Modern Anthology: One-stop shopping for the ‘discriminating’ man cave.I hate it when I stumble upon a place such as Modern Anthology. Not because I don’t like it, far from it. No, it’s because I find myself wishing I had a do-over in life as this is exactly the type of design firm I should have started! Read the rest of this entry »
Located in a historic 1825 townhouse, this renovated Tribeca tavern is now home to J.Crew at The Liquor Store, a specialty menswear store which thanks to design help from Andy and Kate Spade, couldn’t be farther from its ‘mall roots’. Read the rest of this entry »
Sandrine van Slee… Turning Fantasy into Reality.Let’s face it, some people just have way “cooler” jobs than the rest of us. Such is the case for New York-based makeup artist/stylist Sandrine van Slee. A friend of A Life Designed, van Slee helps art directors and photographers bring fashion fantasy to life for print ad campaigns, editorial fashion spreads and commercials seen around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Roman+Williams… Creating Dreams and Telling Stories Through Design.The New York design firm Roman+Williams create inviting, memorable spaces through their inventive use of textures, moods, colors and meaningful objects that linger in that ‘sweet spot’, somewhere between the past and present. The husband- and-wife design team Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer, the creative force behind Roman+Williams, share roots in the movie industry having designed over 20 films together and this influence shows in their recent work for commercial and private residences… Their interiors ‘tell a story.’ Read the rest of this entry »
