Cortney Bishop
photo by Katie Charlotte
If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? Nosara, Costa Rica
What are three words to describe your style?
1. Bold
2. Modern
3. Playful
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? It was a room fit for a princess, or at least that’s what my parents told me! They purchased a stunning, traditional mahogany framed bed during a trip to London and told me it once belonged to a young princess. The walls were adorned with some serious 80’s wallpaper, it was all very girly… maybe why I’ve embraced a more masculine, edgy style over time.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? After I dove into the design business, my first major investment piece for my house was a beautiful Oushak rug.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Frances Merrill of Reath Design
No room is complete without warmth of color.
People think of me as independent, but I am really vulnerable… I love being with my people.
Things you omit from:
A flower arrangement: Red Roses
An hors d’oeuvre platter: Blue Cheese
A bar cabinet: Solo Cups
A song for:
Dinner at home: Anything from Rod Stewart’s discography
Working at your desk: Tedeschi Trucks Band Radio
Going for a run: Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
Biggest Vice? Pasta, rock and roll concerts, shopping, tequila, all the good stuff! There’s never a way to narrow it down to just one!
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy?
1st Dibs lighting from Paris
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Absolutely – anything I throw on feels bold and modern, but it HAS to be comfortable.
Who is your star crush? Heath Ledger
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it? Roman shades in the bedroom.
If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be?
Kelly Wearstler’s latest book, I can’t get enough of the bold materiality.
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Good vibes!!
photo by Katie Charlotte
A Few Favorites:
Movie: The Runaways
Book: Any sort of music biography
Scent: Cire Trudon
The fabric you always come back to: Nubbies
Dream project: A beach club in the Greek isles
Meal: Think Greek!! Milos, Greek salad, Mediterranean seabass, and dolmades.
Drink: Tequila Blanco with soda and lime
Hotel: 1 Hotels
Travel Destination: Greece
Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Thing to collect obsessively: Tabletop accessories
Era in the history of design: 60’s Italian
Museum: Whitney Museum of American Art
Paint Color that always looks great: Either Farrow + Ball Schoolhouse White or Downpipe
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: All of my incredible antique dealers. The live videos from their shops help hold us over while we wait for markets to resume!
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Dogs
