“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) We commonly think of the Country House as a respite from city life, a refuge from the hustle and bustle of urban sights and sounds. The 18th and 19th century writers have set the landscape, flush...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) The Study, in past times a place for quiet reflection and thought, has become a more versatile, less constricted room for a variety of activities. Its umbrella of purpose can now includes its being a library,...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) Red Adair's quote stands the test of time in its relevancy today. The recent recession has created an interesting paradigm shift within the design industry. Previously, each profession performed work relevant to their particular skills and...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) Back in the fifties, there were avocado greens and mustard yellows. With the sixties came oranges and browns. The seventies heralded in psychedelic tones of any color. And the eighties ushered in white. Neutrals became the color...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) Angelo Dongia, the famous interior designer, referred to the ceiling as the most ignored, but interesting, of thesix planes. Fortunately, it hasn’t always been that way. Michelangelo and his patrons didn’t exactly perceive it as such....
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) Twenty-three world-renowned interior designers encountered the challenges of creating luxe spaces at this year’s Kips Bay Show House. The most competitive show house in the nation has illustrated the best of the best this year, spaces...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) With the luxury marketplace doing better than ever, high-end luxury design and real estate is flourishing. Apartments at the top, that is, luxe, custom residences, are finding buyers who consider now a very good time to...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) With the luxury marketplace doing better than ever, high-end luxury design and real estate is flourishing. Apartments at the top, that is, luxe-type custom residences, are finding buyers who consider now a very good time to...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) David Estreich, Gail Green, and Brian Blackburn, the principals of Eastland Kitchen and Bath Design, have been collaborating on innovative, beautiful, and trendsetting kitchens and baths for more than 25 years. Having completed hundreds of projects,...
Read More“Eye on Design” Archive from Mann Report (Article By Gail Green) Similarly to “the eyes being the windows of the soul,” doors are the portals of the house through which one experiences a change of landscape, an insight into the beyond. Not exactly an “Alice in Wonderland”...
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