May 11, 2012

The Mixology of Design

Hey peeps. If you find yourself wandering the La Cienega corridor tomorrow in search of something to do, come check out a panel that I am a part of discussing how to balance new and old objects of local and far-flung provenance. I am very honored to be included in such esteemed company: Trip Haenisch, Richard Hallberg and William Hefner. Wowza. Needless to say, I have a bevy of butterflies duking it out in my stomach. The panel begins at 2:30pm at the swanky new Galerie XX (665 North La Cienega). It is sponsored by California Home+Design as part of the Legends of La Cienega-palooza taking over the design district for the next two day and will be moderated by CH+D’s witty editor, Erin Feher. Come by and see how I do (and maybe even learn a little something…) Enjoy!

April 12, 2011

Villa Kerylos

Earlier this week, Kate and I were doing some client shopping and popped into Therien & Co., one of the swankiest shops in the rather swanky La Cienega Design Quarter. A lovely gentleman named Philip showed us around and gave us the background and history on many of their exquisite pieces. After I practically started screaming when I saw a Hellenistic chair with the most divine feet, he asked if I was familiar with the Villa Kerylos. I had never heard of it and when we got back to the office, I jumped online first thing to check it out. Oh. My. God. Thank you, Phillip, is all I have to say…

This divine villa is on the Mediterranean coast between Nice and Monaco. It was built in the early 1900s by Emmanuel Pontremoli for the archeologist and Greek enthusiast, Theodore Reinach and is based on the design of 2nd century B.C. noble houses on the Island of Delos. ”Kerylos” means kingfisher in Greek and these birds were thought to be good omens, according to Greek mythology. Please enjoy the layers upon layers of patterns mixed with lean, classical designs. J’aime beaucoup!

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