Destination design

There’s great anticipation for the 44th annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, which soon opens its elegant doors in Manhattan. This year’s edition of…

A full face-lift

Written by Renae Cohen It’s my pleasure and passion to design homes that reflect the lifestyles and personalities of the owners. When I first…

A musical start

We’ve had another update from Songs for Seeds, the award-winning children’s music program that came to Westchester last year. Mazel Tots, Scarsdale Synagogue’s early…

Chinese Reaganomics

Written by Seymour Topping Reading the news out of Beijing nowadays, you may very well be puzzled as to what philosophy is guiding the…

The courtyard of Tao bliss

“In this image,  there lies deep meaning. Yet when we would express it, the words suddenly fail us.” …Tang Dynasty (618-906), poet Tao Ch’ien Among the…

A glittering tribute

Jewelry lovers will certainly be dazzled by a new large-format illustrated biography devoted to Suzanne Belperron (1900-1983). Sure, the French designer might not have…