interior design

2016 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
2016 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala Alex Papachristidis and David Monn
While last week was chock full of design happenings, I was thrilled to be able to at least sneak a peek at the glorious tables for the 2016 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Gala. Always a favorite event of the season, this year the gala honored long time board member Audrey Gruss for her leadership and generosity.…
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At Home with Susanna Salk and Laura Kirar

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Laura Kirar studio and home in Brooklyn
Laura Kirar is a designer who approaches her work with the heart of an artist. Known for her artistic approach to interiors and products for the home, she brings both innovation and an artisanal appreciation of craft to everything she touches.…
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A Whirlwind Week of Design

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   1 Comment
Week of Design - Sotheby's Designer Showhouse
While spring is always bustling with events, this has been a particularly action packed week of design. I hope to be back to fill you in more fully on the stellar Sotheby’s Designer Showhouse. Since the auction is this Sunday, below find a peek at several more of the outstanding rooms, all filled with distinctive decorative items from the sale.…
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AERIN Fall 2016 Accessories Sneak Peek

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
AERIN fall 2016 accessories
As we are still waiting for spring-like temperatures, it’s also time to look ahead to the fall collections. This year AERIN‘s fall 2016 accessories include a new fashion collection of bags and shoes. AERIN fall 2016 accessories As you may remember from our video visit to Aerin’s beautiful Southampton home, she considers leopard a classic neutral for interiors and it clearly holds true for fashion as well.…
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Oomph Greenwich has Arrived!

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   11 Comments
Oomph Greenwich showroom
I have followed the trajectory of Oomph ever since they established their stylish Connecticut based brand over seven years ago. After selling exclusively online and to the trade in their High Point showroom, Oomph Greenwich brings their colorful tailored style to the public.…
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Ralph Lauren Home Fall 2016

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   21 Comments
Ralph Lauren Home Gold Creek Lodge
Yesterday evening Ralph Lauren Home celebrated their fall 2016 collections and new dedicated Instagram feed at their expansive Chelsea headquarters. Here, in evocatively styled rooms, three new lifestyle collections were beautifully presented. Gold Creek Lodge represented the dark glamour of fall.…
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Quintessential Cooking with Miele

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   9 Comments
Miele wine fridge
Miele always has a large presence at the AD Design Show with inventive and oft stylish displays. You saw their chic green fridge interior a few posts back and I also loved their wine refrigerator with room to cool a decanting carafe and glasses, below.…
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AD Design Show Part 2

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
Dagmara Weinberg at the AD Design Show
With such a wide and deep variety of categories, the AD Design Show makes picking just a few favorites a difficult task. Part two includes products across several sections. In art, a favorite from past shows, photographer Dagmara Weinberg, was again exhibiting.…
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Favorite Finds at the Architectural Digest Design Show

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
Coral & Tusk at the Architectural Digest Design Show
Nature is the ultimate backdrop for any vignette as we saw in our look at going green at the Architectural Digest Design Show and DIFFA Dining by Design last week. It was also perfectly utilized in Amy Lau‘s elegant area she designed as the Architectural Digest Design Studio with furnishings from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.…
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Past Perfect: Richard Shapiro Houses and Gardens

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
Past Perfect Richard ShapiroPast Perfect Richard Shapiro
Enter Richard Shapiro’s new book Past Perfect and prepare to be transported. Dive into its pages of exquisite photography by Jason Schmidt, sensitively designed by Mary Shanahan, and you will enter another realm. Take a deep breath of air redolent of ancient eras and far off places and then exhale as you make your arrival into his homes full of “serenity, beauty and wonder,” as Mayer Rus so aptly describes it in his foreword.…
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