Joy Moyler
photo by Nick Carter
If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? Maui
What are three words to describe your style? 1. Classic 2. Modern 3. Culture Driven
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? Red lacquer walls, white and black damask upholstery with mod Peter Max artwork
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? An antique China cabinet, similar to one I saw photographed in Mica Erteguns’ house years ago in an old House & Garden magazine.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Mies Van Der Rohe
No room is complete without books!
People think of me as intense, but I am really quite silly!
Things you omit from:
A flower arrangement - Gladiolas
An hors d’oeuvre platter - chopped liver (unless my mom made it!)
A bar cabinet - nothing!
A song for:
Dinner at home - anything by Frank Sinatra and Henri Mancini
Working at your desk - anything by Frank Sinatra (I LOOOOOVE FRANK!!!!!)
Going for a run - ”Feedback” by Janet Jackson
Biggest Vice? Baking from scratch!
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Manolo Blahniks, always!
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Yes, they are comfortable and I’m cool if a dog sits on me.
Who is your star crush? The Rock! That eyebrow raise, gets me every time!
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it? Balloon shades with pelmets
If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be? Sir Bannister Fletcher History of Architecture
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Being a place to come home to!
photo by Nick Carter
A Few Favorites:
Movie: Shawshank Redemption. Favorite quote - “You have to go through shit to get to the other side.”
Book: Sir Bannister Fletcher, History of Architecture
Scent: Tom Ford ‘Black Orchid’
The fabric you always come back to: velvet
Dream project: Hotel in Fiji
Meal: Indian food!! Butter chicken, saag paneer, aloo paratha, creme brulee
Drink: Vodka with grapefruit juice with a sprig of thyme
Hotel: Plaza Athenee, Paris
Travel Destination: New Zealand
Artist: Rothko
Thing to collect obsessively: People I can learn from, and share life with!
Era in the history of design: Beaux arts
Museum: Victoria and Albert museum in London
Paint Color that always look great: Benjamin Moore ‘Mayonnaise OC-85’
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Tracey Ellis Ross
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? All animals except any that would eat me alive!
