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Entering a Miles Redd interior is like downing an aesthetic double espresso. Few contemporaries embrace vivid colors and ecstatic patterns quite like the Atlanta-born, New York–based designer. When he’s not extending an eye-catching fabric or a bold paint hue (usually in a lustrous high-gloss) across a room’s walls and ceiling, he’s setting it off with a contrasting floral, stripe, or chevron. “I like interiors that are rich and layered and personal,” says Redd. “And I like disparate things next to each other—something crumbling next to something slick, contemporary art and 18th-century furniture, and always a mix of high and low.” Sculptural mirrors, fanciful valances, and animal-print upholsteries are also part of the arsenal Redd uses to give traditional spaces an exhilarating twist. milesreddom

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