Sonoma

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...

CHOCOLATIER

Could someone please explain to me how Paris is filled with such amazing chocolate shops, bakeries, cheese shops and cafes and still the French ar...

Fear of design Commitment

On a recent downtown trip to SOHO to explore some of my favorite shopping treasures of NYC like Ted Muehling, Moss, de Vera, Etc. I started to noti...

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 ...

The Magnificent Masai

On our recent trip to Africa Thomas and I were overwhelmed at the genuine joy and happiness of the Masai people. The Masai actually feel bad for us...