A Home That Feels Right for Right Now

I'm still working my way through Manhattan Style (a great book, by the way) and was happy to find the chapter on the Manhattan apartmen...

Design Legend Melanie Kahane

The late decorator Melanie Kahane understood color. And the other thing she "got" was the importance of publicity. Because Kahane...

Design Legend Anthony Hail

The late Anthony Hail is a designer about whom I know little. But I will say that I have been struck on more than one occasion by old photos...

Design Legend Joseph Braswell

Today, I'm featuring the work of the late Joseph Braswell, a designer who seemed to have quite a range. As you can see here, he could de...

Rose Cumming and an Ode to the Eccentrics

A few weeks ago I lamented the dearth of true and passionate collectors. In that same vein, I've decided to write about the vanishing ec...

Now Available: The Tony Duquette Collection

Big news for you Tony Duquette fans. Baker Furniture, in collaboration with Hutton Wilkinson and the Tony Duquette Foundation, has just intr...

David Mlinaric on Decorating

Until recently, I was only mildly familiar with David Mlinaric. OK, actually, I only recognized the name and that was it. So when I heard th...

The Legendary Sybil Connolly

There is one design legend who I fear is slipping into obscurity, and it would be a dreadful shame if that happened. That person is the late...