Ep. 373: Shingle and Stone with Thomas Kligerman

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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This week, we're joined by distinguished architect and designer Thomas Kligerman of Kligerman Architecture and Design. Tom takes us on a journey through his rich background and design philosophy, as showcased in his latest book and career monograph "Shingle and Stone." He shares insights on American architecture, the evolution of the shingle style, and how he blends traditional elements with modern design. What You’ll Hear On This Episode Tom's diverse background and how it influences his architectural approach. The definition and evolution of American architecture, particularly the shingle style. How Tom reinvents traditional shingle style with modern elements and sculptural forms. The importance of rooflines and ceilings in architectural design. Tom's approach to blending indoor and outdoor spaces. Insights on color use in architecture, including bold choices like all-red exteriors. How Tom addresses challenges in different geographical locations, like building a shingle-style house in Texas. The interplay between exterior design and interior layouts. Tom's experience at the Design Retreat event and its value for homeowners Mentioned: Ballard Designs Thomas Kligerman | IG Shingle and Stone: Thomas Kligerman Houses Decorating Dilemma: Hi Jen and thank you for writing! First, Thomas suggests using simpler moldings to leave walls uninterrupted and give a sense of height. For the ceiling, Tom recommends a flat finish and suggests experimenting with a hint of pink to complement the green walls. A little bit of green can go a long way. Painting moldings and walls in the same color, with slight variations in finish (e.g., eggshell for moldings, slightly less shiny for walls). Overall, Thomas suggests letting the architecture be consistent, and maybe let the color be what’s different. Can’t wait to hear about how it goes, and what your husband thinks about the little bit of pink!

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a weekly podcast all about the trials and
0:07.0	triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home. I'm Caroline. I'm on the marketing team. And I'm
0:12.0	Taryn and I'm a product designer. I'm Liz. I head of the creative team. We're your hosts. Join the
0:17.1	expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from interior designers,
0:21.1	stylists, and other talents in the design world. Plus, we'll answer your decorating dilemmas
0:24.8	at the end of each episode. We love answering your questions, so don't forget to email us at
0:29.0	podcast at ballarddesigns.net. Now on with the show.
0:34.3	Hi, and welcome to the How to Decorate Podcast. Our guest today is distinguished architect and designer
0:39.6	Thomas Klingerman, with a rich background that spans across Connecticut, New Mexico, France, and
0:45.3	England. Tom is a visionary behind the epitomist firm, Klingerman, Architecture, and Design.
0:51.3	Today we want to talk with Tom about his latest book and career monograph,
0:54.9	shingle and stone, which showcases many of Tom's iconic architectural projects,
0:59.3	spending the past two decades, and offers a glimpse into the evolution of his design philosophy.
1:04.2	Tom, welcome to the show. Thank you. Thank you for having me.
1:07.8	We are so grateful to have received your beautiful book and had some time to really study it. I know it came out a few years ago now. So everyone can very quickly pick this up and definitely should. I think we really wanted to start with kind of your background because I think it really plays into your love of architecture and
1:29.0	where you've ended up. So I've been incredibly lucky in my life. I had parents who were interested
1:34.5	in art and architecture. We traveled all the time. I was a kid and I actually enjoyed it. We,
1:41.4	as you mentioned, we were all over the place. I grew up mostly in Connecticut, but
1:46.2	when I was 14, we moved to New Mexico. So I got a good dose of those are East Coast shingle-style
1:50.9	clabbard wood buildings. And then all of a sudden at 14, I got, I think the fancy word is
1:55.0	deracinated, basically torn out. And we ended up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the world is really mud, mud buildings.
2:02.3	Literally, our house was made out of blocks of mud and stuccoed over as an Adobe.
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