May Milano Design Week commence. This year at Milan Design Week: an inspired mix of 70s-inspired collectible design and architectural furnishings, cutting-edge kitchen technology, and legacy designer collaborations, notably Neutra’s with Zaha Hadid and Tapis Rouge with Armando Milani.
Tova Kook’s insights inspire young creatives who haven’t quite found their “thing” yet but feel the urge to keep on going: Follow that instinct.
Abstract line work by a BMX-rider on rugs? Check. Homespun barnwood tables with MCM lines? Check. Exaggerated bangles and swooping jewelry chains on Roman antiquity-inspired lighting? Check.
As Spring foliage blooms around us, I am inspired by the spirit of renewal and rejuvenation. In this month’s edition of Design Maestro, I discuss how our living spaces should reflect not only personal style, but also personal growth. Focusing on the great outdoors, a fresh new color palette, and a photo-ready furniture arrangement, I share several playful ways to explore and embrace the seasonal changes.
As you shop the market, keep in mind key trends shaping tomorrow’s home design. We share six key movements, including Mundane Made Special and Nex Gen Living, from trendwatchers at FS.
Alex Woogmaster is a visionary designer and a man with undeniable taste. He grew up obsessing over castles and Baroque palaces. His taste was always grand. Those classical influences are woven throughout his work, from his days working for Wynn Design & Development, designing Las Vegas hotels, through the formation of his own firm, Woogmaster Studios, where their work runs the gamut from megavillas to yachts and where the lines between home and hospitality are increasingly blurred.
Last week the Pacific Design Center hosted their annual Spring Market in West Hollywood, where the West Coast’s premier luxury interior designers and vendors gather for state-of-the-industry panel discussions and fireside chats, and where showrooms were awash with feminine curves, moody palettes, edgy accents, and lots and lots of texture.
Can we tell the stories of our lives through color? Executive Editor Julie A. Palm discovers an engaging new podcast, “The Chromologist” from Farrow & Ball, which aims to do just that, talking to designers, artists and others about their personal color chronologies. It’s worth a listen.
April 18 2024 sees the launch of Little Greene’s ‘Sweet Treats’, a curated collection of warm, neutral shades of honey, caramel and chocolate, each color inspired by delicious desserts and some of the worlds most tasteful sweet treats.
Tova Kook’s insights inspire young creatives who haven’t quite found their “thing” yet but feel the urge to keep on going: Follow that instinct.
The Junior League of Buffalo is looking for a home with historical and architectural value to be transformed into its 23rd Decorators’ Show House next spring.
Galerie56 and Southern Guild are excited to present no bats, no chocolate, a solo exhibition of handcrafted seating environments by South African artist Porky Hefer, opening 30 April and running through to 26 August 2024.