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ABOUT

Sara Brandon

SARA E. BRANDON, a resident of Litchfield County Connecticut, started taking requests for interiors, while designing her accessories line from Roxbury, CT. Over the years, her jewelry has adorned the pages of Harper's Bazaar, CR, Vogue, has been worn by celebrities, on the runway, shown during fashion week in both London and NYC. She studied at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago as well as University of Campinas, Brazil. During many years she has renovated for clients and herself. In 2019, she undertook the extensive restoration/addition of a Marcel Breuer style vintage home in Washington, Connecticut. This home taught her what excellent design bones really means and made her fall in love with the process whole heartedly. Intimately learning living in the  architecturally significant space allowed her to study the architect's use of light, direction, space, and materials. Restoring and adding to the once abandoned home was a special experience. Sara taught at Savannah College of Design using her doctorate in anthropology, which now helps broaden her interior design aesthetic:

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"As an anthropologist one is trained to strip away their own values. While this is almost impossible, it does help me step back and see the client and their home clearly. Having a doctorate in anthropology means I spent years doing research, both historical in nature and ethnographic. Since interiors are about humans and the cultures they reside in, conducting interviews and researching these topics has helped me understand the story of spaces and the people that frequent them.  

 

I observe and interpret how to use the space for a client's life and needs. I have a wider base of inspiration to draw from due to my study of other cultures, religions, symbols, photos, and fashion. I cannot begin to summarize how important this unique lens is to my design process. I often seek out unloved structures to renovate. I am attracted to mid-century and architectural furniture as well as worn, earthy pieces."

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Having hunted at estates sales and auctions with her father since she was a child, sold vintage pieces on 1stdibs, and sourced art for many years she has extensive knowledge of mid-century and various period pieces of art and vintage furniture. Her specialties include homes that embraces their natural surroundings, the challenge of smaller New York apartments, new builds, the merging of city apartment spaces into larger spaces, and diverse budgets. Her experience with renovating homes and apartments includes full restorations, historic homes, as well as modern spaces.  

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