There’s only one life. There’s only one you.

There’s only one life. There’s only one you.

After a late breakfast at the revered Maxwell’s in Venice, my son Leo took Charlotte back to his place in Orion’s two seated car leaving me the opportunity to walk with him the long way home. Talking arm-in-arm was a treat beyond this mom’s happiest dreams. Walking...
Great design is about perspective

Great design is about perspective

Great design is about perspective. The ability to see past the way things appear to be is a gift. If a teacher has said about your child that their head is the clouds, be proud. Daydreaming is unchecked, unforced and unbridled manifestation in the making. As a very...
Seeing this picture come to life

Seeing this picture come to life

Seeing this picture come to life I will not be able to adequately express the emotion I had seeing this picture come to life. While a muted morning sun slanted through tall windows, I was sitting in the lobby corner wiling my time away waiting for my son with a hot...
The caressable chestnut leather sample was all it took

The caressable chestnut leather sample was all it took

As the Empire of MacDonald’s was founded on owning the real estate it catered their fast food to, I am fast wondering if Restoration Hardware took a page from their successful blueprint model. When walking through this palazzo in the heart of Boston, my mind was more...
The luxury of luxury is a sentiment to behold daintily.

The luxury of luxury is a sentiment to behold daintily.

The luxury of luxury is a sentiment to behold daintily. The luxury of luxury is a sentiment to behold daintily. My trip back to my old haunt, the lower East Side, is part obligation, part work and all fun. I came as a director of the Council of Canadian American...