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

FEATURED DESIGNERS

FROM THE DESK OF… • At home with rustic terracotta earthenwares and tones

OBJECTS

Eternal Bloom • London-based floral designer and photographer Harald Altmaier created a tableaux of extravagant arrangements that echo the subjects of 17th-century Dutch still lifes. “Eternal Bloom,” an exhibition of his oversize photographs, is on display at London’s Connolly Gallery through August. Viewers encounter works whose subjects are ephemeral but destined to live on in limited-edition prints.

The Mighty Oak • A noted Boston interior designer on his lifelong love of good, old English oak furniture

PROFILES

Creative License • Can a graphic designer and creative director also be a fine artist? Yes, as Lisa Hunt proves repeatedly.

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

TRAVEL

The French Connection • La Bastide de Moustiers, in the south of France, began as a simple farm dwelling. Under the tutelage of chef Alain Ducasse, it has morphed into a home that welcomes everyone.

& MORE

Going NATURAL • As a traveling exhibition of works by Edvard Munch makes clear, the artist invested his scenes of nature with as much emotion and personality as he did his figures

A Greek Idyll

In Full Bloom

THE WELL

Imagining Home • Even before they found it and moved in, a London design couple knew exactly the kind of house they wanted for themselves and their children

Shore LINES • The interior designer and architect of a new house in suburban Chicago ensured that its most prominent feature, Lake Michigan, remained the centerpiece of every room

Somewhere IN TIME • A couple found themselves captivated by a decrepit French farmhouse in a village from the Middle Ages. They brought it back to life and into the present day.

MODERN IN MÁLAGA • A Spanish interior designer references the colors, mood, history, and joy of his native city when fashioning the rooms of a new home for a client

A WELCOME HOME • A duo of interior designers made their client feel at home in a new city by incorporating artworks she had bought decades earlier while living abroad

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

GO SHOPPING

Schultze & Weaver • Landmarks created by a legendary design team stand as lasting reminders of Jazz Age joie de vivre