Encyclopedia of the Exquisite
I was so focussed on all the design books coming out this fall that I somehow missed this wonderful gem…. Read More
Exciting Offer
David Easton’s studio is offering Quintessence readers bookplates, signed by David, to put in their copies of Timeless Elegance. E-mail… Read More
Andre the Giant
Giant of photography that is. As if there weren’t enough reasons to go to Paris already, there is now another…. Read More
Timeless Elegance – The Houses of David Easton
I just received my David Easton book, Timeless Elegance, today and although I don’t want to spoil it for those… Read More
Persephone Perfection
As the younger generation heads back to school, we can also consider our educational agenda for the fall. For all… Read More
Traveling Companions
For those of you who romanticize travel and long for the days of civilized airports, airlines with glamorous stewardesses, ocean… Read More
J. Crew U.
I was in my local J. Crew in New Canaan over the weekend doing a little back to school shopping… Read More
The Lovely Lillian
Ever since I read the Caped Crusader article with Raquel Zimmerman in the August Vogue (the one where she is in Central… Read More
Nantucket Top 20 – Learn
History and nature rich Nantucket offers many opportunities to explore both these areas. Trying not to exceed our top pick… Read More