Phillip Thomas

Phillip Thomas INC.

Phillip Thomas, Founder and Principal of Phillip Thomas Inc., is celebrated for his elegant interiors that feature custom furnishings and unparalleled attention to detail. His childhood was spent in New York City and South America and traveling extensively throughout the world which serves as a constant source of inspiration apparent in Thomas’s work, through exuberant colors, textures, architecture, and eclectic details.

Since establishing his firm in 2011, Thomas has worked with a wide-range of clients on projects both in the United States and internationally. His timeless interiors can be found in many of the top buildings in New York City including the Dakota, 15 Central Park West and River House.

His work has been featured in publications including Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Interior Design, Luxe, Mansion Global, NYC&G, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal among many others. Additionally, he has been featured in recent interior design books such as House Beautiful: Live Colorfully, New York School of Interior Design:

Each of these rooms received incredible recognition and praise from his peers and the media alike.

Rebecca Amir

Rebecca Amir Design

Rebecca Amir is the founder and principal designer of Rebecca Amir Design, a boutique interior design studio based in New York. Rebecca crafts spaces that feel warm and welcoming, comfortable yet elevated. Her work is celebrated for its intentional and timeless design, punctuated by small, personal details and handcrafted elements that make each space one-of-a-kind. Rebecca was named to FREDERIC magazine's It List in 2025. She lives in Pound Ridge with her husband and two children and serves as a commissioner on the Pound Ridge Landmarks and Historic District Commission.

Tom Cox

Ham Interiors

Tom Cox is the principal and co-founder of HÁM, a family-run architecture, interior design and build studio based in Oxfordshire, England, and co-founder and Creative Director of Studio HÁM, the lifestyle store he created with his sister Kate. Self-taught and led by instinct, his work is shaped by a lifelong fascination with design, antiques and the way spaces feel to live in. Known for architecturally grounded, art-filled interiors with an eclectic edge and a confident use of colour, he creates homes that feel collected, layered and rich with personality - always with a strong connection to place and a touch of the unexpected.

Mark Ciano

Mark Ciano Home

Mark Ciano, founder of Mark Ciano Home, leads a full-service, boutique, interior-design studio specializing in high-end residential projects. Mark’s team creates elevated and comfortable homes that feel as good as they look for years to come. His expertise ranges from remodels and interior refreshes to designing and building brand-new homes. 

 One of the most integral steps in Mark’s process is developing personal relationships with his clients to understand how they live and what they love. With this close collaboration, Mark is able to curate deeply personal interiors.

 Mark’s passion for design began at an early age. Inspired by his mother, a talented dressmaker, she introduced him to the world of color, pattern, and texture. Those early experiences sparked a lifelong appreciation for thoughtful and beautiful design. 

 His creative perspective was further shaped through studies at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) where he focused on studying painting and through teaching at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) reinforcing his belief that appreciation for great design can be both creative and deeply personal. A painter himself, Mark draws on both artistic training and real-world experience in his work. 

Mark’s extensive portfolio spans a diverse range of projects: city apartments, suburban residences, beach houses, lakefront retreats, and country homes. Whatever the project, Mark takes his client’s personal vision and transforms it into a reality that celebrates beauty, function and comfort. 

Lina Galvao &
Erin Coren

Curated Nest

Lina Galvao:

Lina holds a Bachelor of Science from Yale University in addition to a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University, and studied Interior Design at Fashion Institute of Technology. Prior to becoming a designer, Lina was a business consultant for healthcare organizations for ten years, with an interest in how environments can promote patients’ wellbeing. Lina has enjoyed working on projects ranging from New York City apartments to full home renovations and new builds. She loves integrating solutions that promote child development in her designs for families. Lina's joy comes from bold designs and color inspired by her Brazilian roots. She misses living in Brooklyn, but is now living her best life by the beach in Fairfield County, CT, with her two kids. Favorite things: strong coffee; a carb heavy diet; meditation; a chill day in the park; having a cool book collection; museums; a nap in a proper Brazilian hammock; pop art; Rome, Italy.

Erin Coren:

Erin holds a B.S. in Interior Design and is a NYS Certified Interior Designer, Professional member of the American Society of Interior Design, and a National Council of Interior Design Qualifications certificate holder Before co-founding Curated Nest, Erin spent ten years running her namesake interior design studio, EMC2 Interiors, where she worked for a diverse range of clients including families, corporate CEOs, magazine editors, television shows, and celebrities. Opening its doors in 2016 with Lina.

Erin leads the Curated Nest design team across all projects in the NY and CT area. Working with clients on a breadth of projects ranging from new builds and renovations, to re-designing full homes for growing families. Erin lives in Westchester with her husband, two kids, and fur baby Piper. Favorite things: travel; southern food and sweet tea; handmade furniture; reading; global design; too many hours on TikTok; symmetry; textures; perfectly timed jokes.

Curated Nest

Elaina Darden

Elaina Darden Design

Elaina Fagan Darden is a Texas-based interior designer, textile designer, artist, and tastemaker. Since launching Elaina Darden Design in 2022, she has aimed to deliver dream spaces to clients, bringing her elegant, thoughtful, and lively aesthetic to projects across the United States. In 2026, her work in Nantucket, Massachussetts was featured by House Beautiful. 

After studying Interior Design at Texas Christian University, Elaina began her career with esteemed residential and hospitality design firms. She brings a trained eye and technical expertise to her practice. Elaina leans on a background in classical design to create fresh yet traditional interiors that complement contemporary lifestyles.

Jennifer BrAFORD KENNEDY

Jennifer BrAFORD KENNEDY Interior Design

Jennifer Bradford Kennedy Interior Design specializes in custom high-end residential interiors. Her firm is based in Westport and soon will be extending into Palm Beach, but takes on international projects extending throughout the United States, the Caribbean and Europe.

Jennifer is renown for spaces evocative of an exotic vacation excursion. Her international upbringing greatly impacts her design sensibility and she often instills history and richness into her designs by using treasures acquired throughout the world. By offering interior architectural services, project management and landscape lighting design she is able to create comfortable, unique and sophisticated homes that reflect the dreams of her clients.

Jennifer received her training from both the New School for Social Research and Rhode Island School of Design and she worked with Peter Marino in New York before starting her own business. Her work has been prominently featured in British House & Garden, Caribbean Travel & Life and Town & Country, among others.

In addition to her publications, Jennifer created branding designs, accessories and tablescapes for a superyacht, Odessa - 160 foot yacht built by Christensen which received “Interior Design Award: Semi-displacement Motor Yachts” at The ShowBoats Designer Awards in 2010.

She had previously owned a lifestyle design boutique on the Island of Mustique, Across Forever Home where she had worked on private villas ranging from building supervision, landscape and lighting design and creating extensive interiors including large indoor outdoor pavilions.

She is now living in Westport and is currently working on residential projects both in Fairfield and Palm Beach.

Henriette von Stockhausen

VSP Interiors was founded in 2000 by friends and designers Henriette von Stockhausen and Jane Petti. Since 2010 the business has been led by Henriette, the company’s Creative Director Henriette. She studied at City & Guild of London Art Schools and gained a master’s degree at Sotheby’s Institute where she honed her appreciation and love for antique furniture and decorative design from 17th Century through to 20th Century before continuing her studies at the prestigious Inchbald School of Design, where she gained experience with leading interior designers including Stephen Ryan (then head of David Hicks Design.) She also had a spell in theatre design which enabled her to indulge her more flamboyant side and made her realize just how much she relishes any challenge.

 Her childhood and early years were spent in Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland, where she widened her knowledge and appreciation of international architecture and the arts. She has a very grounded knowledge of both architectural history and quality craftsmanship that is needed together with a wealth of quality artisan craftsmen artists and specialist suppliers.

 Having grown up surrounded by incredible antiques Henriette enjoys including them in her schemes. She loves combining rich colours, interesting prints and antiques to create a layered interior with lots of interest and a warm lived-in comfort. This approach enables Henriette and her dynamic team to specialize in designing authentic interiors for listed buildings and homes of architectural interest. Working in the UK and overseas, they undertake projects of all sizes, providing a highly bespoke and dedicated service.

 When planning the interiors of period properties VSP believes in preserving quality craftsmanship and architectural features while introducing contemporary elements through the use of color, texture and styling. The juxtaposition of the new with the old creates a modern look that works equally well in the town and country.

 Henriette always tries to mix a few modern pieces into a very traditional set up or the other way round using a few amazing antique pieces in a modern surrounding, “creating a juxtaposition and keeping things interesting for the eye - something unexpected always does the trick. This can also be done with scale- something very big in a small space for example will create a focal point of interest and make the small space seem extraordinary.”

VSP Interiors aim to use local craftsmen and artisans in all their interiors - to create a one-off custom finish/look.

They have an extensive little black book full of incredible artisans ranging from a wonderful stonemason who specializes in antique fireplaces and their restoration to amazing furniture makers who create true one-off pieces in addition to contemporary artists who provide many of the finishing touches. Henriette is always commissioning custom-made pieces for her clients such as vanity units, four poster beds and dining tables – unique items that are difficult to find. Today Henriette describes her style as classic in architecture and bones, colorful and eclectic with a mix of old and new in decoration.

Henriette has collaborated with furniture brand Oficina Inglesa on a furniture collection inspired by classic English design which includes four-poster beds, coronas, bedside tables and dining chairs spring 2026.

Since 2017, VSP Interiors has been included in Country Life’s ‘secret address book’. The article lists the 100 best architects, builders, and interior and landscape designers in Britain. Henriette has been listed as one of the best interior designers with Country Life commenting “A perfect choice for young families moving into a big country home”. VSP was shortlisted for the 2018 Andrew Martin International Interior Designer of the Year Award and their work was featured in the 22nd Volume of the Interior Design Review book. Additionally, VSP Interiors has been consistently included in House & Garden’s Top 100 Designers since 2018 and Country & Town House’s list of 50 Finest Interior Designers since 2019. VSP Interiors is a member of BIID. VSP has clients worldwide including Santa Barbara, Paris, Dorset, Denmark, Berkshire (UK), Sussex and Germany

Henry Prideaux

Henry Prideaux Interior Designs

Based in Twickenham West London, England, award winning studio Henry Prideaux Interior Design is a boutique, independent practice offering professional design services for private residential clients. Known for creating elegant, authentic spaces that blend different design styles, Henry combines timeless classics with a modern twist, resulting in interiors that feel fresh and enduring.

Website: www.henryprideaux.com 

Liz Anderson 

LVA Interiors

Born and raised in New York City, Liz Anderson brings a sophisticated design perspective shaped by her European heritage, extensive travel, and lifelong appreciation for art, fashion, and interiors. Her aesthetic reflects a balance of timeless elegance and fresh modernity, blending traditional influences with contemporary living.

Liz began her career in fashion public relations before launching a home and gift accessories company, which she owned and operated for over 12 years. During that time, she designed original textiles and patterns and her collections were recognized in numerous national publications.

More than a decade ago, Liz transitioned her creative focus to interior design. As Principal Designer of LVA Interiors, she leads residential and commercial projects throughout Connecticut, New York City, the Hamptons, Locust Valley, the Bahamas, and Florida and has been mentioned and featured in publications including AD and The New York Times.

Liz's design philosophy centers on creating spaces that are a true reflection of her clients' personalities, lifestyles, and aspirations. Rather than imposing a signature look, she collaborates closely with each client to elevate their vision and create the best possible expression of their personal style. Her interiors are thoughtfully layered, combining custom furnishings, carefully sourced vintage pieces, and well-curated ready-made selections to achieve spaces that feel collected, authentic, and enduring.

LEE ANN THORNTON +
Allie Resor

Lee Ann Thornton Interiors

Lee Ann Thornton Interiors believes in creating homes that are filled with meaningful furnishings and charming details that bring joy, comfort and inspiration. Lee Ann and Allie, the Mother-daughter duo at the helm of their boutique firm, approach their work with a warm and thoughtful method. Having spent part of their lives on the west coast, a bi-coastal sensibility is present in their body of work.

The full service firm is known for their personal process, beautifully layered interiors and passion for every facet of the home. Projects span from the eastern seaboard to the pacific coast.

Lee Ann Thornton Interiors’ work has been featured in House Beautiful, Coastal Living, Luxe Magazine and other notable publications. Lee Ann Thornton sits on the Board of Directors for the NYC Decorators Club, an organization of professional women interior designers, design editors and industry executives in the New York Metropolitan area.

LEE ANN — FOUNDER & PARTNER

Lee Ann’s approach to design is celebratory in nature. As an avid designer, mother, cook and hostess, she truly invites her clients into a world that is designed to make memories and live a well lived life. From fresh flowers plucked from the garden, to rattan pieces and shirred lampshades — she considers every detail an important aspect of all things “home”.  With well over twenty years in the industry, her clients have come to implicitly trust her with their most sacred spaces.

ALLIE RESOR — PARTNER

Allie grew up knowing she wanted to be an Interior Designer.  With Lee Ann as the creative guiding force throughout her childhood, Allie was inspired from an early age.

Having joined the firm in 2016, Allie started as a project manager, designer, and now, partner. She brings to the team a fresh, preppy, bohemian style, a welcomed thread to Lee Ann’s timeless and classic decoration style. 

NYSID Scholarship winner:
Lauren Joyce

Lauren Joyce is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the New York School of Interior Design. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she spent eight years in New York City in client management and creative partnerships at a sports marketing company, building custom advertising campaigns, before shifting her focus to design.

During her time at NYSID, Lauren has worked with hospitality firm Stonehill Taylor Architects and residential firm Terri Ricci Interiors, and is interning with Ferguson & Shamamian Architects for the 2026–27 school year.

Earlier this year, she was named the NYSID Chairman's Institutional Scholarship winner and received the Ferguson & Shamamian Travel Award for Cultural Discovery.

Lauren's design vision is driven by a need to create livable, elegant spaces through a thoughtful and practical approach. Her work gravitates toward grounding colors, traditional silhouettes, and bespoke antique pieces, ensuring no two spaces are alike.