It was not lengthy after inside designer Kevin Dumas began working for himself in what he knew was his true calling. “It was the tip of a challenge set up, development was over and our purchasers got here in and noticed their new condominium absolutely furnished for the primary time. There have been tears of pleasure and gratitude for lastly making their New York condominium really feel like dwelling. That is why I do what I do,” stated the 16-year veteran of the trade.
Hailing from each New York and Connecticut, Kevin’s fashion is a casually refined aesthetic that fuses metropolitan magnificence and a laid-back vibe. His inspiration comes within the type of mid-century fashion and a love of antiques, wealthy textures and funky tones.
Kevin Dumais Picture: Drew Innis
In addition to his husband Charlie, Kevin can be a co-founder of Dumas made. The model provides an entire line of distinctive handmade ceramics, together with lamps, candlesticks, vases and extra. All work is created by the duo from their studio in Bantam, Connecticut.
With two firms, concepts come to Kevin from all sides – so he can at all times be discovered with tracing paper and a flair-tipped felt tip pen. “I at all times have a roll of tracing paper between my workplace and residential,” he shared. “Ideas come and go so typically, and typically a fast sketch can assist me seize on paper what’s rumbling in my head and helps me and my crew brainstorm in the course of the charette of a challenge.”
After learning inside design on the New England Faculty of Artwork and Design, he led initiatives for a lot of prime Manhattan designers, together with Russell Groves, earlier than opening his personal agency in 2009. The New York Occasions, Elle Decor, NY Magazine, Luxuriousand extra.
In the present day Kevin Dumais joins us for this week Friday 5!
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1. Church’s Pembrey studded loafers
These loafers have been a spontaneous buy on my first go to to London, so that they have already got a sure nostalgia to them and have managed to be the one shoe I hold all 12 months spherical. They’re basic black leather-based penny loafers with a contemporary border of studs particulars.
Picture: Kevin Dumais
2. Sunday morning with cookbooks
My favourite a part of the week is Sunday morning, with two cups of espresso and a handful of cookbooks to flip by means of earlier than dinner that evening. A brand new e-book that has discovered its approach into my assortment is the Barbuto restaurant cookbook in New York Metropolis. The restaurant is one in every of my favourite locations on the town. I usually order their roast JW rooster and pasta carbonara.
Picture: Kevin Dumais (Spying on Kevin’s canine, Friday?)
3. Koben fashion Danish cookware
I inherited two, a inexperienced casserole and a yellow casserole; each have been wedding ceremony presents my mother and father acquired in 1963. My mother by no means used them once we have been youngsters besides to cover my Halloween sweet, which was intelligent play on her half as she might hear the tinkling of the enamel lid once I was sneaking it. They’re typically utilized in our dwelling in Litchfield and I’ve since added items to the gathering.
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4. My document participant
My turntable was a Christmas current from my husband, Charlie, which he purchased me after discovering information I had purchased however by no means obtained round to purchasing the unit to play them on. A few of our favourite evenings at dwelling finish with us digging by means of our document assortment, dancing to our favourite albums on the highest quantity. Aretha: Woman Soul, Stay & Extra Donna Summer time, Madonna’s Madonna Album and Fleetwood Mac Rumours.
Picture: Kevin Dumais
5. Cashmere sweaters
My uniform consists of navy blue cashmere crew neck sweaters. My favourite sweater is from Margarette Howell, however I even have this one from J.Crew in all of the basic colours.
Work by Kevin Dumais:
Higher West Facet, main bed room. The problem was a modest, rectilinear room with very excessive ceilings designated because the condominium’s master suite. To deliver issues again to scale, the ceiling masking one-third of its depth (the partitions) was painted a deep shade of brown and a contemporary four-poster mattress was put in. Tactile textures just like the inky wool rug and gauze linen material full the look. Picture: Joshua McHugh Pictures
Grand Military Plaza, lounge. A impartial palette highlights the breathtaking views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines, whereas dark-colored accents present an anchoring sense of steadiness. We used items from the shopper’s Japanese and Scandinavian furnishings assortment and reupholstered them to sync comfortably with the sunshine, brilliant residing area. Picture: Joshua McHugh Pictures
Franklin Road, Major Corridor. The aim of this challenge was to reorganize the area and lighten and soften the rough-hewn architectural options of the loft. We designed on a black metal divider and thatched glass doorways to separate the first bed room suite from the open loft. An eclectic mixture of mid-century furnishings matches the couple’s laid-back nature. Picture: Joshua McHugh Pictures
