The number-one topic of conversation at Hamptons dinner tables is real estate, observed the founder of HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens) magazine in 2002, and, soon after, the now iconic “Deeds & Don’ts” column—packed with the scoop on Hamptons properties—made its debut in the first issue of HC&G. Thirteen years later, real estate is still…

The Doris Leslie Blau showroom in the Interior Design Building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was the venue for last month’s judging of the fourth annual HC&G Innovation in Design Awards. Editor in Chief Kendell Cronstrom invited Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler of Mabley Handler Interior Design, architect Alison Spear of Arquitectonica, designer Robert Passal…

HC&G’s presentation of the Holiday House Hamptons designer showhouse has struck a chord with the people of Sag Harbor. After a fabulously successful White Gala on opening night, the house—actually three separate residences in the luxury Watchcase complex—opened to the public on a weekly schedule. And now we’ve been asked to keep the beautifully decorated…

The Doris Leslie Blau showroom in the Interior Design Building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was the venue for last month’s judging of the fourth annual HC&G Innovation in Design Awards. Editor in Chief Kendell Cronstrom invited Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler of Mabley Handler Interior Design, architect Alison Spear of Arquitectonica, designer Robert Passal…

The CTC&G Innovation  in Design Awards were even bigger and better this year! Celebrated for eight of the 10 years of CTC&G’s existence, we were delighted that the entries hit a higher level than ever before and that the recipient of our 2014 Innovator Award is a giant in the industry. I am not referring…

Approaching the SFC&G-sponsored Art Market at Fort Mason a couple of weeks ago, I caught my breath at the sight of thousands of people lining up around the building for opening night. Art Market, the Bay Area’s premier contemporary and modern art fair, was clearly the place to be. In the midst of all the…

HOLIDAY HOUSE HAMPTONS (HHH), PRESENTED by HC&G, is open in Sag Harbor! This special designer showhouse is your chance to get an insider’s look at the renovation of the old Watchcase factory in Sag Harbor. Rather than only one house, you can tour a freestanding townhouse, a bungalow, and a factory loft, all of which…

A range like this? You will recall that last year at the CTC&G Innovation in Design Awards, we announced the formation of IC&G (Iconic Cottages & Gardens)—an initiative where we would spotlight buildings and gardens in our state that needed help with their preservation and restoration. We identified the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk as our…

Approaching the SFC&G-sponsored Art Market at Fort Mason a couple of weeks ago, I caught my breath at the sight of thousands of people lining up around the building for opening night. Art Market, the Bay Area’s premier contemporary and modern art fair, was clearly the place to be. In the midst of all the…

As we head into the 13th year of HC&G, we are busy preparing for our big decorator showhouse of the season—not to mention a staggering array of other design-related events throughout the summer. ■ For starters, HC&G is presenting the second annual Holiday House Hamptons—a showhouse that isn’t a true “house,” but rather several residences…

At this very moment, we are busy preparing for our first designer showhouses of the 2014 season, and you might say it will be an embarrassment of riches. The name Designer Showhouse of New York is a bit of a misnomer, given that what’s actually being showcased are 12 apartments on the penthouse floors of…

The clouds parted and a glorious sun sparkled on the Ken Fulk-designed penthouse atop The Battery as a who’s-who of San Francisco toasted the launch of SFC&G. The city’s A-list mingled with top designers, architects, brokers, tech visionaries, artists and culinary and wine tastemakers. Such fun! The day started early, as SFC&G Street Teams shared…

Two outstanding and high-profile designers will appear this month at two of our most prestigious charity events. As design chair of the CTC&G– and NYC&G-sponsored American Red Cross Red & White Ball, Mary McDonald will be the bright star among stellar decorators who have designed the fantastic tabletops for the evening. Forty-two tables, each one more…

We have just received the first issue of CTC&G’s sister publication, SFC&G (San Francisco Cottages & Gardens), debuting this month. Editor in Chief Alisa Carroll arrived in the office from Europe, and Champagne popped as the magazine was revealed to gasps and applause. After months of reviewing fabulous design projects and features as they came…

During the Gilded Age, our nation’s wealthiest families built summer cottages in Newport, RI, to enjoy the social season as much as the summer breezes. I love to visit these mansions and never cease to marvel at the design, innovation and spare-no-expense aesthetic of the builders. So it was with a humorous nod to these…

I have just spent the evening reading a copy of the “dummy book” (proof pages) of the first issue of NYC&G’s new sister publication, SFC&G (San Francisco Cottages & Gardens), debuting this month. The dummy, a compilation of oversize pages printed from our giant color copier and held together with a jumbo clip, is the…

The “American Party” at Maison et Objet in Paris this January was held at the Hôtel de Ville, the city hall of the City of Light. It was a treat for so many designers and manufacturers to have the chance to swan through this stunningly beautiful building, which has seen its fair share of executions,…

The “American Party” at Maison et Objet in Paris this January was held at the Hôtel de Ville, the city hall of the City of Light. It was a treat for so many designers and manufacturers to have the chance to swan through this stunningly beautiful building, which has seen its fair share of executions, fires…

I look for color and fabric combinations, materials and surfaces, furniture arrangements, creative solutions to design problems.” This is verbatim from one of you, dear readers, in our latest survey about what you are thinking and planning these days. ■ The results from the December 2013 CTC&G Readership Survey show how much you continue to…

There are 1,600 homes in the magical community called Silvermine, which is made up of a portion of the three towns of New Canaan, Norwalk and Wilton. In the 18th century, 12 or 13 mills thrived along this steep fall of the Silvermine River. My own home is on one of those mill sites with…