Bicoastal designer Ohara Davies-Gaetano looked to stylist Anita Sarsidi and photographer Sam Frost to bring to life a client’s cozy, eclectic 1920s cabin in Southern California’s San Jacinto Mountains.
To evoke the clean lines and architectural drama of a family’s renovation, designer Darryl Carter left stylist Hilary Robertson and photographer Frank Frances to their own devices.
A contract isn’t just a get-out-of-jail-free card if something goes wrong. A strong but approachable letter of agreement can establish positive ground rules for the designer-client partnership in addition to protecting your business. Here’s how to get it right.
For a client’s Paris pied-à-terre, London designer Tala Fustok partnered with local stylist Sarah de Beaumont and photographer Ambroise Tézenas to balance contemporary furnishings with a historic sense of place.
Tasked with refreshing a beloved family property in Texas Hill Country, designer Alison Giese recruited stylist Leigh Gill and photographer Yanglin Cai to capture the home’s layered, lived-in beauty.
Hiring an external HR consultant allowed the Maryland designer to stop worrying about employee policies, benefits and labor regulations—and let a specialist do the heavy lifting.