How to think like Annie and Kit
The two creative dynamos, Annie Selke (chief vision officer and founder of Annie Selke the Massachusetts-based go-to for colourful rugs and bedding) and Kit Kemp, founder of Firmdale Hotels and Kit Kemp design studio who together have launched a new collection of lifestyle designs based on three ...
6: Joe Tilson: One of Britain's most important artists, a founding figure of British Pop Art and ground-breaking printmaker
The sixth episode of Making a Mark explores the life and work of one of Britain’s most important artists, Joe Tilson (1928 - 2023), and the importance of printmaking to his practice throughout his life.
As a lifelong dedicated and subversive printmaker, we meet Tilson in his London studio on th...
Bookshelfie: Kit Kemp
Designer Kit Kemp MBE takes Vick on a literary journey from 1490 to 2022 and explains how she’s built her signature style, and her confidence. Kit is a British interior designer and Founder and Creative Director of Firmdale Hotels and the Kit Kemp Design Studio. Kit’s signature style combines tr...
Kit Kemp: “I’m Frightened of Beige”
Designing a successful hotel today is quite the undertaking, but designer and entrepreneur Kit Kemp does it all. On the eve of the opening of her third property in New York, Dan and the British talent discuss her upbringing in the English countryside, how she built her first hotel with no formal ...
The Thursday Show: Kit Kemp swore off doing New York hotels. Now she’s back with a classic. Plus: Trend lifecycles are speeding up
BOH managing editor Haley Chouinard joins host Dennis Scully to go over the biggest news in the industry, including the newest Queer Eye cast member, Houzz’s state of the industry report, and why renovations are starting to feel outdated faster than ever. Later, Founder and Creative Director of F...
147: Interview with Kit Kemp and GP&J Baker’s Ann Grafton
We’re off on the road again to Ham Yard Hotel for a personal tour and interview with designer Kit Kemp and GP&J Baker’s Ann Grafton to celebrate their new collection. Listen to find out more about the design inspiration behind the fabulous collection of fabrics and wallpaper, how collaborations l...
S1 Ep 6 Kit Kemp on Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant
Kit Kemp is an interior designer, the founder and creative director of Kit Kemp Design Studio and Firmdale Hotels. She’s known for championing British art and craft and for her colourful, eclectic and much-imitated style.
The plaque she has chosen is at 46 Gordon Square, Bloomsbury and reads:...
The Next Wave of Hospitality: Trends, Brands, and Innovation - Bashar Wali, Practice Hospitality
In this episode, Bashar Wali, founder and CEO of Practice Hospitality and This Assembly, shares his perspective on what makes a compelling hospitality brand and the opportunities for innovation in the industry today.
Listeners will learn:
How to balance aesthetics and profitability in hotel desi...
Hotel Design with Kit Kemp
Schumacher’s Creative Director and Frederic's Editor-in-Chief, Dara Caponigro, sits down with Kit Kemp, the creative force behind Firmdale Hotels, to discuss what it takes to create a great hotel that keeps people coming back.
The first lady of textiles: celebrating 50 years of design with Christine Van Der Hurd
Christine Van Der Hurd is the founder of the iconic textile and rug studio Vanderhurd. After graduating from Winchester School of Art, she moved to New York in 1977 and quickly immersed herself in the city’s creative underground—spending time with Robert Mapplethorpe, Annie Leibovitz, and the Stu...
