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The Malibu Series: Building the Home of the Future
When Scott Gillen imagined the homes for his latest project—The Case, a gated enclave of five homes—he says, “I envisioned a community of midcentury modern homes like Palm Springs” in concept, but current for 2020 and timeless, because his houses are his legacy. “I have 16-foot ceilings and 15 feet of glass walls that open to the Pacific Ocean,” he says. Like architectural inspiration Frank Lloyd Wright, Gillen favors big overhangs (“like a low-slung hat like Wright woul... -
SHOW & TELL: Devin Leahy & Ariel Sassoon
Devin Leahy and Ariel Sassoon have sold and contributed to the marketing of over $300,000,000 of real estate and completed upwards of 400 rental transactions. Continuously innovating and exploring new tactics in social media marketing, video and media content, hands-on design and photography, this dynamic duo is the real deal. In this episode of Show & Tell, we take a walk with Devin and Ariel and get insight into how they do it and what makes them tick, all while touring the one-of-a-kind ... -
6 Reasons Why The Hamptons is a Year-Round Destination
Those who only make trips to The Hamptons in the summer are remiss. The colder months of fall and even winter are arguably better times to visit The Hamptons than during the high and crowded summer season. As a full-time Southampton resident for 18 years and top agent with Douglas Elliman, Susan Hovdesven has her finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the Hamptons year-round. Here are Susan’s reasons why The Hamptons is a year-round destination. 1. The Beach Just because the... -
Design Miami: Go Inside with CEO Jennifer Roberts
In light of the fifteenth annual Design Miami, Elliman Insider sat down with Jennifer Roberts, CEO of Design Miami, to get the inside scoop on where to go, who to see and what to visit this year. Image Courtesy of Design Miami Elliman Insider: What are you most looking forward to in this year’s show? JENNIFER ROBERTS: I am looking forward to seeing the incredible exhibitions that have embraced our curatorial theme for this edition, Elements: Water. LEXUS, A/D/O, Coral Morphologic, Lon... -
Stretching Their Wings: Art Museums Expand
Some of the country’s leading museums are unveiling impressive additions. A peek inside a few of the best. —by David Graver Art historian and first-ever director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art Alfred H. Barr Jr. referred to MoMA as a laboratory. The sentiment was recently echoed by current director Glenn D. Lowry—who oversaw this year’s four-month-long renovation and expansion. MoMA isn’t alone in such a move. Be it West Palm Beach’s Norton Museum of Art, neighborin... -
My Neighborhood: St. Petersburg, Best of the West
Dr. Hank Hine is a native Californian, but he felt at home the moment he arrived in St. Petersburg. “The sun goes down, as it should, over the sea to the west,” says Hine, executive director of The Dalí Museum, which celebrates the work of Spanish artist Salvador Dalí. A lot has changed since Hine took over at the museum in 2002. St. Petersburg “was small and very, very quiet when I arrived, like a small midwestern city, dragged down to the Gulf of Mexico,” he says. “Now the buz... -
Dream Homes: Imago Galleries
When gallerist and art consultant Leisa Austin built an imposing, contemporary structure along Highway 74 in Palm Desert, city managers were not necessarily cheering the project on. The 35-foot-high, minimalist block loomed high over what was, in 1999, still the mostly parttime domain of golf-loving snowbirds—not exactly a contemporary art stronghold. “It was far ahead of its time,” Austin says. But in the two decades since she designed Imago Galleries to house the exhibitions of s... -
Art Basel: Go Inside with Janis Cecil
Janis Cecil Art Basel Miami Beach is heading into its 17th year as America’s biggest art fair, and gallerist Janis Cecil will be there to take in the festivities, as she has every year. In her long arts career, which includes tenures as Sales and Publications Director of Marlborough Gallery and now Founding Director of Blain | Southern Gallery (with outposts in London, Berlin and New York), Cecil has exhibited at all three Art Basel iterations – Miami, Hong Kong and the original ... -
On the Market: Best Homes in which to Display your Art Collection
With Art Basel only days away, we’ve rounded up the best homes for living with art. Whether you have a collection of murals and lifesize paintings, or an assortment of beloved sculptures, these homes can accommodate all of your favorites. Bright, natural lighting, plenty of open, airy spaces and expansive walls allow for you to display your best pieces. Some of the homes are even being sold with their current art collection so you can get a jumpstart on surrounding yourself with inspiratio...