ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, 2021
Basketball Star Ben Simmons Lists Contemporary New Jersey Mansion for $5 Million
If you follow basketball, you may have heard about the ongoing issue between the Philadelphia 76ers and one of their players, Ben Simmons. Earlier this year, it became public that the team was considering trading the 25-year-old point guard, and even though he ultimately stayed with the team, there’s been a sort of public rift brewing ever since. Most recently, Simmons was suspended from playing in the season opener after a disagreement during practice.
PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE, 2022
Look Inside the Wild and Wonderful Home of Interior Designer Barette Widell
As co-founder of interior design firm Widell + Boschetti, Barette Widell is used to creating dreamy spaces for people. But when it came to the gut renovation of her own home, an 8,000-square-foot estate in Moorestown bought mere weeks before the pandemic shutdown, she finally had a designer’s dream: an empty slate — and carte blanche to do whatever she fancied. “I wanted to showcase what we can do and really push the envelope for myself personally,” she says.
PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE, 2022
Eclectic Design Elements Made This Bryn Mawr Home Into an Unorthodox Oasis
It’s a familiar story: Cosmopolitan couple has kids, their city home starts to feel cramped, and off to the suburbs they go. Bob and Shannon Heilig took this path, moving from Center City to Bryn Mawr last year with their two boys — but that’s where the same-old tale takes a twist. Their unexpected home design is anything but common. The Heiligs hired Widell + Boschetti based solely on the firm’s Instagram page (designers, take note), looking for elements that would wow guests but remain timeless — after all, this would be their “forever home.”
PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE, 2019
Eclectic Design Elements Made This Bryn Mawr Home Into an Unorthodox Oasis
The once-rarefied world of interior design is now open to everyone, thanks to virtual design apps, interior design start-ups and social media. (Have you searched #interiordesign on Instagram lately?) But locally, a talented new crop of tastemakers stands out thanks to their up-front personalities, signature aesthetics and loyal followers. Here, nine women who are influencing the way Philly looks — and is seen — right now.
