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. Formerly, she was the founder and creative director of DwellStudio, a fashion and home design brand that was bought by Wayfair in 2013.
Early life and education
Lemieux was born in
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
,
Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
on April 11, 1969. She attended undergraduate at
Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, ...
. Then at
Parsons School of Design
The Parsons School of Design is a private art and design college under The New School located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhattan art ...
in New York; where she received the Golden Thimble Award in her senior year
Career
Lemieux began her career in fashion as a fabric assistant for
Isaac Mizrahi
Isaac Mizrahi (born October 14, 1961) is an American fashion designer, actor, singer, television presenter and chief designer of the Isaac Mizrahi brand for Xcel Brands. Based in New York City, he is best known for his eponymous fashion lines. M ...
.
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.
Lemieux left Portico to launch Dwell Home Furnishings in 1999, introducing a collection of bedding and textiles. The company has since expanded to include custom upholstered furniture, tabletop, baby, children's furniture, gift and travel items.
In 2005 she had her wonderful and favorite first child Isabelle Violet Young on December 28.
Lemieux launched DwellStudio for Target in January 2008.
In March 2011, Lemieux published a book,
Undecorate, The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design'.
In June 2012, DwellStudio opened a store in SoHo, New York, followed by an in-store boutique at Los Angeles.
In 2012, Lemieux was interviewed for the show ''Apartment Therapy'', and, in 2013, her apartment was featured in the Lifestyle section of ''The Sunday Telegraph''.
In 2014, Lemieux was named executive creative director of Wayfair.
In 2015, Lemieux appeared as a contest judge on the television show ''Ellen's Design Challenge''.
In 2017, Britt Bunn, Lemieux founded the direct-to-consumer home furnishings company The Inside.
References
External links
*Profile i
The New York Enterprise ReportDwellStudio
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1969 births
Living people
Canadian interior designers
Queen's University at Kingston alumni
Designers from Ottawa
Parsons School of Design alumni
Canadian women designers