The Malibu home of fashion designer, Minnie Mortimer is the latest to be featured in Vogue’s APT with LSD – and just like the clothing that she designs, the interiors are young, eclectic, and quintessential California chic! Mortimer shares the house with her Academy Award winning...
Lucien Freud
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We lost the great Cy Twombly earlier this month, and with this week’s death of Lucien Freud, the art world has suffered another tragic blow. Lucien was known for his portraiture – for both the heavy impasto technique that he employed, and the juxtaposition of the eerily sexual and...
Diane Bergeron
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The home office of Melbourne based interior designer, Diane Bergeron is featured in the June issue of Architectural Digest España – and it’s a beautiful showcase for her vibrant and playful aesthetic. When it comes to this home, it’s pretty clear that the real star is the...
Defaced Luxury
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Remember the Stephen Sprouse collection for Louis Vuitton – the garish, graffiti scrawled across the classic canvas print? That collection was a big hit for the storied brand, and along with Takashi Murakami, helped to breathe life into the somewhat stodgy house of Vuitton. And while...
Break My Stride
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Since it’s nearly Friday, I thought that we could use some cheerful tunes. Matthew Wilder’s ‘Break My Stride’ has been in my head for the past week for whatever reason. It’s one of those upbeat songs that always takes me to my happy place. I must admit that until...
Keith McNally
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Manhattan Restaurateur Keith McNally’s home on Martha’s Vineyard, featured in the July / August issue of Elle Decor, is exactly what I love in a country retreat – comfortable, warm, and completely unpretentious. It’s also a working farm. McNally first fell in love with...
Brunello Cucinelli
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I’ve been silently searching for a new bag to carry during the day – a real workhorse that I can use for both work and the gym – something that’s masculine, and utilitarian, but stylish and luxe. Although it’s not available until mid-October, Brunello...
Eduardo Garza
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As my close friends will tell you, I love a curiosity cabinet – and no one’s work is more curious or special, than Eduardo Garza’s! I first became a fan of Garza’s when his fantastic pieces started to appear on the 7th floor of Bergdorf Goodman. Whether it’s an...
Cy Twombly
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I was truly sad to hear about the July 5th death of Cy Twombly, one of my favorite painters. With an oeuvre that defied art world classification, and a career that stretched across six decades, Mr. Twombly was part of an elite pantheon of living, postwar artists. His calligraphic scrawl, while...
Giambattista Valli
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It seems like every other week is fashion week, doesn’t it? The resort shows dragged on for the better part of a month, and then the past two weeks marked the menswear presentations for Spring 2012. Now the Paris Haute Couture shows are underway, and one of fashion’s favorite...