Archives: January 2014

top swivel and tilt chairs for the stylish home office

Swivel chairs with casters are a must in a home office, so in a recent research trip to find a stylish piece, I was amazed at how little I saw that was special. Yes, there are hundreds of office furniture … Continue reading →

modern applications and sourcing traditional handmade wallpaper

Today, I’m over at The Daily Basics writing my quarterly feature on handmade wallpaper. Did you know that wallpaper has its roots in Chinese scroll painting and that it was first intended for the European middle classes as a cheap … Continue reading →

new york decorator richard rabel featured in THEdecorLOUNGE

THEdecorLOUNGE, recently interviewed me for Carte de Visite, their home design and stylemaker section. It includes one of my most ridiculous experiences as a Senior Director while at Christie’s, tips to consider when you adorn your walls, my favorite travel spots and … Continue reading →

exotic ultra luxurious floor and wall surface coverings

Several notches up from artisanal paint, hand embroidered wallpaper and even the most spectacular ceramics, is a whole sub world of uber luxurious floor and wall coverings available for those looking for the truly unique. Leather, bone and horn, cinnamon … Continue reading →

a tattooed tiffany silver pitcher at sotheby’s

Tiffany and Company have been counted amongst the leading names of New York’s premier luxury brands for well over 150 years. Their partnership with contemporary designers like Paloma Piccaso, which began in 1980, has only helped to further build on … Continue reading →

Jason Salavon reconfigures data into art

Contemporary American artist Jason Salavon (b. 1970) has been preaching for years that reconfiguring data can result in amazing art – and I have to agree. Using his proprietary software, he merges masses of data that share a common theme … Continue reading →

china’s hawaii: sanya on hainan island

Across Vietnam’s Halong Bay and south of mainland China lies a small piece of paradise now being called “China’s Hawaii” – the tropical enclave of Sanya on Hainan Island that boasts of having year-long summers and some of the cleanest … Continue reading →