‘Holiday House’ Edition 10

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​DECORATORS, ARCHITECTS, INTERIORS AND GARDENS

-Cullman & Kravis orchestrate a supremely pleasing decorating scheme for a family’s waterside residence.

-Paula + Martha reimagine a Park Avenue entrance hall with grace and functionality.

-Fairfax & Sammons create a rustic retreat in the heart of New York’s Chelsea neighborhood.

-Y.CO’s yacht ‘Vertigo’ celebrates a 21st century design for ocean adventures in the manner of James Brooke.

-Dori Hitti creates a marvelous symphony of contemporary art and décor in a palatial Beirut apartment.

-Holiday House NYC, Charity + Design: A showhouse to benefit Evelyn Lauder’s Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Designers: Geoffrey Bradfield, Paula+Martha, Evelyn Lauder Photography, diSalvo Interiors, Ally Coulter, Inson Dubois Wood, Lee Najman Designs, Eric Cohler Design, Claudia Giselle Design, Charlotte Moss, Janet Rice Interiors, Stephanie Odegard Collection, Lee W. Robinson Company, Tobi Fairley, Vicente Wolf for ALB, Suzanne Eason, BG Studio Intl., J. Pocker, Robyn Karp, Javaras Kennally. Brett Design, The Roger Thomas Collection for Maya Romanoff, Donald Schermerhorn, Dineen Architecture + Design, Dyfari Interiors, Archives ID, Huntley & Co.

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ALSO FEATURING: PROPERTY: 18 Gramercy; ART: Durston Saylor; Carol Friedman; Kate Raudenbush; OBJECTS OF DESIRE: Leviev Jewelry; NY Fashion Week; TRAVEL: Miami Art Guide; Where to Eat in Miami; NY Top 10; BOOKS: Monacelli Press; FINIS: Suggested Reading.

‘Champion Main Street’ Edition 9

 

DECORATORS, ARCHITECTS, INTERIORS AND GARDENS

-Samuel Botero designs a New York City apartment for the Rubins.

-AGi architects unveil their latest villa in Kuwait

-A visit to a remarkable Greg Jordan designed Hamptons residence and a remembrance.

-Rob Southern creates an extension for the Greg Jordan residence.

-Richard Wendorf creates a refined gentleman’s flat in Bath.

-The majestic forest gardens of Foxholm.

-Highclere Castle IS Downton Abbey.

-Carl d'Aquino & Francine Monaco create an apartment full of beauty and wit on Central Park West.

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ALSO FEATURING

PROPERTY: Tortola; REFLECTIONS: Bruno Taut; Ludlow Farm; CHARITY: The American Museum; ART: Watercolors by Van Doren; By Way Of These Eyes, A Photo Exhibit; OBJECTS OF DESIRE: Modern Vice Shoes, Gieves & Hawkes; SPORT: Mashomack Polo with Tents by Tailgates; TRAVEL & FOOD: Amali; Geoffrey Bradfield Travels: Shanghai on the Bund; Francis Hotel & Blanc Restaurant; FINIS: Loving Likeness, The National Portrait Gallery.

‘Design, Built and Civic’ Edition 7

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DECORATORS, ARCHITECTS AND INTERIORS

-Edward Lobrano designs a thrilling Bahamian retreat.

-Juan Pablo Molyneux’s studio is revealed.

-Beth Arrowood creates an immaculate, beautiful and cheerful Miami residence.

-Conversations with Albert Hadley, Ashlee Harrison’s discussions with the late designer regarding his favorite interior projects.

-In His Words: Albert Hadley’s own thoughts on his favorite interior projects.

-Glenn Gissler presents a house and interior of light.

-Fairfax and Sammons design the architecture of a wonderful Park Avenue residence, interior design by Mlinaric, Henry and Zervudachi.

-Pippa Toledo reimagines the Grand Master’s Hall and the Grand Rotunda at San Anton Palace.

 

ALSO FEATURING

PROPERTY: John Pawson designed Gramercy Park Penthouse and Paul Rudolph Townhouse; ARTICLES: Christopher Hyland on his Weekend with President and First Lady Abela of Malta; Malta Knights; Malta Design; Malta High Tech and Finance; Xara Palace Hotel; Richard England’s Altar of Truce; Music in Malta; Weekend in St. Julians; How To Not Add The Finishing Touch by Lisa Borgnes Giramonti; Successful Executive Relocation; HYLAND Awards and Party;  PARTY: Geoffrey Bradfield; CHARITY: Malta Community Chest; Central Park Conservancy; ART: Martin Kline paintings and sculpture; Lucy Willis watercolors; H.M. Bateman paintings; Daniel Cilia photographs; Queen Elizabeth by Bill Armstrong; OBJECTS OF DESIRE: Rolex Cellini Watch; Zang Toi Apparel; Seaman Schepps Jewelry; BOOK REVIEW: Axel Vervoordt; WINE: Rioja; FINIS: Oscar Wilde on Nature.

‘La Serenissima’ Edition 3: Italia! 

 

DECORATORS, ARCHITECTS AND INTERIORS

-John Barman designs a Hamptons retreat with pungent color.

-Timothy Corrigan draws on Vreeland to create a fantasy show house entry.

-Madison Spencer Architects create a sensational Virginia country retreat.

-AGi architects creates a delightful ‘secret’ house in Kuwait.

-Villa Galtarossa, Galtarossa family residence, studio of Anna Galtarossa and Daniel Gonzales.

-Villa Pisani Bedeschi: a minimalist apartment designed by Manuela Bedeschi within a Villa designed by Palladio.

-Living Connoisseurship: the gallery and residence of connoisseur and dealer Helen Fioratti Constantino.

-Francesco Monicelli’s Artful Aggregation in Verona: the apartment of a collector.

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ALSO FEATURING

PROPERTY: Santa Barbara Glass Pavilion by Steve Herman; REFECTIONS ESSAYS: ‘Italian Memories’ by Lorenzo Carcaterra, the writer of ‘Sleepers’; ‘Five Years with Michelangelo’: contributing editor Leonard Barkan recounts his five year project on Michelangelo’s writings; ‘Living With That Hamilton Woman’: contributing editor Richard Wendorf writes about the Grande Tour muse; ‘Fragments of An Adoration of the Magi’: scholar Alexander Rostel casts an eye on Michelangelo’s later work; CHARITY: focus on Rome’s Academies; ART: Alexander Creswell; Malcolm Forbes’ residences recorded by Creswell watercolors; Nick Barberio creates Portraits of Rome; JEWELRY by Miriam Salat; SPORT: Monticule Thoroughbred Racing Farm, home of ‘Big Brown’; TRAVEL: 7 Cultural Satellite Moons of Roman Grandeur by Christopher Hyland; Central Montemartini: Roman and Greek statues showcased in a former power plant; Locanda San Viglio: a magical restaurant and hotel on Lago de Garda, Italy; Roman Restaurants Favored by Divines and Others; Leonard Barkan on Where to Eat in Venice; ZD Wines: vineyard favored by several American Presidential administrations; BOOK REVIEWS: Chado Ralph Rucci Autobiography reviewed by Russell Bush; Gary Cooper: Enduring Style by G. Bruce Boyer and Maria Cooper Janis, reviewed by Christopher Hyland; CARTOON by Anthony Haden-Guest; FINIS Poem by Delia Greaves-Davis.

​'Sun Shines On Good Design' Edition 2

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DECORATORS, ARCHITECTS AND INTERIORS

-Geoffrey Bradfield designs a Mexico City aerie for a prolific art collector.

-Stephen Bastone focuses on an Empire design with a wandering eye.

-Samuel Botero creates a comfortable Deco residence with misty romantic ideals.

-Edward Lobrano designs a fantastic country retreat in the Napa Valley

-Tania Vartan creates a faux painted fantasy in Florence.

-Soucie Horner designs a lakeside retreat complete with yacht.

-Madison Spencer Architects envisions garden pavilions for numerous uses.

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ALSO FEATURING

​PROPERTY; REFLECTIONS: Essay by Lisa Zeiger: Two Garden Houses; CHARITY: Bette Middler’s New York Restoration Project; ART: Artist Edwina Sandys feature; Middle East and Ballet photography of George Lewis; Shinya Yamamura small boxes; Artist Eti Jacobi’s nocturnal dreamscape paintings at Gallery Noga; Stephen Wilkes’ “Day to Night” series: daytime and nighttime within the same image; Harry Clarke stained glass photographed by Jennifer Judkins; OBJECTS OF DESIRE: Sharp Jewels, numerous precious stones in compelling designs; Brooks Brothers does travel; Skatemoderne Drinks Cabinet; P.E. Guerin handcrafted hardware; Baccarat objects: diverse examples of fine glass; TRAVEL: Suzy Moran house party at Lismore Castle; Must Visit great Irish houses; Irish Art and Antique Dealers, Gallery, Museums; Galway Hunt (Steeplechase) Race; DINING: Le Veau d’Or bistro dining in New York; BOOKS: ‘Syrie Maugham’ by Pauline C. Metcalf book review; CARTOON by Andy Bernier; FINIS Concluding Thoughts Essay on Estate Auctions Affirming Engaged Lives

​​'This Isn't All There Is' Edition 1

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DECORATORS, ARCHITECTS AND INTERIORS

-Grey Gardens: Christopher Hyland visits Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee at their famous house once owned by Big Edie and Little Edie Beale.

-Jamie Drake designs classic townhouses with contemporary art located in New York and London.

-Geoffrey Bradfield’s orientalist chic in Palm Beach.

-Samuel Botero creates a South Seas bamboo study for artist Peter Tunney.

-Robert Passal creates a cultured New York apartment.

-AGi Architects design a quintessential modernist villa on the coast of Kuwait.

-Eric Cohler designs an apartment in white: sleek and modern with soul.

-Sue Firestone for SFA Design decorates a Perini Navi yacht, an ultra-sophisticated sailing machine.

-Franck & Lohsen Architects create a 21st century limestone Palladian villa in the Virginia countryside.

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ALSO FEATURING:

-Bob Colacello's essay on and photographs of the Warhol years.

-Scott Frances' architectural photography.

ADDITIONALLY: FURNITURE by Moroso; ART by Cecil Beaton, Lillian Bassman, Georg K. Pfahler, Anna Galtarossa and Geoffrey Bradfield; TRAVEL, "One Summer in Greece," a Guide to Athens, luxury Italian hotel Villa Feltrinelli, Laco de Garda, the newest Bombardier jet, Spotnana airfare service; MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ACCESSORIES from Asprey, Vhernier, Judith Ripka, Devi Kroell, The Left Shoe Company; CHARITY watch auction highlights from Antiquorum’s ‘Only Watch 2011’; CUISINE AND CHAMPAGNE from Charlie Palmer and Ruinart; GEAR by Fritsch Associes; PROPERTY from Engel & Volkers and Private Islands, Inc.; EDITORIAL page on legendary Condé Nast art director Alexander Liberman; CARTOONS; FINIS concluding essay on designers Benjamin Banneker and Thomas Jefferson.