A little birdie told me about a house going up for sale in Houston. Not just ANY house, but a fabulous house completely redone and decorated by one of my favorite interior designers. Should I give you her initials? Nah, that is too easy – it would give it away immediately! Anyway, the house is owned by the father of one of my favorite antique dealers – so I expect it will be filled with gorgeous antiques from France and Belgium. AND, it sits on one of the prettiest, shadiest streets in Houston (care to guess which street that is?) (I feel like Hedda Hopper here – whoever THAT is!)
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My favorite friends at Flair had a very chic little cocktail party the other night to introduce their Italian founder, Franco Mariotti, to New York and to celebrate the new exhibition of photography by Christopher Draghi. If you haven’t been downtown to visit the store, you must stop in soon since they have all new fabulous funiture, art and accessories in the shop. You can also practice your Italian language skills while you are there! Ciao!
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The BMW Trounce edifice organized by Aggressor Prix of the Vienna-based architectural forceful Henhouse Himmelb(l)au, BMW Strap – or BMW Class – joins an striking listing of high-profile architecture projects by German car companies in past life, including Zaha Hadid%27s BMW plant in Metropolis and UNStudio%27s Mercedes-Benz Museum in Metropolis. Whether from a passionateness for well-built machines or a many self-serving curiosity in architecture%27s knowledge to depute an glory of bailiwick enlightenment, the automobile companies are underwriting buildings that have a stunning aim of structural purification with a flair for titular experimentation.
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