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In the early 20th century, when a rural Pennsylvania arboretum found itself destined for the lumber mill, business mogul Pierre Samuel du Pont stepped in to purchase the property and save the historic trees. In the decades since, he and his philanthropic successors have continued to add to its grounds, creating Longwood Gardens: 1,100 acres of meadows, woodlands, fountains, and conservatories displaying all manner of rare and exotic plants. That legacy of preservation now underpins the institution’s latest chapter, a 17-acre transformation designed by the architecture firm Weiss/Manfredi in collaboration with landscape studio Reed Hilderbrand.
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I Statements
At her new Chicago office, designer Summer Thornton answers to her own whims
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HOMEBODY
For globe-trotting supermodel Paloma Elsesser, being in her Brooklyn town house, appointed by Gregory Rockwell Interiors, is the real vacation
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in the mood
Alluding to movies, music, and design marvels of the recent past, Darren Jett injects a classic Manhattan loft with some serious sex appeal
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LOCAL COLOR
Turning her unerring eye to design, photo fashions a home for friends in the Hudson stylist Mieke ten Have Valley
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Ranch Style
Designer Catherine Kwong channels the spirit of the 1970s in her renovation of a classic Sea Ranch home for her young family
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Japanese Fusion
Commune Design draws inspiration from the Land of the Rising Sun for a record lounge in Nashville
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MILANESE BLEND
Giampiero Tagliaferri brews an homage to great Italian design with a shot of California
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Time Traveler
In life as in art, Lukas the Illustrator revives the romance of the past
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Empire State of Mind
Louis Vuitton puts its rich history on dazzling display in Manhattan
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wild life
For landscape architects Lauren and Stephen Stimson, it’s all about listening to the land