I’ve spent seven years writing the book, and I think that it was very important to me to in the book be

able to not only show the work that we’ve been doing for the last seven years, but also to help people

learn about design, interior design, from the perspective of I’ve always believed in a more civilized life, a

life of calm and peace and harmony, and all those wonderful things that you’re hoping for in home. And

of course, I always believe in home, and that it’s not just a real estate venture, it is a home. And I try to

help my clients and the people that I work with understand that.

I believe that the book will

teach us about a kinder,

gentler world, a world that

is not stuffy, is not overly

formal, but is very civilized.

How would you define elegance?

I define it by a series of attributes. Peace, light, I enjoy

light in environments, so I wanted them to have almost

an effervescent light quality to them.

Proportion is very important to me. And the fact is that

proportion is everything. Harmony and I obviously love

symmetry. At the same time, I want it to be surprising.

I want it to have a sense of humor. I believe in texture,

color, all of the design tools that we have in our

designers’ toolbox, I use.