19 May 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.
17 May $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....
05 May A Brutalist compound in Oaxaca/The Wall Street Journal
Ivan Esqueda MartÃnez 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). ...
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.
24 Mar Room by Room Guide to Sustainability/Martha Stewart Living
A whole-home guide to sustainability and efficiency, with room-by-room tips. Very dense, very informative. Read it here.
22 Mar People who bought historic doors from the Chelsea Hotel/Wall Street Journal
The Chelsea Hotel on 23rd Street in New York City has a storied history, and was home (either temporarily or more permanently) for a host of now legendary creative types,...
18 Mar Rock Stars/Douglas Elliman Magazine
A spread of home furnishings made with real crystals or minerals, including pieces by Regis de Saintdo, Phoenix Gallery, and even CB2.
Doug Meyer Wyldlands exhibit/T, The New York Times
The artist Doug Meyer, known for his popular “Cameo†series, recently debuted “Wyldlandsâ€: an imagined resort town filled with florescent surrealist buildings in miniature. (The pieces range from 13 to...
12 Mar Regis de Saintdo jewelry in T/The New York Times
Many jewelers find beauty in ordinary objects — smooth pebbles, delicate shells — but Régis de Saintdo perhaps more so than most. Years ago, the Parisian maker, who spent over...
14 Feb That’s debatable: 2 dining tables versus one/Off Duty, The Wall Street Journal
Are two dining tables better than one? It’s a polarizing topic, debated in this weekend’s Off Duty section of the Wall Street Journal. You can read the entire article here...