AS JUDY GARLAND ONCE SAID,
"BE A FIRST RATE VERSION OF YOURSELF, NOT A CUT RATE VERSION OF SOMEONE ELSE."

THESE DESIGNING WOMEN ARE DOING JUST THAT, CREATING ICONIC LIGHTING AND FURNITURE TO INSPIRE FOR GENERATIONS.
A U D R E E L A R O S E
AUDREE - DESIGNER AND CO-FOUNDER OF DESIGN STUDIO LAROSE GUYON - USES LIGHTING AND OBJECT DESIGN AS A MEDIUM TO FURTHER SEEK A CONNECTION TO SPACE AND ROOTS. (FUN FACT: AUDREE DESIGNED AND RELEASED THE ABYSSE COLLECTION WHILE EXPECTING HER OWN CHILD. AND IF THAT'S NOT PROOF THAT WOMEN RUN THE WORLD....)
L I N D S E Y A D E L M A N
LINDSEY ADELMAN HAS LONG BEEN OBSESSED WITH ILLUMINATION IN ALL ITS FORMS. DESIGNER OF THE ICONIC BRANCHING BUBBLES AND A NATIVE NEW YORKER, LINDSEY IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE LADY-BOSS DESIGNERS. HER PIECES ARE UNDOUBTEDLY THE COLLECTORS' PIECES OF TOMORROW.
A M Y C R A I N
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF ROOM, AMY BELIEVES STRONGLY IN THE POWER OF BEAUTY – NATURE, INTERIORS, ARCHITECTURE – TO INSPIRE AND CREATE HAPPINESS. HER GOAL IS FOR EACH CUSTOMER INTERACTION TO BE A TRULY POSITIVE ONE, MAKING DESIGNERS’ LIVES JUST A BIT EASIER BY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
J E A N P E L L E
JEAN PELLE, CO-FOUNDER OF PELLE STUDIO, INTEGRATES ARTISTIC EXPLORATION WITH ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY. PELLE’S COLLECTIONS OF LIGHTING, FURNITURE, AND OBJECTS ARE CONTINUALLY EXPANDING INTO DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND AREAS OF DESIGN. HER SMALL BROOKLYN STUDIO HANDCRAFTS EACH PIECE TO ORDER AND HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS DESIGN AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS.
M E G A N S O M M E R V I L L E
AS A CO-FOUNDER OF MATERIA DESIGNS, MEGAN SOMMERVILLE DEVELOPED AN INTUITIVE AND RESPONSIVE VISUAL LANGUAGE WHICH IS AT ONCE ORGANIC AND REFINED. THE DESIGN STUDIO HAS MAINTAINED A CORE ETHOS THAT PRIORITIZES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ITS LOCAL ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT, AND THEIR BOLD PIECES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN PROJECTS FAR AND WIDE,
H E L E N G I F F O R D
HELEN BELIEVES THAT THE PURPOSE OF ART AND DESIGN IS TO ENLIVEN, ENRICH AND ENTERTAIN. HELEN GIFFORD - OWNER OF CUSTOM LIGHTING BRAND, HELENBILT, BASED IN SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER URCHIN COLLECTION!