Takashimaya: Q&A w/ David Mann
As CFO of MR for almost two decades, I’m well acquainted with most of the projects in the firm’s portfolio. There are a few, however, that were completed before my time, and though I know them by...
View ArticleCOLLABORATING WITH ARTISTS: REMED
MR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEENLY AWARE OF HOW POWERFUL A WELL-CONCEIVED PIECE OF ART IN AN ARCHITECTURE OR INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT CAN BE. SINCE OUR BEGINNINGS, ART HAS BEEN PART OF OUR DNA AND A BIG...
View ArticleTravel Diary: Milan
This past February, I visited Milan for the first time. I planned the trip for a chance to go to the Lineapelle Leather Fair which is considered one of the most important international exhibitions...
View ArticleSEEING A PROJECT IN PRINT
Just inside the entrance to our office, there is a blackened steel bookshelf that measures 10 feet wide by a little over eight feet tall. In it is a collection of magazines—81 stacks in total—that...
View ArticleHOW TO SOURCE ART FOR INTERIORS
In the late summer of 2022, we were in the final phase of work on a glamorous 29th floor pied-à-terre in Tribeca. We were installing the last pieces of furniture and furnishings, getting the apartment...
View ArticleINSPIRATIONAL GARDENS
When the warm months of summer finally arrive, we love spending time outside, enjoying meals al fresco, swimming in the ocean, hiking in the woods, napping in the grass. And we love gardens, whether...
View ArticleA Visit to Dana Barnes Studio
It’s common knowledge that a key factor in making a great room great is the furniture that goes into it. From the earliest phases of a project, we are thinking about furniture. When including custom...
View ArticleA Contemporary Home in Scarsdale
Last fall, a private developer approached us to design a new single-family home prototype for prospective mid/high-income buyers in and around the town of Scarsdale, New York. According to this...
View ArticleStudio Apartment Renovation
In the late 1990s, I embarked on a small but pivotal project along with two of my most treasured friends—James Corbett, a distinguished artist, and Jeff McKay, an advertising executive whom I have...
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