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Celerie Kemble's childhood was in many ways
a design tutorial spent in construction sites, antique stores,
and in the unique houses designed by her mother, Mimi McMakin
of Palm Beach's Kemble Interiors. After graduating from
Harvard, Celerie worked briefly in film production trying
unsuccessfully to resist what she calls a compulsion for
design and home improvement. As she puts it, "I dove in 1997
and haven't come up for air yet."
Since then Celerie has been working
primarily in Florida and New York on residential and
commercial projects, helping her clients to, in the words of
Michael Boodro of House Beautiful, "incorporate the
serendipitous and the sentimental without losing clarity or
strength." Celerie finds much inspiration in the ever-changing
world of New York fashion by ultimately believing design is an
expression of individuality, whim, and imagination -- not a
product of trends or rules.
Celerie believes that it is her most
important responsibility to help her clients fulfill
particular and often highly varied design dreams. “My style is
uniquely suited to each client and, due to the younger age of
much of my clientele, that's all over the map. I think what
remains cohesive across our body of work is an infusion of
colorful vitality and design irreverence. I enjoy a mix of
vintage, traditional, and contemporary that’s unencumbered by
a fixed formula. Whether I am designing a modern space or a
more traditional one, there is always a focus on warmth so the
place looks like home, a delightful, exciting place, but home
nonetheless.”
Celerie has been named as one of the “50
Tastemakers for the Future of Design” by House and Garden, has
been listed on House Beautiful’s Top Designer’s list for the
past six consecutive years. In addition, Celerie has launched
a line of furniture with Lane Venture, printed grass cloths
with Zoffany, a fabric and wallpaper line with Schumacher as
well as technical surfaces with Valtekz. The work of Kemble
Interiors has been profiled in publications such as Elle
Décor, House and Garden, House Beautiful,
Metropolitan Home, InStyle Home, Traditional
Home, Domino and The New York Times.
A recent award
includes Interior Design Magazine 2007 Best of
the Year Award (Wallcovering category) for one
of her Valtekz products (see
www.valtekz.com).
Celerie was also named one of 25 Best Furniture Designers by
House Beautiful in March 2008.
When Celerie
is not sleeping her three hours a night, or designing fabulous
products and spaces, she is enjoying moments with her husband,
her son Rascal, her dog Anchovie and new baby daughter Zinnia
- who was born on Sunday March 23, 2008.
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Many of the new designs in The Celerie
Collection for FRESH are 100% Post Consumer Recycled
Polyester. Vice President of Design and Sales, Diana
Dobin explains, "100% Post Consumer Product means what once
was your bottle of water, is now your
FRESH fabric." Although
FRESH fabrics require no finishes to meet stringent
hospitality requirements, those customers still requiring
additional 'earth friendly' finishes can now do so with
FRESH finishes.
FRESH finishes are
completely recyclable and provide additional stability and
durability when needed. Valley Forge is
developing an interactive environmental contribution program
for release in late 2008. Customers will be able to
select from a list of screened environmental charities and a
portion of all sales of FRESH
fabrics will be donated per yard sold to each of these
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