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The Graphic Garden is the first monograph from Keith Williams, a partner, along with Mario Nievera, of Nievera Williams Design—one of the country’s leading landscape architectural firms. Based in South Florida, Williams has been designing sumptuous outdoor spaces for over 20 years. In The Graphic Garden, Williams highlights his most impressive projects to date which includes the revitalization of several historically landmarked homes and properties. He often integrates both native and exotic plants, builds opulent swimming pools, and brings in mature trees and stone work, all of which result in stunning gardens that are brimming with lush, tropical foliage. More than just plantings, other design elements featured include whimsical pool cabanas, a vertical garden wall, a loggia inspired by the architecture of Bermuda, Moorish-tiled fountains, and stone-paved motor courts. In showing the transformations and process of these monumental design projects, the book highlights Williams penchant for sustainability, and his efforts to honor the natural, existing landscape while never compromising the design to create spectacularly distinctive gardens. As Williams recounts, “I design gardens—gardens that give back, that are forward-thinking, that can calm, that have emotion, each with its own scale and texture, and that change and provide experiences and human interaction.”

Keith L. Williams, a partner of Nievera Williams Design Incorporated, based in Palm Beach, Florida, joined the firm in 1998. Originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Williams has spent the past 30 years living in South Florida, where he resides with his wife, Nicole Williams, and daughter, Colette. Keith also has two older sons, Maxwell and Logan Williams. Keith Williams is involved in a wide range of projects—both designing and managing residential and commercial projects in Palm Beach and Miami Beach, Florida, as well as in New York, New Jersey, the Bahamas, Antigua, Shanghai, China, and Dubai.

The Graphic Garden is available through the publisher, Pointed Leaf Press, or any independent book seller or online book retailer.

Nievera Williams has announced a sleek, new modern furniture line, Simplicity. The outdoor furniture collection consists of a table, chair and chaise, and represents a fundamental contrast between two periods of design, the 1950’s midcentury modern and present day modern design. The sophisticated lines and contrasting color combinations allow the furniture to be sculptural, yet fun at the same time.

“This modern influenced furniture line follows the same principles as modern architecture: machine-like simplicity, smoothness of surface, avoidance of ornament,” said Williams of his design inspiration. “I wanted the furniture to appear visually light in form, designed and built for comfort as well as style.” Built using solid aluminum, with complementary glass and Textilene features, each piece is offered in an expansive color palate that allows buyers to customize the design to fit their desires.

For purchase information and specifications, please email thomas@nieverawilliams.com

Published in October of 2012, Forever Green features over 250 stunning photographs by Michael Stavaridis of Mario Nievera’s diverse gardens and landscapes

For Mario, it is imperative that a house be closely connected to its surroundings: with every project, whether bucolic and classical, elegant and refined, or dramatic and fanciful, he endeavors to achieve a seamless integration between interior and exterior spaces.

Using a colorful palette of unique and varied vegetation, from vibrant flower beds to elegant coconut palms and rustic ivy-covered trellises to framing Ficus trees, Mario uses nature as a tool for design. Painting with plant-life in climates as diverse as tropical Floridian coasts and as temperamental as windy New York rooftops, Forever Green presents the landscape architect’s innovative idylls from all of our dreams.

Forever Green is available through the publisher, Pointed Leaf Press, or any independent book seller or online book retailer.

Seibert & Rice is the leading American importer of handmade terracotta planters and urns from Impruneta, Italy- the finest terra cotta available.

Seibert & Rice expanded their collections and added the American Collection of pots designed by the leading
American designers including Mario Nievera and handmade in Impruneta. “I wanted to design these pieces to complement the Impruneta terracotta finish and quality. I’m fascinated with the faux bois garden ornaments; the size of the faux bois planters allows for planting flexibility, symmetrical and asymmetrically balanced pot arrangements and durability in many climates. The bamboo box is large enough to citrus trees, topiaries, standards as well as multi-flowered planting. The Chippendale pattern is wonderful in formal settings, yet bamboo makes it playful and casual. The bun feet allow for circulation, yet complement the planter.”

Shop the Collection at Seibert & Rice