Journal: Gain Insights on Art & Design

As art fanatics by nature and by trade, we spend a lot of time digging through the vaults of galleries, visiting studios, and combing through the treasures of the fairs – with our eye out for the hidden gems. On…

Design is intellectual, yes – but it’s also *instinctual.* We have an appreciation for instinct because it helps dictate the relationships to the works and objects around us. When working with clients to specify art and design for their projects,…

Having spent her childhood summers on a farm in Michigan, Elena feels a distinct connection to the agricultural history and landscape of the Hamptons. Her local residence, a cottage in Bridgehampton, grows those roots of familiarity and inspiration that much…

The Barn has stood through many transitions, a space inherently rooted in the seasons since its first life as an early 1900s agricultural workshop. A changing of hands and times eventually brought the space to become an artist studio, and…

The world is looking more familiar these days, and we’re excited to be welcoming guests back into our homes. For many of us, the dining room has taken on new functions over the past year, many here to stay (home…

In a not-so-distant (but very different) time, Elena founded Salon Series, our intimate, in-person events program featuring conversations with the creatives, doers, and thinkers that we find the most intriguing. While IRL is still on hold, there’s good news —…

We have a penchant for the in-between; that powerful and mystic quality found in the balance between sensibilities, elements, or states of being. This is what draws Elena to the work of NY and London-based photographer Joshua Olley, whose meditative, starkly beautiful images…

We’re excited to announce Frampton Co’s first-ever Winter Show at Exhibition The Barn. Curated by Elena, it’s an expression of boldness, vibrance, and contradiction brought to life. Picture this: The Barn is wrapped with a custom marigold curtain, enveloping the…

The very early days of Elena’s passion for (or shall we say obsession with?) design is a little-known story. She was raised in architecturally diverse Southern California by a Mexican mother and a Midwestern farm-raised father. With unusually high ceilings,…

Picture a blue chip gallery in New York’s Chelsea district, a rainy day, off hours, and Elena has the place to herself… Walking toward the gallery’s private library, she passed one of the glassed-in offices, and an artwork caught her…

“A historic Brooklyn gem is sensitively reinspirited to suit its next generation of stewards.”⁠⠀ We’re delighted to share that our Brooklyn Townhouse project is this month’s cover star of Luxe Interiors + Design. Our distinct creative perspective and original design…

I did not relate to the people who said they were bored during quarantine. So much to do, read, watch, and learn all the things there was never enough time for before. It was the perfect time to step off…