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INTERIOR DESIGN: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIV

A British company has put together a charming illustrated look-back on interior design decade by decade. Even though there are some slight difference between U.K. and U.S. style, there are enough similarities to give you a chuckle or two.

(I certainly remember how things looked in the 1980’s when I decided to go into the high end design business in Miami (think Don Johnson and lots of neon).)

Go here to see the illustrated history of interior design for yourself.

YOU SAY IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY!

It was 30 years ago today that I decided to hang up my shingle as Miami’s newest high end interior design firm.

It’s been a long, crazy, wonderful ride ever since.

It’s been the great adventure of my life to build Interiors by Steven G., and the best part of it has been working with our team of wonderful, talented designers. We’re proud to say that of this past year, we have 2 employees who have been with us for 20 years.

Thank you everyone for making so many design dreams come true!

MIAMI MANSION GOES FOR BIG BUCKS

As a Miami interior designer, I’m always keeping my eye on fantastic luxury real estate that goes on the market.

Today I came across a great one that you should definitely know about.

The Miami Beach mansion of Latin Music sensation Alejandro Sanz is on sale, and it’s only $18 mil. But don’t worry, it’s well worth it– 7,500 square feet, right on the Intercoastal, and designed by the legendary Miami interior designer Wallace Tutt.

You owe it to yourself to check this place out, whether or not there’s a move in your future.

OUR FAVORITE HIGH END INTERIOR DESIGN BLOG INTERVIEWS JILL KARGMAN

We’re feeling lucky this Monday! It usually takes the ladies at Quintessence a little while to put together a new episode of their show “At Home,” but a new episode is available less than a week after the last.

For anyone interested in luxury and design, you’ll want to watch Jill Kargman in action. Helping high end interior design come to life is all about being exposed to the best ideas from the best places, and this New York/Nantucket legend is all about creative ideas. Dig in and enjoy!

MIAMI DESIGNS A NEW BASKETBALL STRATEGY

Everyone in Miami has been biting their nails since LeBron James broke his contract with the Heat and declared free agency after their loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals.

But it’s looking more and more like that’s part of our hometown team’s strategy.

A lot of people are saying we lost as badly as we did because we had no one good enough on the bench. If the King can re-sign with the Heat with a lower salary, it could free up some space under the salary cap for some great new players to help us win it all next year.

(By the way, if it seems weird to you that a high end interior designer like your truly is spending so much timetalking about basketball, then you haven’t learned by now how much I love our Miami Heat.)

Here’s a link to a story that seems to confirm my theory on all this.

MIAMI INTERIOR DESIGN MEETS JAPANESE STYLE

We’re such big fans of incorporating Japanese influence in our interior design choices, that we even had Japanese custom furniture designed for our showroom. Japan and Miami may be far apart but that’s exactly what makes it all work together. It’s only by looking outside your own immediate frame of reference that true creativity and beauty bloom.

If you’d like to start incorporating some East Asian influence into your South Florida interior design choices, Working Home Guide has just put out an extremely helpful style guide to Japanese design.

WHAT DOES ESTEE LAUDER’S GRANDDAUGHTER KNOW ABOUT HIGH END INTERIOR DESIGN?

It’s not unusual for people who appreciate high end interior design to jet between Miami and New York regularly, and the Hamptons is high up on the list of most popular destinations.

That’s one of the reasons the latest episode of At Home with Susanna Salk and Quintessence is so special. In it, Estee Lauder’s granddaughter Aerin Lauder, a remarkable talent in her own right, gives us a tour of her home (once owned by her famous grandmother) along with a bonus tour of the lovely town of Southampton where it’s located.

Pay special attention to her leopard print couch.

MIAMI INTERIOR DESIGN’S BEST KNOWN STYLE IS STILL HOT

Almost a century after Art Deco hit the scene, people are still talking about it.

While the Art Deco style of interior (and exterior) design took the entire nation by storm in the 1920’s, it is in Miami that it has made the most lasting impact (next to, maybe, the Manhattan skyline of course).

Most notable is the Art Deco architecture of South Beach, but examples of this streamline, stylish school can still be found on the insides of some of Miami’s most famous buildings (although many of them were gutted an renovated in a more “modern” style).

Even after all these years, I get excited when I learn something new about this wonderful design style. Apparently, there are a lot of people still as interested as I am, since people keep on speaking and writing about the wonderful world of Art Deco.

For a great place to start, check out “A Brief Guide to Art Deco Interior Design“.

MIAMI INTERIOR DESIGNER ELECTED TO IIDA

A well-deserved congratulations to Marlene M. Liriano of Miami-based architecture and design firm HOK for being elected to the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Board of Directors.

Every professional interior designer and decorator knows the IIDA well…it’s our premier trade group. It helps us learn the newest and greatest developments in our field and to meet other great interior design innovators as well.

So we couldn’t be prouder of Marlene, a South Florida native and great designer in her own right.

It’s a great day for Miami interior design.

MIAMI GETS A LITTLE BETTER EVERY DAY

As interior designers in Miami, we naturally get excited when anything happens to the landscape of our hometown that makes it even more exciting to live here than it already is.

So you can imagine how thrilled we are that Miami-Dade County has stuck a deal to renovate Dolphins Stadium.

Miami just keeps getting better and better every day, and we’re loving it.

Go here to see the full story

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