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We are close to being locked down in New York right now. Most museums are closed as well as all Broadway shows. It’s a very uncertain and slightly scary time in the city. I keep thinking about all that I’ve been through since moving here in August 2001 which includes 9/11, the blackout, the 2008 […]

There are many people who declare themselves an interior designer with no education or even experience but this is not the case with Alice Engel, the interior design director for Peter Pennoyer Architects. The Manhattan born and bred Engel has an A.B. in History of Art and Architecture from Harvard and a Masters in Textile […]

I arrived at the top floor room of Young Huh at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House out of breath from running up five flights of stairs to see her. After exclaiming that I need to make a bigger commitment to cardio, she luckily assured me it happened to everyone. If the elevator isn’t working […]

When legendary interior designer Mario Buatta died last year, His last project was just published in Architectural Digest so this seems like the perfect time to remember the cheeky and talented designer. I remember sitting next to him at a dinner at least 10 years ago and being unaware of what was in store for […]

New designers at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House are often given small or awkward spaces. It feels like a test. Will they complain or knock it out of the park so they can graduate to a bigger space down the road? Sasha Bickoff was given a plain white staircase that she turned into a […]

Behind Closed Doors

09 . 12 . 17

I never tire of seeing photos of the New York apartment of Vogue International Editor at Large Hamish Bowles. The very colorful and traditional home designed by Studio Peregalli will be featured in a new book New York: Behind Closed Doors by Polly Devlin and photos by Annie Schlecter. “I was so delighted to have […]

For the 2017 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, interior design Richard Mishaan designed a room in which Lee Radziwill might feel at home. The  ode to Renzo Mongiardino was also inspired by rooms that are collected over time like those in old family homes in Venice and Florence. Homes that are filled with silks and […]

Since Deborah Needleman was once the editor in chief of a shelter magazine, it’s not surprise that T Magazine features great design. The upcoming issue looks like it’s going to be one of her best issues yet. The cover story on legendary Italian architect and interior designer Renzo Mongiadino is fascinating and gorgeous and features three […]

Sitting Room Folly

05 . 01 . 14

Interior designer Alexa Hampton wasn’t in the room she designed for Mark Hampton LLC when I visited last week so I sent her an email.  I told her that I thought it was beyond gorgeous and I wasn’t just saying that because she placed my book on the coffee table. And I meant it.  I never think […]