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LP:
How did you initially become involved in interior
design work?
AC:
I started my career in movie set design, then at Ralph
Lauren Home in Los Angeles.
LP:
What has it been like working on both the East and
West coasts? Do you find what people are looking for to be
very different?
AC:
Great design is beloved on both coasts. I do think the West
Coast, especially Los Angeles, is influenced by the climate and
Mediterranean lifestyle. Water, beach, relaxed environments.
New York City pulsates and is always current with the influence
stemming from the art and fashion world. The colder climate
also changes some of the overall design aesthetic.
LP:
How do you feel your design work has evolved since you
first began your career?
AC:
You grow with your work and with your life experiences.
I think you never stop learning and being exposed through
travel, friendships and projects. I believe that is the greatest
part of creativity and design, it always flows. I am also heavily
influenced by great designers of the past such as Dorothy
Draper (American interior decorator) or Syrie Maugham (leading
British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s).
LP:
Tell us how you began working with Fendi Casa and how
that relationship has evolved?
AC:
I met Mr. Alberto Vignatelli, the owner and visionary
of Fendi Casa and Luxury Living, a year ago during our
collaboration for Holiday House (celebrating the best in interior
design and holiday entertaining in NYC, while supporting
the fight against breast cancer) and the BCRF (Breast Cancer
Research Foundation). He admired the space I designed and
a piece of furniture I designed and commissioned. A year later
here I am aiding in the expansion of the company in the U.S. as
Creative Director and Vice President.
LP:
What do you see for the future of interior design?
Are there certain trends on the rise?
AC:
Design will always grow and expand. The biggest
influence now in our market is the Internet, from social media
to Google, design is so easily accessible. Sites like 1st dibs
and Houzz have changed the industry and exposure. As far as
trends, I anticipate great design, impeccable quality, fun spirit,
and timeless elegance.
LP:
Do you have a favorite design project that you completed in
the past or one you are preparing for in the future?
AC:
I loved working with Kip Forbes on Forbes Magazine’s
Private Club room on Fifth Avenue. Such amazing art, antiques,
and American history. It was exciting. I am highly anticipating
Luxury Living’s new collaboration with Ritz Paris. How exciting to
be part of that production and collaboration!
LP:
You do a lot of charitable interior design work with Fendi
Casa. Are the charities you’ve worked with significant passions
of yours?
AC:
Yes, they are very much. I believe in the charity work I do
for the BCRF and for Panthera. When you join forces to aide
and help others it is a major catalyst for happiness within and
a better world to take part. Any time I give comes back to me
tenfold. Not to mention the friends, family and life experience
along the way. It exemplifies Luxury Living and what our brand
believes in as well.
“I THINK YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING AND BEING
EXPOSED THROUGH TRAVEL, FRIENDSHIPS AND
PROJECTS. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE GREATEST PART
OF CREATIVITY AND DESIGN,
IT ALWAYS FLOWS.
”
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