Italian Tradition

Looking back on my early buying trips to Italy, it’s clear how much those days shaped the way I see and collect. The architecture, antiques, and art were unforgettable—but so were the people an...

A Warm Return

Brown brings depth, warmth, and a sense of steadiness to a home. Through patinated wood, leather, and layered materials, this reflection explores how brown anchors a space, gently balancing cooler ...

The Silent Storytellers of the English Manor House

Old English portraits are more than decoration. They are quiet witnesses to family life, memory, and continuity. Objects that carry warmth, presence, and the spirit of the homes they once belonged to.

L'Art D'Assembler

There is a certain intelligence in objects that were never meant to belong together, yet somehow do. In the Paris showroom of brocanteur Antoine Billore, stools, columns, tables, a...

The Price of Provenance

As shifting tariffs and post-Brexit trade changes reshape the path of European antiques, their rarity and value have only deepened. In this reflection, Lee explores how these challenges highlight t...

Parisian Revierie

A reimagined 17th-century Paris home blends Art Deco elegance with timeless restraint. Explore how sculptural forms, warm woods, and collected treasures create a dialogue between modern design and ...

Post War Design

Tracing Europe’s shift from classic antiques to the bold, raw beauty of post-war Brutalism.

Finders Keepers

Featured in Cabana Magazine, my story of discovering an 18th-century trompe-l’œil armoire reflects the timeless artistry and stories they hold."

Romantic Revival

Nestled in the Umbrian foothills and built over the course of centuries on the grounds of a Medieval watchtower, La Torricella stands as a testament 'slow' design.

Mountain Majesty

In this Clive Lonstein-designed Colorado cabin, natural textures and an earthy color palette bring the outdoors in.

Memory Bank

Imagined as the digs of Napoleonic officer, the atmosphere of Gian Carlo Bussei's Venetian palazzo comes steeped in tender nostalgia.

Winter Warmth

Ever the iconoclast, the Méribel ski lodge Charlotte Perriand designed for her family and friends feels at once cozy and modern.

Haute Bohème

Bold, audacious, and insistently irreverent, the Paris home of Ramdane Touhami and Victoire de Taillac-Touhami takes its surrealist credentials seriously.