Virginia Johnson, whose whimsical illustrations have adorned caftans and shawls, and whose house-portraits have gained a cult following, is launching a wallpaper collection, available to the trade at Studio Four in New York and Y&Co in Canada. You can see the largely floral-inspired collection on Virginia's site and read the piece online at AD Pro (paywall)....
This was an Annotated Room story in the Mansion section of The Wall Street Journal. In this type of story we dissect the cost of putting the room together. This space, designed by Ben Stringfellow, cost about $100,000 to decorate. Read his strategy and see the cost break out here (pay wall)....
Where do you fall on garden statuary in animal forms? Hell yes or hell no? I interviewed designers on both sides of this polarizing topic. Best quote ever from Jon Carloftis. You can read the whole thing here (paywall)....
This week's Mansion section of the Wall Street Journal features a piece I wrote about a midtown apartment owned by Michael Chetrit with interiors by Sasha Bikoff. Those familiar with her work probably won't recognize this apartment as such - it's a bit of a departure. You can read the full story here (paywall)....
The Four Seasons Hualalai, on the Big Island of Hawaii, has one of the most impressive Pilates offerings of any resort in the U.S. If things ever get back to normal, if you travel at this level, and are into Pilates, it is a destination worth checking out. In the current issue of Pilates Style....
It looks like a slow-motion version of kung fu, but this practice is about much more than self-defense. Beatrice DeFranco, a qigong therapist and Tai Chi and yoga instructor in Oak Park, Illinois took me through the motions. ...
For this article, in the current issue of the Mindfulness Journal, I interviewed Beth Jacobs, PhD, author of Writing for Emotional Balance: A Guided Journal to Help You Manage Overwhelming Emotions and A Buddhist Journal: Guided Practices for Writers and Meditators about the benefits of journaling, how to get in the habit, and how to keep it going. I also spoke with Laura Rubin of Allswell Creative about getting unstuck, and not over-thinking the actual writing...
Everything you ever wanted to know about sofas - 9 pages covering where they're made, how they're made, buying tips - whether avant garde stand-alone pieces that seem totally impractical to classic Chesterfield styles. All written by a girl who doesn't own a sofa....
The sofa as a status object is not a new phenomenon, but what qualifies as one has evolved well beyond the typical large, expensive, and room-commanding pieces found at many design showrooms. Now a different kind of sofa mar- ket has developed: one for ultraexclusive limited-edition pieces by world-class designers, created more like works of art and sold by high-end furniture galleries that are betting these sofas will someday command returns as staggering as Royère’s Polar Bear (sold at auction last fall for $497,000). ...
Kate Temple Reynolds, formerly of Studio Four, has opened Temple Studio, a crazy-cool showroom featuring 19 textile, rug and wallpaper lines and designed by Doug Meyer. You can read it on AD Pro if you have a subscription or check out Doug Meyer's instagram, where he's been posting some cool photos....