Architectural details: Nadia Palacios Lauterbach sees buildings in the context of world history
Nadia Palacios Lauterbach sees buildings in the context of world history. Article by Diane Cowen Originally published in River Oaks Lifestyle When Nadia Palacios Lauterbach was a little girl, her father, a history professor told her bedtime stories about Julius Caesar and the Gallic wars. “In all of the stories, the connective thread was the structures. If he was talking about Greek democracy, I had to see the Parthenon,” said Nadia, 44 and a native of Nicaragua. “I had this idea that human life was played with a...
Redefining Luxury: Houston Based Nina Magon Studio’s bold rebrand and global expansion
Article by Alison Kartevold Photography by Nina Magon Studio Originally published in River Oaks Lifestyle The Nina Magon Studio’s client list encompasses individuals and companies from Conroe to Dallas and Houston to Milan. Now Nina Magon, an internationally renowned designer in Houston celebrated for her visionary collaborations with luxury brands such as Balmain and Saks Fifth Avenue, has unveiled a complete rebranding of her namesake studio. This comprehensive transformation includes a striking new...
Visual Narratives
Interior designer Katie Davis matches décor to each home’s ‘story’. Article by Diane Cowen Originally published in Memorial Lifestyle Katie Davis may not have been thinking about interior design when she watched her parents’ kitchen get remodeled and she may not have imagined who created the beautiful spaces in shelter magazines she loved to peruse. But years later, when she and her husband, Billy Davis, an attorney, got their first home, she knew exactly how to express her own sense of style....