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1. ALEXA HAMPTON'S NEW YORK CITY OFFICE IS A SHOWCASE FOR TRADITIONAL DECORATING SAVVY, WITH CUSTOM MILLWORK, HAND-FINISHED FLOORS, AND NEOCLASSICAL FURNISHINGS.
To entice employees who have become all too comfortable working remotely, companies are now radically rethinking their offices, bringing the comforts of home into the workplace. On this, as with so much else, designer Alexa Hampton is way ahead of the game.
Recently, the Manhattan-based AD100 Hall of Famer moved herself and her six-person team into new Upper East Side quarters, in what had previously been a nail salon. “It was totally empty, save for two mani-pedi chairs,” Hampton recalls with a laugh. Her yearlong renovation included the addition of custom millwork, wide-plank flooring, and air-conditioning necessitated by the huge south-facing window that floods the space with sunlight. “That window is the greatest thing that has happened to me,” says Hampton, settling onto the cranberry velvet sofa beneath it.
2. THE DESIGNER.
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Coats of Polish
Alexa Hampton updates a Manhattan nail salon into an office fit for design royalty
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Rays of Light
On the coast of the Yellow Sea, a new cultural venue by two of China's most exciting creative minds looks to the sun
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Prints Charming
Heritage textile house Watts 1874 mines England's historic Eastnor Castle for patterns
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Be Our Guest
Rockwell Group helps usher a bold new era for W Hotels
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Mix and Mingle
At home in Manhattan, Markham Roberts layers treasures of wide-ranging appeal into one ineffable blend
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VIVA GLAM
Evoking Art Deco glory, the Studio Sofield-designed NYC residence of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos is a home for the ages
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HOME TRUTHS
Settling down after a life on the road, legendary feminist Gloria Steinem finds contentment and a new mission in her Manhattan brownstone, with help from designer Jane Hallworth
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PRACTICAL MAGIC
A grand, historic house in the heart of Paris gets a visionary makeover by designer Hugo Toro
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stepping forward
To update The Frick Collection, Annabelle Selldorf is honoring the past while meeting the moment
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A FINE VINTAGE
Designer Beata Heuman shows a more serious side with a considered redesign of a historic London town house