The same time I’m designing my collection, I’m also designing my store. It has to have brand awareness, an identity. I’m also designing the racks and the hangers, and juggling a lot of things. – Kelly Wearstler
My motto in life is ‘Take risks;’ you don’t have a voice if you don’t. You have to venture outside your boundaries. That’s what life’s all about. – Kelly Wearstler
Rawness and refinement are not opposite ends of a luxurious spectrum… they are two complementary features with which to populate a luxe environment. – Kelly Wearstler
Everything I commission – whether it is for me or for a client’s home or for a hotel or office – is absolutely unique to that job. I have everything made, or I find vintage and antique pieces at markets and auctions. – Kelly Wearstler
I’m a designer, which includes interiors, architecture, fashion, furniture, and lifestyle. – Kelly Wearstler
By acquiring all of your furniture from different eras and places and things that are expensive and inexpensive, it will make your end product have a great spirit. – Kelly Wearstler
I’m not the bake-sale-mom type – though once in a while, I’ll make challah French toast for my sons. – Kelly Wearstler
I would never shop from the Internet or a catalogue; otherwise, how am I going to educate my eye? I just love going out and searching for new things. – Kelly Wearstler
Everything is about color. If you look at magazines and advertising and television, the thing you remember is the color. – Kelly Wearstler
I love seeing people’s reactions to gifts that I’ve created from my line, such as my gold horn ring, bottle openers, my ‘Fallen’ leather jacket and my Slither black and white sweater. – Kelly Wearstler
The sky is the limit as long as you keep the rooms practical, and I have become better at that since I had children. Function, form and organisation are all important. – Kelly Wearstler
My husband and I go to Il Fico every Friday, and I get the whole-wheat pizza. I won’t eat pizza anywhere else! – Kelly Wearstler
I love history… everything is inspired by history, so that’s why I love vintage and antiques. – Kelly Wearstler
The mixture of weird textures and organic surfaces creates an interesting dialogue. – Kelly Wearstler
I love to travel and to be inspired by new things, so everything is always new. I’ve never done the same bathroom or the same kitchen a second time. It’s challenging, and I like to be challenged. – Kelly Wearstler
Whether you’re going to a museum or a flea market or flipping through a book, always be on the lookout for something special. – Kelly Wearstler
I definitely start early and keep items in mind throughout the year for key people in my life. I love wrapping everyone’s gifts in hand-painted wallpaper sheets, which gives the gift extra love. – Kelly Wearstler
Besides almonds or granola, I don’t eat a lot during the day – juicing is what gives me energy. – Kelly Wearstler
Willem de Kooning as an artist is insane, Sonia Rykiel is amazing for her colour sensibility, and Ettore Sottsass was an architect and product designer who sometimes created clothes to go with his other designs. – Kelly Wearstler
