MILIEU

In MILIEU, every story captures the look and feel, the mood and character, the style of a place - its milieu. The milieu that defines a great house or garden, the unique character of a design professional, the message conveyed in a thoughtful essay about home life, the creative strategies for accomplishing the look you want for your home - these are the elements of our magazine.

EDITOR’S SAY

MILIEU

HOMES IN THIS ISSUE

FROM THE DESK OF… • Splish splash with shades of aqua

OBJECTS

Larger Than Life • Nature is in full bloom, and in these wallpapers, art truly imitates life. Patterns of flowers and plants—whether the details are realistic or abstract—bring the spirit of spring to life and into your home.

PROFILES

Fitting In • Architect Andrew Trotter builds structures so distinctive that they define their locales and become immediate icons. Yet, whatever he designs seems endemic to a given region and its people.

FORWARD Thinkers • The artisans, artists, and designers who inspire us

TRAVEL

A Newt Experience • The Newt in Somerset is as much a place to retreat for a stay as it is to dine, explore, and learn about the region’s natural and built histories

& MORE

Working MAN • George Dunbar’s art is rarely predictable yet always identifiable as his alone. His works include (opening page) Mound Series, composed of acrylic paint applied to envelope paper, and (above) Rouville No. 7, which combines gold leaf with red Louisiana clay.

Moving Stillness

Showing the Colors

THE WELL

Moving INTO TOWN • After living for decades in the Spanish countryside, two designers moved to the main street of a Catalan village, where they have become daily players in its life

A LASTING LEGACY • An interior designer and architect collaborated to create a new home for a client outside Birmingham. It’s a residence that is sure to endure into the future.

Observing HISTORY • A designer allowed the spirit of her century-old house in Massachusetts to help dictate the way her interiors came together

Our House • It’s not an old house, but it’s so loved that it stays in the family—and each generation has put its mark on the interiors

IN PROGRESS • An interior designer took on the renovation of her home in Connecticut. As the work went on, she continued to learn more about her own aesthetics and priorities.

THE GOODS • Your source for what’s new, novel, and essential

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Philip Trammell Shutze • Deemed “America’s greatest living architect” at one time, Philip Shutze designed some of Atlanta’s most outstanding buildings