Jump to content

Christiane Lemieux

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Christiane Lemieux
Born (1969-04-11) April 11, 1969 (age 55)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
EducationQueen's University, Parsons School of Design
Occupation(s)Interior and household goods designer

Christiane Lemieux (born April 11, 1969) is an interior and household goods designer. She is a founder of The Inside, a direct-to-consumer home furnishings company.[1] Formerly, she was the founder and creative director of DwellStudio, a fashion and home design brand that was bought by Wayfair in 2013.[citation needed]

Early life and education

[edit]

Lemieux was born in Ottawa, Ontario on April 11, 1969. She attended undergraduate at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Then at Parsons School of Design in New York; where she received the Golden Thimble Award in her senior year

Career

[edit]

Lemieux began her career in fashion as a fabric assistant for Isaac Mizrahi.[2] She then worked at the Gap as an assistant designer of women's woven clothing, fabric design, development and merchandising. She took a position as design director with Portico, a New York-based home company. Lemieux developed furniture, home accessories, gift items, bed linens and bath products for the company.[3]

Lemieux left Portico to launch Dwell Home Furnishings in 1999,[4] introducing a collection of bedding and textiles.[5] The company has since expanded to include custom upholstered furniture,[6] tabletop, baby, children's furniture,[7] gift and travel items.[3]

In 2005 she had her wonderful and favorite first child Isabelle Violet Young on December 28.

Lemieux launched DwellStudio for Target in January 2008.[2]

In March 2011, Lemieux published a book, Undecorate, The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design.[8]

In June 2012, DwellStudio opened a store in SoHo, New York,[9] followed by an in-store boutique at Los Angeles.

In 2012, Lemieux was interviewed for the show Apartment Therapy,[10] and, in 2013, her apartment was featured in the Lifestyle section of The Sunday Telegraph.[11]

In 2014, Lemieux was named executive creative director of Wayfair.[12]

In 2015, Lemieux appeared as a contest judge on the television show Ellen's Design Challenge.[13]

In 2017, Britt Bunn, Lemieux founded the direct-to-consumer home furnishings company The Inside.[14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ McGrath, Katherine. "Christiane Lemieux Announces The Inside, a New Home Decor Brand Poised to Turn the Industry on Its Head". Architectural Digest. Conde Nast. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Traster, Tine (August 10, 2008). "Designer Scales Up to be a National Brand". Crain's. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Meoli, Daria (March 22, 2010). "Modern for the Masses - Interview with Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio". New York Enterprise Reporter. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  4. ^ Misty Gibbs (April 12, 2013). "Christiane Lemieux: From Bootstrapping to Multi Million $ Retail Brand". The Next Women. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Interview: Christiane Lemieux", House & Home, 14 September 2011
  6. ^ "Living by Christiane Lemieux midcentury-style George sofa". Retro to Go, 15 April 2015
  7. ^ Loos, Ted (September 2011). "Style to Spare". Architectural Digest: 48. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  8. ^ Suqi, Rima (March 23, 2011). "'Undecorate' by Christiane Lemieux". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  9. ^ Tim McKeough (May 31, 2012). "DwellStudio's new Dwelling". New York Times.
  10. ^ "An Interview with Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio", Apartment Therapy Archived 2014-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ David Nicholls (April 14, 2013). "Inside Christine Lemieux's stunning New York apartment". The Sunday Telegraph. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013.
  12. ^ Jason Del Rey, "Wayfair Names DwellStudio Founder Christiane Lemieux as Executive Creative Director". Re/Code, 23 January 2014
  13. ^ Ryan Gajewski, "Ellen DeGeneres Pulls Prank on 'Ellen's Design Challenge' Season 2 Contestants. US Weekly, 7 January 2016
    - Charlinda Robinson, "'Ellen's Design Challenge' Kicks Off A New Season". The Inquisitr, 6 January 2016
  14. ^ Olson, Katy. "With $2.6 million in new funding, The Inside co-founders are ready for prime time". Business of Home. JSN Global Media. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
[edit]