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Susan Foslien of San Francisco luxury shop
San Francisco cult shop Susan in How To Spend It

Susan Foslien is the owner of the still-under-the-radar after all these years store Susan, on Sacramento Street in San Francisco. She's got a major cult following despite almost purposely avoiding press and having no website. But, through a friend, I somehow got her to agree to not only be interviewed on the record, but to be photographed for an international publication. The article isn't yet online but I will update this post when it is....

15 September, 2018
Dennis Hopper Squash Blossom tee shirt
Dennis Hopper-designed tee in How To Spend It/The FT

Dennis Hopper designed a tee shirt to commemorate the opening of his art gallery in Taos, New Mexico, in the 1970s. Flash forward a few decades and his daughter, Marin Hopper, had the tee remade and is selling it in her fantastic NYC shop, Hayward House. Read all about it here, with a direct link to buy the shirt here....

15 September, 2018
Maison 24 interior, New York Cottages & Gardens
Turtle Bay townhouse by Maison 24 in New York Cottages & Gardens

Every floor of this Turtle Bay townhouse, designed by Allison Julius and Louis Mara of Maison 24, serves a different function, and is a different color. You can see the whole thing, which is super cool (and I'm not just saying that because I wrote about it) in the current issue of New York Cottages & Gardens....

12 September, 2018
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Virginia Lebermann’s Marfa home in Elle Decor

Virginia Lebermann bought a circa late 1800s Adobe ruin and turned it into her family's home. The native Texan, who co-founded Ballroom Marfa, and owns the Thunderbird Hotel as well as the Capri restaurant and event space, painstakingly researched indigenous methods to use in the construction process, including fermenting cactus to mix with local clay to create a proper adobe paste. Insane! But the results, published in the October issue of Elle Decor, are very cool....

05 September, 2018
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JCK July issue cover shoot

JCK's July issue cover shoot highlights our "best in show" choices from the JCK show in Las Vegas. And yes, we shot them on a dog. You can see the whole issue here. Our cover star, Magnolia, is an Ibizan hound and is wearing a pendant by Vivaan, and her handler is sporting rings by Dallas Prince Designs and Omi Prive, as well as a Rahaminov diamond bracelet. Photo by Stephen Lewis.  ...

19 August, 2018
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Bare Vestland in the FT/How to Spend It

Barre Vestland is a sub-terranean restaurant in Bergen, Norway, that I came upon while on a cruise. You read that correctly. We had about 8 hours in Bergen, and besides the sconce I bought there, eating here was the best thing that happened. Read all about it here....

17 August, 2018
Rolex Dive Watch
Dive watch feature in Luxury Magazine

It's a classic watch style, whether you're in the water or out. See the latest ones, by Rolex, Bell & Ross, Porsche Design and others, here....

07 June, 2018
Luxury Magazine White Metal Jewelry Feature
White hot jewelry in Luxury Magazine

If you prefer jewelry in white metals, you're in luck. Everybody makes them, and you can see some of the ones we shot (including pieces from Hermes, Chopard, Ralph Masri, Messika, Maor and a few others) for Luxury Magazine here.    ...

07 June, 2018
Georg Jensen jigger
Georg Jensen jigger in How To Spend It/The Financial Times

Georg Jensen makes many gorgeous things that are often a bit out of reach in terms of price. But not this super-chic jigger, which I found during the holiday season at one of my favorite stores. It has become my new go-to hostess gift, and you can read why here. ...

04 June, 2018