Dugazon

If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live?  
Bobby Graham and Matt Marden: New Orleans

What are three words to describe your style?
BG + MM: Timeless, Refined, Welcoming

Tell us about your childhood bedroom?  
BG: Two twin beds, a collection of wooden animals that was started when I was born and still have today, box turtle pets Fred and Ralph, GI Joe and He Man action figures and wall to wall carpet.
MM: Working fireplace, wide planked wooden floors with a braided circular rug, handmade quilts on a single bed.

What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house?
BG + MM: A Steven Klein Fashion Photograph from Staley Wise Gallery in NYC  

In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? 
MM: Billy Baldwin

No room is complete without _____
BG: Many, many chairs
MM: A personal framed photo of family and friends.

People think of me as ________, but I am really _____________  
BG: as always cooking, but I spend just as much time gardening  
MM: a pop culture junky, but really spend most of my free time reading

Things you omit from
A flower arrangement:  
BG: Baby’s Breath but I like by itself
MM: Plants in a flower arrangement

An hors d’oeuvre platter:   
BG: Salmon
MM: Any kind of fish

A bar cabinet:  
BG: Southern Comfort

A song for
Dinner at home:
BG + MM: WWNO Jazz 89.9FM - NPR Jazz Radio New Orleans (we also play this at the shop all day!)

Working at your desk:
BG: Freedom 90! George Michael
MM: Nothing, I need to work in silence.   

Going for a run:   
BG: Finally by Kings of Tomorrow with Julie McKnight
MM: Small Town Boy by Bronski Beat

Biggest Vice?  
BG: Kettle One
MM: Diet Coke

If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy?
BG:  LiveAuctions.com / Anything that I see fitting for the shop or our home.

Who is your star crush?  
BG: The Rock
MM: Fred Ward

For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for?
BG + MM: That all the little extras we share through DUGAZON make all the difference in your home and life.   

Your Favorite:  
Movie:  
BG: Ghost Busters
MM: Ordinary People  

Book:  
BG: The Great Menagerie (I was obsessed with this pop-up book since childhood)  
MM:  Story of My Life by Jay McInerney

Scent:  
BG: Crawfish Etouffee  
MM: The Ocean  

Dream project:  
BG: Expand DUGAZON into foods / a restaurant

Meal:  
BG: French Onion Soup
MM: Beef Bourguignon

Drink:  
BG: Tied…. Vodka Martini and Tequila Shots

Hotel:
BG: Ocean View Club - Harbour Island
MM: Park Hyatt Vendome in Paris

Travel Destination:  
BG: New Orleans / Southern Louisiana
MM: Milan

Artist:
MM: Alex Katz

A cause near and dear to me:
BG + MM: Hetrick Martin Institute based in NYC

Thing to collect obsessively:
BG: Chairs
MM: Books

Era in the history of design:
BG: Early 1900’s
MM:  1970’s

Museum:
BG + MM: Sir John Soane’s in London

Benjamin Moore Paint Color:
BG + MM: Pink Damask

Favorite person to follow on Instagram:
BG: John Derian
MM: Pete Zias

Dogs, Cats, or No Pets?
BG + MM: CATS