Fred A. Bernstein

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His Nonnegotiables: A $1 Million Whiskey Wall and Somewhere to Park His Porsches

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Fred A. Bernstein

Michael Kelter didn’t compromise when it came time to build his modern Michigan house, no matter how much it cost himJune 5, 2025 9:00 am ETMulling his relationship with the designers of his new house in Birmingham, Mich., Michael Kelter says, “In some ways I’m a very easy client. And in some ways I’m a very difficult client. The way that I’m easy is I know exactly what I want. The way that I’m difficult is I know exactly what I want.”And Kelter means exactly.
Edmund White, Pioneer of Gay Literature, Is Dead at 85

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Fred A. Bernstein

He mined his own varied catalog of sexual experiences in more than 30 books of fiction and explicitly candid memoirs. Edmund White in 2020. His output was almost equally divided between fiction and nonfiction. Many of his books were critical successes, and several were best-sellers. Credit...
Edmund White, Novelist and Pioneer of Gay Literature, Dies at 85

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Fred A. Bernstein

Edmund White, who became a pioneer in gay literature by mining his own varied catalog of sexual experiences in more than 30 books and hundreds of articles and essays, died on Tuesday. He was 85. Mr. White died of natural causes, his agent, Bill Clegg, said in an email on Wednesday. Mr. White, who had been H.I.V. positive since the 1980s, survived two major strokes in 2012 and a heart attack in 2014.
The Treasures of Architect Thierry Despont Come to Maison Gerard

3 weeks ago | 1stdibs.com | Fred A. Bernstein

Thierry Despont designed houses for some of the world’s most discerning clients. Having studied at both the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the last bastion of classicism, and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design when modernism was the sanctioned style, he could work in any idiom. The minimalist Calvin Klein and the maximalist Ralph Lauren were both devotees of the erudite New York–based architect.
From the Archive: When Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Your Home, You Never Want to Leave

1 month ago | dwell.com | Fred A. Bernstein

View 4 PhotosDespite being in their 80s and 90s, many of the trailblazing architect’s clients never gave up on the dream. View 4 PhotosAs a part of our 25th-anniversary celebration, we’re republishing formative magazine stories from before our website launched. This story previously appeared in Dwell’s November 2006 issue. In West Lafayette, Indiana, John Christian is preparing to give 83 kindergartners a tour of his house, in which triangles appear in one unusual detail after another.
From the Archive: When Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Your Home, You Never Want to Leave

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Fred A. Bernstein

Despite being in their 80s and 90s, many of the trailblazing architect’s clients never gave up on the dream. As a part of our 25th-anniversary celebration, we’re republishing formative magazine stories from before our website launched. This story previously appeared in Dwell’s November 2006 issue. In West Lafayette, Indiana, John Christian is preparing to give 83 kindergartners a tour of his house, in which triangles appear in one unusual detail after another.
At Blackman Cruz, Furniture Leans Toward the Surprising and Sublime

1 month ago | 1stdibs.com | Fred A. Bernstein

In 2007, when Adam Blackman and David Cruz moved their renowned design emporium, Blackman Cruz, from West Hollywood’s antiques district to Highland Avenue in Hollywood, the only other gallery nearby was JF Chen, owned by their competitor and friend Joel Chen. Eighteen years later, the neighborhood is full of design galleries. Blackman and Cruz, who thought of themselves as outsiders for decades, are now, at least geographically, mainstream.
He Wanted Room for 21 of His Porsches. So He Built a Second House Across the Street.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Fred A. Bernstein

Steven Harris, a hugely successful architect of houses and apartments, and his husband Lucien Rees-Roberts, a prodigious interior designer, spend most weeknights in an elegantly appointed loft in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. For weekends they have a house, called Galloway Hill, in Kinderhook, New York; for vacations, there is a compound on an island in Croatia and a restored Midcentury Modern house in Rancho Mirage, Calif., eight miles southeast of Palm Springs.
Justin Charette Designs Layered, High-Contrast Homes Both Downtown and Out East

2 months ago | 1stdibs.com | Fred A. Bernstein

New York–based interior designer Justin Charette is happy to give his clients what they want. But once he gets started on a project, he’s doesn’t go back to them with lots of questions. “People who hire me like someone who takes charge,” he explains.
Julia Sobrepeña King Designs with an 'Offbeat Chic' Aesthetic

Mar 23, 2025 | 1stdibs.com | Fred A. Bernstein

It’s no wonder that every room designed by Los Angeles’s Julia Sobrepeña King reflects a range of influences. She began her career working for — and learning from — Southern Californian stalwarts Kelly Wearstler, Michael S. Smith and Waldo Fernandez. Then, she did stints with the hip L.A. firm Commune and the San Francisco master Charles de Lisle. By the time she opened Studio Roene, in 2021, she couldn’t imagine adopting just one style.

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