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Natuzzi has even developed an app that allows clients to view layouts of an interior using virtual reality on a computer or a mobile device. Julianna Morais, VP of design for Henrybuilt, a Seattle-based company known for warm, minimalist custom kitchen systems, has found a silver lining in this new way of communicating. “We always ask for photos of their space, but live video is much more helpful,” she says. The H&D Portfolio of 100 Top Designers spotlights the superior work of selected architects, interior designers and landscape architects in major regions of the US. It might seem counterintuitive to consider redecorating at a time when it’s ill-advised to let anyone into your home, but it turns out a lot of us are doing just that. The design industry has made a frantic effort to adjust how it’s done business and to embrace the virtual world in a way it may have resisted in the past.
Architect and designer attribute the project’s success to their collaboration from day one. “The relationship of the builder, designer and architect is so imperative,” says Sachs, who was on site daily throughout construction. Building a home from scratch, even for a designer, is not for the faint of heart, so Sachs hoped that the end result would be transformative. “Once we stepped in the door, we wanted the feeling of transporting ourselves to another place,” she reflects.
A Curated Kitchen
Of course you can still hire an interior designer in the traditional way, communicating via FaceTime. A quick survey of talents including Kelly Wearstler, Nicole Fuller, Roman Alonso of Commune Design, Young Huh, and Mikel Welch found they’ve been servicing existing clients as well as signing new ones. If you were someone who was just browsing the Internet, it was kind of suspicious,” says the New York–based Huh. I was asked to take an architect, an interior designer, and a chef shopping for kitchen systems as part of a story for Departures magazine’s current Home & Design issue. As you can imagine, these three — Brian Messana of Messana O’Rorke, Young Huh and Angie Mar of The Beatrice Inn — had very distinct tastes and preferences.
Join BOH Insider for discounts, workshops and access to special events such as the Future of Home conference. “This is definitely not a magazine about mansions—what a constricted old fashion notion of high-end living. Rather it will bring that very real and very Departures combination of access, real style, and super service to the world of home and design," said Departures editor in chief Richard David Story. HOME&DESIGN, published bi-monthly by Homestyles Media Inc., is the premier magazine of architecture and fine interiors for the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia region. Though narrow and long, the flat lot they purchased perfectly suited the couple’s desire for one-level, indoor/outdoor entertaining.
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The hall leads to the family room, furnished with custom pieces from Sachs’ previous home. Designed with Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath, the kitchen features a quartzite-topped island with a waterfall edge. From Our Archive This story was published before Summer 2021, when we launched our new digital experience. While exploring the new trends for the Spring season, Departures Home + Design features two products that showcase the variety of contemporary design available at ddc.
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has offered design services for more than a decade that include most of the above, with faster delivery since it makes most of its own furniture and is based in North Carolina. During the pandemic it’s been delivering fabric samples to clients’ homes, then FaceTiming from the curb to discuss them in real life, and real light. MG+BW’s services once required membership in its Comfort Club, but are now complimentary, with no minimum purchase.
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Integrating architecture with building science, sustainability and community, we seek for solutions that are responsible, honest and beautiful. The focus at Departure is to make “special places” for people - places that not only solve practical problems but also inspire and have real meaning. They selected a geothermal heating and cooling system, sustainably harvested woods and a metal roof that would last a lifetime. The master bath balances masculine and feminine elements, with a wood vanity and delicate mosaics. From the family room, guests spill through a stacking Loewen door onto the covered porch. Sachs greets guests with considered details, from the wooden front door to the metal canopy above it.
For help translating her vision into buildable plans, Sachs partnered with architect Warren Ralston. The company also publishes an annual H&D Sourcebook of ideas and resources for homeowners and professionals alike. H&D Chesapeake Views is published bi-annually and showcases fine home design and luxury living in and around the Chesapeake Bay. In the way of furnishings, Sachs focused on clean lines and comfort, with light fixtures making a bold statement. Some furniture was repurposed from her previous home—and she is still on the lookout for some new artwork and the perfect kitchen backsplash.
BOH offers a quarterly in-depth analysis of the topics that matter most to the interior design community—plus digital access to all magazine issues. “We’ve traveled all over and I am drawn to Moorish and Moroccan design, but I don’t want it to overpower,” she explains. And step-banded panels of walnut wrap the dining room and family room in warmth and texture. After 22 happy years spent raising two daughters in Potomac, interior designer Lauren Sachs and her husband were ready for a change. “We wanted to create a more urban lifestyle,” she explains of their decision to build a home near downtown Bethesda so they could walk or bike to shops, restaurants, movies and the Metro. This May, Departures will debut an eighth issue , Home + Design, which will cover architecture, design, home furnishings, objets d’art, and entertaining.
The magazine's first-ever brand extension, Departures Home + Design will be included with the May/June issue and distributed to 500,000 consumers and designers. Beyond the family room and porch, the main hall culminates at the ground-level master suite. A spa-like bath is tucked behind the bedroom, which opens to the pool in true resort style.
On the second floor, there is a guest suite, Sachs’ light-filled office and chic bedrooms for the couple’s two college-age daughters. A wide entry hall creates an axis through the public areas in front, with the dining room, staircase and family room to the right and the kitchen on the left. The porch is embraced by the house on three sides; the fourth side spills onto a pool terrace stretching to the property’s rear lawn. Sign up for our newsletter, which recaps the week’s stories, and get in-depth industry news and analysis each quarter by subscribing to our print magazine.
I learned a lot….including that these kitchen systems cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Furniture makers including Roche Bobois, Ligne Roset, B&B Italia, and Molteni & C have revamped their websites to accommodate the increased traffic they’re seeing. Molteni is offering e-commerce for the first time in the United States; others are revealing retail pricing that was once only provided with an in-person visit. In the past, the brands had already offered some version of design services but now do so online, often asking the client to walk them through the space via Zoom or FaceTime and to take measurements. Product selection takes place via video appointments with showroom staff who work with clients on mood boards and layouts.
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