What I'm Reading

What I'm Reading: Beauty and Seduction - Paulette Tavormina

What I'm Reading:  Beauty and Seduction - Paulette Tavormina

New York photographer Paulette Tavormina has recently released a new book, Seizing Beauty published by Monicelli Press.  Every page is filled with lush, dense, yet elegant still-life compositions of fruit, vegetables, florals, botanicals, insects and butterflies...

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What I'm Reading: Inside Venice, Toto Bergamo Rossi

What I'm Reading:  Inside Venice, Toto Bergamo Rossi

I've been in search of inspiration for an interior design project I've just begun.  These clients have requested European-style interiors with classical decorative touches.  So, I was very happy to come across a recent Quintessence blog review of the volume Inside Venice: A Private View of the City's Most Beautiful Interiors, written by Toto Bergamo Rossi...

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What I'm Reading: Carolyn Roehm - at Home in the Garden

What I'm Reading: Carolyn Roehm - at Home in the Garden

Carolyne Roehm - at Home in the Garden

I have been following the forever chic Carolyne Roehm for the last three decades, when she began her career as a fashion designer with Oscar de la Renta, her mentor for 10 years.  She went on to establish her namesake fashion company in 1984 and also served as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.  

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