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“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

Elliott Barnes

Elliott Barnes

Lindsay Calhoun

photo by francis amiand

If you could have a second home anywhere, where would you live? I would love to live in Venice

What are three words to describe your style?

1. Textured

2. Rational

3. Modern

Tell us about your childhood bedroom? I grew up in a very 70’s toned room with one geometric orange, white, yellow, and silver patterned wall. The other walls were orange. This played off very traditional wooden furniture.

What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? In fact it was a table I designed in carbon fiber, I used it as a dining table and a work surface. When I sold the flat, the new owner bought the table.

In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be?
I would hire Mies Van Der Rohe

No room is complete without an area rug.

People think of me as easy going but I am really quite demanding.

Things you omit from:

  • A flower arrangement: Greenage

  • An hors d’oeuvre platter: Anything with goat’s cheese

  • A bar cabinet: Milk

A song for:

  • Dinner at home: The Melody at Night with you (Album) – Keith Jarrett

  • Working at your desk: Free the Mind by Johann Johannsson

  • Going for a run: Funkin’ for Jamaica – Tom Browne or Had It Up 2 Here – Boot Camp Clik

Biggest Vice? I have no vices just excesses and ART and BOOKS occupy the top spot

If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Don’t know what that could feel like and I don’t internet shop. I prefer the boutique experience.

Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? My clothes reflect my mood. To make this possible the wardrobe is quite eclectic, but also rather classic

Who is your star crush? Joni Mitchell

What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it? I would never get glitzy but I see that it works on projects by others.

If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be? My sketch book from the summer of 1983 or Collage City by Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter.

For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Its simplicity and understated elegance.

photo by Francis Amiand

A Few Favorites:

  • Movie: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife Her Lover -Peter Greenaway

  • Book: Eloge de l’Ombre by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki

  • Scent: Cologne Royale - DIOR

  • The fabric you always come back to: Velours

  • Dream project: Chapel or a museum

  • Meal: Spaghetti pomodoro alla bufala

  • Drink: Champagne

  • Hotel: San Luis - Merano

  • Travel Destination: Italy

  • Artist: Mark Bradford

  • A cause near and dear to me: Supporting young artists

  • Thing to collect obsessively: Abstraction from artists from the African diaspora

  • Era in the history of design: NOW

  • Museum: Louvre

  • Paint Color that always looks great: DIOR Grey

  • Favorite person to follow on Instagram: @davechappelle

  • Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? No pets

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Gil Schafer

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