Category: EYE ON DESIGN
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EYE ON DESIGN | LISBON
One day last week I decided to go to Portugal—and three days later I was in sunny Lisbon. In Lisbon, I found a city set on steep hills, which means that there are panoramic views—of terra cotta tiled rooftops and the wide River Tagus that wraps around Lisbon on its way to the Atlantic Ocean….
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EYE ON DESIGN | LOS ANGELES | “Projection”
I was going about my business, driving down Sunset Boulevard in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles yesterday, when I happened upon a stunning sight. Milky white palm trees towered above a ghostly whitewashed structure. Upon investigation, I learned that French artist, Vincent Lamouroux, had transformed a derelict motel and its surroundings with a…
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Eye on Design| Los Angeles | Lotta Stenson
Not long after I was in Sweden, I was working in Los Angeles and happened upon the fabulous shop of Swedish designer, Lotta Stensson. It was a serendipitous meeting, not only because I had just been in Sweden, but because Lotta is a kindred spirit . . . a designer who travels the world.
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Eye on Design | Sweden | Sublime Sandhamn
The village of Sandhamn is like one big quintessential Swedish style moment. From the moment we docked at the harbor and I saw the beautiful blonde girls sitting on the dock, there was a photo op everywhere I turned. The town of Sandhamn is located on the island of Sandön, literally “Sand Island,” the last…
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Eye on Design | Stockholm | A Feast for the Eyes
I love sampling the incredible cuisine of restaurants around the world . . . but it’s often the design of the restaurant itself that really leaves an impression. In Stockholm, it was the walls of the lofty dining room at Pontus! (the exclamation point is part of the name) that really caught my eye. Pontus…
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Eye on Design | Made in Sweden
At the beginning of the summer, I bought a Tärnö bistro table and chairs from Ikea for my little balcony. Soon after, I traveled to Sweden — home of Ikea. . . . . . where I saw my little table and chairs being used all over Stockholm!
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Eye on Design | Stockholm | High Speed Design
You know you’re in Sweden when even the train from the airport is stunningly designed. Arlanda Express photo The Arlanda Express connects the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to the city center of Stockholm in a speedy twenty minutes – running on 100% green electricity from renewable sources such as hydropower, wind power or biofuels. That’s impressive, but…
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Eye on Design | County Galway | Tales of an Irish Country House
[Fond memories of Ireland, brought back by my “pub crawl” post, have inspired me to repost some of my past stories from this wonderful country. This Georgian house was uniquely frozen in time. Check it out.] There’s no sign and it’s not on any map or in any GPS. After driving in circles and, finally,…
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Eye on Design | The Brian Boitano Project | HOW TO | Dining room pendant
If you’ve seen the posts about The Brian Boitano Project, you’ll know that I had the best job of my life as art director of the HGTV television show, chronicling the renovation of a crumbling stone villa in the mountains of Italy. One of the most asked questions regarding the details of the design is…
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Eye on Design | HGTV | The Brian Boitano Project | Behind the Scenes
By now you’ll have seen the television show (if you haven’t you can find it on Netflix), and, as promised, here is my personal chronicle of Brian Boitano’s transformation of a 19th century stone house in the village of Favale di Malvaro, Italy. He started by knocking down some walls. The ground floor consisted of…
