Diary Features
House• December 4, 2006

Matthew White and Frank Webb

Matthew White and Frank Webb are just so nice – we could have dug around all day and we don’t think we would have found anything hiding away in their personalities other than the usual designer perfectionism, manic neatness and fondness for small dogs. And they didn’t bother to hide any of that anyway. They are both clearly […]...

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Juan Montoya

House• November 1, 2006.
Juan Montoya is thoughtful and courteous and, despite having really ‘lived’ in what many may think of New York’s Studio 54 heyday, has retained a certain reserve that seems to come from what he described as his conservative family in Colombia. His design sensibility is international and sophisticated, fed partly by his split existence betwee... READ MORE
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Susan Zises Green

House• June 9, 2006.
The first thing we noticed when we walked into this home in the East 70s right off Madison, is that it was just that: a home. There was a child’s painting of daubed, splotched color balanced on the frame of a mirror in the foyer and some petals had fallen on the front hall table […]... READ MORE
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Robert Couturier

House• June 2, 2006.
The apartment is in Soho but we could have been in Paris, perhaps the Marais with a little of the 16th arrondissement throw in for good measure. Robert Couturier is as sophisticated as his home, which exemplifies his own cultured background. A confident and intellectual design sensibility, mindful of history, has resulted in a space that effortle... READ MORE
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Sam Botero

House• May 18, 2006.
An unassuming exterior and up a narrow staircase to an apartment in the East 70s … and we were met with packing crates, boxes, tins of paint and art works stacked against jewel-colored walls. As a story, we loved it immediately but poor Samuel Botero, who thought we were doing a single portrait had only prepared one […]... READ MORE
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David Kleinberg

House• May 11, 2006.
David Kleinberg’s building is completely unremarkable from the outside, another new highrise with a Starbucks on the ground floor. So it was a wonderful surprise to enter the apartment and be completely taken aback. There is an immediate, freeing sense of a light-infused space with glittering views of both the city and the East River […]... READ MORE
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Charlotte Moss

House• May 4, 2006.
From the minute we entered Charlotte Moss’ pristine East 70s townhouse and were ushered in by her personal assistant, we knew we were dealing with the consummate pro. Every inch of her private home reflects her practical sensibility for tradition and elegance in a comfortable setting. Over the course of our interview we learned a […]... READ MORE

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