JEAN NAYAR

Jean Nayar writes about architecture, design, real estate, and art for magazines such as Departures, Milieu, Showboats, Art Basel Miami Beach, and Ocean Drive. She has also written more than a dozen books, most recently Living in Style: Country (teneues). She profiles designer Victoria Hagan on page 166.

Plans for Labor Day weekend: “Relaxing with friends by the ocean near my home in Miami Beach.” Best thing you’ve done this summer: “Spending time with relatives at our family cottage on Comfort Lake in Minnesota over the Fourth of July. There’s nothing like a leisurely pontoon ride around a country lake with people you love to refresh your perspective and remind you of the things that really matter.” Favorite Hamptons restaurant: “Le Bilboquet.” A home trend you’re loving right now: “Clean, modern spaces with a traditional twist— like the beautiful interiors by Victoria Hagan.”