Modern Jewel Box in Austin

 Published as: The Jewel Box Architecture: Mell Lawrence Interior Design: Form Design Studio Text: Erika Heet Photography: Nathan Kirkman   The twisting, powerful oaks drew the client to the site in Austin on which she would build a guest pavilion at home among the trees. Her design team, Joshua Rose and Rafael Kalichstein of FORM Design Studio […]

Designer Lucinda Loya’s Eclectic House in Kentucky

Published as: The Spirit of Kentucky Interior Design: Lucinda Loya Text: Carolyn Horwitz Photography: Julie Soefer   Lucinda Loya wasn’t planning a rigorous, high-end design when she purchased a home in Louisville, Kentucky. The Houston–based decorator—who had grown up nearby, over the state line in small-town Indiana—envisioned only an easy, relaxed getaway for her family, […]

A Hollywood Actor’s Former Estate in Bel-Air

Published as: If These Walls Could Talk Interior Design: Cari Berg Text: Erika Heet Photography: Karyn Millet   A portrait of the Mexican actress Linda Christian painted by Diego Rivera once hung against the pale-pink walls of the Spanish-style house in Bel-Air the subject shared with her husband, the Hollywood swashbuckler Tyrone Power. A 1952 […]

Modern Art House in the Hamptons

Published as: SHINE ON Architectural and Interior Design: Ka Design Group Text: Heather Corcoran Photography: Kim Sargent   The moment Andrew Petronio saw the Hamptons home of a new client, one thing was clear: It really needed to lighten up. The driveway pulled right up to a small porch, making the capacious house feel hulking. […]

Light and Contemporary Liaigre-Designed House in Athens

Published as: MODERN LOVE Architecture: Jenny Nomikou Interior Design: Liaigre Design Service Text: Erika Heet Photography: Jean-François Jaussaud   It is difficult, if not impossible, to pinpoint the most dramatic moment in a residence in Athens, Greece—seamlessly designed by Déborah Comte- Liaigre, head of Liaigre Design Service—as there are many. But one standout is the […]

A Colorful, Moroccan-Inspired Home in Mexico

Published as: OH MEXICO Interior Design: Daniel Torres Text: Laura Mauk Photography: Art Gray   The home that designer Daniel Torres re-created in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, is a reflection of the brilliant city that surrounds it. It’s a collection of open-plan rooms, where vibrant shades of pink and purple envelop walls and Moorish-style arches and […]

Modern Indoor-Outdoor Beach Home in Malibu

  Published as: INSIDE OUTSIDE Architecture: Darren Domingue Interior Design: Naomi Stroh Exterior Design: Scott Shrader Text: Erika Heet Photography: Lisa Romerein   Malibu Colony, otherwise known as The Colony or, depending on how long you’ve been around, the Malibu Movie Colony, rests on a formidable legacy shaped by Hollywood elite, occupying one of the […]

A Designer’s Eclectic, Art-filled Home in Phoenix

Published as: COLOR STORY Interior Design and Architecture: Marc Desplaines and Luis Salazar Text: Heather Corcoran Photography: Christiaan Blok   It’s no coincidence the root of the word “curator” comes from the Latin for “to care.” It’s not a curator’s job to merely select items; there’s a certain responsibility, a sense of stewardship inherent in […]

Anna Fendi in Rome

Published as: Anna Fendi in Rome Text: Marina Pignatelli Photography: Gianni Franchellucci   I met Anna Fendi in the 1970s with her legendary mother, Adele, and her sisters, Paola, Carla, Franca and Alda, with whom she created an empire. We have been friends ever since. In her new pied-à-terre ensconced in an elegant 1930 Roman […]

Jamie Bush designs a seaside loft in Venice Beach

Published as: NEW WAVE Interior Architecture and Design: Jamie Bush Text: Erika Heet Photography: Roger Davies   The first thing one sees when they step into a vertical, loftlike house just blocks from the beach in Venice, California, is an homage to the ocean in the form of a large watercolor wallpaper mural depicting an […]