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Gainsborough at The Frick Collection

Gainsborough at The Frick Collection

When The Frick Collection opens Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture on Thursday, it will offer New York its first exhibition… Read More

Welcome Westmoreland – The Frick’s New Café

Welcome Westmoreland – The Frick’s New Café

It was a long awaited and much celebrated occasion when The Frick Collection reopened in March, unveiling its stunning five… Read More

Iris Apfel Collection at Christie’s

Iris Apfel Collection at Christie’s

The more is more spirit of the exuberant Iris Apfel is coming to Christie’s at the end of this month…. Read More

Suzanne Rheinstein Collection at KRB

Suzanne Rheinstein Collection at KRB

There are few contemporary design icons today as missed as the much loved Suzanne Rheinstein. Her refined yet casually chic… Read More

Paris, City of Pearls

Paris, City of Pearls

Whether you are traveling to Paris for pleasure or for the upcoming design events (Maison et Objet and Deco Off),… Read More

Tony Sarg: Genius at Play

Tony Sarg: Genius at Play

Never was a tag line more apt. Tony Sarg was a true multi hyphenate whose ebullient creative endeavors knew no… Read More

Buccellati Tahiti Picnic Basket

Buccellati Tahiti Picnic Basket

This past week saw an enthusiastic and monumental turnout for Salone in Milan. While many major exhibits, installations and new… Read More

Rigal Jewelry by Hayley Sarno

Rigal Jewelry by Hayley Sarno

Artist Hayley Sarno exudes creativity from every pore with a quiet elegance and charm. Her style is as fresh as… Read More

Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings at the Ashmolean

Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings at the Ashmolean

For any of you art-minded readers traveling to London this spring, you may want to include a quick hour train… Read More

Robert Kime at Dreweatts

Robert Kime at Dreweatts

In August we lost one of the giants in the world of design – renowned interior decorator and collector Robert… Read More

Marie-Hélène de Taillac x Marie Christophe

Marie-Hélène de Taillac x Marie Christophe

Creative collaborations often spawn remarkable results and when I heard two talented women I admire were producing a collection together,… Read More

Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney

Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney

It’s no secret in these parts that I, along with many friends and colleagues in the world of design, have… Read More

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Join us at the Connecticut home of @salomondee , a Join us at the Connecticut home of @salomondee , a house imagined to feel both entirely new and as though it has always belonged to its riverside setting. Designed in collaboration with architect @halardhalarddesign , it balances tradition and restraint—rooted in local vernacular yet quietly unconventional. WATCH AT LINK IN PROFILE
A few of my favorites from the bevy of temptation A few of my favorites from the bevy of temptation at this year’s @thewintershownyc . Dealers tagged in each image.
As we start the new year, taking a deep fresh brea As we start the new year, taking a deep fresh breath with inspiration from Spanish designer @ludovicoporta . See how he creates a sense of calm elegance using curated collections and negative space in his magnificent renovated 18th century palacio. Watch the entire house tour on the Quintessence YouTube channel.
Monday blues with an international cadre of artisa Monday blues with an international cadre of artisanal tableware from our @shopqworthy collection. Shop it all through link in profile.
And the winner of the @academia_de_la_mesa table c And the winner of the @academia_de_la_mesa table contest is… (drumroll please!) this extraordinary table by @Monicabardaji!! She entered on the very last day of the competition and completely won us over! With this table, Mónica has managed to create something both modern and classic, using completely unexpected elements. Nothing on the table is unnecessary and yet nothing is missing. The mix of wood and silver is phenomenally chic, the color and size of the flowers are perfect and we found it extremely elegant! It was a tough choice for us judges, as there was strong competition right on her heels!

Mónica is the lucky winner of the best prize we have ever given (what you see in the last photo), consisting of a Limoges porcelain tableware set, Cristóbal Marine, offered by @raynaud_porcelaines; six hand engraved glasses from @artel_glass; six embroidered placemats with their napkins from @noel_lingedemaison_paris; and six Tokyo Noir cutlery sets from @alain_saint_joanis.

All the finalists’ tables were wonderful, each with something that made it extraordinary, and we can only congratulate you on your creativity and craftsmanship!

Congratulations to Mónica as the winner, but also to all the other participants—each of you, with your tables, makes this possible! Over the coming days we will be raffling off the remaining prizes!!

Heartfelt thanks to the “usual” jury (@azarraluqui @amarosanchezdemoya @bea_satrustegui @carmencarooneill @paz_qb @raulromeropress and @vanessacraccoliving) and to our guest stars @bonadeaofficial @casa__lopez @quintessence (honored to be included) and @vioscooking — it has been a fantastic edition! ♥️
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