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“As a resident of the world of design since birth, I’d like to take some time to celebrate some of the people and things in that world that I admire. I hope you come along for the ride. And, as my name has really taken a beating these last couple of years, -thank you Mr. Bezos, - feel free to think of me here by my nickname: Lex. And, please also enjoy this completely un-recognizable and years old headshot.” - Alexa Hampton

Melanie Millner

Melanie Millner

Lindsay Calhoun

photo by Emily Followill

If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? Northeast Harbor, Maine

What are three words to describe your style?

1. Classic

2. Edited

3. Timeless

Tell us about your childhood bedroom? My childhood bedroom was in Long Island, New York. My mom put in wallpaper with houses on it, so I was always looking at beautiful pictures of house facades on a lavender background. That was probably the subliminal start of my design career.

What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? When I graduated from college, I bought an old section of a wood fluted column that I turned into a base to my dining table. I bought it at an antique market, and I still have it to this day!

In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler.

No room is complete without flowers and comfortable seating.

People think of me as reserved, but I am really collaborative.

Things you omit from:

  • A flower arrangement: Baby’s Breath

  • An hors d’oeuvre platter: Cubed cheese

  • A bar cabinet: Ugly bottles

A song for:

  • Dinner at home: Madelaine Peyroux

  • Working at your desk: Any John Mayer song

  • Going for a run: Lovesong – The Cure

Biggest Vice? Louis Latour Montrachet

If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Anti-aging skincare products – I love these goop exfoliating pads with glycolic acid. https://goop.com/goop-beauty-goopglow-15-glycolic-acid-overnight-glow-peel/12-pack/p/

Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? They do! They’re tailored, edited, and timeless.

Who is your star crush? James Bond’s Pierce Brosnan

What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it?
Pattern on pattern on pattern.

If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be? The Maine Cottage book on Fred Savage Architecture on Mount Desert Island.

For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Comfort, beauty, and timelessness.

photo by Emily Followill

A Few Favorites:

  • Movie: Something’s Gotta Give

  • Book: Any biography of designers or architects

  • Scent: Morning Chess

  • The fabric you always come back to: Linen

  • Dream project: A ground up project in Northeast Harbor, Maine.

  • Meal: Thai food

  • Drink: Fine wine

  • Hotel: Hotel Montelembert Paris

  • Travel Destination: Paris

  • Artist: Jane Puylagarde

  • A cause near and dear to me: My children

  • Thing to collect obsessively: Design books

  • Era in the history of design: 1950’s

  • Museum: The Met

  • Paint Color that always looks great: Hague Blue by Farrow & Ball

  • Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Tom Kligerman

  • Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Cats

Nicole Gibbons

Nicole Gibbons
Cindy Rinfret

Cindy Rinfret

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