Jacque Bethke
If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? Santorini, Greece. It’s so dreamy — the black rocky beaches, four-wheelers, amazing wine, fun clubs, incredible restaurants. And the view is absolutely unreal.
What are three words to describe your style?
Daring, Dramatic, Fearless
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? It was constantly changing — a nonstop experiment.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? A Jack Dowd sculpture of a maid. It’s a life-size piece I bought 33 years ago at a gallery in Caesar’s Palace.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Iris Apfel, she's unapologetic.
No room is complete without: Controversy
People think of me as: An extrovert, but I am really an introvert.
Things you omit from:
A Flower Arrangement: Fake Plants
An hors d’oeuvre platter: Things that you think you should have because others do but you don't need it and it does not serve your purpose
A bar cabinet: Placeholders, instead of getting something you can afford in the moment but you do not love, wait for your dream piece
A song for:
Dinner at home: Welcome to the Jungle
Working at your desk: Can’t Stop the Feeling
Going for a run: Hard Fought Hallelujah
Biggest Vice? Great shoes
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? A Maserati SUV
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? I’d say they do — but my sensibility is bold and fearless. I wear things most people would never think to combine, and somehow I make it work.
Who is your star crush? George Clooney
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it? When they make everything match. It does not lighten any senses.
If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be? Frank Lloyd Wright
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? If there were a song that captured how I feel about design, it would be New York State of Mind. No matter where you are in the world, you know New York is a melting pot of design. It’s where electricity and authenticity begin — and I want people to think of me in that same way.
Your Favorite:
Movie: The Wizard Of Oz
Book: Nancy Drew
Scent: Mystify JAQUE
The fabric you always come back to: Christian Laquis
Dream project: Movie sets
Meal: Avocado salad
Drink: Cosmopolitan
Hotel: The Wynn
Travel Destination: Italy
Artist: Prince
A cause near and dear to me: Girl Scouts of America
Thing to collect obsessively: Eye glasses
Era in the history of design: Art Deco/Great Gatsby
Museum: The Vatican Museum
Paint Color that always looks great: Any shade of Chartreuse
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Jay Shetty
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? My sweet Bernadoodle puppy JJ
