Category Archives: Pure Design

A funny thing happened on the way to becoming a designer. I presented this week to one of my favorite clients – favorite for lots of reasons, among them their trust in the design process and me and their patience … Continue reading →

Bless Brenda Bradley. The Kravet fabric rep and my fav industry insider was the among the very first to believe in my formula when I first started my business (marginally before I did). She extended the very best fabric books … Continue reading →

I love to layer – I think it started with my wardrobe and wanting to get more mileage out of some of my favorite pieces – but quickly translated into my design philosophy. Although I won’t compromise on the foundation … Continue reading →

During a recent closet purge – God knows I should do it more often – I was struck by two things. One – just how much un-wearable clothing a single person can amass in a short period of time and … Continue reading →

Her interiors have been described as ‘cerebral’ and ‘influential’. Her fabric and furniture line, refined and sophisticated. Love her. New York-based Interior Designer Victoria Hagan was trained at the famed Parsons School of Design in New York and has earned … Continue reading →

Had a glorious weekend in New York with a girlfriend from university. During a run through Central Park, we caught up on just about everything before the conversation turned to work. She is an architect – crazy smart and laid … Continue reading →

Sigh. I am crushing on Jan Kath. The 37 year-old German contemporary rug designer is blurring elements of traditional rug design with his own signature imperfection and erosion. He is reinventing floor covering and this is not said with an … Continue reading →

As much as I love stacks of mags littering my office floor (they make me feel welcome and well read) a purge had to happen in preparation for an upcoming move that would find all of my treasured monthlies in … Continue reading →

There is a sweet brown salt box building just off of Queen Street in Lakefield, Ontario. Past the good eats of Nuttshell Next Door and almost across from The Little Market, a gourmands paradise, you will find The Stony Lake … Continue reading →

I have a soft spot for cottage design. I have worked lakeside for more than half of my career – finishing everything from the cozy, casual log cabin to the perfectly appointed super-sized retreat. And the attraction has always been … Continue reading →