by Adriana Alonso
New York in October is the best kind of homework. Three days of showrooms, fabric libraries and quiet, lamplit rooms — each one a reminder that the homes we remember are never the loudest ones.
What stayed with me most was the light. Low lamps on a console, a single sconce on a pale wall, warm wood catching the evening. Before a sofa or a rug is chosen, light decides how a room will feel.
“The best rooms feel collected, not decorated.”
In the fabric library I edited hundreds of samples down to a handful — textured linens, a deep chocolate velvet, one striped cotton that made me smile. Those are the pieces coming home to Miami with us.
Quarters Showroom. After shelving.
Everything we saw comes back to the same idea: a home should hold the things you love, gathered over time. That is the work we do.
Adriana