“Joy in Beauty:” The Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon, Sotheby’s

I don’t usually find myself in places like Sotheby’s or famous auction houses. But there was something about the collection of Rachel Lambert “Bunny” Mellon that called me to visit. Her estate auction titled, Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon, begins Thursday in the famed New York auction house, and the preview exhibition is open to […]

Inspired by Nature: Jewels by JAR at The MET

On view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art now through March 9, 2014, are the most exquisite, sumptuous and mind-blowingly beautiful jewel creations. Maybe Ever. The exhibition showcases more than four hundred jewel masterworks by Joel A. Rosenthal who has worked for more than thirty-five years in Paris under the name JAR. The first retrospective […]

Windows Befitting For A Birthday: 111 Years of Extraordinary at Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman celebrates its 111th Birthday this year and they’ve rolled out the purple carpet. The famed Fifth Avenue store is wrapped in vintage silhouette packaging and the windows chronicle the evolution of one of the nation’s premier dress ateliers from its opening in 1901 through 2012. Memorabilia, photographs, illustrations and fashion all play to […]

‘Legible Fiction’

I’m happy to share the new exhibition, Legible Fiction, by Megan Olson. We became acquainted working together as florist colleagues when she was living in New York City seven years ago, and her artwork completely intrigued me. Legible Fiction is her sixth solo show with Davidson Contemporary and her new works continue to inspire. The beautiful mastery she […]

Uber Chic Lewis Miller Design

They’re up to it again. Lewis Miller Design recently made a few redecorating changes to their East Village Studio and the results are sublime. As if it weren’t already a stylish haven, well, they’ve upped the ante. Stepping through the double gray doors into the light-filled Studio is a welcomed treat. From beautifully upholstered powder […]