{"id":80667,"date":"2022-03-10T15:42:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/?p=80667"},"modified":"2022-03-10T15:42:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T15:42:15","slug":"michael-s-smith-european-classicism-meets-american-modernism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/michael-s-smith-european-classicism-meets-american-modernism\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ezgif-3-5904463ade9d-1-1.gif\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"331\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Launched in 1990, <strong><em>Michael S. Smith Inc<\/em><\/strong>. has flourished under the visionary leadership of <em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Michael S. Smith<\/span><\/strong><\/em>, a seasoned and admired voice in the design industry. Distinguished by a <em><strong>deep respect for tradition<\/strong><\/em> filtered through a <em><strong>modern lens<\/strong><\/em>, the Michael S. Smith ethos is more of a perspective than a definable style. Michael brings together many talents and elements, often choosing top collaborators, calling on his <em><strong>discerning eye, curatorial knowledge<\/strong><\/em>, and <em><strong>multicultural sensibility<\/strong><\/em> to weave a harmonious whole for each <em><strong>environment<\/strong> <\/em>or <strong><em>collection<\/em><\/strong>. Everything under the Michael S. Smith Inc umbrella reflects Michael\u2019s personal aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MjDmiGpWc5w\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith-640x379.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith-450x267.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith-340x200.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith-225x133.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-S-Smith-20x11.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover-640x379.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover-450x267.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover-340x200.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover-225x133.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Smith-Cover-20x11.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For his design portfolio of private projects\u2014residences, hotels and commercial spaces\u2014Michael takes an individual approach to each, listening intently to the requirements of each individual client, understanding how rooms will be lived in and used, incorporating colors, texture, objects, and works of art, then crafting a holistic design that meets these goals. Michael thinks of each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/multi-million-dollars-luxury-homes\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>project<\/strong><\/a> as a story, a story he and his clients will tell together. It\u2019s an organic process that\u2019s always unique.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366.jpg\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366-640x801.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/740_Park_Day_1_17366-225x282.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Michael S. Smith\u2019s design work is ever-evolving, there are overarching concepts that unify the collections and colleagues within the Michael S. Smith Inc family. An artful amalgam of the historic and the modern. A reverence for objects, motifs, and craftsmanship of the past. A recognition that the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/interior-design-service\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>sophisticated design solution<\/strong><\/a> is often the simplest. A belief that beautiful, elegant, and luxurious objects can exist in environments of warmth and comfort. These qualities are reflected in every object that bears the Michael S. Smith name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp.jpg\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp-768x294.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp-640x245.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp-450x172.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp-225x86.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/michael-s-smith-christies-mslp-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17-640x256.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17-450x180.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17-225x90.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_luxuryhousesxx-17-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1.jpg\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MPZp3DyH-DG-edward-hurst-1200x900-1-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael S. Smith is considered one of the most original and respected talents in the design industry today. With an international profile of residential, hospitality and commercial clients, Smith\u2019s style is a seamless blend of European classicism and American modernism\u2014always fresh, always evolving, always underscored by the belief that everyone should live with things they love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092.jpg\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092-450x563.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180807_Shonda_rhimes_AD_0092-225x281.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/the-best-20-interior-designers-of-los-angeles\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-topmarkets22&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2.jpg\" alt=\"Michael S. Smith: When European Classicism Meets American Modernism\" width=\"800\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2-640x409.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2-450x287.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2-225x144.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header_image_2-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SEE ALSO<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/best-interior-designers-in-california-part-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Best Interior Designers In California (Part I)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\/\/<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What do you think? 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Follow\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/?utm_source=blogcovethouseVanessa&amp;utm_medium=articles_content=1imagens1000inspira%C3%A7%C3%B5es&amp;utm_campaign=covetblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covet House<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/covetlounge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/covethouse_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.pt\/covethouse_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinterest\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COVETHOUSE_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, we are here to give you the best interior design inspiration for your design projects and, never forget, celebrate design with friends as we do!<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 1990, Michael S. Smith Inc. has flourished under the visionary leadership of Michael S. Smith, a seasoned and admired voice in the design industry. Distinguished by a deep respect for tradition filtered through a modern lens, the Michael&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":80677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1141,3,5784],"tags":[2385,2986,1495,4571,7460],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80678,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80667\/revisions\/80678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}