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April 2010

Beverly Hills-based Kelly Wearstler is one of the world’s most prolific and popular interior designers in the World

Wearstler and sons, Oliver and Elliott

With her grandparents in Boston

Wearstler’s success began at Boston’s Massachusetts College of Art and Design. After apprenticing in New York City with renowned designer Milton Glaser, she set off for fame in Beverly Hills.

Celebrating Easter, 1974

A sparkling portrait of Wearstler and Elliott

Wearstler’s unusual twists on nature–animal prints, sea elements, human forms–and lavish uses of color and gilt are grounded by her keen eye for form, geometry, structure, and balance that are the cornerstones of sound design.

Wearstler’s unusual twists on nature–animal prints, sea elements, human forms–and lavish uses of color and gilt are grounded by her keen eye for form, geometry, structure, and balance that are the cornerstones of sound design.

Wearstler’s unusual twists on nature–animal prints, sea elements, human forms–and lavish uses of color and gilt are grounded by her keen eye for form, geometry, structure, and balance that are the cornerstones of sound design.

Wearstler remains close to her beachcombing roots, soaking up California’s sand and surf. The storied Sea Captain’s House restaurant in Myrtle Beach influenced Wearstler’s design of Santa Monica’s Viceroy Hotel.

Wearstler and her mom, Nancy, during college days in Boston, 1991

Wearstler, age 15

With husband Brad Korzen and their two sons

Wearstler’s family is hugely important, and she and husband, Brad, are devoted parents: “They’re always doing things with the kids, and it’s never party time. They’re not that type,” says her mother, Nancy.

Wearstler’s unusual twists on nature–animal prints, sea elements, human forms–and lavish uses of color and gilt are grounded by her keen eye for form, geometry, structure, and balance that are the cornerstones of sound design.

Wearstler’s unusual twists on nature–animal prints, sea elements, human forms–and lavish uses of color and gilt are grounded by her keen eye for form, geometry, structure, and balance that are the cornerstones of sound design.

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