Design
that, to be with the love of my life
in this experience and find the
cherished object was like discovering
the ultimate truffle!
SW: How would you describe your
design style?
JR: Thoughtful elegance: timeless
interiors - interpretations of clients’
personal styles and collections.
Seamlessly blending the past and
the present. My aesthetic is part
classical, part contemporary.
Churchill
SW: Do you have a favorite
color palette?
JR: Because of my belief in
customizing each vignette, each
room and space and each project,
I don’t have a favorite color palette:
I believe there is no ugly color, there
is simply inappropriate application.
Each year, while I don’t subscribe
to the color trend, I do have fave
colors. I like what I called ‘ugly
beautiful’ color: an odd color that
belongs to several families of colors.
Is it blue? Is it green? Is it gray? You
can’t pinpoint the exact color, yet, it
is intensely beautiful. This year, I
love C2 paint: Churchill C2-730 and
Topiary C2-696 and from Benjamin
Moore: Deep Jungle: 595 and Gonola
Ride 602.
SW: What is one piece of furniture
no room should be without?
JR: For a home, your most precious
heirloom or a piece of furniture that
is rich in history, be it your families
or the world’s.
SW: Have you thought about
writing a book?
JR: In fact, I am currently writing a
book: a memoir about my late sister,
she was my angel on earth, and now
she truly is my angel. I am in two
design books written by Maria
Spassov, titled, CELEBRITY
DESIGNERS: 50 Interviews on Design,
Architecture, and Life available on
Amazon.com and hardcopy is out
early 2016.
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