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08/19/2026

Bring back the 90s/2000s Tim Walker, fantasy set design era of magazine editorials (and those budgets while we're at it)!!

Designer Gergei Erdei’s taste is poetic, theatrical, and quite formal—but never predictable. In this Taste of My Taste, he shares the high-low purchases, vintage sources, coconut-milk coffee order, and creative references that shape his world.

Full breakdown of Gergei's taste on our Substack. Link in bio.

08/12/2026

DISCUSS | KEVIN KLEIN BRINGS SYDNEY SWEENEYS NEW RETAIL SPACE TO LIFE, AMBER LU IS THE MASTERMIND BEHIND MATTY AND GABRIETTE'S WEDDING FLORALS, USHERS HOUSE IS WORTH LOOKING INTO AND A PERSONAL UPDATE

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07/31/2026

theROLODEX |

Brian's cheat sheet to a is here:

Favorite white paint → Benjamin Moore 'Super White' It has the least amount of pigment and therefore captures all the changing color of an atmosphere within 24 hrs of a day.
Favorite moody paint → Not a paint but the color Black.
Painter → Haven't found a painter that we love, unfortunately...
Best stone yards → Bas Stone
Stone Obsession → Arabescato or any Italian stone that reminds me of old Italy.
Furniture fabricator → Andrin in Brooklyn
Favorite Contemporary Designer → Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, whose work is currently on view at Park Avenue Armory.
General contractor → We recently completed a project in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with Jesse Roy at Couloir Construction and they were incredible.
Dream project → I love to do projects in Los Angeles and Jackson where my family is because I love being with them. So any project in these two cities would be amazing.

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— before I was a design professional™️ I remember buying my first home + feeling totally overwhelmed by how to approach the design journey. I would have *died* to work with an interior designer or architect but put every dollar I had into my down payment! I stalked some of my fave designers to see what I could learn from them but I didn’t find much... now as a designer, I know why us designers get some damn protective over great vendors (hint: they are hard to find!) but this series is for everyone out there who is just trying to MAKE IT HAPPEN I FEEL YOU. 🫡

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07/24/2026

theROLODEX |

Michael's cheat sheet to a is here:

Favorite white paint → 9339 mineral paint from KEIM
Favorite moody paint → Spring Iris from Benjamin Moore it can be murky, it can be luminous, it can be cheerful—it's flexible!
Painter → Carmen Vergara she's a sorceress
Best stone yards → We love all the stone yards in NY! Banda , Bas Stone & ABC Stone
Stone Obsession → We source this beautiful blue-green stone called 'Serpentine' from Vermont Verde Serpentine
Furniture fabricator → So close to my heart — James Hegge
Favorite Contemporary Designer → Nifemi Ogunro .than.necessary & Thomas Yang Studio
General contractor → Think Construction , IA Construction Management , Structure NYC , Riverside Builders "I would work with any of them, any time."
Upholstery vendors → Prestige Furniture and Design
Dream project → We've been doing a lot of ground up houses. My dream is to do more of them!
Dream client → "Dream projects are made by dream clients! People who are going to challenge us. People, who are up for an adventure."

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— before I was a design professional™️ I remember buying my first home + feeling totally overwhelmed by how to approach the design journey. I would have *died* to work with an interior designer or architect but put every dollar I had into my down payment! I stalked some of my fave designers to see what I could learn from them but I didn’t find much... now as a designer, I know why us designers get some damn protective over great vendors (hint: they are hard to find!) but this series is for everyone out there who is just trying to MAKE IT HAPPEN I FEEL YOU. 🫡

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07/22/2026

BUY FURNITURE FOR THE PERSON WHO WILL OWN IT AFTER YOU

A TASTE OF KENDALL KNOX'S TASTE ()

Co-founder, Tastemaker and all around cool girl came by the studio to tell us what she has her eye on lately.

07/10/2026

theROLODEX |

Nicholas' cheat sheet to a is here:

Favorite white paint → 'School House White' by Farrow and Ball Not too gray, not too yellow.
Favorite moody paint → 'Bronze' from Paint and Paper Library
Painter → Will Foster at Will Foster Studios & Rachel Tooth who paints larger scale artwork.
Best stone yards → Gerald Culliford great selection!
Current stone obsession → Derbyshire Fossil—It has all of these crazy geometric fossils. You might find Pac-Man—Honestly, you never know what you are going to find!
Furniture designer → Stone Age
Designer to look out for → My husband! James MacAuslan at Hume London
Upholstery vendors → Christine Vanderhurd
Dream project → A castle. I would repurpose rooms for modern use, or alternatively, a small-scale project at Albany on Piccadilly in London, to experiment with textures.

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— before I was a design professional™️ I remember buying my first home + feeling totally overwhelmed by how to approach the design journey. I would have *died* to work with an interior designer or architect but put every dollar I had into my down payment! I stalked some of my fave designers to see what I could learn from them but I didn’t find much... now as a designer, I know why us designers get some damn protective over great vendors (hint: they are hard to find!) but this series is for everyone out there who is just trying to MAKE IT HAPPEN I FEEL YOU. 🫡

THIS WEEK ON SUBSTACK: our go to vintage dealers, on taste in the age of AI, and a plea for summer book recs LINK IN BI...
07/09/2026

THIS WEEK ON SUBSTACK: our go to vintage dealers, on taste in the age of AI, and a plea for summer book recs

LINK IN BIO

07/08/2026

JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD

A TASTE OF MINJAE KIM'S TASTE

he's a multi disciplinary designer, a star on camera and INFLUENTIAL (at least to me i was influenced to finally download Grailed after watching this)

06/26/2026

theROLODEX |

Jessie's cheat sheet to a is here:

Favorite white paint → 'Pointing' by Farrow & Ball for it's creamy, moody, and textural qualities.
Favorite moody paint → 'Tanners Brown' by Farrow & Ball
Painter → Katie at NYC Surface Style. She can do ANYTHING you need her to!
Best stone yards → Beata & Agnes Stone Gallery
Current stone obsession → Rosso Asiago or Black Nero
Furniture fabricator → Miguel S**o — He's an incredible furniture conservationist and restorationist.
Designer to look out for → Sebastian Zuchowicki
General contractor → Eugene Coleman at Coleman Contracting, hands down.
Upholstery vendors → Jonas
Dream project → Neutra house in LA (same)
Dream client → Someone who loves architecture and art and who has a big budget—Actually, UNLIMITED!

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— before I was a design professional™️ I remember buying my first home + feeling totally overwhelmed by how to approach the design journey. I would have *died* to work with an interior designer or architect but put every dollar I had into my down payment! I stalked some of my fave designers to see what I could learn from them but I didn’t find much... now as a designer, I know why us designers get some damn protective over great vendors (hint: they are hard to find!) but this series is for everyone out there who is just trying to MAKE IT HAPPEN I FEEL YOU. 🫡

06/24/2026

HOW MUCH DO WE THINK THIS BATHROOM COST?

we're back to check in on the progress at Andre Herrero's house - principal architect of Charlap Hyman and Herrero () - and he basically kicked me out due to potential EXCLUSIVITY ISSUES can someone convince him this is BOOTS ON THE GROUND JOURNALISM

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