Interior designers take indoor spaces and create beautiful, useful and stylish rooms in homes and other interior spaces. Here are some of the world's most famous interior designers.
Barbara Barry, born in New York City, New York in 1965, utilizes transitional style in her work, also known as a classic style with a modern twist. She combines simplicity, light, texture and color to create cosmopolitan and polished spaces. Barbara Barry's work includes residences and commercial spaces in the United States and in Europe. He work has inspired many with its elegance, timelessness and splendor.
Sheila Bridges was born in 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her work as an interior designer combines comfort and luxury, creating livable and elegant spaces. She has designed homes and offices for entertainers and politicians, including President Bill Clinton. She takes inspiration from the French world of the 1700s and is the author "Furnishing Forward: A Practical Guide to Furnishing for a Lifetime." Sheila Bridges was named "America's Best Interior Designer" by CNN and Time Magazine.
Petra Blaisse, born in 1955 in London, England, is a Dutch designer with projects all over the globe. She started out as a freelance designer and gained more and more recognition for her work. Her major project is called Inside, Outside, a unique and experimental one combining landscape architecture, textile design and interior design where she creates large, ornate gardens and walls that move and breathe.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, born in London in 1965, is very well known as a television personality as well as for his interior design. He graduated from Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts with a Fine Arts degree and appears frequently on the BBC television show Changing Rooms as well as other television programs. His design style is quirky, colorful, outlandish and definitely unique. He maintains a signature vision that remains his own. Proportion, harmony, balance and fun make up a great deal of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's art.
Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, born in Cuba and based in San Fransisco, is one of the most respected professionals in his field. He touts a long list of impressive accomplishments, including world renowned homes, retreats along beaches and corporate headquarters. The book “Orlando Diaz-Azcuy,” by Diane Dorrans Saeks highlights his work, which is pristine, beautiful, elegant and meticulous. He says that his Cuban heritage has greatly influenced the way he works.
Kerry Joyce, born in Boston, Massachusetts, is an award-winning interior designer. Kerry Joyce is known for his classic, simple and traditional interior design, as well as for integrating the personality of his clients into his work. Some of his awards include Forbes Magazine: Best Interior Designer, Metropolitan Home: Design 100 for Interior Design, Metropolitan Home: Design 100 for Product Design and House Beautiful: One of the Best Designers in America. Dessin Fournir Collection is Kerry Joyce's line of furniture, textiles and lighting.
Madeline Stuart, a designer out of Los Angeles, California, enjoys clients from the entertainment, business and finance industries as well as many others. Essential to her work is integrity, beauty and fastidiousness. Her work focuses not only on interior design but also heavily on architectural remodeling and restoration. Madeline Stuart has been featured in many publications.
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