Originally I visited San Francisco in the summer of 1977 as a young gay man in search of a happier place to live. At that time, the design district was located in the Ice House and in Jackson Square. They were wonderful and so was the city. I dreamed of living here one day and …
Antiques in a Modern Environment
Although our work is more contemporary than not, I am in favor of using an antique element or two in most environments. I do not want to recreate a period space. We are not living in Tuscany, it is not the 18th century and we do not have large household staffs any longer. Rather, I …
MMDS’s iPad Design Catalog
About ten years ago, we began assembling a database of design ideas. These are images of other professional work spanning a range of topics: kitchens, living rooms, staircases and art presentation are a few of the 50 categories that we have assembled. Our database currently hold approximately 10,000 images, all of which are sorted and …
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