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In her introduction to the book Lismore Castle: Food and Flowers from a Historic Irish Garden published by Rizzoli, Laura Burlington notes, “For many years, people have…

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The second edition of Design Miami in Paris took place in the City of Light from October 16 through 20 last year. Seeing limited edition,…

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What a difference a few centuries can make. When this declaration is said about a piece of historic architecture, it is rarely good news. Fortunately…

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I’m hard at work on my first novel that begins in 701 A.D. in Scandinavia and meanders along to France when three brothers reach French…

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When I learned Rizzoli had released a new title that features a famed castle in England, I couldn’t wait to crack open the covers. I…

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This essay exploring the world of Consuelo Vanderbilt, who would become a drawing-room diplomat, is included in my most recent book Lives Illuminated. The ten other…

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I’m thrilled with the reviews of Lives Illuminated, my newest book, that are coming in from readers. This second book in The Modern Salonniére series holds eleven essays…

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The 2024 edition of London’s Rare Book Fair, aptly titled Firsts, runs from the 16th to the 19th of May at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea. This…

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I’ve been sharing quite a few beautiful design/architecture books written by other authors here on the blog recently. Today, I’m happy to be able to…

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In his prologue to the monograph featuring the lux interiors that sprang from the mind of James Boyd Niven, Diego A. Flores says about the…

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