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Gregory Lacoua chairs

Gregory Lacoua Lauded in France

October 7, 2021Saxonartisanal design products, design innovation, furniture manufacturers, makers movement, product designers

Maison et Objet 2021 wrapped up its fall show last month. When the next iteration takes place in January 2022, Gregory Lacoua will take center stage, as he has just been awarded the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris. Because we were not able to attend this past fall, we thought

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A detail image of a hand fan at Swan House in Atlanta

Atlanta’s Historic Swan House

August 19, 2021Saxonarchitects, historical properties, interior designers

Nestled into the plat of land that holds the Atlanta History Center and a number of educational venues, all surrounded by planted gardens, is Swan House. One steamy summer day, not unlike the ones we’ve been experiencing recently, we trekked to the mansion with Bethanne Matari, Currey & Company’s public relations maven, who had scheduled

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a beautiful greek island home designed by Olivier Dwek

The Soulful Modernity of Olivier Dwek

August 12, 2021Saxonarchitects, interior design books

Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his firm with a new title published by Rizzoli. Olivier Dwek: In the Light of Modernity showcases the architect’s point of view, which has been hailed as a radical vision of contemporary elegance and European luxury. Released in May of 2021, the book is filled with buildings and

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The interior of Borse de Commerce

The Pinault Collection in Paris

August 8, 2021Saxonarchitects, contemporary art, historical properties, museum exhibitions

Past trips abroad have brought us some of our favorite experiences, one that often rises to the top in our minds is taking in the François Pinault Collection of contemporary art at the Punta della Dogana in Venice. It was a gorgeous day, as you can see in the brilliant blue of the sky in

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a teak wood coffee table by Phillips Collection

Origins by Phillips Collection

August 2, 2021Saxonfurniture manufacturers, product designers2 Comments

For thirty-five years, the talented team at Phillips Collection has been traveling the world, discovering and designing amazing products. The manufacturer has grown from being a company of discovery to a company of design, and not just in manufacturing new elements for the home but in sourcing exotic woods for one-of-a-kind offerings they include in

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the Petit Trianon at Versailles

Lalanne Sculptures at Trianon

July 27, 2021Saxoncontemporary art, historical properties

We knew we would be wowed when we visited Versailles given the images we had seen of the lavish architecture and décor. But we were surprised when the two buildings on a much more comfortable scale to the human form, the Grand Trianon and the Petit Trianon, rose to the top of our favorites list.

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the Nellie patterns in new mosaics

Women Celebrated in New Mosaics

July 19, 2021Saxonartisanal design products, product designers, product launches

Every time New Ravenna releases new mosaics, we become even greater fans. This month, it’s Femme & Function, a collection of handcrafted mosaics created in celebration of the innovation and artistry of women throughout history. The artistry involved in creating designs as fluid as these is astounding and our hats are off to the craftspeople,

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An Aubusson rug pattern in hair-on-hide

The Chateau Collection Debuts

July 15, 2021Saxonhistorical properties, interior designers, product designers, product launches

Timothy Corrigan is in the midst of a renovation of his 18th-century Château de la Chevallerie, located in Alençon, the town that was tapped by Louis XIV to become the lacemaking capital of France. The château with its lovely 18th-century paneled rooms and parquet de Versailles wood floors, was the inspiration for the Chateau Collection, hair-on-hide

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a renovation by Frank Lloyd Write that remains unbuilt

Frank Lloyd Wright as Teacher

July 14, 2021Saxonarchitects, historical properties, interior design books

Authors Aaron Betsky and Gideon Fink Shapiro begin their book 50 Lessons to Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright, published by Rizzoli, with a chapter titled “Break the box.” They wrote, “Our buildings are boxes that contain and sometimes even imprison us…Frank Lloyd Wright believed that we need to break those boxes. He suggested that the rooms and

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A black and white piece of contemporary art

Contemporary Art Transformed

July 11, 2021Saxoncontemporary art, product designers, product launches

We’re truly jazzed by the concept behind Herdthinner, a new clothing line which takes contemporary art from the wall and puts it on the body. The brand was founded by Eric Weinberg, who once owned a contemporary art gallery in Wynwood, a neighborhood in Miami, when our EIC was on the vibrant art scene there

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