Modern design is a perspective, not a period. If you look at the past with a fresh but well-educated eye, it clarifies your sense of the present. A poetic juxtaposition of colors and textures with classical furnishings can be more original than the kind of shock-and-awe tactics that strip a room of its soul. The essence of poetry, after all, is revelation. I aim to orchestrate a subtle composition that unsettles conventional expectations.

—As Quoted in Architectural Digest, November 2006

STEPHEN SILLS is a celebrated interior designer specializing in transforming interiors into timeless and unique environments for modern living. He approaches every project with sensitivity to the architecture, function, and history of the space, enriching the vision of the client. With a fresh approach to classicism, Sills brings together furnishings that span four centuries and innovative choices of surfaces, textures, and colors. Architectural Digest described his work as "a lucid synthesis of opulence, rigor and surprise."

Stephen Sills Associates stems from the design work of Sills Huniford Associates, a formidable force in the design world for over 25 years. Over the course of his career, Sills has designed for a diverse group of clients including Nan Swid, Vera Wang, Anna Wintour, Linda Wells, the Newhouse family, Tina Turner, Brooke DeOcampo, Lauren and Richard Dupont, The Starwood Properties/St. Regis, The Rockefeller family and the Connaught Hotel in London. Current projects include private residences in Aspen, Palm Beach and New York. Sills was recently appointed to Creative Director for The Apthorp, a landmark residential building on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, House & Garden, Vogue, Maison & Jardin, W, New York Magazine, New York Times Magazine, and Harper's Bazaar, among others. His Bedford residence is included in Dominic Bradbury's "American Designers at Home" and HGTV's "Top 10 Most Beautiful Homes." Sills is a member of Architectural Digest's AD100, and was included in AD's "30 Deans of American Design." He was recently included in Elle Décor’s A List of the Top 25 Designers.

The Stephen Sills Blog is where he offers insights into his work and his world.
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