Christiane Lemieux
Christiane Lemieux | |
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| Born | April 11, 1969 |
| Education | Queen's University, Parsons School of Design |
| Occupation(s) | Interior and household goods designer |
Christiane Lemieux (born April 11, 1969) is an interior and household goods designer. She is a founder of The Inside, a direct-to-consumer home furnishings company.[1] Formerly, she was the founder and creative director of DwellStudio, a fashion and home design brand that was bought by Wayfair in 2013.[citation needed]
Early life and education[edit]
Lemieux was born in Ottawa, Ontario on April 11, 1969. She attended undergraduate at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Then at Parsons School of Design in New York; where she received the Golden Thimble Award in her senior year
Career[edit]
Lemieux began her career in fashion as a fabric assistant for Isaac Mizrahi.[2] She then worked at the Gap as an assistant designer of women's woven clothing, fabric design, development and merchandising. She took a position as design director with Portico, a New York-based home company. Lemieux developed furniture, home accessories, gift items, bed linens and bath products for the company.[3]
Lemieux left Portico to launch Dwell Home Furnishings in 1999,[4] introducing a collection of bedding and textiles.[5] The company has since expanded to include custom upholstered furniture,[6] tabletop, baby, children's furniture,[7] gift and travel items.[3]
In 2005 she had her wonderful and favorite first child Isabelle Violet Young on December 28.
Lemieux launched DwellStudio for Target in January 2008.[2]
In March 2011, Lemieux published a book, Undecorate, The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design.[8]
In June 2012, DwellStudio opened a store in SoHo, New York,[9] followed by an in-store boutique at Los Angeles.
In 2012, Lemieux was interviewed for the show Apartment Therapy,[10] and, in 2013, her apartment was featured in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Telegraph.[11]
In 2014, Lemieux was named executive creative director of Wayfair.[12]
In 2015, Lemieux appeared as a contest judge on the television show Ellen's Design Challenge.[13]
In 2017, Britt Bunn, Lemieux founded the direct-to-consumer home furnishings company The Inside.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ McGrath, Katherine. "Christiane Lemieux Announces The Inside, a New Home Decor Brand Poised to Turn the Industry on Its Head". Architectural Digest. Conde Nast. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Traster, Tine (August 10, 2008). "Designer Scales Up to be a National Brand". Crain's. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Meoli, Daria (March 22, 2010). "Modern for the Masses - Interview with Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio". New York Enterprise Reporter. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Misty Gibbs (April 12, 2013). "Christiane Lemieux: From Bootstrapping to Multi Million $ Retail Brand". The Next Women. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Interview: Christiane Lemieux", House & Home, 14 September 2011
- ^ "Living by Christiane Lemieux midcentury-style George sofa". Retro to Go, 15 April 2015
- ^ Loos, Ted (September 2011). "Style to Spare". Architectural Digest: 48. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Suqi, Rima (March 23, 2011). "'Undecorate' by Christiane Lemieux". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Tim McKeough (May 31, 2012). "DwellStudio's new Dwelling". New York Times.
- ^ "An Interview with Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio", Apartment Therapy Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ David Nicholls (April 14, 2013). "Inside Christine Lemieux's stunning New York apartment". The Sunday Telegraph. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013.
- ^ Jason Del Rey, "Wayfair Names DwellStudio Founder Christiane Lemieux as Executive Creative Director". Re/Code, 23 January 2014
- ^ Ryan Gajewski, "Ellen DeGeneres Pulls Prank on 'Ellen's Design Challenge' Season 2 Contestants. US Weekly, 7 January 2016
- Charlinda Robinson, "'Ellen's Design Challenge' Kicks Off A New Season". The Inquisitr, 6 January 2016 - ^ Olson, Katy. "With $2.6 million in new funding, The Inside co-founders are ready for prime time". Business of Home. JSN Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Profile in The New York Enterprise Report
- DwellStudio
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