tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post3611979408329113862..comments2021-09-18T16:22:00.148-07:00Diane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-6282542514498671212013-05-19T06:37:27.967-07:002013-05-19T06:37:27.967-07:00Thank you so much for listing and linking to where some of the materials for this excellent project have come from. As an architect, this type of information is invaluable, and I have already specified 3 of these companies on projects I am currently working on here in Chicago.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-24483424121499797202013-05-16T00:31:26.481-07:002013-05-16T00:31:26.481-07:00such an awesome place!:Dfayehttp://www.okay.com/[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-21639417070273503082013-05-14T22:32:53.018-07:002013-05-14T22:32:53.018-07:00GOSH!! That is all I can think to say!<br /><br />I love being among &quot;BRILLIANCE&quot;; and I have been lucky indeed! You are one, Tony Duquette was so near to my heart...(HUtton and Ruthie had to write me to STOP sending letters of condolence after he died! )<br /><br />I love soaking up the kind of &quot;open mind&quot; you have!<br /><br />Lucky me! And lucky we are to be subscribers!<br /><br />YIKES!!!!<br /><br />PennyAnonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-28426531088455591052013-05-14T22:17:54.957-07:002013-05-14T22:17:54.957-07:00Dear Penny-<br /><br /><br />You are now the Honorary President of my fan club (such a great group...I love them all)...<br />I&#39;m do honored!<br /><br />Yes...aeons ago...almost four years ago, when I launched the blog, with Brian Dittmar then and now the art director, you were my biggest fan.<br /><br />I am your biggest fan (and that&#39;s a crowded group...definitely). I stand in awe of your charm, your grace, (your lovely husband...)..and your enthusiasm and cheerful demeanor. All precious.<br /><br />much love DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-13706850357252594132013-05-14T22:13:57.031-07:002013-05-14T22:13:57.031-07:00One of the many beauties of your writing (in your books; and in your blog!) is you beautifully &quot;OPEN&quot;<br /><br />mind!!<br /><br />It is so unusual! This place is as different as could be possible to &quot;my house&quot;!<br /><br />and yet, your descriptions and beautiful writing about the nuances of both are completely satisfying; and rewarding!<br /><br />I guess that is why they call it &quot;BRILLIANCE&quot;!!!<br /><br />That is what your writing is!! In any venue!<br /><br />Brava!!!<br /><br />Penny<br /><br />ps. I think I may still be your &quot;greatest admirer&quot;! That was in the beginning!<br />Thank you for not changing my description! I could assume the &quot;Presidency of your fan club&quot;!!<br /><br />PenelopeAnonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-69450578567269030992013-05-14T15:45:53.589-07:002013-05-14T15:45:53.589-07:00Dear Friends-<br /><br /><br />I love your comments.<br />David Oldroyd is a longtime friend of mine, and I&#39;ve been writing about him for ages.<br />He&#39;s a partner with Orlando Diaz-Azcuy--and has been incredibly fortunate to study at the &#39;University of Orlando&#39; for three decades almost.<br />David is perhaps the most disciplined designer I know. And yet...there is a lyricism and romanticism in this hotel that everyone sees and feels.<br />David gives credit also to his client and the hotel.<br />And...as you said, Tricia and Daniel and Cindy and Karen--there are great elegant ideas there. Plus of course, David opened his resource books.<br />Did you see that he selected some pieces (for budget) from West Elm! Great.<br /><br />Stay in touch...lots of great stories in the works, DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-42397807718424347602013-05-14T15:37:34.466-07:002013-05-14T15:37:34.466-07:00I saw half-a-dozen breath-takingly stylish, witty ideas in the first glance, and when I went back and poured over the photos I saw more and more. A tour-de-force, with none of the works showing.Tricia Rose Rough Linenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573237539119278172[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-87029829105005233692013-05-14T12:45:28.900-07:002013-05-14T12:45:28.900-07:00Reception desk seems reason enough to check in!Daniel Halehttp://www.danielhale.com[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-54097962194408130522013-05-14T08:04:53.736-07:002013-05-14T08:04:53.736-07:00This place is absolutely breathtaking. No detail was left to chance. Thank you so much for this wonderful post! cindyhttp://roughluxeperspective.blogspot.com[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-9885489467959655552013-05-13T21:34:17.799-07:002013-05-13T21:34:17.799-07:00What a truly unique hotel and dining room. The decor is breath taking. I&#39;ve been in the hotel business and I talk about this property to everyone I see. When I take friends there for lunch the are beyond impressed. Thank you to the designers who think outside the box!Vicky E. Dodson[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-77810399623640694432013-05-13T20:58:42.260-07:002013-05-13T20:58:42.260-07:00Natural Elegance Diane, wonderful hotel, that front desk of a tree trunk so unique!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170[email protected]