Why didn't we think of that?Well, I'm kicking myself all over because why we didn't think of this idea! But it does seem appropriate to blog about it on a Wednesday. Anne Maxwell Foster and Suysel de Pedro Cunningham of Tilton Fenwick (named after both of their freshman college dorms) have just launched a Wallpaper Weekly blog post. This is what they had to say Continue Reading
Resurgence
Things lately in the economy look pretty tough but is there a resurgence on the horizon? I was elated to see the latest interior design market trends. These are positive results.Rarely do I report on technical, market trend stuff but when the housing market affects a lot of our businesses, I pay attention.The ASID, Association of Interior Designers' latest Continue Reading
A Present Presence
To begin with, here's a reminder about the first CASART COVERINGS CONTEST. Have you entered yet? It's not too late. The deadline is 6:00 p.m. EST tonight. See the rules here.It seems only fitting that this Present Presence post should follow last Friday's Too Beautiful To Survive for both subjects are examples of sustainability, and transcending many Continue Reading
Too Beautiful To Survive
"Too beautiful and too romantic to survive" in a world of tower blocks and concrete. That's what Sir John Betjeman said about this Victorian Gothic treasure and London's aptly named, just opened St.Pancras Renaissance Hotel. First opened in 1873 by Queen Victoria, the Midland Grand was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. It is said that the design evolved from 50 Continue Reading
Read My Pins!
Madeleine Albright may not be a recognizable name unless you are of "a certain age" but you should read her pins.She is a former Secretary of State (the first woman to hold that office) and she served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She was in New Orleans to open the New Orleans Museum of Art's exhibit of more than 200 pins from her collection, Continue Reading
