Edward Hopper, South Carolina Morning, 1955. ©Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Aha – I knew that would get… Read More
Design
The Explosion of Atomic Tom
I just love this story – a case of creativity joining forces with technology to catapult a small Brooklyn quartet,… Read More
Penthouse Panache
In researching another post a while back, I came across the remarkable work of Champalimaud Design. Although a full service… Read More
The Heritage of Houdini
There are so many terrific ongoing and upcoming exhibits at the museums in New York this fall that it’s hard… Read More
Passing Portraits
Philip Scott Johnson is a digital artist from St. Louis. His favorite quote, from Picasso, is “everything you can imagine… Read More
Magnificent Monograms
Unfortunately, since I wrote this post several years ago, the owner, Caroline Breckenridge, has passed away. Please continue on to read… Read More
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
Game Day
I am not a big online game player – I have very few apps on my iphone and the only… 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
This Old House
Almost four years ago, we downsized and moved to a more modest house next door – yes, next door. With… Read More
Christie’s Cache
There is a lot of buzz about the upcoming Christie’s all day jewelry auction on October 20th in NYC. People… Read More
