All the talk of the shows in Milan for the past few days has me dreaming of Italy again.  I’m trying to figure out if I can fit in a trip between High Point and the launch of my book.  Not sure if it’s going to happen but I’m putting Villa Cetinale on the list […]

The travel industry should start figuring out ways to leverage Instagram because all the vacation photos make me want to hit the road.  Recently illustrator Wayne Pate posted these amazing photos and his art from his stay at Castello di Vicarello in Italy.  I was hooked from the first one and a little investigating led […]

Day three of our “no carb left behind” tour of Morocco found us at the Hotel Atlas Kasha in Agadir.  I’m not gonna lie, I thought this eco-friendly hotel was going to be the most outside my comfort zone but I ended up loving it.  When we arrived, it was only 6:30pm but completely pitch […]

One of my favorite events every year is the Hearst Designer Visions Cinema Style Show House.  They usually hold it in a newly constructed residential building and the three chosen designers are paired with a Hearst magazine and choose a film as inspiration for their spaces.  Since the building this year is 1212 Fifth Avenue […]

Someone recently left a nasty comment on another blog chastising them for having a party in this economy. I think a party is exactly what everyone could use right now, especially one that employs hundreds of people and brings designers together for a worthy cause. Last Thursday night, I had the pleasure of attending the […]