David Ries
photo by Lesley Unruh
If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? Ubud, Bali
What are three words to describe your style? Approachable, Graphic, Mixable
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? It was very small, which made me think at a young age about how to make this room work for me.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? A Mies van der Rohe coffee table. That’s when I learned that a classic piece can work anywhere. It has come with me to every apartment and home I have lived in since the purchase.
No room is complete without: One incandescent light bulb
Things you omit from
· A flower arrangement: Any element that introduces a forth or more colors to the arrangement
· An hors d’oeuvre platter: Blue Cheese
· A bar cabinet: A shot glass, as mixing should be intuitive
A song for
· Dinner at home: Anything Linda Ronstadt
· Working at your desk: Anything Steely Dan
· Going for a run: I only Peleton
Biggest Vice? Watching episodes of Barefoot Contessa repeatedly feels like therapy to me
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Pots and pans that I already own
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Not really, I only wear shades of blue and black
Who is your star crush? Oprah Winfrey
What design book do you find yourself going back to again and again? The Well-Lived Life by Dominique Browning
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Work that fuses something old with something new
photo by Stephen Kent Johnson
A Few Favorites:
Movie: Dreamgirls
Scent: Acqua di Parma Mandorlo di Sicilia
The fabric you always come back to: Larsen Shan, Mica Striae
Meal: Chicken Milanese at Feast of Floret, Hudson NY
Drink: San Remo at Scarpetta
Hotel: Hotel Providence, Paris
Travel Destination: Anywhere in France
Artist: James Turrell
A cause near and dear to me: ASPCA
Thing to collect obsessively: Vintage Nagel Modular candle holders
Era in the history of design: Hollywood Regency
Museum: Victoria and Albert
Paint Color that always looks great: Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Nicolette Camille
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Dogs, hands down
