Home Design with Kevin Sharkey

1 The store's interior is colorful and vibrant -- much like the pages of their wonderful books.

2 Many of Taschen's coffee table books weigh well over 10 lbs! But they always have a few on display for easy browsing.

3 So many choices -- it's hard to leave.

4 I love the raw industrial look of the Taschen gallery, located below the store.

5 TASCHEN 1998 BUMA 84

1 Walton Ford's "Pancha Tantra" is #1 on my wish-list.

2 Ford's watercolors are exquisite.

3 The book includes several fold-outs to accommodate Ford's large-scale animals.

1 Photographer Julius Shulman's "Modernism Rediscovered."

2 Rodin: Sculptures and Drawings

3 Vermeer: The Complete Paintings

4 The ever-so-playful Marcel Duchamp.

5 Valentino -- a living legend.

6 Brooklyn-born Basquiat.

7 Architect Richard Neutra had an uncanny knack for connecting the indoors with the outdoors.

8 American architect John Lautner's buildings were known for their "combination of fantasy and minimalism."

9 "The sense for the perception of architecture is not the eyes -- but living." R.M. Schindler

10 French architect Jean Prouvé.

11 Taschen's collection of Tadao Ando's work "provides the perfect introduction to Ando`s work, including private homes, churches, museums, apartment complexes, and cultural spaces."

12 British sculptor Henry Moore's creations "often depict human or human-like forms -- especially female."

13 "Photographer, collector, diarist, and writer of books Peter Beard has fashioned his life into a work of art."

14 Friedensreich Hundertwasser was a man of many hats, including "architect, ecologist, painter, designer, writer, innovator..."

15 Renaissance artist Titian.

16 Trailblazing artist Man Ray, who started his career in New York before becoming a wild success overseas in Paris.

17 A collection of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's bold paintings.

18 The infamous Jackson Pollock.

19 A collection of surfing nostalgia from the 1920s to the 1960s.

20 I love the style series -- starting with New York, of course...

21 Popping over to London...

22 Absorbing the colors and culture of Indian style...

23 Who doesn't love the casual style of a Mexican retreat?

24 I love this bed!

25 Seaside Style -- chic and effortless. At least it looks effortless!

26 Tuscany Style

27 Provence -- one of my favorite places.

28 On one of my latest trips to France, I took a helicopter ride over an enormous lavender field -- it was breathtaking.

1 My office key. I received this Marc Jacobs key ring as a gift and I just love it. Come on in.

2 At first glance, everything looks pretty neutral until you see the rest of my collection of books.

3 An entire wall of color.

4 I like to organize my books by color. I can't always remember the title I'm looking for, but I always know the color of the book.

5 Organizing them this way is so beautiful and makes it easy to pull books for shoots and propping.

6 I think I may need more room already.

7 My new conference table came from Martha's old office. It has a stainless steel top that gives it an industrial feel.

8 I always have fresh flowers in my office because we are constantly creating new arrangements for our flower businesses.

9 Ready for their close-up.

10 A collection of writing instruments are always at the ready. I like to keep them in silver cups. Alexis, Martha's daughter, gave me the Sharpies, and Martha gave me the Le Pens in turquoise, brown and black. I have a piece of fool's gold under the glass dome.

11 Push pins and paper clips are always in demand to pin up and put together inspiration for meetings and presentations. I like to keep them out of my desk drawer and stored in pretty containers. The chain links are my paperweight.

12 I bought these wooden magazine holders at IKEA and had them painted faux bois (false wood in French). Martha says she wants them for her office, so if one day they're missing, I'll know where to find them.

13 These are some posters that I had my assistant put up for me. They're based on some vintage posters. I think they're great.

14 A wooden mask that I purchased while I was on a photo shoot in Ojai, CA.

15 More finds from my trip to China. They're on tables outside my office now, but I need to find them a better home.

16 This is the inside of my secret international candy drawer. It holds a collection of candy from my travels. It's a great pick-me-up during long days at the office.

1 I stayed at the Mandarin Oriental on a recent trip to China.

2 Here I am posing with my ladies at Yung Po Hin Antique Company. You girls are coming home with me.

3 Another figure I saw at the shop but didn't buy. Maybe next trip.

4 Martha and I bundled up at the Great Wall.

5 Kelly Klein's apartment photographed by John Huba for Town & Country magazine. It's simple and functional. I love the palette and the tailored elegance.

6 I love the name of the design firm, Curated (curated.com) and the idea of a well-edited space with just the essentials.

7 I saw a pair of French beige marble cache pots (circa. 1890) at Wirthmore Antiques in New Orleans. I'm thinking about how to add some stone details into the apartment.

8 A sofa by Edward Wormley.

9 A coffee table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings.

10 A 1950s curved sofa by Dunbar.