For the paneled library of a client’s townhouse in downtown Manhattan, Sheila chose  to use striped draperies in grey and red.

 

Out There

Design, Art, Travel, Shopping
by Maria Brito

For this New York City Apartment, Maria chose to use Arizona wallpaper from British company Osborne & Little and added a series of Ghost chairs by the French designer Philippe Starck to counterbalance the drama of it.

 

Sheila was photographed by her Dad at a petting zoo in the Pocono when she was four years old. She was always happiest when surrounded by four-legged creatures.

 

Out There

Design, Art, Travel, Shopping
by Maria Brito

A neon sculpture by Korean-American artist Christa Joo Hyun D’Angelo that Maria purchased at the preview of the 2012 Volta Art Fair in New York is displayed above a selection of her costume jewelry at her home.

 

Eero Saarinen

Furniture for Everyman
by Brian Lutz

A vintage postcard depicts the Terrace Room at Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, which has been furnished with upholstered Model 72 chairs. The simple addition of white table linens conveyed a feeling of greater luxury.

Stuff

The M(Group) Interactive Guide to Collecting, Decorating With, and Learning About, Wonderful and Unusual Things
by Carey Maloney

Carey’s partner, Hermes Mallea, utilizes a large Chinese table as his primary work surface. The painting gives him a view of an eighteenth century Korean garden—a window into a fantasy world.

Dialog

What Makes a Great Design Partnership
by Ken Carbone & Leslie Smolan

Carbone Smolan Agency designed the new logo for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which features a beautifully stylized capital C for Chicago achieved by flipping the clef symbol and tweaking its shape.

Forever Green

A Landscape Architect's Innovative Gardens Offer Environments to Love and Delight
by Mario Nievera

In Florida, Mario designed the octagonal-shaped swimming pool and hillside fountains so that the scale of the water features would blend with the views of Lake Maitland.

In the living room of a house in Tokyo, Tino covered the walls with classic Japanese ricepaper panels and designed the carpet to resemble Noguri, a traditional carved wood.

Talking Heads

The Vent Haven Portraits
by Matthew Rolston

Skinny Hamilton, left, and Noisy Crachini.

Living Color

A Designer Works Magic with Traditional Interiors
by Gary McBournie