Design is not a topic that you usually associate with breaking news. But recently, the design world found itself in the crosshairs of controversy as the Trump Administration, spurred by the National Civic Art Society, announced that it would be “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” by decreeing they should be classical in style rather than Modernist.
In gaining their royal freedom, Harry and Meghan have also lost.
Eclectic Home has opened its doors in Greenwich, with veteran interior designer Kimberly Handler offering a mix of vintage, modern and one-of-a-kind home furnishings, accessories and art in a new retail setting.
The American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan is attracting many a design lover these days as “Aesthetic Splendors: Highlights from the Gift of Barrie and Deedee Wigmore” continues. The showcase of The Gilded Age in our region is brought to life through sumptuous furniture, metalwork, ceramics, paintings and jewelry, many objects never before seen by the public.
After a decade of turmoil, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has bounced back spectacularly, with new leadership and bold new offerings for its 150th anniversary.
Founders Kyra Schulhof of Greenwich-based Fayette Studio and Samantha Gallacher of Miami’s Art + Loom teamed up to create the Art + Loom x Fayette Studio capsule rug collection.
In art, Yayoi Kusama lost and found herself.
High tech meets great design in Deane Inc. kitchens
Decorating may be fun, but it is also quite a serious business,” says designer extraordinaire Carleton Varney.
God, they say, is in the details, and details are what Melissa Grounds of Westchester design consultancy Mod Creative Design brings to all her…
Wallpaper designer Cristina Buckley launches her second collection this spring, inspired by her move back to New York from Los Angeles. The Muses Collection is hand-designed and inspired by jazz, Art Deco and chinoiserie.
WAG reconnects with Randy Florke – Renaissance man as designer.
Beverly Hills’ loss is Greenwich’s gain as the sunny Bo Kim, a West Coast transplant, now installed as vice president and general manager of The Saks Shops at Greenwich.
WAG music columnist Gregg Shapiro talks poetry and songwriting with Patty Larkin, prior to her March 15 gig at The Ridgefield Playhouse.
“Nothing is too precious to deface,” says king of pots, Jonathan Adler.
Margaret Atwood – author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and its sequel, “The Testaments” – will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls luncheon.
Patrick Mele is a self-described “old soul but with a young, fresh spirit and a new pep in his step.” And that translates to how he feels about people and interior design.
Urban sophistication meets Colonial charm in this Cos Cob home that dates from 1760.
While The Plaza has been the backdrop for many literary works and films, the hotel remains the real star.
Massaro House on Petra Island in Lake Mahopac both is and isn’t a Frank Lloyd Wright house.