Casa Gusto’s Cris Briger

Cris Briger knows what the people of Palm Beach need.

Her Casa Gusto on Georgia Avenue is filled with antiques, objets and art curated with— gusto.

Explaining the allure of the treasures at Casa Gusto, a title that works in both Italian and Spanish, she said over lunch at Swifty’s at the Colony, “It’s sitting in your mother’s closet and smelling the gowns.”

Cris Briger (Photos by Charles Peed)

She works with her two sons, Charles Peed and Augie Briger. Peed is a photographer and business guy who runs the shop’s website. Briger is an amateur historian and natural designer she describes as “relentless.” 

The mother won’t brag about her own talents. “I don’t consider myself as anything more than an interpreter.” 

Explaining the name of the family business, she said, “It’s the idea of con gusto, which means ‘with pleasure.’ It’s not uptight; we set coffee cups on furniture, and we don’t put glass tops on the furniture.”

Though she and her sons spend part of the year at their estate in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, she knows that Palm Beach is the epicenter of design. 

“Every decorator in the world comes here, and they don’t play golf — they shop.” 

Interior design by Casa Gusto.