Tabla de contenidos para Volume 31-3 en Florida Design – Digital Edition

This issue of Florida Design features editor’s picks from our trip to the High Point market in June of this year. The editorial team had a grand time touring vendor showrooms, meeting designers, and beaming video interviews directly to our universe of social media followers. (I was mostly in charge of getting the van full of creative types safely from the hotel to various venues.) My High Point excitement was derived from the reactions of our marketing partners when handed a copy of Florida Design. Most clutched the magazine to their chests with a version of “I/we love Florida Design!” or “We pass dog-eared copies around the office…how can I get my own copy?” Happy to oblige! Around the Florida Design offices in West Palm Beach, we share the same…

Designer Mikel Welch is practically the poster child for the trend-making Primitive Modern aesthetic, pairing patinated vintage-inspired pieces with clean-lined modern items. “I love to say that the collection is a combination of Fred Flintstone plus current day design trends,” Welch says. His eponymous collection—including the Barcode console table and Council entry table used in this sun-filled foyer—strikes a chic balance between minimalist design and the kind of old-world workmanship that reflects a home filled with heritage. mikelwelch.com…

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Naples-based Thomas Riley Artisans’ Guild, which evolved from a furniture restoration and finishing shop into a full-service woodworking company. Its namesake founder, Thomas Riley, set the bar high with his core principle of providing “monumental quality and white-glove service” and created a regional legacy with his firm’s artisanal millwork, accents, and cabinetry. Back then, Riley was winning awards for crafting Old World cabinets, multilayered crown molding, decorative wainscoting, and dark finishes for the wellspring of Mediterranean mansions overtaking South Florida communities. Not so much anymore. Today, his sons, Matt and Ben, have grown the company and continue to evolve as both mainstream and ultra-high-end design tastes change for their clients stretching from Beverly Hills to Greenwich, Conn., to Palm Beach. Both sons…

This summer, the MarisRaffa Experience returned to Miami in its third installment with Florida Design as a sponsor. Organized by interior designer Maris Raffa, programming was targeted to equip entrepreneurs with the tools they need to grow their businesses. “The purpose of this event is to share content that can be applied in any type of business,” Raffa explains. Next up? The MarisRaffa Art Basel Experience, to be held at the New World Symphony on November 30. The event will feature an exposition of Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra, who has become one of the world’s most recognized muralists. marisraffaexperience.com…

CAN CREATING A THREE-STORY, nearly 14,000-square-foot home—with complicated plans that call for a spa with a massage room, a theater, a rotating sportscar platform, and a separate guesthouse—end up being “unmitigated fun”? Ed Cannatelli of Cannatelli Builders says it can. His recent partnership with interior designer Michael Gray sparked a kind of “exuberant inspiration” for this spectacular Fort Lauderdale home set on a turn of the New River. “When the creators of a home are in sync, the whole project reflects that synergy,” Cannatelli says. “This was meant to be a drop-dead amazing house,” says Gray. “The owner’s vision was for it to be over-the-top—a celebrity house. And that became part of the fun.” The house is filled with drool-worthy amenities. “On the top floor, we knew there would be…

A few months ago, I had the privilege of touring the Fort Lauderdale house that graces the cover of this issue. Aside from its architectural expression and expanses of glass, which are admittedly impressive, what struck me about this home was how all-encompassing it is. “Fun House” (page 178) is so much more than a place to gather, relax, or entertain. It offers, as our writer puts it, “a buffet of pleasures” including a spa-like wellness center with a full gym, infrared sauna, and even a tanning booth; an art studio; a glass office overlooking a garage with a rotating pad for a prized sportscar; a home theater; and even a closet dedicated to a sneaker collection. Sound excessive? It’s really not, considering the new normal. Since the pandemic, people…

At the intersection of architecture, nature, and art, lies the world of vertical gardens—installations of plants that seem to grow from the walls. Talita Gutierrez, founder of São Paulo- and Miami-based Verde Vertical, has been transforming residential and commercial spaces with these organic mosaics since 2010. Gutierrez’s designs employ a different palette of plants designed for each project—from free-growing organic to manicured contemporary. Gutierrez takes the recipe for successful plant growth—light, water, and fertilizer—and turns it into something extraordinary. “When plants are in a vertical position, you have to consider the way they’re getting sun, wind, sea salt, and irrigation, as well as how they interact with each other,” she says. “When plants are in a vertical position, you have to consider the way they’re getting sun, wind, sea salt,…

WITH ITS COBBLESTONE STREETS, brick sidewalks, and cachet as one of “America’s Most Romantic Small Towns,” Rosemary Beach lured a Nashville family to purchase a vacation home and engage longtime design partner Jonathan Savage to reimagine the property. The client’s trust in Palm Beach- and Nashville-based Savage ran so deep that they barely raised an eyebrow when he declared the entry foyer would become the dining room—a first in his long career. Savage felt strongly that the oddly shaped room could become a fabulous combination dining area and reading room. Since the space is a connecting point between the home’s two wings, he says he knew it would be the ideal gathering place and adhere to his design philosophy of “transforming spaces and making them personal.” Another Savage space transformation…

Talk about pop art: Popsicles are going, going, gone in Tim Berg’s Enjoy it While It Lasts. Interior designer Judith Liegeois created a sophisticated gallery-like space in a Naples home to display this playful piece (and other works) from the homeowner’s impressive art collection. The result? A comfortable living space that creates a conversation between art and design. Want the full story? Don’t miss our Florida Design Naples Edition, coming in October 2021, or visit floridadesign.com.…

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Deep in the pine forests of Montana, about a half-hour’s drive from Missoula, a new resort is changing the game for sophisticated travelers with a passion for the great outdoors. The Green O—a riff on Greenough, the town closest to the property—is a gated enclave of 12 exclusive, adults-only wilderness retreats within a 37,000-acre cattle and bison ranch that also houses The Resort at Paws Up. Because Paws Up, with its glamping tents and timber cabins, is geared toward families, the owners created this private, peaceful sanctuary for couples and solo travelers seeking a more luxurious experience. A top priority was design. Co-owner Laurence Lipson, who designed The Green O with his late father, Dave, and his father’s wife, Nadine, envisioned freestanding houses with innovative forms and a modern spin…

SET ONE FOOT INSIDE the expansive foyer, and you know what this home in Jupiter is all about: laid-back luxury and breathtaking views of the Loxahatchee River’s sparkling waters. After living in a much larger home, Christian and Edaluisa “Ajie” Demers realized it was time to simplify and scale down from their sprawling 12,000-square-foot house. “We don’t need a formal dining room and eight bedrooms,” explains Christian. “Instead, we made the rooms we do use together a lot bigger.” The home was custom built for the couple and their 11-year-old daughter, Soleil. At almost 7,000-square feet, the three-bedroom, six-bathroom home was made for effortless living and outdoor entertaining—whether that means cocktails, elegant dinners, or all-day barbecues. “Soleil loves spending the day wakeboarding with her daddy,” says Ajie. “Our friends come…