An L.A.-based Designer Who Found Her Calling Thanks to George Clooney and Anna Kendrick
After a stint in the business world, Stefani Stein now designs homes and furniture for an A-list clientele.
By LAURA HINE
Do you remember the 2009 movie Up in the Air, in which GEORGE CLOONEY and Anna Kendrick play “career transition specialists,” basically meaning they fire people for a living? Designer STEFANI STEIN not only remembers it, she switched careers because of it.
I have an intake process where I ask clients a lot of questions. Some of them might seem weird and not relevant, like “If your home were to have a theme song, what would it be?” I’m trying to find out how people want to feel in a space, whether it’s energized, calm or dramatic. The materials and furnishings vary project to project based on the unique attributes of each client.
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The 8 interior design trends that defined 2021
Year in Review
DEC 21, 2021
Let’s face it: 2021 was a trip. We started the year deep in the pandemic, and by fall we were fully vaccinated and back in action at High Point. Now, with COVID cases back on the rise, we’re closing out the year with a series of canceled events and a third round of vaccination shots.
It’s been a wild ride, and the trends were every bit as unruly. While things feel far from normal, the designs that reigned supreme the past four seasons prove that despite all the heartache, fear and confusion, we can still figure out how to have a little fun. From fuzzy bouclés to cobalt blue decor accents, here are eight looks that supplied us with endless inspo throughout 2021.
CURVY FURNITURE
The clean, midcentury-inspired lines that dominated the marketplace before the pandemic were usurped by rolling, amorphous silhouettes this year. Though the curvy furniture trend dates back to the 1950s (when Vladimir Kagan debuted his iconic Serpentine sofa), it reemerged in 2021 as a curvaceous alternative to sharp geometric shapes, as seen in projects by Tom Lawrence-Levy of Natural Asthetik, Stefani Stein, and Brittany Hakimfar of Far Studio.
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