What was the design approach for the room featuring the upholstered wall panel and the gilded side tables?
I like spaces that feel definitively contemporary but still index historical, traditional techniques. We experiment with traditional upholstery techniques often to be used in new ways that feel contemporary and add an element of surprise. I have been playing around with nail heads as a decorative tool in a few projects lately. So we integrated the headboard into the wall and upholstered it in the diamond pattern with bright shiny chrome nail heads to add a bit of glamour to the room. Does fashion influence your commercial and residential designs? Fashion influences me very much. It was my first career and I like the pace at which it operates. Keeping that in mind, I like for my own projects to be very contemporary and also have the ability to be easily and constantly updated and refreshed to keep up with the times. Is your use of color serious or playful? I think color is serious business; something that affects our emotions as much as color does is not to be taken so lightly. That doe
