Summer Thornton Serves up Traditional Spaces with a Cheeky Twist

True to his name, the landscape architect strives to create verdant spaces where it looks "like nature is winning."

Well regarded as a repository of priceless artworks and antiques, the famed stately manor in the Derbyshire countryside has now revealed never-before-seen treasures from its fashion archives.

The architect-designer and former London gallerist identifies names to watch in a new collecting category for the 21st century.

As creative director of Il Pellicano — her family's 50-year-old Tuscan Coast retreat — the Rhode Island School of Design–trained architect has smartly and sensitively reimagined a mid-century legend for a contemporary clientele.

The noted architect has curated an exhibition at London's Design Museum that looks at how engineering and technology prompted the jewelry company to create one of the first wristwatches.

Reynolda House Museum, in Winston-Salem will produce a host of special events, two solo exhibitions and a new book to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the historic 64-room residence.

Samuel Roger tells us how his business Origines — housed on the site of a reclaimed factory and farm in the French countryside — came to be the premier source of marble fireplaces, stone garden ornaments and other prized architectural antiquities.

The designer is a master of mixing old and new, vintage and custom to create interiors that are wholly authentic.

From wallpapering ceilings to creating custom furniture, the designer goes beyond the expected to create personalized spaces for his clients.