Wade Hallock's Design at the Iconic Atlantis Building in Miami

I have long been fascinated by the iconic Atlantis condo building along the Brickell corridor in Miami. (Yes, I used to secretly watch Miami Vice!) I love the super cozy modern (with a nod to its heritage) pad Wade Hallock designed and am so pleased at how my Ombré Alpaca looks on this gorgeous lucite chair...

To see more of Wade's designs click here

The Atlantis is a landmark 20 story condominium building designed by Arquitectonica, known for their bold use of facade. 

Thomas Lavin at Modernism Week

Do you need an excuse to escape the winter storms and head for sunny Palm Springs?
Experience Thomas Lavin's version of modernism at the Christopher Kennedy Compound Showhouse during Modernism Week, February 15 - 23.

For tickets and info click here

Rocco

Happy to see my friend Sergio's dog, Rocco thoroughly enjoying the softness of this
Striped Suri Pillow!

Rocco

On genius...

I know a number of friends who have had mixed reactions to Walter Isaacson's highly readable and well written tale of Steve Jobs, but I am on page 346 (just about a quarter way through) and loving it. As far as I am concerned he was a genius and geniuses cannot do their work constrained and conformed by the norms of society. Here is just one of the passages that inspires me (in the writing and content):

"Jobs felt that design simplicity should be linked to making products easy to use. Those goals do not always go together. Sometimes a design can be so sleek and simple that a user finds it intimidating or unfriendly to navigate."

I think that sentiment can be equally applied to modern home design which should always be careful to marry the sleek with the user friendly. I am lucky enough to work with a large group of designers who do that!