Sometimes life just delivers you a special gift and when it does, I hope that gift is from Grimaud. That is quite a statement coming from me, I admit, but I am starting to manifest my holiday gift wish list and a set of tarot cards from Grimaud is on the top of that list. Allow me to tell you a little more behind my reasoning.

I first came across Lindsey Adelman’s lighting designs in one of my absolute favorite restaurants – Spring in London, and have since seen her lights everywhere I turn back here in NYC.

Darling, I love you, but give me Park Avenue! Nothing is nicer on a warm Spring night, then riding in a taxi up Park Avenue passing one of my favorite buildings, the Seagrams building.

When Milan-based design and production collective Slow Wood contacted me about their newest installation “Wood Rules #2: Rit-mi-ca,” I was absolutely blown away, first by the fact that they sought out Interior Monologue, and secondly by the amazing things that they are orchestrating in the field of design and woodworking.

I have a long standing love affair with calligraphy. As a kid, I was rather obsessed with it. I tried my hand at script when writing a card to just about anyone and for any reason. Nowadays that makes me a little sad as it is rare that I write anything at all.

When talking Florentine craft, it’s impossible to not mention one of the best of the best: the fanciful hand-painted ceramics of Richard Ginori 1735.

Well, hello Helio Ascari! Helio, alongside his wife Maria Thereza, is responsible for a brilliant brand of bicycles called Ascari, a collection of handmade, classically designed bicycles, founded right here in NYC in 2011. They are absolutely amazing.

Entering Gary Graham’s atelier and showroom in Tribeca is like stepping into another world, one where textiles and artifacts from across so many eras collide to create the perfect space to experience his rich and layered line of clothing. 

There is a certain London style that perfectly captures the rich, old-world tradition of antiques and fine details, along with a chic contemporary approach to open, airy interiors that I absolutely love! No one does this better than London based designer and collector Rose Uniacke.

It’s one thing to know that the renowned Hemmerle Jewelers have been around since 1893, but what’s even more astonishing, is that they’ve been crafting their museum-worthy pieces in practically the same way for over 100 years. You read it right! Kind of amazing.