Twinspired

GenuineFauxInterviews:

Jamie Drake

1. Let's get the obvious out of the way: What's your favorite color?
2. Favorite color combinations?
3. You design a lot in New York. Would you approach a project differently if it were in another city like Des Moines? 
4. You have an amazing gift for incorporating artwork into your spaces. What is your artwork selection process? 
5. Where's the best place to find affordable art? What would you call affordable? 
6. I tend to have one color I don't like for a decade. My 20's was pink. 30's was red. Do colors fall in and out of favor with you? If yes, is there a pattern or rhyme to it? (In case you're wondering...my 20s was in reaction to pink-filled teenage years. At some point my mom decided I was the traditional/girly kid and everything needed to be pink – including luggage. Airport bag mix-up was never an issue.)
7. You're really known for color, but we think your ability to use texture is equally amazing. There's something about the way you use shine that makes the color...well... better. How do you do that?
8. Is there ever too much color? 
9. Have you ever had a client that asked for all neutrals? Did you punch them?
10. How many fan decks do you own? 

For the real thing, check out a few of our favorite rooms by Jamie Drake or his book, New American Glamour available at Amazon:

New American Glamour by Jamie Drake

This bedroom is just the right mix of grown-up,
playfulness, and angst for a teenage boy.

This is our favorite Jamie Drake design. 
The painting is the Spirograph we all wish we had made.  

We love how Drake decided to hang this collection of silkscreens.

We love the energy in this jewel box of a dining room. 
Who wouldn't want to throw a dinner party in here?