Tag Archives: art advising

richard rabel interiors in architectural digest

I’m thrilled beyond words to announce the publication of a recent project by Richard Rabel Interiors in Architectural Digest!!! Above all, heartfelt thanks to my clients and friends for the opportunity and their trust. Thanks also to the wonderfully talented … Continue reading →

Sotheby’s Designer Showhouse

If some of you are not on SoMe (social media), you probably do not know I was invited to participate in the Sotheby’s Designer Showhouse at their international headquarters in New York City. I was asked to do the entry … Continue reading →

setting a chic dinner table – christofle silver knife rests

Knife rests are a wonderful practical invention whose sole purpose is to keep greasy and messy knife blades off your good tablecloth. You place one at each place setting with the knife blades resting on them. The French must be … Continue reading →

decorex london – discoveries in art and lighting

Decorex International, the grand dame of the events that form the London Design Festival, predates the festival by a quarter-century and it’s the must-do for anybody in the interior design trade. Thanks to MODENUS BlogTour London, I was able to … Continue reading →

leon ferrari and the art of the scribble

image credit: Leon Ferrari, courtesy of Cecilia Torres Gallery, New York Argentine artist Leon Ferrari (b. 1920) works in all manner of materials to create engaging works of contemporary art. I first encountered his work on one of my first … Continue reading →

oui, oui – luxurious french silver from puiforcat

Jean Puiforcat, silver and ivory box, TheNational Gallery of Victoria, ©Jean Puiforcat/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia One of my favorite decorative arts designers of the past is Puiforcat, makers of exquisite silver. The firm was originally founded in 1820 … Continue reading →

paintings from the hermitage return to england

Houghton Hall, Yorkshire, England image credit: Houghton International In an unprecedented move, The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is temporarily reuniting 126 major Old Master paintings with their ancestral home of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England from 17 May to … Continue reading →