Just coming off the President’s day Holiday weekend, I’m reminded of my intent to decorate the Obama White House. Not sure why this has not come about, but I’m having a grand time fantasizing! One cannot help but wax a bit nostalgic about the Kennedy era, when, with the help of Stephane Boudin of Maison [...]
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Art at the Lever House
Lever House, the modern architectural master piece of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s Gordon Bunshaft, was one of the first International style glass curtain wall skyscrapers to be built on Park Avenue.
In the late nineties a massive renovation restored the Lever’s spectacular structure to its original sexy splendor, and since then the ground floor and courtyard [...]
Tony Duquette @ Remains Lighting
As many of you may already know, I’m a fan of Tony Duquette, a hugely influential artist/designer who explored many different mediums. He worked with his wife, designing opulent sets, costumes, interiors, furniture – you name it they did it. Duquette developed a haute international clientele that included major figures including the Duchess of Windsor, [...]
Palm Beach Prelude
WIJW at large! – We’ve begun our Palm Beach coverage here, bright and early and a little bleary eyed, at the historic Chesterfield Hotel – a hardy English style breakfast poolside soon found us rejuvenated and ready to hit some of our favorite Palm Beach locals before heading to our main attraction, the American International [...]
Christopher Hyland
While trekking through the Himalayas, Christopher Hyland happened upon a bolt of indigenous textile – and it was not only love at first sight, but a fortuitous meeting that informed the course of Hyland’s career – sending him on a world wide quest for more exquisite textiles. A visit to Hyland’s luxurious showrooms, showcasing an [...]
American International Fine Art Fair – Palm Beach
WIJW is heading to the world class American International Fine Art Fair next week in Palm Beach – an exceptional source for museum quality paintings, sculpture, and antiques. This trendsetting fair caters to the uber chic and discerning collector, and gathers together renowned dealers from around the world to showcase only the best of the [...]
