Courtney Lichterman

1 week ago | 1stdibs.com | Courtney Lichterman

Certain New York events — like Fashion Week, Shakespeare in the Park and the New York City marathon — aren’t just annual happenings; they’re part of the culture. For the design community, the same might be said of Design on a Dime (DOAD), the furniture and home-decor shopping extravaganza held each spring to benefit people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as other New Yorkers in need.

Jun 25, 2024 | 1stdibs.com | Courtney Lichterman

Considering the magazine covers she’s graced, the major brands she’s partnered with and the 1.4 million followers she’s amassed on Instagram, it’s almost impossible to believe that Danish fashion and interiors stylist Pernielle Teisbaek’s initial career goal was to become a dentist. “I went to elementary school and high school in Charlottenlund, a suburb of Copenhagen,” she says. “After that, I began to study dentistry.

Jun 14, 2024 | 1stdibs.com | Courtney Lichterman

Perhaps best known for delivering dramatic sartorial moments on the red carpet and pioneering inclusivity in fashion, designer Christian Siriano is now getting recognized for his newest creative pursuits: his furniture line and his booming interior design practice. Having introduced his inaugural collection in 2021, Siriano is back with his second, which launched exclusively on 1stDibs.

May 24, 2024 | 1stdibs.com | Laura Hine |Courtney Lichterman

Interior designer Kati Curtis mixed styles and eras when reenvisioning the formal dining room of a 1920s Tudor home in Brookline, Massachusetts as a playroom. Traditional sconces by Visual Comfort provide reading light for the room’s window seat, which brilliantly doubles as a toy chest. In the same corner, a sculptural Eames for Herman Miller stool keeps company with a playfully upholstered vintage chair under a pair of brutalist chandeliers; all were 1stDibs finds.

Apr 5, 2024 | 1stdibs.com | Courtney Lichterman

“I’m drawn to interesting pieces that feel impactful, and given the neutral palette of this home, we needed some heavy hitters for the space to have a sense of intelligence and character,” says Chicago-based Wendy Labrum, referring to a greystone residence she designed near Wrigley Field. Labrum put several statement-making pieces front and center in the living room, including two Soriana chairs by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and a black Ox chair by Danish legend Illum Wikkelsø.