Coreglia Antelminelli

EYE ON DESIGN | Tuscany | The Chair

EYE ON DESIGN | Tuscany | The Chair

29 August 2011 ♦
EYE ON DESIGN
I’m obsessed with a chair. I don’t know how or why it has happened at this particular time, but it has become my mission to find a replica of this chair. I’m not kidding, I HAVE to find it. It’s a neoclassical French Bergère chair, and I have a corner…
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Local characters

Local characters

23 February 2011 ♦
STORIES
Cat nap, Saint-Émilion, France I meet a lot of characters in my travels.  Here are some photos of the furry, feathered kind…they always make me smile. (more…)
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Tuscany | Rooms with a View

Tuscany | Rooms with a View

2 November 2010 ♦
STORIES
Driving up the Tuscan mountain was like being on an amusement park ride…a mixture of fear and exhilaration, as I maneuvered treacherous hairpin curves and dodged speedy Italian drivers coming towards me.  The road ended at the top of the mountain, in a village called Coreglia Antelminelli.  I was spellbound.…
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Eye on Design | The Art of Daily Life

Eye on Design | The Art of Daily Life

29 September 2010 ♦
EYE ON DESIGN
Have you ever been literally stopped in your tracks by the simple beauty of bread in a bakery window?  I am constantly surprised by the splendor that can be found in everyday life.  These unintentional commonplace vignettes can be every bit as awe-inspiring as a great work of art in…
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Tuscany | Passing-through Place

Tuscany | Passing-through Place

23 September 2010 ♦
STORIES
For one precious week, I was a part of the life of a charming village called Coreglia Antelminelli, on top of a mountain in Tuscany. Surrounded by the Apennine mountains, Coreglia Antelminelli has, for over a thousand years, overlooked the Serchio valley from a cliff that turns pink at sunset,…
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