Klismos Chairs: Ancient Greece Invades Modern Interiors

Long before the great Chicago architect Louis Sullivan coined the phrase “form follows function”, the Ancient Greeks were practicing it. Tired, I imagine, of sitting on the ground or on rough, wooden stools, the concept of a comfortable chair was born around 500 BC and quickly shot to stardom. Curved to hug and support the [...]

At Home With: Coco Chanel

The magic of Fashion Week has descended upon Paris and the world is all a-flutter with anticipation. What new visual confections have designers dreamed up? What will be this season’s “new black”? What clothing will be most appropriate to keep us from being nudists in the Spring? And in the midst of all that excitement, [...]

Castle in the Sky

Henry David Thoreau said, “Don’t worry if you’ve built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” Looks like this castle in Southern Italy took Henry’s advice to heart! Shot by Danish photographer Pernille Kaalund, the fairytale location seems to hover somewhere between heaven and earth, [...]

Ikat Love

Rockstar designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard has dazzled us again, recently unveiling his collection of deliciously exotic fabrics for Schumacher. Each unique pattern vibrates with stories of adventure that are just waiting to be told. Is it strange to have a conversation with the drapes? Maybe. But from the looks of them, I’m certain they have something [...]

GGG Icon: Andi Pepper

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that Andi Pepper, design goddess and affiliate of SBJ Architects, is responsible for many of Manhattan’s poshest interiors. She’s also one of my personal heroes and I strongly suspect I’d behave like a tween meeting Justin Bieber should we ever cross paths. Her whimsical, modern interiors are [...]