Venice

Venice

Where the entire Otium Collection is produced. Not a bad place to go for work. Have a great Holiday weekend.

Sonoma

I recently spent a lovely long weekend in Sonoma County, California. I was there for a wedding at Grace Ranch (I am designing a chandelier for the...

Collective "design" Consciousness

I have a somewhat irrational design fear. Maybe I am putting too much thought into this but the more I am courted by or brought into design studio...

Golden Mean or Ratio

Can a designer ever stop designing? While at Sandy Hook beach on the Jersey shore I was abruptly brought back to the reality of my design past a...

Facts on Hanging a Chandelier

One of the first things we notice when we walk into a space is the chandelier. Sometimes we see that jaw dropping feature that takes our breath awa...

David Webb and the Zodiac

Last Thursday, Dec 5th Michou and I were invited to Doyle Auction House for a book signing for the legendary jeweler David Webb. All I could think...

Restoration Hardware and Luxury...

Last Friday Michou and I ventured over to the new Restoration Hardware. Restoration Hardware, which has reinvented it self twice since launching i...

End Of Day Glasses

Over the Holiday walking around our home I marvel at Thomas' art on a daily useable basis. Washing the glasses, gifting the glasses , touching the ...

It's All About Polka Dots!

From the artist Laure Hatchuel-Becker to Kusama to Valentino's latest collection to Pharrel Williams in April's GQ and George Clooney's W Magazine ...