GAIL RAVGIALA, EDITOR
we hit all our favorite coastal spots in this
summer getaway issue, starting in Newport, Rhode Island,
where architecture and history compete with beaches and
yachts for our attention. For our cover story (Page 27), we were
invited to Rough Point, the summer home of Doris Duke, who
inherited the oceanside estate and her father’s fortune in 1924
at age 12. An entire room in the house is devoted to her wardrobe and impeccable fashion sense, a trait our team channeled
with their creations made with Kravet fabrics. What a treat
it was to have the run of the house (I do love this job!), thanks
to the Newport Restoration Foundation, which now owns the
estate and under whose stewardship the spirit of Doris Duke
lives on. Far from the Newport social scene, we visit Friendship, Maine (“Simply Friendship,”
Page 100), which writer Edgar Allen Beem describes as “the real Maine ... a working port where
every other house has boats, buoys, and stacks of lobster traps.” We also explore three Maine
gardens, one by heralded landscape architect Bruce John Riddell (“Naturally Maine,” Page 86)
and two planted with flowers and shrubs from pioneering landscape architect Beatrix Farrand
(“Ultimate Upcycling,” Page 46). We found an understated cluster of cottages on the dunes of
Cape Cod ( 3 If by Sea, Page 70) and hopped the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard (“Expansion Plan,”
Page 78), where a traditional house got a Modern addition. (I really do love this job!)
from the editor
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billy brehm is an award-winning photographer, who has lived and worked in
beautiful Maine since 1995. A native New Yorker, he spent many years photographing the live-concert industry in New York City. He forged a relationship with
landscape architect Bruce John Riddell in 1998. “I love photographing Bruce’s
gardens,” says Brehm. “He brings all the elements together to create gardens that
exude natural and timeless qualities. The garden in this issue is one of my favorite
places to capture his unique genius.” naturally maine, page 86
scott dorrance has been visiting Friendship, Maine, for years and has shot
many houses there as a professional photographer. “This is the most modern and
one of the most interesting,” he says of the farmhouse renovation by San Diego
designer Louise Girling. “Old on the outside and brand-new on the inside, it is
very selectively furnished, which is so much of its appeal.” Dorrance made his
pictures in October. “It was a great time to be there,” he says. “The sun is lower in
the sky, so it reaches way inside the house. I just followed the sun most of the day
and finished outside in the golden hour.” simply friendship, page 100.
teresa woodard is a garden writer and judge for America in Bloom and
landscape design competitions. She gardens at her home in Ohio. Her articles
have appeared in Country Gardens, Outdoor Living, the Chicago Tribune, and
Midwest Living, and she has won the top writing award from The Association for
Garden Communicators. “After judging Bruce John Riddell’s designs from images
and a layout, it was a treat to see his colorful plant combinations and masterful
stonework firsthand,” she says. naturally maine, page 86.
beth daigle is a freelance writer and lifestyle blogger. She has written for regional
publications north of Boston, where she resides with her husband, two daughters,
and sweet schnauzer. Home design is among her favorite topics. If she’s not busy
updating something in her own home, she loves telling the story of someone who
is, like the homeowners who brought a Modern touch to their traditional
Cape-style house on Martha’s Vineyard. In her spare time, you’ll find Beth
working on her travel memoir, Musing Mediterranean. expansion plan, page 78.
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