Florida Design – Digital Edition Volume 26-1

Client success stories have been commonplace in our company for more than 25 years. For me, this is the most gratifying part of our business. For example, as a result of their ad in Florida Design, Foglia Custom Homes sold a $2 million home on Florida’s Hutchinson Island. And another advertiser, artist and sculptor Alexander Krivosheiw, has been awarded a most prestigious and monumental project with the International Olympic Committee. Recently, interior designer Louis Shuster acquired a design job from a Brazilian couple on an estimated $5 million estate after the homeowner’s wife saw one of the designer’s homes featured in Florida Design. We hope you enjoy this issue as we invite readers to take a look at some of the most spectacular design and architecture.…

Whether near or far, it’s easier for designers and architects to shape and style a residence when they can see a home on a daily basis, getting to know its owners and surroundings, and interpreting its needs with a native familiarity. South Florida interior designer Alene Workman packed her bags and headed north to Minnesota to create a contemporary plan for an 8,700-square-foot home on a 14,000-acre lake in a charming historic community. The designer teamed with Peterssen/Keller Architects and builder Steven Streeter to oversee the project from initial knockdown to the finished home. Working closely with the owners, the resulting style is clearly contemporary coupled with organic warmth. In turn, celebrated architect Charles Stinson traveled from Minnesota to The Woodlands, Texas, to design a family friendly, lakeside home. Starting…

warhol exhibition Andy Warhol-themed exhibitions on view through May 2016 at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, feature the artist’s diverse scope of art including the “The Velvet Underground and Nico,” album cover, above right, and rare candid photographs taken by his cohort, Bob Colacello. Photograph of Andy Warhol with actress Raquel Welch courtesy of Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. 561/392-2500 clive daniel home Clive Daniel Home debuted its two-story, 70,000-square-foot, Boca Raton, Fla., showroom, a full-service luxury furnishings destination perfect for interior designers and homeowners that also showcases lighting, cabinetry, window treatments and area rugs. 561/440-4663 colors to live by Portuguese furniture leader Bitangra’s creation of unique pieces, inspired by Pantone’s soft colors for 2016, include the whimsical “Squama” side table in “Rose Quartz,” right, and the “Accum” center…

MAISON&OBJET greets the Americas in Miami Beach, Fla., from May 10-13, 2016. Positioned as a gateway, the “Magic City” benefits from a strategic location in the region and a dynamic global reach in the fields of fashion, art and design for the home. In preparation for its second annual event, the show’s festivities begin with the announcement of the M&O Americas Designer of the Year: New York-based architect and designer Rafael de Cárdenas. The major players in design and decor will bring together a selection of 300 brands that represent an upscale spirit. MAISON&OBJET’s refined concept fuses together the sublime energies of Paris with the eclectic verve that is the Americas. www.maison-objet.com Styled in brass, The “Esmeralda” chandelier from Visionnaire features half-truncated horns and “Adventures in the Sea” shades. 786/577-4370…

International decor, fashions and furnishings for the home were unveiled at the biannual MAISON&OBJET in Paris. Hosted at the Exhibition Centre in Paris-Nord Villepinte in January and again in September, this premier show captures up-and-coming influences as designers and exhibitors from around the world gather to reveal retail strategies, emerging trends and the latest materials in the industry. With its expansion to the Americas and Asia, MAISON&OBJET keeps its worldwide community abuzz all year round. For more information, visit www.maison-objet.com.…

All eyes will be on the 55th edition of the Salone del Mobile. Milano as designers and connoisseurs alike gather at the Milan Fairgrounds, Rho, from April 12-17, 2016. This premier design event serves as prelude to what’s best and what’s next in contemporary design as more than 1,300 exhibitors capture the imagination with a diverse selection of displays from well over 160 countries. Florida Design offers a sneak peek at a smattering of some of the freshest designs from this year’s show. For more information about the show, visit www.salonemilano.it.…