The arts, in all their guises, have been a lifelong interest and passion of mineand inform my interior design projects. I carefully layer pieces from various time periods – often with classic furniture forms — to create spaces that are warm, supremely comfortable, with the aspiration they will transcend time.
InCollect, a new and very handsome on-line destination for enthusiasts of art, antiques and design, asked me to browse their collections and select items that appealed to my aesthetic. Here are some of my selections….
Thank you Amy Sneider and Alice Garbarini Hurley for featuring our Upper East Side Pied-a-Terre on the cover of the Summer 2015 issue of Aspire Magazine!
To kick-off the Summer I invited a bunch of friends over to my apartment in Brooklyn Heights for a mid-week party on my terrace with beverages and food. It was a perfect evening, and more than one guest showed up in seersucker! (more…)
Bellini – Mario that is – was recently in New York City to speak about about his career – including a 50+ year relationship with Cassina Furniture– and to share some thoughts on design, inspiration and to launch a couple new pieces of furniture.
I jumped at the opportunity to be in the presence of such legendary greatness….
Even at the one-year-anniversary-of-my-still-very old-house in Connecticut I continue to gear-up with more gear.
As you can see here, galvanized metal figures prominently in my weekends. Galvanized metal is an ‘old-school’ material, predating plastic, evoking ‘times gone by’ (and some of the products are still even made in America.)
The photo was taken on the front steps of my Greek Revival farmhouse documenting my new shiny and practical treasures by my long time friend – Tom Luciano – who among other things is a talented photographer.
Tom spent the weekend with me in Connecticut – I have much to share….
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To kick-off the Summer I invited a bunch of friends over to my apartment in Brooklyn Heights for a mid-week party on my terrace with beverages and food. It was a perfect evening, and more than one guest showed up in seersucker! 
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