tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post8995844009336140008..comments2025-01-16T00:22:32.884-08:00Diane Dorrans Saekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]Blogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-4506016277603312302013-01-08T09:21:42.789-08:002013-01-08T09:21:42.789-08:00Congratulations Ben on another beautiful design!Anastasiahttp://www.faiella-design.com/[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-86760926263571579222013-01-04T13:08:39.946-08:002013-01-04T13:08:39.946-08:00Thrilled to see Ben being showcased. He is a true talent. One that understands design, style, taste don&#39;t always have a price tag. <br /><br />DDS - Thanks for sharing his vision and images.<br /><br />Love Ben&#39;s words:<br /><br />&quot;When people say are you Traditional or Modern, I say &quot;Why Yes I am!&quot; <br />and<br /><br /> &quot;I adore contrasts. There is a wonderful tension between the contrast of a rough linen with a rich velvet, or a distressed wood with a silver bowl. I find that tension exhilarating. &quot;Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-53131640075001237762013-01-02T12:43:31.822-08:002013-01-02T12:43:31.822-08:00Dear Diane,<br /><br />Thank you for such a kind and generous post!!<br /><br />I&#39;m especially glad that you treated the subject as a tutorial. <br /><br />For me the beauty of a room also lies in its ability to solve problems --- elegantly and efficiently...It&#39;s that ol&#39; form vs. function! <br /><br />Your observations are always so thoughtful and I&#39;m honored to be included!<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and all your readers!<br /><br />BenBenjamin Dhonghttp://benjamindhong.com[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-87185543160911200162013-01-02T11:59:55.481-08:002013-01-02T11:59:55.481-08:00Dear Friends-<br /><br /><br />I love hearing from you.<br />Yes, Ben is very special.<br />I followed him for over a year as he started and the worked on and then completed this house...he would send me &#39;in progress&#39; images of a vignette, a new installation, art, mirrors, antiques as they were installed. I loved the Chinese bed--that was the turning point of final completion. As it happens, this house is about five minutes (drive) from where I live.<br />Mary--your new inventory on your site is wonderful.<br />Adela-I agree with you! The design is original and splendid...and at the same time it makes the owner/client very happy. <br />My Dear Columnist in Bangkok-I was in your region recently, and you&#39;ll be reading about it in the coming weeks on THE STYLE SALONISTE. I hope you&#39;ve visited THE SIAM to see the collections, the archive, and the library. Keep me posted.<br />My best to all my readers for a LUCKY 2013...DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-62796698359393902322013-01-01T22:37:55.110-08:002013-01-01T22:37:55.110-08:00Exquisite! I partcularly favour the mixture of classical with modern and the pretty vignettes, (tablescapes) created in corridors and landings.<br /><br />All the best to you for Twenty Thirteen from Bangkok!columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-15186749314020151302013-01-01T21:32:50.703-08:002013-01-01T21:32:50.703-08:00Everything looks perfect. Everything fits and it suits really well with the owner&#39;s request too. I love looking at it so much.Adela Leihttp://www.junointeriors.co.uk[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-35296255637958692752013-01-01T14:57:57.610-08:002013-01-01T14:57:57.610-08:00Perfect timeless design. Above all it is truly modern neoclassicaI. Love every element. Thank you.<br />Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.com[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-18538428575542593422013-01-01T11:27:49.515-08:002013-01-01T11:27:49.515-08:00Dear Friends-<br /><br /><br />I had the nicest note from LYNN HAMILTON:<br /><br />Happy New Year. This is a really nice post and I welcomed the credits...so thoughtful of you. Lynn<br /><br />Yes, Lynn. You will note that in all stories on THE STYLE SALONISTE I credit the photographers (I only use original photographers, with express permission from photographers)...and always credit designers as well as others.<br />In this blog--which has such wonderful products and ideas and inexpensive pieces--I wanted readers to get inside Ben&#39;s head, and see what he found, and had access to it all. KEEP READING...more to come...all best DIANEDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-26290442559239963802013-01-01T09:27:24.070-08:002013-01-01T09:27:24.070-08:00Dear Friends-<br /><br /><br />I&#39;ve received wonderful comments about Ben&#39;s Design from all his friends and fans in San Francisco.<br /><br />Stefan--thank you so much for your lovely comment. Yes, you see how special Ben is and how thoughtful and &#39;untrendy&#39; his work is. This house is so exciting--and so functional and so well done.<br /><br />I also received the following wonderful note from my dear friend Tania Vartan in New York. Tania is the most fantastically talented artist who does delicate and elegant and artists verge eglomise for fortunate clients. Here&#39;s here message: thank you, Tania:<br /><br />Dear Diane,<br />You are so right: He IS brilliant!<br />Happy New Year!<br /><br />Tania VartanDiane Dorrans Saekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02259292681678952448[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543457325368639597.post-15077168572878969812012-12-31T12:24:28.318-08:002012-12-31T12:24:28.318-08:00what a gorgeous apartment and talented designer! I love the mix of high/low, and modern/antique -this is how we should all live. Thanks for keeping your blog so thrilling!<br />Happy New Year to you and your family! xoArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771[email protected]