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We still can’t get over our trip to Egypt with Classical Excursions, and I don’t think we ever really will. The precisio...
05/14/2026

We still can’t get over our trip to Egypt with Classical Excursions, and I don’t think we ever really will. The precision of hands that knew exactly what they were doing more than 3,000 years ago is impossible to forget. As designers, we spend so much time leaning on principles and philosophy to guide us, and then you stand in Egypt and realize those ideas were already being studied, tested, and perfected through instinct, patience, and trust in the work itself. It reminds you that beauty does not always need to be explained; sometimes it just needs to be respected.

And just when you think the experience has given you everything it can, you find yourself at a private dinner overlooking the pyramids at night, watching them glow against the dark. Just the beautifully strange, realization of sitting in front of something eternal. The past no longer feels distant, but instead feels present.

You start to realize pretty quickly that barware has a way of spreading out if it doesn’t have a proper home. Glasses he...
04/14/2026

You start to realize pretty quickly that barware has a way of spreading out if it doesn’t have a proper home. Glasses here, linens there, a drawer that slowly turns into a catch-all. In our Palm Beach showroom, we approached it a little differently. We took the time to study each piece, like the exact height of the stem, the diameter of the tumblers, or the weight and balance of the glass. From there, we built out every slot to those precise specifications so that each opening is measured and cut to fit exactly what it holds. With heirlooms finding their way back into daily life, it felt right to design around the pieces you actually use and care about. Whether they’ve been with you for years or discovered along the way, they deserve a home that feels just as considered as they are.

Incorporating mesh into cabinetry creates a balance between what is seen and what is suggested. The mesh softens the vie...
03/04/2026

Incorporating mesh into cabinetry creates a balance between what is seen and what is suggested. The mesh softens the view just enough, letting realities of a working space such as mismatched dishes and pantry goods dissolve into texture rather than clutter. What may seem like a small move, acknowledges that real kitchens are lived in spaces and that good design does not hide life, it simply knows how to frame it.

From coffered plaster ceilings in Renaissance Italy to glazed ceramic vaults in Spain and North Africa, ornamenting the ...
02/19/2026

From coffered plaster ceilings in Renaissance Italy to glazed ceramic vaults in Spain and North Africa, ornamenting the fifth wall with tile has long been about elevating a room both literally and symbolically.

For us, a tiled ceiling feels almost rebellious in its restraint. It asks you to look up, which inherently isn’t always the case, and it frames the space in a way that drywall never could. So whether it’s hand-pressed terracotta, or glazed brick tile like we did in this project featured here, we love how the ceiling taking the form of texture from overhead grounds the room while paradoxically lifting it.

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This drawer pull from Classic Brass reads less like hardware and more like jewelry for a room. The proportions are exact...
02/11/2026

This drawer pull from Classic Brass reads less like hardware and more like jewelry for a room. The proportions are exact: a precise, low profile bar anchored to a solid plinth, carrying a depth that shifts with the light. This can appear bright and crisp in the morning, or warmer and almost molten by evening. It may seem like a small detail, but it is the one your hand remembers, and the one the rest of the design ultimately follows.

We believe the truth of a piece reveals itself in how it is made and how it is truly lived with. We want the story to se...
02/05/2026

We believe the truth of a piece reveals itself in how it is made and how it is truly lived with. We want the story to settle into the grain. We want it to soften and deepen the patina. We want it to gain character the only way precious materials should: through time, touch, and everyday use. That sentiment lives in the details you feel before you see them. Take metal worked by hand and left honest, refined but never anonymous, paired with wood cut and shaped here in America. Luxury built for daily life, meant to be handled without hesitation, and designed to last long enough to carry those moments forward.

Frank Weston Benson’s Girl Playing Solitaire, 1909. Oil on canvas. In Girl Playing Solitaire, the power of the piece lie...
01/30/2026

Frank Weston Benson’s Girl Playing Solitaire, 1909. Oil on canvas. 

In Girl Playing Solitaire, the power of the piece lies in what is not said. The room appears quiet, the light is measured, and young woman sits alone, not performing for anyone other than herself. A controlled palette with a sense of pause that feels intentional, Benson’s muse is neither idealized nor distant. She is present and self-contained, offering a quiet study of concentration, privacy, and the ritualistic simplicities of everyday interior life.

First embraced during the Art Deco era, palm wood found its voice through designers like Eugène Printz, who understood t...
01/26/2026

First embraced during the Art Deco era, palm wood found its voice through designers like Eugène Printz, who understood that its graphic grain needed no embellishment. Here, that legacy feels intimate rather than historic. The grain moves on its own, dark and alive, while the brass sits low and steady, giving the piece its balance and its pull. Let this be a reminder that great materials do not need to be reinvented, only respected, and allowed to age with room to be themselves.

Late afternoon details in our New York showroom, when the light moseys in and gently points out everything we love the m...
01/22/2026

Late afternoon details in our New York showroom, when the light moseys in and gently points out everything we love the most about this space.

J.M.W. Turner’s The Slave Ship, 1840. Oil on canvas.This work is not some passive landscape, on the contrary actually. I...
01/14/2026

J.M.W. Turner’s The Slave Ship, 1840. Oil on canvas.

This work is not some passive landscape, on the contrary actually. It is instead a searing portrayal of human tragedy. Inspired by the true story of the Zong massacre, Turner unleashes a storm of color and motion, where sky, sea, and suffering collide in one haunting tempest. At first glance, the painting’s beauty is striking, almost breathtaking. But that beauty is a disguise; a total illusion. Beneath the glowing sunset and rolling waves lies something far more disturbing and horrific. Turner uses this deceptive beauty not to soothe us, but to confront us. He forces the viewer to feel the horror, to reckon with the cruelty, rather than look away.

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