If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? The Hudson Valley or Berkshires
What are three words to describe your style?
Colorful
Fun
Idiosynchratic (a bit of weird!)
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? I grew up in Hong Kong sharing a bedroom with a bunk with my brother. We had the orange shag carpet requisite of the late 70’s early 80’s and a lot of rattan furniture which was easy to come by in Asia.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? I bought a mid-century teak credenza from the Rose Bowl Flea Market in LA. I love the wood grain and it’s moved with me from LA to New York and to Atlanta and served as a buffet, media center and entry console!
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Eileen Grey or Anne Albers - such unique points of view and powerful women in a design world dominated by men.
No room is complete without Art!
People think of me as serious, but I am really sarcastic and corny!
Things you omit from
A flower arrangement: Sunflowers
An hors d’oeuvre platter: Craisins
A bar cabinet: White claw
A song for
Dinner at home: Anything by Darlingside
Working at your desk: Anything by Darlingside
Going for a run: I can’t run and listen to music!
Biggest Vice? Caffeine - in all forms. Coffee and diet coke on the daily
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Well this is embarrassing to say but I’ve been on the hunt for a comfortable bra for like a year now and I think all of the ads I get fed on instagram are bras. So I’d probably end up with packages upon packages of undergarments!
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Yes - when I’m trying anyways. Colorful, fun and modern.
Who is your star crush? Mark Ruffalo
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it? Drenching a room in a single pattern from the walls to the drapes to the upholstery
What design book do you find yourself going back to again and again? Shamshiri: Interiors
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Having a unique point of view and happy clients!
Your Favorite:
Movie: Greencard
Book: The Red Tent
Scent: Le Labo Santal 33
The fabric you always come back to: Pierre Frey Limpopo
Dream project: The Obama house!
Meal: The steak for two at the Breslin NYC (RIP)
Drink: Extra dirty vodka martini
Hotel: The Manner - NYC
Travel Destination: Mexico City
Artist: Sergio Suarez - a local up-and-coming artist. Amazing large scale wood block prints
A cause near and dear to me: The AAPI Design Alliance - I’m the current president!
Thing to collect obsessively: Chinese snuff bottles
Era in the history of design: Art Deco
Museum: The Kimball Museum in Fort Worth
Benjamin Moore Paint Color: Black Forest Green - my home exterior is painted this color
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Kelly Wearstler - she is simultaneously inspiring and unabashedly ridiculous
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Both!
