
This weekend, much of the DC design community — in addition to friends, family, and even those who didn’t know him — said goodbye to a treasured friend. Michael Schmidt was designer Barry Dixon’s partner — in EVERY way. Not only were they life partners for at least 20 years, they were business partners as [...]




Jennifer Sergent. Native Washingtonian. Former editor at Washington Spaces magazine and HGTV. Currently searching for – and writing about – DC’s design voices. Write to me @