High Point, NC 4/21/2004

High Point in North Carolina is the hub of America's furniture business. A few times every year thousands of manufacturers and buyers converge on this otherwise small city to supply stores with the next season's offerings.


Artists decorated chairs around High Point this year.










Dramatic architecture!

Houston, TX 4/15/2004

At Sunny 99.1, Houston.






Houston has these fabulously designed trams.


Some of the most spectacular elevator doors I've ever seen.

Milwaukee, WI 3/27/2004

Working on the plane.


Remarkable design and detailing at the Pfister Hotel.

Orlando, FL 3/24/04

The Peabody Hotel in Orlando has the most remarkable ritual - every day ducks march from their private floor along the red carpet to a fountain. Then, later in the day, they process back to their floor.

Kansas City 3/20/2004

With the KMBZ 980 News Radio team.


Fantastic tile work on this building.


Another look at the remarkable level of tile detail.


Functional and attractive architectural elements.


I often find that observing landscape design from above reveals the degree of thought that went into planning.


... and now for something completely different.

Lewiston, ID 3/14/2004

Phoenix 2/11/2004

My wife, Janice, came along for my trip to Phoenix.


Her decision to come might have had something to do with our hotel!




Fantastically distinctive architecture.

San Antonio 1/25/2004

I find this naturally rustic aesthetic inspirational and employed this sensibility in parts of my home remodel.

Philadelphia 1/17/2004

Dallas, TX 1/9/2004

I appeared on WFAA that day.

New York - 11/15/2003

Speaking at Bookends, which is in New Jersey.


Meeting and greeting!


Michael and the owner of Bookends.


Juston - Let's Ask Michael's designer, Cary - Let's Ask Michael's editor, and Michael - Let's Ask Michael's Michael.