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Unfurling Charlotte Artist Kenny Nguyen’s Complex Silk Paintings

Sep 4, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

Artist Kenny Nguyen produces sculptural, silk-based paintings out of his Concord, North Carolina, studio. There’s a certain magic unfolding in artist Kenny Nguyen’s North Carolina studio, ensconced in a 94-year-old former textile mill in Concord— a small town about 25 miles from Charlotte. Morning sun streams through its tall steel windows, illuminating exposed-brick walls and paint-splattered floors.
Joe Lucas Crafts A Character-Rich New Home On the Jersey Shore

Sep 4, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

For a New York-based couple with longtime ties to Bay Head—one of the Garden State’s most idyllic beach communities—the time had come to rethink their vacation home. The modest ranch-style house had served as the backdrop to countless happy summers, but, as the family’s needs changed, it led them to think about ways they might make the property their future full-time residence. As architect Dustin Brown sketched plans, the wife phoned designer Joe Lucas, a New Jersey native and longtime friend.
This Sleek Oregon Retreat Pulls From Its High Desert Surroundings

Aug 29, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

When residential designer Corey Martin was asked to create a vacation abode in Bend that celebrates the high desert setting, he couldn’t wait to walk the site. He grew up in western and central Oregon, so the project represented something of a homecoming for him. “It’s my favorite place on earth,” he says, sharing his passion for the region’s volcanic landscape, clear skies and warm breezes that carry the scents of sage and manzanita.
Sarah Tiedeken O'Brien Crafts A Contemporary Colorado Abode

Aug 22, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

The allure of Steamboat Springs built up over a 30-year period for one couple who, after many years of vacation rentals, finally decided to build their own holiday home there. Based in Florida but already in love with the Yampa Valley’s splendor in both summer and winter, they wanted an all-season spot to gather with their friends and adult sons’ families.
Inside A Modern Mountain Abode In Lake Tahoe By Clare Walton

Aug 8, 2024 | luxesource.com | Clare Walton |Maile Pingel

Photography: Paul Dyer Architecture: Clare Walton, Walton Architecture + Engineering Inc. Interior Design: Heidi Barnes, Walton Architecture + Engineering Inc.
Take A Peek At These Snowbirds' Modern Arizona Vacation Home

Aug 5, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

When it comes to design, there are some that remain loyal to a certain style, be it modern or traditional, formal or laid-back. Then there are those who embrace the opportunity to try something different; something that reflects their surroundings. Such was the case for a Toronto-based couple who decided to build a vacation home in Scottsdale. The tennis-players-turned-golfers purchased a piece of land once owned by golf legend Jack Nicklaus (“We have his signed deed framed,” the wife says.
Discover A California Brand Channeling French Antique Aesthetics

Aug 3, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

Photo: Michael CliffordIt’s a sweet nostalgia that informs designer Leah Cumming’s line of L.A.-made furnishings, Maison Madeleine.
West Coast Lovers Rejoice: These Tiles Celebrate L.A. Architecture

Jul 25, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

Photo: Courtesy Zia TileOne of California’s most enduring legacies is its Case Study House Program, which engaged architects to explore affordable housing concepts for the postwar era. While it never reached mass production as originally intended, it did help spread California’s unique response to modernism (especially the concept of indoor-outdoor living) across the globe.
DeMauro + deMauro Craft Landscapes Honoring Nature's Bounty

Jul 21, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

Sisters Anna and Emilia deMauro take a “no rules” approach to crafting landscapes that celebrate the intrinsic beauty of the East End. Sisters Anna and Emilia deMauro of landscape design firm deMauro + deMauro. Establishing a landscape design firm developed as organically for Anna and Emilia deMauro as their gardens do for clients. Daughters of a landscape designer mother, the sisters spent their childhoods on a Pennsylvania farm before moving to the Hamptons after college.
Brigette Romanek On The Concept Of Livable Luxe + More

Jul 19, 2024 | luxesource.com | Maile Pingel

Interior designer Brigette Romanek. Photo: Courtesy Brigette RomanekAs the designer behind the homes of Beyoncé and Gwyneth Paltrow, among others, L.A.-based Brigette Romanek has become nearly as celebrated as her high-end clientele.