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Milan Design Week, snapshots from Milan

June 25, 2022 By Courtney Price 2 Comments

My first trip to Milan left me with plans to return. This energetic city oozes luxury, fashion, innovation, history, architecture, and aperitivos. The people are refined, elegant, confidently fashion forward.

The above image is of the Piazza del Duomo, with the Duomo in front and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele To the left. (More on that below) Because my time was limited in this beautiful city, this area was a priority on my short list, and it did not disappoint. Piazza del Duomo marks the center of the city, geographically and because of [Read more…] about Milan Design Week, snapshots from Milan

Living Well By Design

May 1, 2022 By Courtney Price Leave a Comment

Everything that surrounds you affects you, so surround yourself only with things you love.

Melissa Penfold’s book Living Well By Design is beautifully written and photographed with images of her own home as well as projects of quite a few designers around the world. Her eye for design and thoughtful explanations of design elements stress the importance of embracing your home’s setting, which not all designers think of. Her down to earth advice and pointers are delivered with a gentle touch. Penfold believes there is a difference between furnishing a room and decorating a room- and that difference is style. [Read more…] about Living Well By Design

Modern English

March 13, 2022 By Courtney Price Leave a Comment

One of my favorite design books EVER, Modern English by Emily Todhunter and Katie Earl is a book to revisit often. The talented design duo share a diverse selection of projects that include contemporary townhomes, boutique hotels, restaurants, ski chalets, super yachts, country homes, grand heritage houses, private banks, contemporary new builds, and their own homes. Their projects are numerous and varied- and because discretion is an integral part of their business, quite a few have never been photographed or published. Modern English is divided into three sections: country, town, and abroad.

Todhunter and Earle are known for unpretentious discreet interiors (where budget does not appear to be an issue). Their style exemplifies a hard to quantify Englishness to its very core. I am not referring to what one might consider typical English, with chintzy florals, their bar is waaaay higher. Their laser focus is on [Read more…] about Modern English

Designing Paradise, by Juan Montoya

February 6, 2022 By Courtney Price Leave a Comment

This book focuses on residences owned by a handful of Juan Montoya’s storied clientele that occupy breathtaking sites in Cap Cana, Miami Beach, Punta Mita, and other idyllic oceanfront settings. His portfolio is stunning and this book offers a virtual vacation to upscale tropical luxury homes he has designed. Montoya has a keen sense for incorporating the exteriors with his interiors. His aesthetic is precise, refined, uncluttered, and seductive. [Read more…] about Designing Paradise, by Juan Montoya

New York Interiors

January 8, 2022 By Courtney Price Leave a Comment

New York Interiors, by Simon Upton and Karen Howes

I love everything about this book. Simon Upton, one of the foremost names in interiors photography, created this book as a thank you to the people he has worked with and befriended throughout his career. If you know Upton’s work, which appears regularly in The World of Interiors, Architectural Digest, Vogue, and Elle Decor, you most definitely know how visually appealing this compilation is. Not only that, but the layout and typography are vibrant and striking. Each chapter invites us into a high end home in New York that Upton has photographed. The range of styles represented propels the reader into a diverse journey of design styles. Added bonus is that we get to hear about the homes from the owner’s point of view, which is unusual for a design book. [Read more…] about New York Interiors

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New York Interiors, by Simon Upton and Karen Howes

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