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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   •   31 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   •   7 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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At Home in the Office with Michael Aiduss and Houlès

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
It all started at Villa Kerylos. From the moment designer Michael Aiduss serendipitously discovered the celebrated house in Beaulieu-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, he was enthralled. With a passion for history, architecture and fine craftsmanship, Michael found Kerylos a source of enduring inspiration.…
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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 Brooklyn with Fawn Galli

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Stacey Bewkes   •   13 Comments
Take a deep love of nature, mix in a healthy dose of disco and fashion and add a passionate dollop of luxury and you have the Fawn Galli design cocktail. Unpredictable, witty and whimsical is how she likes it and so do her clients who appreciate her ability to perceive their deepest design desires even if they don’t know what they are.…
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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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