One of the most popular and profitable private-shopping web sites to enter the online world is One Kings Lane, which was started in 2009 to provide shoppers with luxury home goods that are typically only accessible to-the-trade.  The company, founded by Alison Pincus and Susan Feldman, reported that its 2010 sales were up 500% from its [...]

Mark your calendars now… one of the great philanthropic design events of the year has been announced. The 2011 Kips Bay Decorator Show House will be held in the former Whitney Residence on Manhattan’s Upper East Side from April 28 – May 26, 2011. This event benefits the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, aiding [...]

“Friday Beautiful Things” has returned with a new piece by Nella Vetrina, the visionary “fashion house for all living spaces.”  Once again, Steve Brister and Jason Campbell have used their Italian resources to come up with a striking and magnetic luxury piece that will add a mystery to your space.  The Morgana Chair is part [...]

On Tuesday, February 8, 2010 The M’s welcomed the birth of Baby M, a laid-back and perpetually hungry little guy who has us all completely smitten.  We are busy nesting and settling is as a family of four, and I will return to CamilleMaurice.com in some capacity in the next few days. Thanks so much! [...]

While I had come across photographs of the above piece by Elizabeth Catlett before, last night when I was flipping through February’s ARTnews I found it particularly striking.  The piece is at once affirming, uplifting and profoundly sad.  Something about the posture of the child as he is embraced by his parents just tugs at [...]

Back in 1998, Gretchen Schauffler started a boutique-brand of interior paint that would soon become all the rage in the Pacific Northwest.  Devine Color is the result of a keen appreciation of hues and a background in art therapy and graphic design.  The colors and texture have a psychological affect, to the point that the [...]

I have to start with this… Camille Maurice and the audience that I’ve gotten to know through the blog have been two of the great joys of my life (no, I’m not going anywhere).  Since 2009, CamilleMaurice.com has focused on forms of beauty that are material or sensory.  While I’ve always tried to stress the [...]