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Michele Bönan: A Gentleman of Style

For those of you that follow this blog, you know that I have certain designers for whom I have intense crushes: Jean-Louis Deniot, Pierre Yovanovitch, and Jean Dunand and being among them. I recently became familiar with the designer Michele Bönan and was immediately smitten.

Michele Bönan is a Florence based architect and interior designer who gained notoriety when he was tapped by the Ferragamo family in 1995 to design the first of their luxury lifestyle hotels, The Hotel Lungarno in Florence. He has gone on to design all of the Ferragamo hotels and recently published his first book, Michele Bonan The Gentleman of Style.

Mr. Bönan’s rooms are a combination of timeless, classic elegance infused with a modern edge. On Madison has put together a photo montage of some of our favorite rooms. Let the swooning begin…

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Images via Michele Bönan The Gentleman of Style, Assouline Books.

Michele Bonan: The Gentleman of Style

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Newport, Rhode Island: Style

Newport, Rhode Island: There’s something hopelessly romantic about certain bygone eras.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby, chronicled The Gilded Age, an era that exemplified a design style that was, to say the least, opulent. Newport, R.I. is one of those places where we get to see a glimpse of those bygone eras and the rarefied lives of those with names like Vanderbilt. Newport, R.I., was, after all, the place where John F. Kennedy wed Jacqueline Bouvier. Ah, Camelot.

Modern day Newport Style is a polished brand of casual chic. The colors of sea and sky, natural fibers and perfectly imperfect finishes all combine to create a look that is always right. On Madison has put together our Newport scrapbook that will have you packing your Top Siders. Find links to all the images on our Pinterest board, Madison Modern Blog.

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Design Dispatch: The Console Table

Don’t you just love something that can be practical and beautiful? The console table is another one of those hard-working essentials that can go just about anywhere. Make a statement in a foyer, tuck one behind a sofa for dramatic elevation, or use a console table in a mud room as a chic place to park your keys, glasses & cell phone. We even love console tables outdoors, helping create dimension in those outdoor rooms we adore.

Of course, On Madison thinks you can’t have just any console table. We present to you an array of stylish choices that will have you finding excuses to put one everywhere.

Design Dispatch: The Console Table

1/ Design by John Oetgen 2/ Biomorphic console by Tony Duquette for Baker 3/ Jean-Louis Denoit 4/ Boca do Lobo’s Newton console 5/ Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Rockwell Console Table 6/ Van der Straeten console from Ralph Pucci International 7/ The Infinity console by Boca do Lobo 8/ Jean-Louis Denoit 9/ Sheltnerness 10/ Jonathan Adler’s Globo collection 11/ The Hastes console 12/ Architectural Digest France, console by François Bauchet, Cellae 13/ Wallpaper Magazine 11/ Scala Luxury goatskin console 12/ Jonathan Adler & Simon Doonan, Lonny Magazine 13/ Van der Straeten console from Ralph Pucci International 14/ Aluminum lacquered console 15/ Oly Studio Yves console table 16/ InStyle Decor, Hollywood 17/ Eric Schmidt console, Dutko Gallery

See more ideas and inspiration on our Pinterest board, Madison Modern Blog.

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