Lewis Miller
Francesco Lagnese
If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? The English countryside.
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? It was immaculate. A real study in 1980’s Ralph Lauren – hunter green stripe wainscot wallpaper on the bottom with a hunting toile scene paper on the top. Matching bed spread, curtains, brass lamps…
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? A custom made sofa from Howe London.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer, who would it be? Steven Gambrel.
No room is complete without fresh flowers!
People think of me as an extrovert, but I am really an introvert.
Things you omit from:
A flower arrangement: Cheap filler
An hors d’oeuvre platter: Anything that drips
A bar cabinet: Eliminate? Nothing!
A song for:
Dinner at home: Chet Baker “Summertime”
Working at your desk: Peggy Lee “Is That All There Is?”
Going for a run: Tiesto “Boom”
Biggest Vice? Impatience.
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Louis Sognot bamboo light fixtures.
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Lol – no. I don’t wear much color or pattern, I design with a lot of color and pattern.
Who is your star crush? Henry Cavill
What is the one thing you would never decorate your home with, but don’t detest when you see others do it? Ruffles
If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be? Billy Baldwin Decorates
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Exuberance and joy
Lewis Miller Design
A Few Favorites:
Movie: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Book: Confederacy of Dunces
Scent: Eau Sauvage
The fabric you always come back to: Linen – sheets, shirts, upholstery, tablecloths….
Dream project: Any party with an unlimited fabric budget. In the party world I have to use cheap fabric that looks expensive due to the sheer volume of yardage needed. Just once….
Meal: Steak tartare
Drink: Gin Martini
Hotel: La Sirenuse
Travel Destination: Italy
Artist: Hockney
A cause near and dear to me: fairforall.org
Thing to collect obsessively: Sailor’s Valentines
Era in the history of design: Edwardian
Museum: Gustave Moreau
Paint Color that always looks great: Oval Room Blue – Farrow and Ball
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Arthur Parkinson
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Dogs! The more the merrier.
