Composing a room, painting a canvas or creating a sculpture are all very similar. “Art and design go hand in hand,” says James Duncan, Founder of James Duncan Interiors. “I am both an artist and a designer — when our clients hire our team, they get both my partner Miriam’s and my experience in design as well as the point of view of an artist. We enjoy composing with color, scale, proportions, texture and light to create an atmosphere that is not only aesthetically impressive but lends warmth and joy to the rooms people live and work in.” As such, the duo create and curate art and, where appropriate, include it in their design projects. The multi-talented Duncans also design custom furniture, which is another example in which the same tenets of art composition and design blur; JamesDuncanInteriors.com; Decomissioned.com; DuncanFramed.com; JamesStuartDuncan.com.
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Inner Canvas
In the quiet elegance of the De La Cruz Family Private Collection in Key Biscayne, the lines between muse and masterpiece dissolve. Draped in silky textures that echo the rich tones of the walls, the model moves — nostalgic, timeless and eternal. Each frame captures her presence among the storied canvases, as if she were painted into a world where art is not just displayed — it is embodied.
