Enter the Miami World Center…one of the biggest and most over-the-top commercial and residential centers right in the heart of Downtown Miami. This place is like going to blow your mind–just wait!
And for an interior designer in Miami, it’s like being a kid in a candy store.
And if you’re an interior designer in Miami or even just someone living here interested in decorating, times couldn’t be more exciting.
Right on the tails of the news about Alejandro Sanz’s multi-million dollar purchase comes even bigger news. English soccer phenomenon David Beckham has decided to move to Miami to try to build a Major League Soccer team in our fair city. As part of that major league step, he’s decided to buy a luxury mansion here.
Anyone who’s a Miami interior designer, real estate and design aficionado, or soccer fan, is on pins and needles waiting to see what this big move does for the look, style, and energy of Miami.
(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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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“.