On the Couch with Kelly Wearstler

Inspiration Source

MHI: Who inspires you?

Many people, past and present, inspire my work.

They range from architects like Carlo Scarpa to John Woolf, interior designers like Jean-Henri Jansen and David Hicks, furniture designers from Ettore Sottsass to Maria Pergay, as well as artists and sculptors.

In the fashion realm, I admire Valentino for his dramatic use of color and dynamic patterns, Sonia Rykiel for her color sensibility and avant-garde combinations, and Coco Chanel for her revolutionary use of contrast, texture, fabrics, and weaving.