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Hotel Renew Honolulu
Hotel Renew Honolulu

The hotel photography of this Waikiki boutique property wanted a clean departure from the traditional Hawaiian mindset. Situated a block off the beach, Hotel Renew is providing a modern oasis in the land of tiki torches. Less than a year after it was re branded as Hotel Renew the property ran at the top of [...]

Marc Melvin Modern
Marc Melvin Modern

The recession ends many business models and the publishing industry is one of them undergoing great transformation. Most publishing is maintained by a strong cash flow from advertising. With Ad sales down, production costs up (paper, printing, postage) and subscriptions down, publications are squeezed from many sides.
To its greatest degree ever we are finding viewership [...]

A Modern Cabin in Sun Valley, Idaho
A Modern Cabin in Sun Valley, Idaho

Mario Aiello, a principal with the Dahlin Group, created this contemporary mountain home playing with simple vernacular forms that give way to lofty spaces. A restrained palette of materials and hidden details inside give a fresh urban feeling while keeping a good neighbor exterior.

Menlo Park Classic Custom Home
Menlo Park Classic Custom Home

David Crouch hit the ground running over the past few years creating inviting custom homes around Menlo Park, California. Here, his most recent project shows David’s Australian Federalist inspired home with tasteful detailing and excellent craftsmanship throughout.

Photo Styling: Real Simple
Photo Styling: Real Simple

Following the lead of magazines like Real Simple and Dwell, here are examples showing a minimum use of styling elements. Florals are non traditional and not floral at all. Items are tidy and not placed askew. Quiet restraint, with a touch of the natural, rules the day.

Antonio Martins San Francisco Pad
Antonio Martins San Francisco Pad

Leaving a great career with Hyatt Hotels International Properties, Antonio Martins is now a rising star in the Bay Area design scene. We spent about five hours creating these vignettes to tell the story of a young SF bachelor and his pad.

Antonio has years of experience directing and styling photos for Hyatt. During our shoot [...]