If you follow me on Instagram, then you will have seen these photos already but I wanted to make sure I share Roman and Williams GUILD NY with everyone. GUILD NY is the new lifestyle space by Roman and Williams at 53 Howard Street that includes a flower shop, restaurant, and mercantile space that all meld […]
Le Coucou is a French restaurant in New York designed by Roman and Williams that is très popular. Now the chic design duo have renovated an actual French restaurant in Paris called La Rotonde de la Muette. Located in the 16th arrondissement, La Rotonde has been around for years but has new elegant interiors and terrasse perfect for people watching. […]
Roman and Williams designed Le Coucou, the most photographed restaurant on Instagram right now and I forgot that they designed Lafayette in my last post. They have also recently designed a new hotel on Nantucket island called Greydon House. The 20-room luxury hotel is located 17 Broad Street and was originally built in the 1850’s. They set about “preserving the history and […]
My friend Tim and I decided to check out the new hotel 11 Howard while we were in Soho last week. Part of the hotel includes the new restaurant Le Coucou which is collaboration between chef Daniel Rose of Spring and La Bourse et La Vie in Paris and famed restaurateur Stephen Starr of Starr Restaurants. I […]
If you happen to be in New York this holiday season,I suggest you make time to stop by the gorgeous new Goop Mrkt Pop Up Shop. I’ve seen her previous pop up shops but they pale in comparison to the “home” that designers Roman & Williams created in the Shops at Columbus Circle. The entirely […]
When people ask me if I know what post has been the most popular in the almost seven years of writing Habitually Chic, I don’t even have to think. I know it’s the post about Jenna Lyons’ brownstone in Brooklyn, Jenna Lyons Home: The Complete View from 2009. When I was photographing her for my book Creativity […]
I know not everyone likes color so I thought I’d post something a little more neutral today. Roman & Williams partners in work and life, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, live in a fabulous loft downtown that is both eclectic and elegant. I absolutely love the kitchen and home office area with a glass enclosed […]
I’ve always admired the design aesthetic of designers Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman and Williams so I was in heaven when I found their Montauk Long Island home in World of Interiors September 2008 issue. It’s definitely got a little flea market feel and Robin says that when they go to the Paris […]
I was going to call this post, Chic Country Kitchen but then I remembered that the husband and wife owner’s Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch don’t care for the connotation that the phrase “country kitchen” infers, especially since theirs is in a loft in downtown New York. Regardless of what they call it, it’s one […]