“The Danish Girl:” Visually Stunning, Emotionally Moving
The sets of “The Danish Girl” are not only luscious, they are historically accurate Film’s Authentic & Beautiful Design Deserves Oscars For a design and art lover [...]
Busy 2016: Trips to Richmond & Fallingwater, Lectures & More!
Happy holidays, everyone! And may 2016 be designed for perfection! Next year will be as busy as – maybe busier than – 2015 has been, with my Jan. 8 [...]
Designed for the Holidays: 5 Southland Favorites
Southern California might not have the snow or wintry weather, but there are places throughout the region that do a spectacular job at designing and decorating for the holiday [...]
Carthay Circle: The Beauty of Historic Preservation
House 1 – This lovely Mediterranean-style abode makes good use of tile I love Carthay Circle, the half-square-mile mostly residential neighborhood between Pico and Wilshire and Fairfax [...]
Design for, and by, Millennials
Can America’s Biggest Demographic Learn from Baby Boomers? DwellStudio, through social media text and images, shows the design stories behind the products Millennials fascinate, intrigue and befuddle [...]
Save the Dates! Falling for Fallingwater next June!
Kentuck Knob Please join me and hugely talented Los Angeles architect Christopher Sorensen on what will be a fabulous five-day tour next June to Pittsburgh and Frank [...]
Wait, It Gets Weirder. . .
Photo by Laëtitia Zysberg You might think I’m talking about my life when I say “It Gets Weirder” – and you could certainly make a good case [...]
Tell Me Your Dream Tours
I’ve been very heartened by the success of the many tours I lead, whether it’s to historically or architecturally significant homes and buildings in the Los Angeles area or [...]
Holiday Tour at Castle Green
The Victorian-era Castle Green in Pasadena is a Nationally Registered Historic Monument. It has extensive grounds, including a lily pond and arched walkways and verandas, with magnificent trees and [...]
Wait, It Gets Weirder: Victorian Art and Culture Lecture
The Victorian Era was filled with rapidly changing social mores, a fascination with death and the occult, a desire to travel to exotic locales, and an interest in both [...]