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Taking Shape: Finding Sculpture in the Decorative Arts

Paneled room at the J. Paul Getty Museum with a pair of wall lights, one of which is
featured in the exhibition.

Wall Light with the Herm of Zephyr, French (Paris),
about 1700-1715. The J. Paul Getty Museum

Side Table, attributed to Johann Paul Schor, about 1670. 
The J. Paul Getty Museum
 
Currently on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum [...]

20th Century Decorative Arts Auction

Lloyd Wright walnut hexagonal dining table, 
Lot 2130, Estimate $3,000 – $5,000
Set of twelve green velvet upholstered dining chairs
Lot 2132, Estimate $2,500 – $3,500

 Lloyd Wright, pair of green velvet upholstered club chairs and ottoman, 
Lot 2136, Estimate:$1,500 – $2,500

Bird of Paradise Residence, Lloyd Wright
(not part of Bonhams sale)
It’s my favorite time of year again at Bonhams & [...]

White Forest… A New Wall Mural

White Forest Wall Mural by Romi Cortier
 Photos: Romi Cortier
 
While in Palm Springs this last weekend, I was camping in my vacant rental property. I know it’s an odd thing to do with so many great hotels in town. But since I’m already paying for the property, why not make use of the space while I’m [...]

The Palm Springs Riviera Hotel comes back to life!

Palm Springs Rivera Resort and Spa

Pool with San Jacinto Mountain Views

Pool Side Private Cabana

Starlite  Lounge

Hotel Lobby

Circa 59- Dining near the Pool

Pool Table in Lounge Area

One of several intimate Lounge Areas

Hotel Suite with Mountain Views

Hotel’s Lux King Size Bed
Photos: Romi Cortier
 After a two year $70 Million renovation,  the Palm Springs Riviera Resort and Spa is now [...]

Greene in winter?

Lantern, 1910, James A. Culbertson house, Pasadena, 1902-14.
(Courtesy of Guardian Stewardship. Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s New York)
That’s right. It’ll be Greene and Greene until January 26, 2009 at the Huntington Library.
The Huntington Library, partnering with the Gamble House, USC, is presenting the most comprehensive exhibition ever undertaken on the works of legendary Arts and [...]

Baroque.. What’s old is new!

Portrait of Costanza Bonarelli
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1636-8

www.Brocadehome.com

Moda Collection

Romolo Stanco
Baroque is a word that many of us have heard, however few of us actually know what it means or how to identify it’s look. Coined in the 1700’s from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl, (barroco) the period originated in Rome in the late 1600’s [...]

McDonalds…. The Golden Arch?

Photos: Romi Cortier
This is the first ever Mid-Century Modern Inspired Mcdonalds in the entire country. I’m not sure if this is a by product of a rebranding effort on the part McDonalds, or if it’s a direct result of owner/operator Dick Shalhoub’s desire to have one of the coolest McDonalds ever, but it totally works. [...]

Art Deco Wall Mural

Bathroom Before

Bathroom After, with Art Deco Wall Mural
Photos: Romi Cortier
Zig Zag Modern, the earlier of the two Art Deco Periods, was the theme for my newest ‘Do It Yourself’ Wall Mural Video. Shot over two days with film maker Aza Allen, we transitioned a 1920’s Vintage bathroom into a beautiful showpiece fit for any design [...]

Wall Mural…

Wall Mural
Over the years I’ve had many requests about the source of this speech, as well as how I created it for the wall of my studio on Larchmont Boulevard in Hancock Park. The text is from Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Speech in 1994, and is believed to have been originally written by Marianne Williamson for [...]