Florida Design – Digital Edition

As a design lover, one of the advantages of living in Florida is quick access to the state’s varying architecture. In Miami-Dade County alone, by driving a few miles, one can encounter styles that range from the happy pastels of Art Deco on Miami Beach (once a professional playground for L. Murray Dixon and Henry Hohauser) to the tree-shaded Mediterranean Revival residences of Coral Gables to the glass-centric Coastal Contemporary estates of Bal Harbour. Head north to Palm Beach and you’ll see yet more Mediterranean musings, this time by the legendary Addison Mizner. Venture south to Key West and you’ve got the conch houses that inspired the Florida Cracker movement in Seaside on the panhandle in the 1970s. Cut across the state to the Gulf Coast and you’ll encounter the…

A proud product of Florida public schools, Daughter No. 2 is a graduate of the University of South Florida in Tampa, an incredible school that proved to be a launchpad for her career in media (apples and trees as they say). At the time of her enrollment, we lived in Miami and Alligator Alley was our route across the Everglades to her campus dorm for visits. Inevitably, stops along the way in Sarasota or St. Pete would yield quiet strolls among the galleries and small eateries of those cities. That was so 2015. Today, a quick scan of our West Coast reveals a collection of new residential towers rivaling cities to the east. Tampa is the bustling home to more than a dozen of those inspired real estate projects, as…

PAUL KONSTANT & NATALIE KONSTANT Konstant Architecture Planning | Natalie Konstant Interiors “Island Idyll,” page 170 The beachside residence on the cover of this edition is an excellent example of teamwork. Located on Gasparilla Island, the home features architecture by Paul Konstant and interior design by Natalie Konstant, Paul’s daughter. The approach to the build was clear: “a house where you can kick off your shoes, walk on the sand outside, and be surrounded by materials that are conducive to that beachy environment.” As for the look inside? “There’s something very California cool about the interiors, but they’ve also got a surf shack vibe,” says Natalie. “It all just works together.” konstantarchitecture.com; konstanthome.com DESTIN BARKLEY D’Asign Source “Fun in the Sun,” page 202 There is so much sun-and-sand-infused joy in…

Beacon Outdoor Lighting is a family-owned business with deep Southwest Florida roots, dedicated to transforming outdoor spaces into stunning showcases with illumination. Led by founder Cory Moore, Beacon’s experienced team emphasizes a “design first” approach that integrates state-of-the-art lighting technologies with the client’s needs, architectural elements, and landscape features. The Beacon team begins with a discovery phase where their lighting designers discuss the client’s vision and assess the property. They then present a comprehensive lighting design which is brought to life with Beacon’s in-house lighting technicians. Beacon partners with WAC Landscape Lighting, an industry leader in customizable lighting solutions. They offer a wide variety of fixtures, including Colorscaping. Colorscaping is a tunable white and RGBWW-color system that blends seamlessly into the environment while bringing outdoor spaces magically to life. Contact…

Brunschwig & Fils knows presentation is everything when it comes to design. Case in point: To showcase its latest textile and wallpaper collection, La Menagerie, the brand turned to two of its favorite Palm Beach residents, photographer Nick Mele and interior designer Danielle Rollins, for help. To say the two longtime friends went the extra mile is an understatement. Rollins designed various rooms in Mele’s house using the collection, and Mele then photographed those spaces (with himself and his family as models) for the campaign. “I love lots of patterns and maximalist decor, so I jumped at this opportunity,” says Mele. La Menagerie, which features six archival designs in three new printed fabrics, wallpapers, and embroidered patterns, is available through Kravet showrooms nationwide. kravet.com CORDLESS CACHET Wires are so passé.…

Last year, the powers that be at Holly Hunt (the company) tapped its namesake and original owner (who sold her business to Knoll in 2014) to collaborate with Executive Creative Director Jo Annah Kornak on HH40, a collection to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Holly Hunt brand. That partnership was so successful, the two women decided to do it again for fall 2024 with Series II, a line of seven handcrafted designs for dining, living, and bedroom spaces that make the most of raw materials such as American black walnut and bronze. “This collection tells a story of materiality, craftsmanship, and quality, three fundamental values that have defined Holly Hunt’s legacy for the past 40 years and continue to guide our design ethos today,” says Kornak. “Series II is…