Doorways of Charleston

I was recently going through my photo albums and came across the pictures that I took last year during a trip to Charleston. During that trip, I spent most of my time wandering the beautiful tree lined streets of historic downtown Charleston. One of the many things I...

Sweet Dreams are Made of These

I have always loved canopy beds. In fact you could say that I am a little obsessed with them. When the opportunity comes along to design a bedroom where a canopy bed is appropriate, I am always hopeful that the client will as enthusiastic about them as I am. I feel...

Swedish Art Deco Furniture

When we think of Art Deco style furniture we immediately conjure up images of the famous designers in Paris who participated in the 1925 Exposition Des Arts et Decoratifs including, Émile- Jacques Ruhlmann, Edgar Brandt, Sue et Mare and Jules Léleu. In America, we...

Live Q & A with Jura Koncius

I am delighted to be participating in the Washington Posts “Live Q & A” with Jura Koncius this Thursday at 11am. I will be taking your design questions through your emails live so please join us. I look forward to hearing from you.

New and Improved

After several months of conceptualizing, tweaking, revising and the countless emails between me and my web designer, I am thrilled to finally have my new web site for Michael Hampton Design up and running.My goals for the web site were simple ones. Make it...

Highlights from Winterim- Part One

Since my return from attending the recent Winterim Intensive program at the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art I have been focused on getting back into my normal routine and to get caught up with my work here. The program was nine days long with each 13 hour...

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