An all-encompassing look into the ethos and inspiration of the famed
interior design duo, Adam Blackman and David Cruz, known for their
quirky, daring style, which has drawn in celebrities and tastemakers
worldwide
With a keen eye for evocative design, Adam Blackman and David Cruz have
been delighting audiences in their Blackman Cruz showroom with their
passion for acquiring showstopping furniture, lighting, decorative arts,
artifacts, and iconography for over thirty years. Gravitating toward the
rare, dramatic, and playful, these purveyors of "life enhancers" create
environments with objects that captivate with their multisensory design
aesthetic and unusual provenance. With a design ethos that runs the
gamut from operatic to telenovela, their pieces are rarely perfect but
always entertaining. From a pair of chairs from Al Capone's retreat to a
rare 1930s Arturo Pani desk to the one-of-a-kind creations of designers
such as Carlo Bugatti, José "Pepe" Mendoza, Mike Diaz, Lika Moore, Jane
Hallworth, and Gianni Vallino, among others, Beauty & Mischief
showcases the merchants' predilection for the quirky and the
quintessential, inviting readers to indulge their senses and curate
their own spaces.
