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William W Stubbs and Associates
William W. Stubbs & Associates is all about meeting people’s needs, because Bill Stubb's life is about meeting people's needs. When Bill works for individuals, he is directed by their need for a home that serves their lifestyles, nurtures their innermost being, and lifts their spirits each time they walk in the door. Named to the AD 100, Architectural Digest’s list of the World’s Top Designers and Architects, Stubbs’ award-winning designs have included renovations of historical buildings, private homes and estates, vacation retreats, and even the interior design of a large corporate jet. Stubbs’ holistic approach to each project defines his style and success. When he works for real estate developers and builders with homes on the market, he uses his skills to enhance the environment toward that goal. He is motivated and inspired by stretching his abilities to exceed the expectations of his clients. His recent projects have taken him around the world to Kiev, Moscow, London, Hawaii, Acapulco, Palm Beach, Colorado, the Pacific Coast, San Antonio and Houston. He has been blessed with a large arsenal of creative people with whom he collaborates. He is also host of Emmy-nominated Moment of Luxury, a lifestyle series seen on PBS nationwide, and is an in-demand speaker in the design and luxury lifestyle circuits. The New York Times calls his style “rollicking, dishy spritz” and “enthusiastic and fun-loving.” Bill brings to Moment of Luxury the artistic eye, adventurous spirit and extensive knowledge that has made him one of the world’s leading interior designers. The iconic Liz Smith said in New York Daily News: “No wonder they call him ‘the Indiana Jones of interior design.’” Nicholas Von Hoffman, of Architectural Digest commented “Bill Stubbs is like a carbonated drink. He has an enormously winning personality. He is optimism. He is hope. He is sunny vistas.” And Entertainment Weekly marveled: “Finally a guy with nicer taste than ours.” Bill is also holding court in the blogosphere with Creating Your Classic Life, www.billstubbsblog.com, a platform to share his fascinating life journey of collecting, admiring and creating classic lifestyles for his clients, family and friends. Bill’s homes have been featured in Architectural Digest on numerous occasions and he is a regular guest on Good Morning America, BRAVO, Martha Stewart Living Radio and in national print profiles such as The New York Times and People Magazine.
4.5.13

How to Go Antiquing Without Losing Your Mind: Round Top, TX

Antiquing is one of the many things that makes my job as an interior designer rewarding and a lot of fun. Whether I'm in the flea markets of Paris or the sprawling antique fair at Round Top, digging for hidden treasure from days long gone is a fascinating mix of history and vision as I find the perfect pieces for my clients. Here are three tips I use when antiquing and some pictures I snapped at Round Top this week:1) Plan ahead - part of the fun of antiquing is finding the unexpected but . . .

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William W Stubbs and Associates
William W. Stubbs & Associates is all about meeting people’s needs, because Bill Stubb's life is about meeting people's needs. When Bill works for individuals, he is directed by their need for a home that serves their lifestyles, nurtures their innermost being, and lifts their spirits each time they walk in the door. Named to the AD 100, Architectural Digest’s list of the World’s Top Designers and Architects, Stubbs’ award-winning designs have included renovations of historical buildings, private homes and estates, vacation retreats, and even the interior design of a large corporate jet. Stubbs’ holistic approach to each project defines his style and success. When he works for real estate developers and builders with homes on the market, he uses his skills to enhance the environment toward that goal. He is motivated and inspired by stretching his abilities to exceed the expectations of his clients. His recent projects have taken him around the world to Kiev, Moscow, London, Hawaii, Acapulco, Palm Beach, Colorado, the Pacific Coast, San Antonio and Houston. He has been blessed with a large arsenal of creative people with whom he collaborates. He is also host of Emmy-nominated Moment of Luxury, a lifestyle series seen on PBS nationwide, and is an in-demand speaker in the design and luxury lifestyle circuits. The New York Times calls his style “rollicking, dishy spritz” and “enthusiastic and fun-loving.” Bill brings to Moment of Luxury the artistic eye, adventurous spirit and extensive knowledge that has made him one of the world’s leading interior designers. The iconic Liz Smith said in New York Daily News: “No wonder they call him ‘the Indiana Jones of interior design.’” Nicholas Von Hoffman, of Architectural Digest commented “Bill Stubbs is like a carbonated drink. He has an enormously winning personality. He is optimism. He is hope. He is sunny vistas.” And Entertainment Weekly marveled: “Finally a guy with nicer taste than ours.” Bill is also holding court in the blogosphere with Creating Your Classic Life, www.billstubbsblog.com, a platform to share his fascinating life journey of collecting, admiring and creating classic lifestyles for his clients, family and friends. Bill’s homes have been featured in Architectural Digest on numerous occasions and he is a regular guest on Good Morning America, BRAVO, Martha Stewart Living Radio and in national print profiles such as The New York Times and People Magazine.
1.16.13

Charlotte Moss and Wabi-sabi Beauty

Charlotte Moss: "A Visual Life" Rizzoli New York, 2012My friend Charlotte's latest book A Visual Life -Scrapbooks, Collages and Inspiration is an emotional, cultural and intellectual feast! Page after page, Charlotte shares her "personal storyboards," the term she uses to describe her collages and scrapbooks. She has also penned a number of essays sharingher passions to encourage others, as well as wisdom from other tastemakers around the world. Each collage is chock-a-bl . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Truth Now

Summer reading finds us leafing through our favorites and picking up new gems. Among the cornucopia, we recently revisited a classic, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, a seminal work that feels as profound as it did the day it was published 90 years ago. In the musings of Peter Walsh, perched in Regents Park, we find our approach to the world, echoed oh so eloquently.Beauty, the world seemed to say. And as if to prove it (scientifically) wherever he looked at the houses, at the ra . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Arbiter of Beauty

Flashback to 1998: Carolyne Roehm had just published her first book, A Passion for Flowers, a seminal work that changed the way Americans integrate flowers into their homes. In awe of her eye, Rush had the opportunity to meet Carolyne. I felt as though I was in the presence of greatness, he remembers.To this day, Carolyne remains a great influence. Whether expressed in horticulture or interior design, Carolyne is a master of color and composition, Rush says.Now, 1 . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

A Meditative Design

Architect. Inventor. Designer. Jean-Marie Massauds creativity knows no bounds and only elegance. Building on the historic craftsmanship of Poltrona Frau, he reinvented the armchair for the Italian furniture-maker. His Archibald chair invites people to mediate and relax with an undulating leather backseat a silhouette at once architectural and organic. Referencing the ergonomic legacy of Charles and Ray Eames, Massaud let comfort inform every element of the design, from the goose-d . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Bright Stars

Truly home of the brave, the United States claims a cloven of brave designers, visionaries who have boldly imagined new forms for interior function. We proudly carry the exclusive lines of two such designers Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren contemporary luminaries who have reshaped the landscape of American design and beyond. Both men have ingeniously married the worlds of high fashion and high design, much as their predecessors Bill Blass and Geoffrey Beene did decades before. Cogn . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Harmonic Legacy

Terroir describes the interplay between place and agriculture, the ways in which geography, geology and climate shape the special characteristics of everything that grows within the area. Derived from the French terre or land, terroir is loosely translated as sense of place.This week, we celebrate the synergy between the terroir of wine and the terroir of interior design and decorating through our participation in the Jackson Hole Wine Auction. Both expressions of nature-infused . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Top Dog

Our newest team member, Buddy, appreciates fine fabrics:Naptime finds him cuddled up beneath the Loro Piana cashmere samples. Quite theconnoisseur.Now Buddy joins his new sibling Marley in the showroom; together,they form our hospitality team, greeting every visitor with a wagging welcome.Having recently rescued Buddy,we feel particularly passionate this year about sponsoring PAWS Tuxes andTails Gala tonight at the Center for the Arts. The dog days celebration beginsat 6pm . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Global Discoveries

Echoing our exhibition designs, we imbue our showroom with moments of discovery. By featuring evocative pieces, we hope to channel the epiphanies we experience on our sourcing trips to Europe, Asia and beyond.Quintessential of our global revelations are the Turkish pillows we had custom made from textiles we found a year ago at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Our fantastic trip through Turkey found us immersing ourselves in the ancient history of Ephesus, marveling at the drama of Cappadocia, an . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Auction Reflection

Ludger tom Ring the Younger painted the first still life with flowers in a vase, free from the context of nature or religion, in a container all its own. Whats more: He only made eight still lifes in his career, four of which are held in a single German museum. The late Henry and June Jimmy Weldon owned the most harmonious of the eight, Still Life with Wild Roses, Peonies and Other Flowers in a White Earthenware Vase, a remarkable painting that led Sotheby&rsqu . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

Focusing the Experience

A quiet joy of exhibition design is trailing people as they walk through the galleries as they notice elements we took great care to choreograph.Today, we experienced such joy while welcoming the first visitors to the exhibition we designed for the Weldon Collection at Sothebys headquarters in New York. The astonishing array, focused on 17th century Dutch and Flemish masterworks, will be sold at auction next Wednesday, April 22.Challenged by the small scale of the paintings, we set out to . . .

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WRJ Design Associates, LTD
1.1.70

In Print

We work in context the context of nature, the context of community, the context of architecture. In Jackson Hole, weve found a context of like-minded trailblazers keen to collaborate on visionary projects. Two such projects have been recognized recently in ink, starting with the Snake River Sporting Club feature in the 2015 issue of Homestead Magazine. The article tells the story of the Sporting Clubs renaissance through the lens of the collaborations that occurred when fou . . .

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