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Welcome

“As a resident of the world of design since birth, I’d like to take some time to celebrate some of the people and things in that world that I admire. I hope you come along for the ride. And, as my name has really taken a beating these last couple of years, -thank you Mr. Bezos, - feel free to think of me here by my nickname: Lex. And, please also enjoy this completely un-recognizable and years old headshot.” - Alexa Hampton

Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Lindsay Calhoun

If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? I am in Mallorca whenever I can 

What are three words to describe your style?

1. Amazing

2. Amazing

3.  Amazing

Tell us about your childhood bedroom? Ever evolving set to whatever I was reading… I had a mattress on the floor when I was obsessed with books about Japan..

 What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house Lalanne Mirror from my friend, the late Paul Kasmin 

In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? William Kent

No room is complete without  a dog

 People think of me as Purely interested in traditional, but I am really I’m interested in everything and am evolving

Things you omit from:

  • A flower arrangement  most orange flowers, fragrance sticks

  • An hors d’oeuvre platter all shellfish – im allergic

  • A bar cabinet plastic bottles of mixers

A song for:

  • Dinner at home  Golden by Jill Scott

  • Working at your desk Anything Joni Mitchell

  • Going for a run  Anything 70s Disco

Biggest Vice? Black licorice from Denmark or Finland

If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Dozens and dozens of dishes

Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? I can be a bit schizophrenic with both..bespoke clothing in Spain, Todd Snyder and tennis shoes in LA, Armani anywhere else

What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it?  Rooms in only 2 colors

If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be?  1st edition Jean-Michel Frank

For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for?  No matter which period, my work is always a portrait of the person I work for – personal and timeless

A Few Favorites:

  • Movie: What’s up, doc?

  • Book: White Album by Joan Didian

  • Scent: 88 by Czech and speake

  • The fabric you always come back to: all of mine

  • Dream project: Buckingham Palace

  • Meal: Grilled Nat’n Al’s hot dog on a buttered bun and very spicy ginger ale

  • Drink: Mount Gay and tonic

  • Hotel: The Lowell and the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur

  • Travel Destination: India or Spain

  • Artist: Picasso

  • A cause near and dear to me: Truth and civility

  • Thing to collect obsessively: Dishes

  • Era in the history of design: Now

  • Museum: Museo del Prado and The Met

  • Paint Color that always looks great: Old White by Farrow and Ball

  • Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Ever evolving

  • Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Mostly dogs and sometimes cats

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