Muriel Brandolini
Muriel Brandolini d'Adda | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Muriel Brandolini d'Adda di Valmareno |
| Born | Muriel Phan van Thiet Montpellier, France |
| Spouse(s) | Count Nuno Carlo Brandolini d'Adda di Valmareno |
| Occupation | Interior designer, decorator |
Countess Muriel Brandolini d'Adda di Valmareno (née Phan van Thiet), known professionally as Muriel Brandolini, is a French-Vietnamese interior designer and decorator. In 2016 Brandolini was named one of the world's top 100 designers by Architectural Digest.
Early life
[edit]Muriel Phan van Thiet was born in Montpellier, France and grew up in Saigon, Vietnam and in Martinique.[1][2] Her father was a lawyer from Vietnam and her mother was a pianist of Venezuelan and French ancestry.[3][4][5] She grew up speaking French as her primary language.[2] Her father died when she was young, during the Vietnamese War, which prompted the family to move to Martinique.[6] When she was fifteen years old her mother sent her to Paris to study secretarial skills after she had dropped out of her private high school in Martinique.[7]
Career
[edit]Brandolini came to New York City in 1979 and began working as a salesperson in Deschamps.[8] She was discovered by Franca Sozzani who hired her as a fashion stylist for Italian Vogue before switching to design.[9][10][5] Her work as a decorator and interior designer has been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, World of Interiors, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, and Elle Decor.[11] She is noted for her approach to vibrant colors within her work.[12] She has been commissioned by celebrities, royalty and other public figures including Matt Lauer, Pia Getty, Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece.[1][12] She wrote a book on interior design titled The World of Muriel Brandolini, which was published by Rizzoli in October 2011.[13][3] In 2016 Brandolini was named one of the top 100 designers in the world by Architectural Digest.[4] Brandolini has a pop-up shop in Southampton, which opened in the summer of 2015.[14] She has collaborated with Barney's on decor and home furnishing merchandise.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Brandolini is married to Count Nuno Carlo Brandolini d'Adda di Valmareno, an Italian banker and the son of Count Brandolino Brandolini di Valmareno and Cristiana Agnelli.[15] They have two children and live in Manhattan.[16][17][5]
Brandolini's retreat in Hampton Bays, New York has been featured in Architectural Digest and the lifestyle blog Quintessence.[2][18] Her Paris apartment has been featured in Galerie Magazine.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Elliott, Hannah. "Muriel Brandolini At Home: Wimps Need Not Apply". Forbes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Interior Designer Muriel Brandolini's Vibrant Hamptons Beach House". Architectural Digest. April 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b "About - Muriel Brandolini". Murielbrandolini.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "A Look Inside Muriel Brandolini's Designs for Luxe Living". The Window. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c Horyn, Cathy (11 May 1999). "Sixth Sense for the New Yields Something Old: The Caftan". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Muriel Brandolini". New York Social Diary. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Inside Muriel Brandolini's Chic Paris Apartment". 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Dominic Bradbury, Journalist & Writer". dominicbradbury.net. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Media, Working Mother (1 October 1987). "Working Mother". Working Mother Media. Retrieved 3 February 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Goodman, Wendy. "The World of Muriel Brandolini: Interiors - Rizzoli New York". Rizzoliusa.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Photos: Open House: Nine Rooms by Muriel Brandolini". Vanity Fair. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Muriel Brandolini". Architectural Digest. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Netto, David (24 September 2011). "Muriel's Moment". Wsj.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Designer Muriel Brandolini's First Pop-Up Shop". Architectural Digest. July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Reginato, James (12 June 2017). "Inside "La Dolce Vita" of Countess Cristiana Brandolini D'Adda". Vanityfair.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Owens, Mitchell (16 July 1998). "HOUSE PROUD; Tranquillity Inside an Eruption of Color". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Person Page". Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "At Home in the Hamptons with Muriel Brandolini". YouTube. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2019.