Florida Design – Digital Edition Volume 30-3

Time flies … it’s been just over a year since the Palm Beach Media Group team took the reins of this storied magazine. Since then we have tweaked the look, reorganized the flow of the editorial content, and reconnected with advertising and editorial partners in new ways. Our reimagined digital presence at floridadesign.com now includes FD Conversations, featuring chats with our editorial director and design stars from around the state. Recently, we introduced FD360, which brings a full slate of digital marketing opportunities as a complement to our printed pages. We’ve begun to work on social media management, search engine optimization and digital display programs for clients large and small. Look for more innovations like this in the coming months. In this issue, we present a review of the COLLAB…

Looking ahead to 2021, Florida Design continues as a source of inspiration, serving up exhilarating new ideas. It’s an exciting time to turn high-end residential spaces into distinct lifestyle destinations that reflect individual vision. Celebrating interaction between design, community and nature, this issue of Florida Design shares a wealth of tips and editorial features as creative collaborations flourish with architecture that innovates and interior spaces that inspire. In our cover story, the Sweet Sparkman team, architect Jerry Sparkman and interior designer Eloise Abraham, joins forces with homeowners to create an edgy, modern 2,500-square-foot home on Longboat Key. Compact by design, the open layout pays close attention to detail and offers unobstructed views of Sarasota Bay, the inlet and a mangrove teeming with wildlife. Traveling north to Florida’s Emerald Coast, one…

Paris Design Week September 3 - 12, 2020 Maison&Objet September 4 - 18, 2020 London Design Festival September 12-20, 2020 Decorex 2020 November 17-19, 2020 PARIS DESIGN WEEK Invited by the National Archives Museum, designer Pierre Gonalons curates a solo show in the Hôtel de Soubise, one of the most beautiful mansions in Paris. PARIS DESIGN WEEK Sept. 3 - 12, 2020 A festive, unifying fringe event during Maison&Objet flies the banner of the art of living over Paris as key venues in the capital’s four dynamic districts reveal the innumerable talents within. Designers, architects, decorators, fashion designers and chefs answered the call through spaces that bring creation to life in the city. Paris Design Week provides the opportunity to rediscover the simple pleasures of strolling around the City of…

Edging the coast of the “Yachting Capital of the World,” the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, produced by Informa Markets, is celebrating its 61st annual premier exhibition from Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2020. With over 1,300 vessels on display and nearly 900 exhibitors at last year’s event, FLIBS is the largest in-water boat show on the seven seas. Included in the display are more world and U.S. debuts than any other boat show in the country. The broad spectrum of entries is a must-see for those seeking the adventurous boating and luxury yachting lifestyle. Some of the show’s most recognizable ship builders and specialists cater to an elite following. With a fastidious attention to detail and a dedicated focus on the client in every aspect of the business, Ocean…

IN PERU’S ANDEAN HIGHLANDS, the Sacred Valley of the Incas is one of the most remote and mystical sites in the world. Rugged and mountainous, the landscape that once sheltered pre-Columbian civilizations remains rich in archaeological sites and villages where time stands still. In the heart of this high country, adventure travel operator Explora has opened its newest experiential hotel which, like sister properties in Chile and Argentine Patagonia, is rooted in sustainable design. Explora Valle Sagrado leans on the history of the area, as well as the famous architecture of the Incas in Machu Picchu. Located at the site of an ancient corn plantation, the property was designed in four bays on terraced cornfields near Urquillos, beneath the gaze of the Andes range. Because of the area’s rich cultural…

WHEN ARCHITECT JERRY SPARKMAN asked Diane DiCarlo and Jeanne Leszczynski what they wanted in the home he would design for them on Longboat Key, their resounding answer was “we want it to be a piece of art and we want it to be connected with the earth.” The pair could tell Sparkman was intrigued. Creating built art in a town known for the lauded modernist homes designed by the visionaries we now know as the Sarasota School is no small feat, and Sparkman succeeded beyond the homeowners’ expectations. The couple, who split their time between Boston, Provincetown and Sarasota, had never undertaken a ground-up project and they had never owned a contemporary home before. Though the large volume that encompasses the main living spaces is statuesque, the 2,500-square-foot home is…