Kelly Wearstler Quotes
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I do not like being in front of the camera.
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I would never shop from the Internet or a catalogue; otherwise, how am I going to educate my eye? I just love going out and searching for new things.
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The mixture of weird textures and organic surfaces creates an interesting dialogue.
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There is a voice, and there is a DNA to how I design.
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I'm a designer, which includes interiors, architecture, fashion, furniture, and lifestyle.
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Everything is about color. If you look at magazines and advertising and television, the thing you remember is the color.
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Rawness and refinement are not opposite ends of a luxurious spectrum... they are two complementary features with which to populate a luxe environment.
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I definitely start early and keep items in mind throughout the year for key people in my life. I love wrapping everyone's gifts in hand-painted wallpaper sheets, which gives the gift extra love.
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Whether you're going to a museum or a flea market or flipping through a book, always be on the lookout for something special.
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Every year, my boys and I create new cool gift wrap paper. We hand paint the design and come up with interesting ways to wrap each gift.
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The single most important key to success is to be a good listener.
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I am just a curious gal who is continuing to be curious.
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Once I've designed something, I immediately move on to the next thing.
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I love to travel and to be inspired by new things, so everything is always new. I've never done the same bathroom or the same kitchen a second time. It's challenging, and I like to be challenged.
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My motto in life is 'Take risks;' you don't have a voice if you don't. You have to venture outside your boundaries. That's what life's all about.
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The sky is the limit as long as you keep the rooms practical, and I have become better at that since I had children. Function, form and organisation are all important.
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My mother handed down all these amazing scarves from the sixties and seventies, and I have a hundred of them.
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I love seeing people's reactions to gifts that I've created from my line, such as my gold horn ring, bottle openers, my 'Fallen' leather jacket and my Slither black and white sweater.
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I've never seen most of the fashion reality shows. The only one I've seen is 'Project Runway,' which is great, but I don't watch television.
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The same time I'm designing my collection, I'm also designing my store. It has to have brand awareness, an identity. I'm also designing the racks and the hangers, and juggling a lot of things.
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Hollywood style means classic glamour. My reference is the 1940s through the 1960s.
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Everything I commission - whether it is for me or for a client's home or for a hotel or office - is absolutely unique to that job. I have everything made, or I find vintage and antique pieces at markets and auctions.
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I love history... everything is inspired by history, so that's why I love vintage and antiques.
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Hollywood Regency is a label some people put on me, but I consider myself a modernist in that I always try to make the work feel fresh.