Boston Magazine Fall 2023

Featuring our client Robin Gannon Interiors.

How Do You Make a Boxy Home Office into a Dream Work Space?

For one nursing professor in Woburn, the solution was striped wallpaper, glamorous accents, and help from designer Robin Gannon.

The Problem

The office in this newly constructed condominium was a stark box-like space with no architectural detail. The homeowner, a married mom and nursing professor in her thirties, is “very smart, fun, and energetic,” says interior designer Robin Gannon, who was tasked with enlivening the room. “She loves color, especially purple and pink. In her office, where she teaches remotely, she wanted to go bold and reflect her personality.”

The Solution

The jumping-off point for the transformation was a vivid, striped wallcovering by Pierre Frey. “It has a whole bunch of shades of pink, red, and orange,” Gannon says. Color abounds: The room’s doors are painted bright red, a vintage rug is a menagerie of pink and blue, and the homeowner’s diplomas are encased in pink frames. A white credenza and desk and clear polycarbonate Louis Ghost chair counter the more visually stimulating elements in the space. “The homeowner likes glitter and elements that are glamorous,” adds Gannon, noting the dramatic four-tier crystal chandelier. While the room has a high-end feel, the project didn’t break the bank. “The most cost-effective way to create a big impact is to go with a really bold, graphic wallpaper—that way, you don’t notice the architectural details that the room may be missing,” Gannon says.

Veranda September - October 2023

The Vale London featured in the September - October issue of Veranda themed around the splendor of the British Isles.

Patterns of exuberance featuring Menkaure from The Vale London.

Menkaure is a luxurious, printed linen fabric for upholstery and drapery that comes in four current colourways. A nod to the peaks of the Egyptian pyramids and the hieroglyphics carved within, and named after the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the fourth dynasty whose pyramid is the smallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, Menkaure boasts a large, geometric pattern that draws the eye in. But because the pattern was originally drawn in ink, and saturated with water before being turned into a digital print, there’s a softness to its shapes that makes this multipurpose fabric highly liveable.

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles August 2023

The enchanting escapes issue features our client The Vale London’s Zig-Zag embroidered textile from their 2023 Hyde collection as the Style section’s opening page.

Harnessing the rainbow of colours that converge at Souk Semmarine in Marrakech — the rows of vibrantly dyed babouches, the kaleidoscope of spices — and in a playful nod to the abstract shapes that emerge from traditional Moroccan weaving techniques, Zig Zag Embroidery amplifies the bright side of this collection. Identical to the Ziggy wallcovering in terms of its geometric repeat and dynamic colourway, Zig Zag is a natural linen embroidered with cotton that’s just the thing for making a playful drapery statement or adding pops of colour across coordinating cushions.

Interiors June + July 2023

Kendall Wilkinson graces the cover of the summer issue with its timely Barbie-Core inspired project from Silicon Valley, California. Subscribe to explore the expansive 14-page story featuring this magnificent home. We are ever grateful to Editor-in-Chief Erika Heet for showcasing this amazing project and writer Zlata Kozul Naumovski with photography by Trevor Tondo. We also served as the stylist on this project shoot.

Some homeowners really like color. It appears smattered on pillows and artwork or sprayed onto cabinets, perhaps in the butler’s pantry neatly tucked out of sight or in a pass-through. The braver color lovers may even drench a room or two top to bottom in their favorite shade. Then there’s Kendall Wilkinson’s clients, a husband and wife with four children and dogs and chickens. No fewer than 30 paint colors, eight with the word “blue” in their names, dress the walls of the interiors of their Silicon Valley home. “She loves color,” Wilkinson says, stating the obvious.

A ground-up construction with acres of property, the California ranch-meets-Craftsman represents typical Northern California architecture. Wilkinson worked closely with Matt Gomez of Allwood Construction and Adam Bittle of Architecture Allure over five years to help create a private oasis that includes the main house, a guest house and a retro-inspired pool house in a secluded plot surrounded by redwoods, cypress trees and native plants and rocks. Meandering paths, a swimming pool and a vegetable garden complete the picture. “It’s their dream home. There’s lots of property for their kids and animals and entertaining,” Wilkinson says. “It feels like you could be in Europe.”

The homeowners, avid entertainers, frequently open their doors for up to 100 guests for philanthropic events, while major holidays draw dozens of their closest relatives and friends. But the home primarily needed to be family friendly, functioning equally well when occupied only by the immediate members. “She loves texture and she loves pattern,” Wilkinson notes. “She wanted color.”

 

The designer adhered to two vivacious hues for the main entertaining spaces, weaving them like a skilled seamstress among the entry, living room and dining room. “All three spaces need to speak to each other,” Wilkinson says. “They have more vibrant color and are conversation starters.” None speaks louder than the living room, where she rendered walls high-lacquer bubble gum pink. The intensity of the tone, initially met with some skepticism from the clients, has become a favorite. “It’s pretty over the top,” she says. “They think it’s fun.” A painting by Dylan Vandenhoeck, a pair of sofas by Kimberly Denman upholstered in a navy Zimmer + Rohde velvet and a custom stone coffee table from 1stDibs proved to be the perfect complement, while swivel chairs from Studio Van Den Akker offer a softer counternote and sit beautifully under a brass chandelier from Remains Lighting. Two pairs of French doors open onto a furnished terrace that repeats the color scheme.

In a role reversal, blue dominates the walls and ceiling of the dining room. Pink accents appear in the area rug custom designed by Wilkinson and in the drapery of a Pierre Frey fabric. Vintage Murano glass sconces and a chain light fixture with a bronze patina from Hudson Furniture illuminate the space. It is accessed from the entry, which is covered in a custom Area Environments wallpaper depicting the sky and ocean and furnished with Vladimir Kagan lounge chairs sourced through Holly Hunt. “The entertaining areas are wow,” says Wilkinson. Color, from emerald green to turquoise, can be found in the pantry, lower level media room (in the form of a blue Calvin sectional from Bright Chair) and pool house bathroom. Wilkinson wielded patterns liberally, too—especially anything reptilian, a favorite of the wife’s—in the form of wallcoverings and textiles. Color and pattern are also expressed through the contemporary art, selected with art advisor Allison Harding.

 

House Beautiful Spring 2023

The annual Paint and Wallpaper handbook featuring the new Chenini wallpaper from The Vale London included in the Ethereal Blues round up paired with many illustrious textile + wall covering brands.

From North Africa to Greece, the Hyde collection is a tour of textures, saturated colourways, and creative interpretations. Following the footsteps of ancient artisans and craftspeople — Moroccan bead-workers, Tunisian textile-makers, Egyptian architects — Hyde bridges the gap between traditional artistry and modern design. It’s also a study in contrasts, beginning with a deep, dark colourway that bleeds into a palette that’s bright with personality. Right angles and soft curves, masculine and feminine, earthly and the divine… Hyde embraces its dualities and delights with newfound depth and dimension. And the collection is rich with new applications, too: chalky rotary prints on foiled grounds, grasscloth embroidered with raffia, hand-sewn seed beading… There’s much to be explored — and more to fall in love with.

Perched high on a hilltop ridge in southern Tunisia, the village of Chenini was once used as a fortified granary by nomadic Berbers. Inspired by the intricately woven, Bakhnoug wool wedding shawls worn by its people — each one hand-woven to express declarations of belonging and faith, as well as messages of goodwill and hope — these shawls flaunt spectacular geometric and abstract motifs. Our Chenini wallcovering is an homage to these textile masterpieces, and features like shapes embroidered with naturally dyed raffia across a grasscloth ground.

Business Of Home Winter 2023

Applegate Tran, Kendall Wilkinson and Mimi & Hill speak with Managing Editor Fred Nicolaus who is asking them “Is Your Business Ready For A Recession”. From side hustles, new showrooms and added streams of revenue our clients offer advice, solutions and guidance from their combined 60 plus years in the design industry.

Kendall Wilkinson is expanding her streams of revenue by developing her third collection of textiles and trim with Fabricut to launch in early 2024. Building on the success of the 2019 collection, Vignettes, the new collection continues this highly lucrative license. Kendall is also working on rebranding and a new website to celebrate her eponymous firm’s 30th Anniversary.

 

San Francisco based design firm Applegate Tran Interiors recently opened a new 9,000 square foot Poliform showroom in the heart of the Design District. The new gallery space displays Poliform’s closet systems, bespoke kitchens, and furniture along with curated art from local artists and European lighting. New Jersey based Mimi + Hill Interiors took their holiday pop-up year round in a newly opened 5,000 square foot historic building in downtown Westfield. The new street-level Design Shop sells an assortment of furniture, accessories, art, women’s fashion and jewelry. The space also houses the design offices, conference spaces and a massive sample library.

 

California Homes February 2023

Featuring a magnificent home designed by Kendall Wilkinson.

The couple with two young children loved their Spanish Colonial-style Hacienda in the Wine Country, surrounded by heritage oak trees, estate vineyards, and a wildlife preserve. It was their weekend retreat, where they welcomed friends and family. When wildfires destroyed their home, they were devastated. They rebuilt the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath house with the same old-world craftsmanship while making 21st-century upgrades to the original 1980s structure. For the interiors, they turned to San Francisco’s Kendall Wilkinson Design.

 
 

Kendall Wilkinson gave the clients a rustic yet refined getaway with a mix of artisanal pieces, local art, antiques, and modern furnishings. The designers took their color cues from the Hacienda’s architecture. KWD collaborated with AXIA Architects on the house, which features terra cotta roof tiles, stone masonry, and rough timber lintels and beams. A circular folk art mirror comprised of wooden shoes from Epoca greets visitors at the entry. It stands out against the pristine white walls. Sconces made of wooden vessels from Northern Kenya’s Turkana tribe flank the mirror. Cobalt blue ceramic sculptures by Bay Area artist Dana Harel add bold color to the diamond-patterned credenza. In the sunken living room, a Syar stone fireplace centers the space. Wilkinson installed a bone-white abstract by San Francisco painter Anastasia Faiella asymmetrically behind a contemporary Italian sofa upholstered in beige velvet. They companioned this with a pair of Modernist-styled armchairs and Draga & Aurel concrete side tables. Pops of red and rust punctuate the neutral color palette, and a tufted leather ottoman serves as a coffee table. A corner of the room showcases a walnut buffet from Hudson River Valley-based company Fern, surmounted by Karyn Gabriel’s ceramic module and steel wire wall hanging.

Traditional Home Fall 2022 Issue

Our friend and Senior Style + Design Editor, Krissa Rossbund explores sustainable beauty writing and producing a magnificent story about antiques and what is old is now new again using client The Vale London’s new Iter Wallcovering as a glorious backdrop.

 

With its series of soft brushstrokes, each one tamed into stacked arches and adjacent stripes, our Iter textured wallcovering has a strong sense of direction. Like an arrow released from the tension of its bow, cutting a curve across the sky with power and purpose, this paper-and-hemp basket weave wall treatment—handwoven in Austria exclusively for The Vale—brings rhythm and movement to any room. Shown above in the Nougat color way.

 

Modern Luxury Interiors New York

October

2022 Issue

Featuring two clients, Parete and Ann Gish Luxury Linens + Bedding, the clean living inspired issues showcases the glamour and elegance that is New York City.

Parete Walls’ designers and co-founders Daniela Guarin and Michael Freedman refuse to take themselves too seriously. “That’s how we are in real life: irreverent, fun and sometimes a little bit bawdy, and we’re proud of the fact that our brand is a reflection of who we are,” they say of the brand named after the Italian word for “wall.” They sought to create a wallcovering brand that was playful, chic and reflected their passion for art and pop culture. With design names such as Artschool Dropout and Another Ombre, Hombre, Parete’s latest collection, Disco Walls, brings serious bling to the homes of New York.

 
 

Luxury linen and bedding brand Ann Gish recently teamed up with the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a truly artful collab. The Met x Ann Gish collection draws inspiration from 14 of the Met’s exhibits, from Egyptian art to European sculpture and numerous others. A Peruvian ear ornament from the Middle Ages is the inspiration for the exquisitely embroidered Winged Runner pillow, while a quadruple bell from the Met’s musical instruments department influenced the Calabar set. “You get to experience the magic of the Met in your own home,” says CEO Jane Gish. “[It’s] the most interesting, fun and exciting professional project I’ve ever been privileged to be a part of.”

San Franciso Magazine October 2022 Issue

Timed perfectly to celebrate Kendall Wilkinson Design’s 30th Anniversary, Editor-in-Chief Michael McCarthy takes readers on a tour of her recent St. Regis project.

“I design for the person living in a home,” says Wilkinson. “I take my expertise and listen to a client’s wants and needs, creating a space that’s truly theirs. Every job is as unique as my clients.”

Three words led the creative charge for the project, according to Wilkinson: glamorous, luxurious and colorful, but with elements brimming with functionality. It helped, of course, that the designer had worked with Berk on many projects over the years, enabling a type of aesthetic shorthand for preferences and tastes.

 
 

“The scope was massive, with the existing wide-plank floors being one of the only elements remaining intact,” says Wilkinson, noting that the team opened the kitchen to create more flow to the adjoining breakfast and dining rooms. Luxe materials (think exquisite marble and onyx), lighting from local and international makers and gorgeous furniture, textiles and rugs were in the lineup to bring the look together.

House Beautiful

October/ November

2022 Issue

The stunning October/ November issue of House Beautiful is all about SHOPPING! Chuck full of amazing places to discover amazing, unique and beautiful products across all categories, featuring RPS client Jayne Thompson Antiques as a top destination in Kentucky. Subscribe to read and explore the print edition and digitally exclusive stories.

Our friend and the Digital Director, Hadley Keller compiles the ultimate list of The Best Home Stores in America stemming coast-to-coast.

 
 

Jayne Thompson has been importing antiques to her Kentucky studio since 1990. With today's rise in repurposing, the shop's in-house reupholstering and sourcing services make it more relevant than ever for seasoned and new collectors alike.

Luxe Interiors + Design

July/ August

2022 Issue

Nestled in the middle of the gorgeous July/ August issue of Luxe showcasing all the winners of the 2022 Luxe Red Awards is a masterful product story crafted by our friends Kathryn Given and Sarah Shelton showcasing astrologically themed and inspired materials including two clients Parete and The Vale London.

 
 

Celestial influences abound this magnificent spread including The Vale London’s luxurious AURUM embroidery in Midnight, and Parete’s cork LEANNE wallcovering in “Sorta Taupe”

Luxe Magazine May/ June 2022 Issue

The luxe team outdid themselves pairing amazing materials inspired by Valentino’s “Anatomy of Couture” show use of the color: periwinkle. The Vale London’s new Iter wall covering finds itself in wonderful company.

 

With its series of soft brushstrokes, each one tamed into stacked arches and adjacent stripes, our Iter textured wallcovering has a strong sense of direction. Like an arrow released from the tension of its bow, cutting a curve across the sky with power and purpose, this paper-and-hemp basket weave wall treatment—handwoven in Austria exclusively for the Vale—brings rhythm and movement to any room. Shown above in the Porcelain Blue color way.

 

HGTV Magazine June 2022 Issue

Tour a Grand Kentucky Home With Laid-Back Style designed by Isabel Ladd.

Casual-chic rules in this Lexington, KY, house inspired by the great outdoors. Muddy boots, welcome!

When Abby and Jonathan Webb were searching for a house around Lexington, Kenutcky, it took no time for them to decide on this one. Located in a walkable neighborhood and built in 1908, it was completely renovated and bigger than they’d expected to find at more than 4,000 square feet. Given some of its grand features, like double front doors and a marble floor in the kitchen, they made sure their relaxed style came through. “To us, a place that looks nice but where you can plop down and put up your feet feels like home,” says Abby. Working with designer Isabel Ladd, they filled it with welcoming materials and notably friendly colors like blue, yellow and pink. “Both of us garden and spend a lot of time outside, so we wanted to bring that organic feel indoors,” says Abby. And if they trek in a little dirt, well then, they’re just living the life.

 
 

The drapes and antique light fixture came with the house. “They’re kind of formal but beautiful, so we made them fun,” says Abby. She and designer Isabel chose a peppy rug (from the Nashville Rug Gallery), chairs with birds on the backs (from Ballard Designs) and a large piece of abstract art (from Chairish) over the credenza. The table, by Gabby, is an easygoing combo of wood and metal

House Beautiful

April/ May 2022 Issue

The stunning April/ May double issue of House Beautiful is all about COLOR! Chuck full of amazing projects and talent, featuring two RPS clients: The Vale London and Isabel Ladd. Subscribe to read and explore the print edition and digitally exclusive stories.

TRIM TIME: House Beautiful’s Style Director and man-about-town Robert Rufino hand selected this custom pillow from The Vale London. Featuring the new 2022 embroidered linen AVEM from the new Sloane capsule collection and trimmed in Le Floof bush fringe in pebble blue. Not seen is the contrasting back fabric, Sloane Stripe in deep sea.

 
 

House Beautiful’s Next Wave Class of 2022 proudly features RPS client and Lexington, Kentucky Isabel Ladd as the opener for this year’s group of diverse talent culled from across the USA! Explore Isabel’s brand of curated maximalism as shown in the above image, shot in her own kitchen.

San Francisco April 2022 Issue

Step Inside This Stunning Cow Hollow Bachelor Pad

By Michael McCarthy

A condo in San Francisco's Cow Hollow is transformed into a chic new home for a bachelor who never laid eyes on the space before moving in.

A young businessman purchased a 2,015-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath condo in a brand-new building located in the city’s Cow Hollow neighborhood; he was drawn to the area’s edginess and energy. One issue: He lived in Asia, and the pandemic limited his ability to travel to San Francisco to discuss the scope of the project with the design team.

Greatly admiring the work of San Francisco-based Applegate Tran Interiors and the artistry of its principals, Vernon Applegate and Gioi Tran, the homeowner chose the duo and their team to transform every inch of the space. This included selecting all furniture, fixtures, finishes and materials—a process Applegate Tran has performed worldwide in addition to art curation and overseeing custom furniture design.

“Everything [for this project] was done virtually,” says Applegate. “We’ve never met the client physically, but he gave us carte blanche,” which enabled the team the freedom to reveal its extensive experience of tackling every aspect of a home. “Our clients appreciate the design process, which is uniquely catered to them and their personalities and creates an elevated, more enjoyable way for them to live or work in their space,” says Tran. “We inspire our clients to reach outside the box and go further than they imagined by introducing creative and unique concepts.”

“This may sound entirely reductive, but since our communication was all virtual and email-based, our direction was minimal, as was the client’s involvement,” says Applegate, who notes the ultimate goal was to create, deliver and install a chic, sophisticated space that wasn’t bright or trendy. “He wanted edgy, yet timeless— and luxe, yet casual. And the quality of materials was paramount, with a decidedly contemporary twist.”

 
 

“We delivered an incredibly chic and sophisticated space that speaks to a young, single 30-something,” says Tran. “I wouldn’t call this a bachelor pad. It’s a refined, elegant, luxurious space for a fashion-conscious, savvy and sophisticated young homeowner who wasn’t interested in saturated color and was drawn to our use of sculptural and bespoke pieces, textures and highly sophisticated finishes and materials.”

LUXE Interiors + Design March/ April 2022 Issue

Kendall Wilkinson has mastered the art of balance. The designer, whose eponymous San Francisco-based firm celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, has become renowned for her ability to marry classic and contemporary elements with unmistakable aplomb. So, when she discovered a residence originally designed by famed architect Alfred Henry Jacobs, she immediately began imagining its rebirth as her family’s new abode. “The home had not been updated in some time, and it needed a refresh,” says Kendall. “But I could see it had really good bones.” - Paige Porter Fischer

Interior Design by Kendall Wilkinson and Carrie Wunschel Adams

Original Architecture: Alfred Henry Jacobs (1915)

Interior Architecture: Rob Wilkinson

Contractor: Kevin Brunner

Styling: Raymond Paul Schneider

Photography: Paul Dyer

Though she stained the floors a dark walnut hue and painted the intricate woodwork white before moving in, Kendall waited three years before embarking on a larger redesign. “I lived in the house with my two boys first so I could get an understanding of how we’d use it,” she says. When she did begin the transformation, she worked with her former husband, architect Rob Wilkinson, and general contractor Kevin Brunner to maintain the dwelling’s original charm. “We made the conscious decision to minimize exterior changes and turn the focus inward,” Rob says. “Inside, we kept the detailing consistent with the original character.” For instance, when the team “lifted the door heights between rooms to create a more open flow, we painstakingly matched the new moldings to the old ones,” Kendall explains. Other details, such as the home’s original leaded windows and ornate fireplaces, remain as they were built 107 years ago. - Paige Porter Fischer

 
 

The San Francisco regional edition cover featured Kendall’s elegant and understated living room. Preserving the original fireplace, wood paneling and moldings but opting to soften the wood by washing it all in white.

In the end, Kendall fashioned a dwelling that honors its history while reflecting an aesthetic she has cultivated over a lifetime of traveling, collecting and practicing design. “Sometimes, I walk around the house and try to find something I would change,” she says. “But I haven’t come up with anything yet—except maybe a bigger closet.” - Paige Porter Fischer

Traditional Home Spring 2022 Issue

Lexington, Kentucky based Interior Designer Isabel Ladd showcases a magnificent 1889 farmhouse she designed for her High School friend, his wife and their three young children. The built in trust and relationship helped the trio, along with Gibson Taylor Thompson Architecture & Design transform homeowner Adam Lawson’s former childhood home.

Ladd's job was also made a little smoother because Adam and Kristin knew what they liked, but they also knew what they didn't. Nothing too fancy. Comfortable and relaxed like a farm should be but not farmhouse style. And lots of artwork. Kristin paints as a hobby and likes to collect, so Ladd understood that whatever the textiles and furnishings were, they needed to support an extensive art collection of fine pieces and $25 eBay discoveries.

Designing a neutral house and monotone was never in the cards. But Ladd, known for her maximalist and colorful aesthetic, found ivory walls to be the best choice for the Lawsons' home.

The foyer establishes the scheme. The original stair-case posts and baluster, painted white, contrast with the rich brown rail and trim that continues throughout the house. The foyer also presents a taste of the art that adheres to the collected look that the Lawsons aimed to achieve. "We used artifacts along with paintings and sketches," Ladd says. "Old postcards, a child's toy, and a Christian hymnal. We framed them all exquisitely. Art doesn't have to be expensive."

 
 

The living room takes cues from the foyer artwork and dives into color. A grand piano grabs attention in the room's corner, but furniture covered in textiles with warm tones including browns, reds, and oranges offer its own charm.

Modern Luxury Interiors Boston Spring 2022 Issue

With a seamless blend of timeless elegance and modern flair, this metropolitan sanctuary is a breath of fresh air. When one California couples children decided to stay in Boston after college graduation purchasing a stunning 34th floor of the luxurious Four Seasons One Dalton tower. Featuring breathtaking city views as well as interior design by Gioi Tran and Vernon Applegate of San Franciso based firm, Applegate Tran Interiors.

 
 

Traditional Home Winter 2021 Issue

It’s all about ‘the Art of Giving’ in the new Traditional Home Winter 2021 issue. Showcasing our clients: Mind The Gap, The Vale London, and Verderoccia Firenze. The beautifully produced feature shot by Martin Baldwin and produced by our friend Style & Design Editor Krissa Rossbund uncovers this holiday season’s chic gifts that are stylish for this winter and beyond. “Instead of settling for make-do-gifts in a last-minute frenzy, consider pieces that are special, luxurious, and certain to heighten the design factor of a home and the life lived in it.” Great advice as always, Krissa! Explore all the fantastic gifts now.

Top-Middle: The Vale London’s luxurious Aurum fabric from the 2021 World’s End Collection made in ready to ship pillows with a coordinating linen back and a flat English edge, available in three colors, Magenta (as shown), Midnight & Autumn. On the floor sits a pair of Verderoccia Firenze’s plush “ME” slippers with monogram in Berry. Made from 100% pure Egyptian cotton.

 
 

Top: Transylvanian lifestyle brand Mind The Gap’s “Kalash” brass lamp base with the fringed “Feketerigo” lamp shade.

Southern Living November 2021 Issue

Featuring our client and dear friend, Kentucky-based designer Isabel Ladd in the coveted "In Her Shoes" column, written and produced by Features Editor Betsy Cribb with photography by Leslee Mitchell. Isabel's mantra: "Nothing Beige, Everything Awesome" is a perfect summation of this rising star's design DNA and personality. Brazilian born, Kentucky raised - our resident maximalist expertly pairs color, pattern, and texture in her exuberant designs. Her personality is as colorful, happy, and joyous as her designs.

 
 

Luxe Interiors + Design September/ October Issue 2021

Opening the RADAR section is Transylvanian-based 'Mind The Gap' discussing the inspiration behind their 5th Anniversary collection, the aptly titled "Transylvanian Roots." As Executive Managing Editor Heather Carney writes: "A Pioneering design brand that's fives years with a tribute to its Bohemian roots." Meet Stefan Ormenisan and learn about his journey founding and growing Mind The Gap into the lifestyle brand it is today. Wallpaper, textiles, lampshades, lighting, upholstery furniture, accessories, and wall art! They do it all. Here is a glorious peek behind the brand.