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Seaside Capri Retreat
- Aug 02, 2016
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Artists and writers have always been romanced by Capri’s beauty, and Neapolitan architect Giuliano Andrea dell’Uva is no different. Reviving the island’s authenticity and rediscovering its magical characteristics were among his creative goals when he began building a home for clients on this legendary Italian retreat. A particular abode that…
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Design Icon Elsa Peretti
- Jul 27, 2016
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It is hard to imagine Elsa Peretti without a roof over her head. But that was once the logistical predicament the Tiffany designer endured in Sant Martí Vell, a small village in Catalonia, Spain. Peretti initially inhabited her mustard-yellow house there while the roof was still under construction. “It was…
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Modern Waterfront House in Brazil
- Jul 20, 2016
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At first glance, this weekend house appears to be an architectural anomaly perched on the cliffs above the Sea of Crete or the Bay of Biscay, its stark white planes playing off of the islands dotting the undisturbed blue water beyond. But it is neither Greece nor France, it…
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Celebrating Women in Design with Cassina by Diva Group
- Jun 17, 2016
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At the Cassina showroom in Los Angeles, interiors hosted an evening with some of the most talented female architects and designers working today. We celebrated the work of Cassina design luminaries from Charlotte Perriand to Patricia Urquiola, Cassina’s art director. Celebrated guests paused in Urquiola’s new, aptly named Gender chair,…
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Classical Getaway on Lake Como
- Jun 15, 2016
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PUBLISHED AS: Noble Pursuit Text: Joann Greco Photography: Nathan Kirkman ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: AUGUST+SEPTEMBER 2008 Villa La Cassinella isn’t just another Old World, postcard-perfect estate ready for the tourist’s lens. Instead, its service and style are the pinnacles of aristocratic luxury, and exceed even the highest-rated European hotels. This is a…
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Baker: Modern Luxury Furniture Made in America
- May 18, 2016
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Published as: Baker, American Heritage Text: Zoe Settle In 1893, Dutch native Siebe Baker built his first piece of furniture in Allegan, Michigan: a combination desk–bookcase, which marked the beginning of what would become Baker & Co. When Siebe’s son Hollis took over as president of the company in 1925,…
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Interiors® Italian Style
- Apr 05, 2016
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“I propose to build for eternity,” the Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi said of constructing the famous dome atop the Florence Cathedral. Such is the way of Italian design, defined by an unparalleled dedication to craftsmanship, quality and beauty intended to last forever. Not since that period of artistic rebirth has…
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Larissa Sand Studios
- Mar 21, 2016
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Published as: Industrial Chic Text: Erika Heet Photography: Charles Kay Jr. Within a humble building in San Francisco’s industrial South of Market neighborhood, distinguished by a geometric steel door, is the world of Larissa Sand, a designer, metalworker and artisan who runs her eponymously named studio over several floors. The…
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Carolina Couture
- Jan 08, 2016
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Within the ancient hills and valleys of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina lies a pocket of sweet serendipity in which a unique mélange of ideal materials, excellent geographic locations and, above all, generations of highly skilled craftspeople creates exquisite high-end furniture. In the way that soil, climate,…
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Modern Renovation in Belgium
- Dec 03, 2015
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Published as: Divine Intervention Architectural and Interior Design: Pas-Partoe Text: Tina Høm Photography: Jean-Marc Wullschleger At first glance, Jan and Kathy Smits’ turreted home—a former vicarage in the quiet village of Heindonk, near Antwerp—is all Gothic splendor. But the couple, both designers who make up the firm Pas-Partoe, have a…
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