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Take Five: May Design Inspiration

May 17, 2023 - Written by Kevin O'Gara

From an event this month at Impossible Currency

1. Inside the 2023 Southeastern Designer Showhouse

Get a peek inside this stunning spring annual showhouse in Atlanta, built by Benecki Homes with interiors specified by Source and designed by talents from across the region. Get your tickets here, in support of Camp Twin Lakes.

2. New horse photography art prints available

I released three new art prints in my shop – horse portraits in both black-and-white and color, taken at the idyllic Serenbe community outside of Atlanta. Shop these new prints here.

3. Lauren Santo Domingo's dreamy Hamptons gardens

The dreamy collaboration of style icon Lauren Santo Domingo and English gardening master Miranda Brooks resulted in this chic view to a petite round pool and striped cabana in Southampton.

4. Fabulous flowers by Donald Sultan

I've been inspired by Donald Sultan's two-dimensional floral paintings recently, and especially this one titled "Mimosa" that feels like the meeting of blooming fields and sky...

5. The Italian home of Cy Twombly's companion and archivist

Twombly's close assistant, companion, and archivist Nicola Del Roscio introduced him to the down of Gaeta in Italy, where he split his time with his home base of Virginia. Roscio's home is stunning and filled with the work of many significant 20th century artists.