After seeing the captivating new documentary, Bill Cunningham New York, and discussing it with friends, did I begin thinking how design is transformative, again.  

Of course, this particular film is about fashion design, so is The September Issue and The Devil Wears Prada, where t… Read full post »

It was Vitruvuis, writing in ancient Rome around 30 BC, who set out the three elements of architecture as "commodity, firmness, and delight."  For me, what he said still holds true - and I've said it before.  The architect must sell what she/he creates, it must be engineeringly and architec… Read full post »

What a year for architecture.  Really?  Not so much.  Thinking about the past year makes me think of the "public option" and I don't mean healthcare reform.  Much of what happened this year in architecture had to do with parks, libraries and such . . . not all.

Jacob Slevin,… Read full post »

Welcome to a new randomly occuring installment -- Street Art Saturdays.  Enjoy!  Another way to view and see art is on Gilt.  If you're not a member already this link will give a complimentary membership to a friend's curated show on gilt.com. I get nothing from gilt and am in now… Read full post »

Raise your hand if you’re tired of the word and concept of “luxury”.

I had the opportunity to visit an acquaintance recently – who may or may not remember me the next time we meet.  He’s the owner of a very special property in Greenwich and I’m grateful for his hospitality. He and his staff work tirelessly to keep landscape architecture, design… Read full post »

What is it that you love?  What makes you smile from ear to ear?

Lisa Perry saw the Carl Fischer photograph of Andy Warhol drowning in a sea of soup, and must have immediately thought to herself, “this art would be a phenomenal dress”.  She smiled and bought the… Read full post »

I recently heard that for the next 30 days or so Christopher Peacock Home, the fabulous cabinetry and design company, is having a promotion where consumers or the trade can submit floor plans of their potential kitchen (or other rooms) projects.  The company will complimentary 'ballpark' your jo… Read full post »

Architecture should make us alert to the conflicts that shape the modern city rather than conceal them.

With that in mind, I’d like to bring your attention to two mixed-use (please don't get me started on the well intended but dismal failure of the concrete towers of the past) developments wher… Read full post »

 

This post is a follow-up to my post when I announced the Designers of the Show House.

 The Kips Bay Decorator Show House is an annual fundraiser for the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club wherein big-name interior designers dress up a pricey Manhattan… Read full post »

 

You may have heard rumblings.  You may have heard galloping or wind whirling about in late 2007 or early 2008, but for sure in 2009.  It wasn’t fashion.  It wasn’t entertainment and it CERTAINLY wasn’t politics.  What you… Read full post »

 Several days ago I posted a very thorough (probably too thorough) blog about the "The Architecture of Politics at Ground Zero".  I got a few views but no comments.  That’s fine; however, I’m REALLY interested in what people think about the architecture, the process, the ar… Read full post »

 

I wrote this blog because, frankly, I wasn’t exactly sure what was happening with the architecture at ground zero. So I purchased and just finished reading “UP FROM ZERO: Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York” by Paul Goldberger… Read full post »

There was something abundantly more to Peggy Guggenheim and Holly Solomon than their eccentricities, proclivities, business sense and style. They knew that viewing and showing art in a comfortable place where folks could relax, lounge and thrash out what they were seeing… Read full post »