Nationally recognized, often-imitated, coveted and traveled for –– the design scene in New Orleans marries enviable antiquity and modern panache like nowhere else in America. Design here seeps into every facet of life, and this is a city built on recognizing, protecting and perpetuating beauty. There are the storied green spaces, with stone fountains and lace-iron balconies, architectural marvels, including one the world’s largest historic home collections in a single city, and outstanding, awarded modern fabrications that boggle the mind. Everywhere you look, art meets function in New Orleans. Cheers, to the Design Masters we’ve found most inspiring this year.
