by Michael Hampton | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog
02-18-15 Arresting Interiors The sober neoclassical facade of the police headquarters in Copenhagen provide little hints to the Art Deco splendor within. The Politigaard was begun in 1920 and completed in 1924. The initial architect was Hack Kampmann, who subsequently...
by Michael Hampton | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog
02-06-15 My Kind of Minimal Among my pantheon of favorite designers, the work of Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, is near the top of my list. Ive enjoyed following the venerable design firms prolific work over the years, which has evolved from a more classical style to one that is...
by Michael Hampton | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
01-29-15 Bold Stripes I had mixed impressions about Raf Simon’s Spring-Summer 2015 Haute Couture Collection. Call me a classicist and a lover of true couture especially when it features extraordinary embroidery work, which the collection did have in small...
by Michael Hampton | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog
01-26-15 In a Moroccan Mood I have always been intrigued by the exoticism and mystery of Morocco. My mind has been filled with images of the jewel like colors found in the architecture and interiors, the heady scents of jasmine and orange blossoms, the frenzied crowds...
by Michael Hampton | Jan 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Located off of the southwestern coast of France at the mouth of the Gironde river, stands an extraordinary and most unusual lighthouse with a fascinating history. Begun in 1584 by French architect and builder, Louis de Foix, the lighthouse was built in the French...
