When Steve Mongillo, principal of mwworks, set out to design a home in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, his client had a distinctive request to create indoor and outdoor spaces that were both private and social. After extended conversations with the homeowners, he ascertained that “by virtue of their outgoing ways, they wanted to interact…
When Steve Mongillo, principal of mwworks, set out to design a home in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, his client had a distinctive request to create indoor and outdoor spaces that were both private and social. After extended conversations with the homeowners, he ascertained that “by virtue of their outgoing ways, they wanted to interact…
“I’m not ignoring the history of the building!” insists designer Alida Coury of her playful makeover of a 3-bedroom in a historic 1913 co-op designed by architect Benjamin Marshall. In fact, starting with the apartment’s entry vestibule, every single modern element looks in sync with the original fireplace stone surround and its intricate carvings, as…
“I’m not ignoring the history of the building!” insists designer Alida Coury of her playful makeover of a 3-bedroom in a historic 1913 co-op designed by architect Benjamin Marshall. In fact, starting with the apartment’s entry vestibule, every single modern element looks in sync with the original fireplace stone surround and its intricate carvings, as…
Design styles play out in all different ways when it comes to waterside properties. Homeowners in Southern California or Florida may opt for a crisp contemporary à la Richard Meier, while plenty of folks from Maine to Oregon like a house whose lines and material dovetail more intimately with the landscape. For a Munich couple…
Design styles play out in all different ways when it comes to waterside properties. Homeowners in Southern California or Florida may opt for a crisp contemporary à la Richard Meier, while plenty of folks from Maine to Oregon like a house whose lines and material dovetail more intimately with the landscape. For a Munich couple…
Finding the perfect home can appear to be an impossible attempt to make two ends meet in a single space — secluded but cosmopolitan, modern but romantic. Yet, here in the tucked-away suburb of Tamboerskloof in Cape Town, with its tree-lined cobbled streets dotted with Cape vernacular heritage homes, the old and the new have…
Finding the perfect home can appear to be an impossible attempt to make two ends meet in a single space — secluded but cosmopolitan, modern but romantic. Yet, here in the tucked-away suburb of Tamboerskloof in Cape Town, with its tree-lined cobbled streets dotted with Cape vernacular heritage homes, the old and the new have…
A visionary architectural project born in the heart of Hancock Park, Bridge House has officially reached completion after 2 years of construction. Designed by Dan Brunn, AIA, Principal of Dan Brunn Architecture, and built by MODAA construction, the one-of-a-kind “Bridge House” stretches 210 feet across the grounds, straddling a brook in an architectural maneuver that…
A visionary architectural project born in the heart of Hancock Park, Bridge House has officially reached completion after 2 years of construction. Designed by Dan Brunn, AIA, Principal of Dan Brunn Architecture, and built by MODAA construction, the one-of-a-kind “Bridge House” stretches 210 feet across the grounds, straddling a brook in an architectural maneuver that…
Clients run the gamut. Some clients agonize over paint colors and marble samples, while others step back and say, “Just have it done in time for our big anniversary bash.” Sometimes a designer feels like a therapist, sometimes like a new best friend. But like the design process itself, the designer/client relationship is rarely smooth…
Clients run the gamut. Some clients agonize over paint colors and marble samples, while others step back and say, “Just have it done in time for our big anniversary bash.” Sometimes a designer feels like a therapist, sometimes like a new best friend. But like the design process itself, the designer/client relationship is rarely smooth…
Designer Friday: An ASPIRE Exclusive Interview With Anna Ruby
This week’s #DesignerFriday is Twin Dolphin Los Cabos Design Director, and luxury residential-designer extraordinaire, Anna Ruby. A leader of multiple businesses over a massively productive career, Ruby chats with us about finding…
Urban Style Meets Rustic Charm In This Seattle Home
When Steve Mongillo, principal of mwworks, set out to design a home in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, his client had a distinctive request to create indoor and outdoor spaces that were…
Maker Monday: An ASPIRE Exclusive Interview With Victoria Young
This week we introduce you to Victoria Young, one of the founders of Brooklyn’s Tightrope. She holds a strong aesthetic cohesion, world-conscious values, and a bookbag full of science fiction and fantasy…
ASPIRE’s 2020 Travel Guide To Canada For Design Lovers
No one does winter quite like Canada. For the ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME 2019 winter…
Experience The Work Of Architecture Firm KieranTimberlake In This ASPIRE Must-Read
Philadelphia-based architecture firm KieranTimberlake has received worldwide recognition for their expertise in education, government, arts…
Meet The Designers Of ASPIRE HOUSE: The Heritage At Claremont
Unspoken Words: 4 New Rug Designs By Brian O’Hara For Erik Lindström
Enhancing the foundation of their Artisan Collection, Erik Lindström has announced a new collaboration of…
Designer Friday: An ASPIRE Exclusive Interview With Anna Ruby
This week’s #DesignerFriday is Twin Dolphin Los Cabos Design Director,…
Maker Monday: An ASPIRE Exclusive Interview With Victoria Young
This week we introduce you to Victoria Young, one of…
Designer Friday: An ASPIRE Exclusive Interview With Joe Berkowitz
This week’s #DesignerFriday is Philadelphia design veteran, Joe Berkowitz. Berkowitz…
