Geoffrey Bradfield
For me, there is obviously no hard and fast rule in this regard. It is the clean slate that is so stimulating for a creative mind. An entrance hall, as a starting point dictates, to some degree, what will follow. I always enjoy capturing the spirit of an interior by exploiting, and sometimes exaggerating, the first venture into the space. But each room, for me, has its unique appeal when it comes to design.
Master bedrooms and libraries.
An eleborate English country-style house in the Midwest, designed by Mario Buatta and featured in our April 2003 issue.
Sandra Nunnerley
I don’t have a favorite as I look at a project as one-I do not believe in a different look for each room. I do not like interiors that look like decorator show houses. I like a thread—a conversation—to continue through the entire project. Recently we have been designing a lot of multi-function rooms which I love doing, as we are all living in a less formal manner today. For example, I finished a project where I took down the walls of a dining room, living room and study and made one big room—the project appeared in AD as a “before and after.” Also, the September 2007 issue highlights my philosophy through my “square living room.” I love square rooms!
The aforementioned “before & after” Park Avenue renewal project by Nunnerley, from our February 2007 issue.
Shelton, Mindel
A room is a piece of a larger puzzle... it is the intentional interconnectedness, or not, of spaces that is the most rewarding to create.
A progressive country house in the Hamptons, designed by Shelton, Mindel & Associates with Reed A. Morrison Architect and featured in our June 2007 issue.
Mariette Himes Gomez
I’ve always loved designing bedrooms. Finding and planning the bed, which by definition, takes center stage. Is it four posted, old, new, upholstered or canopied? More than anything, bedrooms can be pure luxury.
A Park Avenue apartment designed, by Mariette Himes Gomez, from our September 2005 issue.
Alexa Hampton
The living room.
Alexa Hampton designed this shingle-style house on Long Island that was featured in our July 2007 issue.
Elissa Cullman
One of my favorite rooms to decorate is the powder room. Because it’s often relatively small, it can be treated like a little jewel box and finished with a completely extravagant technique or material, such as hand stenciled walls or a floor of inlaid onyx. I also enjoy designing libraries because I am passionate about books and reading. At Cullman & Kravis we like to design each and every shelf to create what we call the “bookscape” of a library.
A Georgian Revival in Boston was designed by Elissa Cullman and featured in our February 2006 issue.
Laura Hunt
I do not have a favorite room to design...I actually enjoy working on all rooms, except for laundry rooms!
The formal dining room in Laura Hunt’s own New York residence, featured in our September 2005 issue.
