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'''Kelly Wearstler''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɜːr|s|l|ər}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fQENtzmKCg&t=1m40s|title=Kelly Wearstler Teaches Interior Design {{!}} Official Trailer|publisher=MasterClass|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2021}}</ref> born November 21, 1967) is an American [[designer]]. She founded her own design firm '''Kelly Wearstler Interior Design''' (or '''KWID''') in the mid-1990s, serving mainly the hotel industry, and now designs across high-end residential, commercial, retail and hospitality spaces. Her designs for the Viceroy hotel chain in the early 2000s have been noted for their influence on the design industry.<ref name="ElleDecor"/> She has designed properties for clients such as [[Gwen Stefani]],<ref name="NewYorker1"/> [[Cameron Diaz]]<ref name="bdiza"/> and [[Stacey Snider]],<ref name="NewYorker1"/> and served as a judge on all episodes of [[Bravo (U.S. TV channel)|Bravo]]'s ''[[Top Design]]'' reality contest in 2007 and 2008.<ref name="LAT1"/>
Wearstler has released five books, and her first, ''[[Modern Glamour: The Art of Unexpected Style|Modern Glamour]],'' was named a best seller by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 2006.<ref name="weqhomebio"/> Other publications include ''[[Domicilium Decoratus]]'' and her most recent, Evocative Style in 2019. Her eponymous luxury [[lifestyle (sociology)|lifestyle]] brand incorporates her own designs as well as pieces she finds at [[auction houses]], and she sells her own furniture, lighting, home accessories, and [[objets d'art]] collections.<ref name="weqhomebio"/> Wearstler is the design partner for the Proper Hotel Group.
Wearstler is the first interior designer to be part of the MasterClass Series and the first outside designer to partner with Farrow & Ball.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Latterner|first=Timothy|title=Kelly Wearstler Is Teaching the First Interior Design–Themed MasterClass|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kelly-wearstler-is-teaching-the-first-interior-design-themed-masterclass|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rus|first=Mayer|title=Farrow & Ball Taps Kelly Wearstler For This California-Inspired Collab|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/farrow-and-ball-taps-kelly-wearstler-for-this-california-inspired-collab|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Kelly Wearstler was born in 1967 in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]<ref name=sepkingly/> and raised in Myrtle Beach.<ref name="weeUnplugged"/> Her father was an [[engineer]] and her mother an [[antique dealer]].<ref name="AllTheBest"/> Her mother's interest in design had a major influence on Wearstler from a young age. She would come home from school to find rooms often painted new colors.<ref name="AllTheBest"/> When they were young, Wearstler and her older sister would accompany their mother to thrift shops,<ref name="WSJ1"/> auctions, and flea markets,<ref name="weeUnplugged"/> which helped develop Wearstler's early interest in fashion and design.<ref name="WSJ1"/> She started collecting vintage clothing at age 15<ref name="wejtmagcollage"/> and later attended the [[Massachusetts College of Art]] in [[Boston]], where she took architecture classes,<ref name="imdebwearster"/> and obtained her bachelor's degree in interior and [[graphic design|graphic]] design.<ref name="NYT1"/> While paying her way through college<ref name="NewYorker1"/> by waitressing,<ref name="NewYorker1"/> she held internships at the design firms [[Cambridge Seven Associates]] in Boston and [[Milton Glaser]] in New York.<ref name="NewYorker1"/>
Wearstler moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] in her mid-twenties,<ref name="NewYorker1"/> hoping to work in the [[film industry]]<ref name="CBS1"/> as a set decorator.<ref name="NewYorker1"/> In 1992 she was a [[production assistant]] on ''[[HouseSitter]]'', and the following year she served as an uncredited assistant art director on ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]''.<ref name="imdebwearster"/> After working small roles on several sets<ref name="welgard"/> she decided not to pursue a film career,<ref name="CBS1"/> though the experience did lead to an interior design commission from a film producer.<ref name="NewYorker1"/> While working as a hostess at a Beverly Hills restaurant in 1994, she was scouted by a ''[[Playboy]]'' photographer and was featured as [[Playboy Playmate|September Playmate of the Month]] under the name Kelly Gallagher.<ref name="NewYorker1" /> She used the money from the shootings to pay off [[
==Design career==
===Early projects and hotel design (1990s-2000s)===
In 1995 Wearstler opened Kelly Wearstler Interior Design, her own design firm.<ref name="weeUnplugged"/> The following year she was introduced to [[real estate developer]] Brad Korzen, who hired her to design his house in the [[Hollywood Hills]]<ref name="NewYorker1"/> and several residential properties owned by Korzen's company Kor Realty Group.<ref name="ElleDecor"/><ref name="weeUnplugged"/> The first of the residences was the Avalon hotel in Beverly Hills,<ref name="NYT1"/> which re-opened in 1999 with a style described in the press as "a playful take on mid-century modernism."<ref name="NewYorker1"/> With apartments filled with pieces from modernist artists such as [[Arne Jacobsen]], [[Eero Saarinen]] and [[George Nelson (designer)|George Nelson]],<ref name="welgard"/> ''[[The New York Times]]'' would write a decade later that "her playful, elegantly over-the-top designs for the Avalon Beverly Hills changed the look of boutique hotels around the world."<ref name="NYT2"/> In 2000, she designed the small Maison 140 hotel in Beverly Hills.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maison 140 Hotel redesigned by Kelly Wearstler {{!}} Los Angeles Homes|url=https://www.losangeleshomes.eu/trending-now/maison-140-hotel-redesigned-by-kelly-wearstler/|access-date=2021-10-30|website=www.losangeleshomes.eu}}</ref>
Her work on the Avalon and the Maison 140 led to a commission designing Viceroy Hotels and Resorts, a new chain of [[boutique hotel]]s,<ref name="NYT1"/> which she gave an "almost theatrical" [[Hollywood]] aesthetic.<ref name="weeUnplugged"/> The Viceroy in [[Palm Springs]] became "her most accomplished work" in 2001,<ref name="weeUnplugged"/> and the design of the Viceroy that opened a year later in [[Santa Monica]] also earning praise in the press. By that time she was also working on the Viceroy Miami,<ref name="wedcurbed"/> and other notable designs include Viceroy Anguilla on the island of [[Anguilla]]<ref name="fvogueviceory"/> and The Tides Hotel South Beach in [[Miami]].<ref name="gpowerhousecurbed"/> ''[[Elle Decor]]'' would later write that "her luxury hotel interiors" featured "elegant [[bergère]] chairs, unexpected lacquer finishes (glistening lemon yellows, Amazon parrot greens) and old-style stately wallpapers."<ref name="ElleDecor"/> As of 2002 she had also completed design projects for clients such as [[Mercury Records]], [[Ben Stiller]], and [[Jeanne Tripplehorn]].<ref name="welgard"/> In 2006 Wearstler designed the restaurant and lounge, BG Restaurant, at the Manhattan [[Bergdorf Goodman]] department store.<ref name="AllTheBest"/><ref name="sassy"/>
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In early 2015 Brad Korzen officially launched Proper Hotels, a hotel chain<ref name=newproper/> focused on "creating an environment that is both culturally sound and keeps some elements of the classic grand hotels intact."<ref name=newproper/> Wearstler was announced as interior designer for a number of upcoming Proper Hotel properties, including locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Monica, [[Brooklyn]], Miami, [[Napa Valley]],<ref name=newproper/> and [[Austin, Texas]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=New Proper Hotels Brand Celebrates Innovation Districts|url=https://www.travelpulse.com/news/hotels-and-resorts/new-proper-hotels-brand-celebrates-innovation-districts.html|access-date=2021-06-10|website=TravelPulse}}</ref>
===Lifestyle brand (2015-present)===
Her clothing is no longer sold at Bergdorf Goodman or related retailers, as Wearstler no longer has a fashion collection, instead focusing on furniture, lighting, textiles and accessories sold at her flagship store and website.<ref name="partnerships"/> She continued to operate her Los Angeles boutique as of July 2015, with ''Architectural Digest'' writing at the time that the store "showcases the breadth and daring of her creative output."<ref name="wecdigest"/> The store contains antique and modern pieces, as well as home furnishings and jewelry designed by Wearstler.<ref name="wecdigest"/> The items are also available on her website.
As of 2015 she was involved in a number of collaborations and designing lamps with the Italian furniture company [[Kartell]].<ref name="partnerships"/> KWID also has ongoing partnerships with The Rug Company, E.J. Victor, and [[Pickard China]],<ref name="partnerships"/> and as of 2015 she designed collections of fabrics, wall coverings, and trims for Lee Jofa, before also being sold at her boutique, website, and other stores.<ref name="weqhomebio"/> Kelly Wearstler Furniture Collection, described by ''[[Elle Decor]]'' as her "first comprehensive portfolio of furniture" was released in October 2015.
In March 2016<ref name="wllapperplaunches"/> an "exclusive 'London edit'" of her designs debuted in [[Harrods]], with Wearstler calling the arrangement a "dream come true."<ref name="cakuq"/> Her collection was the first Californian homeware brand to be stocked at the store. Opined ''[[Wallpaper*]]'', "all the pieces are imbued with personality. From the brushed copper through to the walnut that coats the inside of the furniture pieces, a particular ardour resides in the wares."<ref name="wllapperplaunches"/> In June 2016 Wearstler launched a new [[bridal registry]] featuring designer products for the home.<ref name="bridescome"/> Also in June 2016, ''[[Elle Decor]]'' named her to its A-List of the world's best designers<ref name="elledecor"/> for the second year in a row.<ref name="elleecor_oalist"/> In 2016, Wearstler was also the interior designer in charge of remodeling the restaurant Viviane, located in the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-07|title=Oasis mid-century en L.A.|url=https://www.admagazine.com/interiorismo/restaurante-viviane-los-angeles-diseno-decoracion-kelly-wearstler-20160607-2147-articulos.html|access-date=2021-06-10|website=AD Magazine México y Latinoamérica|language=es-MX}}</ref> In the same year, she designed a New York home for former Bare Escentuals CEO Leslie Blodgett.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home Tour: 21st Century Soho|url=https://www.departures.com/lifestyle/home-design/soho-new-york-apartment-tour-designed-by-kelly-wearstler|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Departures|language=en}}</ref>
In 2017, Wearstler’s Malibu home was photographed for Melanie Acevedo’s photobook The Authentics.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Acevedo|first1=Melanie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-iw8DwAAQBAJ|title=The Authentics|last2=Caponigro|first2=Dara|date=2017|publisher=Crown Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8041-8925-5|language=en}}</ref> In September 2017, Wearstler completed the interior design of the first Proper hotel in San Francisco.<ref
In 2018, Wearstler also debuted her first retail project design, a chocolate shop in Los Angeles called Compartés Chocolatier, created in partnership with Jonathan Graham.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gomes·News|first=Soraia|title=Kelly Wearstler Makes Her Debut In Retail Project Design|url=https://delightfull.eu/inspirations/2017/09/21/kelly-wearstler-makes-debut-retail-project-design/|access-date=2021-06-10|website=Inspiration & Ideas {{!}} DelightFULL Unique Lamps|language=en-US}}</ref>
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In March 2020, Wearstler became the first instructor to teach the interior design course on the [[MasterClass]] platform.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nast|first=Condé|date=2020-03-18|title=Kelly Wearstler Is Teaching the First Interior Design–Themed MasterClass|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kelly-wearstler-is-teaching-the-first-interior-design-themed-masterclass|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, Wearstler collaborated with Farrow & Ball to create her own collection of signature paint hues inspired by the state of California, called the California Collection.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nast|first=Condé|date=2021-02-10|title=Farrow & Ball Taps Kelly Wearstler For This California-Inspired Collab|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/farrow-and-ball-taps-kelly-wearstler-for-this-california-inspired-collab|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Architectural Digest|language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2021, Wearstler also designed a virtual garage to commemorate the launch of [[GMC Hummer EV|GMC’s Hummer EV.]], which she said was imagined for [[LeBron James]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=Kelly Wearstler imagines virtual garage for LeBron James' electric Hummer|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2021/03/22/kelly-wearstler-virtual-design-garage-hummer-ev/|access-date=2021-07-19|website=Dezeen|language=en}}</ref>
==Style and impact==
Wearstler has described her own design work, particularly her interior design for hotels, as "romantic" in style.<ref name="weeUnplugged"/> ''[[Elle Decor]]'' wrote around 2015 that "Wearstler encapsulates contemporary sophistication and wit, with a nod to the past and a wink at the future. The mix is altogether her own and is tailored to every job."<ref name="ElleDecor"/>
In 2019, the Financial Times described her as “the woman who brought West Coast style to the world.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=O’Flaherty|first=Mark C.|date=2019-10-18|title=Kelly Wearstler: the woman who brought West Coast style to the world|url=https://www.ft.com/content/e262ae51-4e7b-4241-8937-f3476c6bec51|access-date=2021-07-07|website=www.ft.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2020, Domino Mag said her toolbox of trademarks included “peacock green and brass, painterly geometric prints, warm marble, slick lacquer, standout vintage from Ettore Sottsass to Tobia Scarpa, and—always—the earthy naturalism of her West Coast home."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-29|title=Exclusive: Interior Designer Kelly Wearstler on the Power of Home|url=https://www.domino.com/content/kelly-wearstler/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=domino|language=en-US}}</ref>
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