Elizabeth Potter, Managing Director at Baxter Miami, Ramon Alonso, Principal at RADYCA Architecture Studio & SuperYacht Design, and Luciana Fragali, CEO of D/S Design Solutions Interior Design Studio, were hosted by Haute Living's Seth Semilof. The dialogue included talk of Baxter's magnificent designs and how the designers have implemented these use in their past and current projects. It also featured their insight on how they, the brand, and the design industry as a whole went through the quarantine months.

Watch the webinar below.

Highlight quotes from the webinar:

Elizabeth Potter: "On our side, we depend on our clients, and so much of our business does come from the trade community. So when I hear how focused they are, and I know how much they've been working, they make my life so much easier as well because that is my pipeline of projects and work... As a manufacturer, as well as a dealer, we are seeing quick movement from Italy. There's clearly a slowdown in different parts of the world, and yet the lead times on Baxter, the production of our product and our factory is moving flawlessly, so that's very encouraging and very interesting to see. I do believe that this particular part of the US market in South Florida and Florida (as a whole) is going to surpass all the other markets in the US right now."

Ramon Alonso: "I think that the reconfiguration of offices, and how they will be used, is going to be different. We have to understand all these new ways of working on new tendencies, and there will certainly be many opportunities for new creations... There is something about Baxter that makes it over the top. The scale of their designs, the textures, it's just very unique that you cannot find it anywhere... (Speaking about a Baxter sofa at a client's home) I understood the level of quality that we're talking about here, which is that it surpasses anything else that I have used. And we use very, very high end manufacturers."

Luciana Fragali: "During the quarantine, I started doing videos, something that I never did before. I'm not very good at showing off, but I realized that it's great to communicate with your public and tell them what you do know, and give them advice. Just to share your knowledge with people that are interested in getting to know you... My career is divided as before and after Baxter. Sitting on a Baxter sofa for the first time, for me, it wasn't just gorgeous, but it was the most comfortable piece of furniture I have ever experienced in my life. Not only use the sofa but the coffee tables, prints, and everything is so creative, so unique and sophisticated."

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Top: Ramon Alonso. Bottom: Luciana Fragali. Right: Elizabeth Potter

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During Salone del Mobile in Milan, Dior Maison debuted 14 exclusive pieces designed by Dimore Studio, a renowned architecture and interior design studio founded in 2003 by Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran, at Casa degli Atellani. The studio specializes in creating unique furniture pieces, lighting and textiles, and given the Italian-American duo's track record and keen eye for design, they were given free reign to create a collection of pieces for Dior Maison.

Featuring vases, trays, a candelabra, a lighter, an ashtray, place settings, frames and an umbrella stand, the collection will be available to purchase via special order for one year. Each uses high-end and beautiful materials, such as metallic combinations of gold, silver and bronze, plexiglass and woven rattan. Some of the pieces pay homage to historic Christian Dior pieces, such as the Napoleon III-style chairs he used at his fashion shows, as well as upscale silver-leaf work, drawing on Monsieur Dior's interest in the 18th century.

The décor items are presented in each setting as a play on illusion, against a black background with paintings and plants etched on the walls in white chalk. The combination of the real and the unreal is head-turning and makes the viewer think, while taking in the unique and beautiful displays.

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