Lucy Harris is a New York-based interior designer whose studio, founded in 2012, works on residential projects across the United States and abroad. The studio creates expressive, layered homes shaped by architecture, materials and the people who inhabit them.
Lucy works closely with her clients to understand how they want to live, guiding them through the many decisions involved in designing a home and crafting interiors that feel personal and deeply considered. The studio partners with architects, contractors and craftspeople, creating interiors that build upon the architectural framework and extend through the final layers of furniture, art and objects.
Lucy's work has been featured in Architectural Digest, AD Italia, Elle Decoration, House Beautiful, Homes & Gardens, The Local Project, The Wall Street Journal, Luxe and Interior Design. She is represented on The Expert and in the AD Pro Directory.
Lucy’s perspective is influenced by a lifelong closeness to distinctive houses. Her great-great-grandparents’ art and antiques-filled Boston townhouse became the Nichols House Museum. Later, her great-grandparents, landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff and designer Margaret Nichols Shurcliff, built an Arts and Crafts-style summer house in Ipswich, Massachusetts and transformed a 1790 English-style barn on the family property in Cornish, New Hampshire into a rustic studio. Lucy was raised in a modernist home in New England and today lives with her husband and daughter in a mid-century home in Usonia, a neighborhood designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, north of New York City. She is currently exploring the transformation of the barn on the Cornish property into a retreat for her family, continuing a long family relationship with houses formed by design, place and the generations who have lived in them.
Through our holistic and collaborative process, each home we design feels personal and deeply considered. From the initial vision through completion, we ensure that every detail, every accent, every moment is meaningful, intentional and beautiful. A common thread among our clients is a desire to live in timeless, distinctive homes that tell the story of how they live. Our clients invest in spaces worth passing down.
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Design inspiration
A childhood rooted in design; anything and everything Modernist; her passion for and travels throughout Italy with her Italian husband.
Education / background
Masters in Interior Design from Pratt Institute (Outstanding Merit Award);
Associate at Meyer Davis
Favorite / dream travel destination
Any island from Maine to Greece, London, anywhere and everywhere.
Design inspiration
Airy, sun-baked California; the vibrant modernism of NYC; lush gardens, historical architecture, and hand-crafted objects.
Education / background
B.S. in Interior Design from Philadelphia University;
Interior Design Director at WeWork; Interiors and Furniture Designer at Uhuru Design
Favorite / dream travel destination
Italy to be inspired, feel in awe of history, eat the best meals, and look out over the beautiful sea.
Design inspiration
The interiors she creates are influenced by her background in painting, ceramics, and metal smithing. She's also passionate about lighting design.
Education / background
B.S. in Interior Design from the University of Florida; Studied Lighting Design at TH OWL in Detmold, Germany
Favorite / dream travel destination
Mckensie's dream destination is Iceland, though she is smitten with Ireland because of the people and nature.
Design inspiration
Playful forms and vibrant colors. Design that pushes the envelope and inhabits a space on the margins between art and design.
Education / background
M.F.A. in Interior Design from
Pratt Institute; B.A. in Studio Arts from Bard College
Favorite / dream travel destination
Favorites so far are Sicily and Oaxaca! He also loves to discover and explore new places.
Design inspiration
Inspiration flourishes for Sarah from a rich blend of architecture, culture and nature.
Education / background
B.A. in Interior Architecture and Design from Queens University of Charlotte
Favorite / dream travel destination
Italy holds a special place in Sarah's heart because of its stunning art and architecture, delicious cuisine and picturesque cities.
Design inspiration
Everywhere, and through travel, but especially Italy for the history and food and architecture and nature.
Education / background
B.S in Political Science Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)
M.B.A Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)
Favorite / dream travel destination
To her home in northeastern Italy!
Design inspiration
Art, nature, music, books, typography, sunlight as it touches the water
Education / background
B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication from the University of Iowa; Emphasis in Art and Art History
Favorite / dream travel destination
Scandinavia because it gives her the feeling of home; Istanbul for the architecture and food, Sardinia for the turquoise water.