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DESIGN +DECOR
Spring 2023
Editor-in-Chief
Matthew J. Kolk mattkolk@me.com
203-820-1092
Contributing Writers
Deborah Brannon, Lisa Gant, Susan Heller, Pam Gersh, Sean Jarvis, Ross Robinson, Meryl Siegman, Anna von Stelzer-Worth, Kait Shea, Anastasia Storer
Contributing Photographers
Jane Beiles, Michael Biondo, Phillip Ennis, Tria Giovan, John Gruen, John Hannon, Paul Johnson, Neil Landino, Mark La Rosa, Tim Lee, Daniel Milstein, Janice Parker, Durston Saylor, Debra Somerville, Eric Striffler, Jonathan Wallen, Woodruff/Brown Photography
Copy Editor
Elena Serocki
Graphic & Web Design
East Coast Home Publishing
Publisher
Shelley E. McCormick sm@dd-mag.com
203-545-7091
Account Managers
Kelly Ames Smith | ks@dd-mag.com
Janine Vairo | jv@dd-mag.com
Design + Decor
349 Forest Hills Blvd
Naples, Florida 34113
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The Beauty of the Industry
“Over the years, I have come to understand that in order to design you must love the industry, even if it is not easy, because the industry is all the good and the bad that we have. If the role of the artist in ancient times was to show the beauty of nature, the role of the designer today is to show the beauty of the industry.”—Michele De
Lucchi, Italian architect and designer
It has been busy for me these past few months at Design + Decor Publications. I did a lot of travelling, as I attended industry shows in Las Vegas and Milan, toured the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach, and then spent a couple of weeks working in the New York area on our sister publication.
Both Las Vegas and Milan had multiple trade shows going on. These covered the home design industry and, in Milan, fashion week. While in Milan I took some personal time to explore the culture and visit quite a few museums. It was at the ADI Design Museum that I found the above quote, which resonated with me and how I look at my role in the industry. I believe it is my job as a publisher to share both the beauty of the home and the true stories of the home design industry—“the good and the bad,” as the quote says. What I mean by this is that, while our magazine highlights beautiful design to inspire our readers, we also dig deep to explore behind the scenes and illuminate what it takes to bring these beautiful projects to life. In doing so, we teach our readers what expectations they should have when diving into their next projects. Our mindset has always been that if we, as a publication, can educate clients for our industry partners, our partners will have more knowledgeable clients who understand that it is not just about the pretty pictures, but the process it takes to get to those pretty pictures.
In this issue we feature some great kitchens that focus on bringing in the light; merging indoors and outdoors; incorporating diverse materials like stone, wood, ceramic and metals to make a space more textural; adding interesting hardware and lighting; and using fun elements like pops of color to create kitchens that are full of character.
In our “In the Field” department, we introduce Schreier Dezin Homes, a new collaboration between an interior design firm and an architecture firm, and explain how this new all-star team plans to reinvent the homes of Naples. This is a must read, as I am very inspired by their concept of “courtyard-style homes” in the residential market.
As always, I am blown away by the creativity and ingenuity of our partners in the design industry, and am very proud to share their stories with you, our readers.
Until next time, arrivederci! (In my mind, I am still in in Italy!)
Shelley McCormick - Publisher
