Florida Design – Digital Edition Volume 31-1

What’s the state bird of Florida? The construction crane. This old joke is making the rounds again as the Sunshine State comes roaring out of pandemic shutdowns. With populations surging southward, residential and commercial markets are now red hot. The strength in the real estate arena is allowing unique projects to come out of the ground and a renovation wave is rolling across the landscape. In the pages of each issue of Florida Design, you see the fruit of these labors come to life. In April, Florida Design will be the media sponsor for the second installation of the Collab Miami Boutique Design Show, this time housed at the Moore Building in the Miami Design District. The inaugural event, in 2020, attracted 300 design professionals over three days. This safely…

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the onset of the pandemic that forced us all to re-examine our routines, our habits, and the very way we live. While it’s been a challenging year, to say the least, it has also had a number of bright spots. For starters, people began to look at home in a different way, committing to renovations and builds that kept the design and construction industry going strong when other sectors were struggling. And it continues in that trajectory to this day. In my meetings and encounters with interior designers, I hear the same note: Clients are creating sanctuaries to health and wellness, family togetherness, and optimal function. Bright, happy spaces with beloved, meaningful objects and enhanced technologies are necessary in the age…

Inspired by her iconic East meets West aesthetic, Hoppen’s new wallpaper offerings explore traditional Asian motifs, brought to life by de Gournay’s unparalleled craftsmanship. Made by the company’s expert artists, the designs incorporate modern embroidery techniques—including metallic threads, beading, and relief effects. “I wanted to partner with de Gournay to demonstrate a lifelong love of their wallpaper and skills; to create a dream collection that encompasses everything I love about East meets West and that incorporates luxurious textures,” Hoppen says. “Kelly has taken us in a dramatically different direction,” says Hannah Cecil Gurney of de Gournay. “The result is bold and contemporary. It has been exciting to use our historic techniques of hand painting and hand embroidery to create something so innovative and intrepid.” degournay.com, kellyhoppeninteriors.com…

With its gorgeous sprawling gardens, its permanent collection of more than 5,000 objects, and its idyllic location along the banks of the St. Johns River, Jacksonville’s Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens offers nearly 140,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on Florida’s First Coast. We caught up with Andrea Barnwell Brownlee—the institution’s new Director and CEO—to learn more about her vision for this North Florida fantasyland. cummermuseum.org History and Horticulture Q What is your vision for broadening the permanent art collection in the galleries? A My vision for the museum is a dynamic collection that captivates our members and visitors, and compels them to linger longer. I want our collection to challenge people and inspire conversations, even after guests leave our galleries. Q How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected…

When you want to know what’s trending, you go straight to the experts. We caught up with five big-name designers who have their fingers on the pulse of what’s now—and what’s next. From multifunctional spaces to making your home a haven to the latest in colors and textures, check out our 2021 design trend report. Acclaimed interior designer Juan Montoya’s New York-based design firm specializes in residential and contract interior design, with projects located throughout the world—including many in South Florida. A member of the Interior Design Hall of Fame, Montoya is the recipient of an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Parsons School of Design, a doctorate from New York School of Interior Design, the Star of Design Award, and the Legends Award from Pratt Institute. He has been…

For his waterfront vacation home in Admiral’s Cove, an exclusive enclave in Jupiter, Michigan businessman Alan Markovitz wanted to retain the classic French style of his northern estate. Markovitz “is enamored with the beauty of Old World architecture—the timeless designs and strength of the materials that make them last forever,” says Louis “Lou” DesRosiers, president of the award-winning, Michigan-based DesRosiers Architects, who designed the home. Though traditional French chateaux are two stories, generous ceiling heights and the natural slate mansard roof, with its decorative, two-tiered stone cornice and ornate copper dormers, give this one-story, 4,000-square-foot home heightened grandeur. In materials and design, exterior elements work together to evoke the aesthetics of the French Renaissance—beginning with the perimeter’s 6-foothigh, wrought-iron gate atop limestone piers. Limestone steps lead to the front entrance,…