Florida Design – Digital Edition Volume 28-1

IN FLORIDA DESIGN, WE TAKE pride in offering a glimpse of many different styles around the state. From the southern charm found in North Florida, Mediterranean Mizner style in Palm Beach and the understated elegance on the Gulf Coast, to Miami modern and Key West chic … Florida has it all. Florida’s cosmopolitan mix of affluent residents and international visitors makes our state the most innovative locale for all things design. This is welcome news to the design and home furnishings industries as buyers worldwide continue to flock to Florida for our year-round tropical weather and reasonable prices. We hope you enjoy this issue as we invite readers to take a look at some of Florida’s most spectacular homes — as well as the best sources for furnishing your home.…

BOLD ARCHITECTURE AND exciting interiors create the stylish settings that color the pages of this issue of Florida Design. Ocean breezes, swaying palms and sunny days — life near the water oftentimes blurs the line between daily living and vacationing. We explore seasonal getaways and sprawling estates that assume the characteristics of their waterside locales through exotic woods, tropical fabrics and furniture, and palettes inspired by sand and sea. The Gulf Coast of Florida sets the scene for a 5,400-square-foot West Indies-style home in Naples. Architect John Cooney joined forces with interior designer Molly Grup of Ficarra Design and Scott Weidle from BCB Homes to bring the owners’ desire for a British Colonial house with a tropical aesthetic to fruition. Traveling across the state to Palm Beach, interior designer Lorraine…

erinn v. custom Designer Erinn V., left, presents the “Plaza Cabinet” in a beveled walnut wood frame with soft-close doors faced in her signature “Waterfall Mirror” with champagne undertones. erinnv.com terzani shimmers The glamorous Golden Age of Hollywood inspired Terzani’s shimmering contemporary pendant, “Kika,” designed by Franziska Hinze. The light is made of hundreds of photo-etched metal pendants attached meticulously by hand to metal rings. 866/380-5412 bubbly design Natural geodes and pyrite inspire artist Erin Sullivan’s “Bubble Table,” courtesy of Todd Merrill Studio, that is styled with two gleaming bronze towers spilling “bubbles” under a glass top. toddmerrillstudio.com badgley mischka home From Badgley Mischka Home, the luxurious “Monterey Sofa” combines sophisticated style and comfort with a minimal touch of sleek brass artistic detailing in a white lacquered wood frame. badgleymischkahome.com…

Stunning patterns, fresh finishes, and eye-catching shapes and swirls create visual interest in styling themes on exhibit at High Point each April and again in October. Vibrant bold hues, polished metals, gold tones and an emphasis on decorative details exude elegance and inspiration. The spirit of this year’s market is thriving as global design manufacturers gather to reveal the latest in furniture trends. For more information, call 800/874-6492.…

Imaginative and eclectic salons created with 19th and 20th-century art, sculpture, contemporary design, unique jewelry, and decorative and primitive art are exhibited at Paris Art + Design, hosted at Jardin des Tuileries in Paris. The crème de la crème of the art world will be on hand to engage with the most prominent local and international art dealers who will share the unique perspectives of their diverse artists and designers. For more information, please visit pad-fairs.com.…

As Milan’s premier design event, Salone del Mobile.Milano serves as prelude to what’s best and what’s next in the world of contemporary design as an adventurous generation of manufacturing mainstays and a group of inspired newcomers exhibit fresh furniture fashion for spring. Everything is by design as 2,000 exhibitors from well over 165 countries capture the imagination with a diverse selection of displays on view from April 17-22, 2018 at the Milan Fairgrounds, Rho in Italy. For additional information about the show, visit salonemilano.it.…