Cover story/JCK July issue
JCK's July cover story is denim and diamonds. I pulled all the jewelry, Daniel Edley was the stylist, photos by Jason Kim. ...
18 July, 2021
A $90,000 Beverly Hills family room/The Wall Street Journal
Ryan Saghian’s client’s directive for the interiors of their 15,500 square-foot Victorian home in Beverly Hills was simple: “They wanted glitz and glamour,” he said. The request seemed appropriate for a grand, 6-bedroom, 8 bathroom home a stone’s throw from the swank Beverly Hills Hotel. The family room had good bones—a 10-foot coffered ceiling (which Mr. Saghian said gives the space a “more upscale look”), french doors that opened onto a covered patio and a natural stone fireplace—so no major renovations were required. But the interior designer, who founded his eponymous Los Angeles-based firm five years ago and has said he’s...
15 July, 2021
Wainscot renovation in The New York Times
Believe it or not, this house was a classic Cape Cod Salt Box that the owner bought in the early '90s - but times change, tastes change, and he wanted something different. It's a pretty dramatic, but very good, renovation. Read all about it here. ...
13 July, 2021
Alma Allen’s new sculptures on Kasmin rooftop/Galerie Magazine
A wonderful installation of 3 Alma Allen sculptures is currently on view on the rooftop of Kasmin Gallery, visible from the High Line. There's also a concurrent exhibition in the gallery of 20+ smaller scale objects. Read all about it, and him, here....
10 June, 2021
The art of Carole Wantz/T The New York Times
Last summer I finally made it to Columbus, IN, a bucket-list destination for architecture buffs. It was part of an architecture and design-focused road trip through Indiana that included stops in Fort Wayne, Indianapolis and my personal favorite, New Harmony. One of my biggest discoveries was a painting hanging on the wall of Richard McCoy's office at Landmark Columbus - it was a "portrait" by Carole Wantz. Richard was in the process of tracking down more of the artists works for an exhibition he curated that recently opened at the Indiana State Museum. I'm just so psyched I got to...
27 May, 2021
New Hamptons stores and Pop-ups in Alexa/The NY Post
There will be a lot of cool new places to spend your hard-earned cash in The Hamptons this summer. The article goes town by town from NIBI MTK in Westhampton to LoveShackFancy, Christian Louboutin, FiveStory and Jade Trau in Southampton, Sag Harbor welcomes Hudson Grace; Manolo Blahnik, Tod’s, Balenciaga, Gucci, Vince and One set up shop in East, Noah Hideout, Clare V Jenni Kayne and Il Buco Vita in Amagansett and Lingua Franca, Noemi Goods at Montauk Beach Club, A Wild Dove and the expansion of Wyld in Montauk. Happy shopping!...
26 May, 2021
50 best food stores in How To Spend It, The Financial Times
See the full list here. My contributions include such NYC classics as 2nd Avenue Deli, Barney Greengrass, Gene's in Chicago and Aziz in Beirut. ...
19 May, 2021
$182k Hamptons living room in Mansion/the Wall Street Journal
And this is only one corner of the waterfront Southampton living room, designed by Frampton Co for a repeat client who owns a boat. See the breakdown of costs here. ...
17 May, 2021
A Brutalist compound in Oaxaca/The Wall Street Journal
Ivan Esqueda Martínez and Gala Sanchez Renero Labelle built a brutalist compound in Mazunte, a small town on the Oaxacan coast of Mexico. Read all about it here (paywall). ...
05 May, 2021
Culture Object showroom in Departures
Culture Object, a new design gallery, opened in New York City's garment district during the pandemic, and it's like nothing you've ever seen. Really....
05 May, 2021