How They Live: At Home With Florence Welch

Ohhh, the many changes getting ready to happen around the blog! I’m reaching that annoying stage of excitement where I demand “Get! Excited!!” like a high school cheerleader and look at you expectantly until you display an acceptable amount of enthusiasm. Or arch your eyebrow in one of those “bring it down a notch, girl” [...]

In Case You Missed It: John Derian in NYT

The New York Times recently featured the home of designer John Derian – known hither and yon for his history-infusing style and penchant for aged, richly patinaed objects. To peek inside his recently renovated home – the entire floor of an East Village building! – is to truly see the old soul of John Derian. [...]

Current Obession: Kelly Behun

From time to time, I find myself fully obsessed with a particular designer, indulging in a their unique expression of style and scouring every detail to understand their point of view. Currently, I’m dying over Kelly Behun. Her exquisite work, which often features contemporary art and whimsical elements, has earned her the 2012 “Stars on [...]

Martyn’s Magic

There is only one thing dazzling designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard can’t do: boring. Whether it’s designing an apartment dripping in rock-and-roll glam for the Ozzy and Sharon Osborn or creating a sexy beach oasis for Joe Francis, Martyn is the expert in fearlessly chic, avant garde interiors. So when this visual artist was approached by friend [...]

Anderson Was Here

It was Summer 2006. I was in the Union Square Barnes and Noble, sitting on the floor somewhere in the Fiction aisle, when I heard a voice say “excuse me”. I looked up just in time to see Anderson Cooper and his lovely mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, stepping over me on their way to the book [...]