Bennett Leifer Interiors is an award-winning studio known for blending sophisticated color palettes, historical references and whimsical concepts to design uniquely tailored interiors. The firm creates livable, elegant and artful designs which have grown to include private residences, model residences, collaborations with developers, executive suites and brand campaigns. Today we are going to show you one of the best interior design projects by Bennett Leifer!
SOUTHAMPTON RESIDENCE
Bennett Leifer looks so fresh-faced and boyish that it’s hard to believe he’s been in the design business for more than 15 years. Before setting up his own studio in 2013, he spent a full decade soaking up as much knowledge about his craft as he could at multiple top interior design firms. As a child growing up in Great Neck, on Long Island, and in Manhattan, Bennett Leifer was most captivated by the architecture of the fabulous Great Gatsby–era mansions along the North Shore and the many masterworks of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
UPPER WEST SIDE RESIDENCE
Soon after graduating, Bennett Leifer scored a job as assistant to the creative director at Kondylis Design, the bustling interiors branch of Costas Kondylis and Partners (the architecture firm famous for designing high-rises for developers like Donald Trump). Keen to take on larger decorating projects, Bennett Leifer moved to a job at a small, high-end studio specializing in the Art Deco aesthetic, where he would be the only design associate. A year or so later, having honed his decorating skills, he secured a position at Ralph Lauren in store development.
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200 AMSTERDAM MODEL RESIDENCE
Since 2013, Bennett Leifer has translated his experiences into an aesthetic that is uniquely his own, referencing classic proportions and traditional details with layered texture for a certain stripe of stylish, contemporary living that reads both comfortable and refined.
GREENWICH VILLAGE RESIDENCE
Throughout his career, Bennett Leifer has worked on projects of all sizes, scope and style and has experience working on projects globally including New York City, Los Angeles, Aspen, Hong Kong and Paris. In May 2015, Bennett Leifer was a featured designer at the 2015 Kips Bay Decorator Show House. That same year he was named “2015 Stars on the Rise” by the Design and Decoration Building.
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WATER MILL RESIDENCE
Additional honors include House Beautiful Magazine’s “Next Wave” 2015, Traditional Home Magazine’s “2015 Rising Stars of Design,” Ocean Home Magazine’s “50 Top Interior Designers of 2016,” as well as Ocean Home Magazine’s “Top Coastal Interior Designers of 2018.” Most recently, Bennett Leifer has been named one of the “2018 Elle Décor A-List” designers.
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