While President Bush was out of town Hillary Clinton stopped by the White House on Friday for an important meeting with her decorator.
I'm never not planning for my future house. Most of the files on my laptop are devoted to different rooms in my dream house. I'm embarrassing.
I do know that I would never - though you should never say never - work with a decorator, because I don't want to see the touch of someone else in my own space.
There's a big difference between decorators and designers and the training is very different.
I spearhead interior design for all Trump projects.
Furnishing a home is no different than going into the studio and making music. You want to make sure you've pared down all the extra details so that in the end, every stitch has a context uniquely yours.
All my life I have said, "Whatever happens there will always be tables and chairs"--and what a mistake.
I'm an interior designer, first and foremost. I can do one thing really well, and I'm going to stay in my little niche.
We're not handling things anymore before they arrive on our doorstep. I like to feel how thin porcelain can be, run my hand over a textile, see if I want to sit in a chair.
My biggest word of advice that I could give to people that are dealing with a home renovation or decoration is to not think about design as it's been presented to you before. I think everybody needs to start designing based on the moments they imagine having in their home and that is what has guided me as a decorator.
On Furnishing One's Home - Pick your furniture like you pick a wife; it should make you feel comfortable and look nice, but not so nice that if someone walks past it they want to steal it.
When it comes to designing your first apartment, I think people get overwhelmed and end up collecting pieces that don't always mesh well together because they don't have a clear vision. Take your time and use tools that can help inspire and guide you through the process.
There's a very important aspect to all my work, now more than ever, which is tying the interior design and architecture with the art.
My love for interior designing has always been there.
Because I live and breathe design every day, sometimes I will come across an idea that is something I want to try. It often comes from an old hotel or an old restaurant, and I will adapt it to be residential.
I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them.
A great interior designer is able to capture who someone is and adapt to who they are.
I wanted to be a decorator. I wanted to interior design homes and do everything myself.
I'm an interior designer from the soul. It's not about just putting things in a room. It's much deeper and broader. It's about self-discovery.
Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator.
I really believe that a good decorator is a good listener. So the inspiration always is the people that are living in that home.
I never considered interior design as a career option. I had designed a couple of our homes, and people liked my work. Friends came forward and asked me to help them do up their homes, and that's how it started.
My secret desire is to be an interior designer. I'd love to make houses for rich clients who can afford to do things right.
Design doesn't have to be daunting. Some people really find it challenging to take on their entire home, because they don't know their aesthetic; they don't know where they want to go.
I have been constantly working on the interiors of my homes in Delhi, Goa, Dubai, Mumbai, and the Red Chillies Building. I had been designing homes, too. Having a background in art, graphic design, and charcoal helped me in my work immensely.
