Scott Salvator is an American interior designer.

Early life

Salvator was born in Rome, New York and raised in Lawrenceville, NJ. He began his education in building and design by joining his grandfather's businesses in construction and historic preservation in

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He was responsible for the first total renovation of the Café Carlyle in New York's

Carlyle Hotel The Carlyle Hotel is a luxury apartment hotel on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1930, the Art Deco hotel was designed by Sylvan Bien and Harry M. Prince, with interiors by Dorothy Draper. It was named after the S ...

, The Ardsley Building's

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lobby, as well as the

Ritz Tower The Ritz Tower is a luxury residential building at 465 Park Avenue on the corner of 57th Street (Manhattan), East 57th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It was built from 1925 to 1926 as an apartment hotel and was ...

. As a design associate to

Mario Buatta Mario Buatta (October 20, 1935 – October 15, 2018) was an American interior decorator. Early life and education Buatta was born in West New Brighton, Staten Island, West Brighton, Staten Island, New York (state), New York, the son of Felice Buat ...

, Salvator and

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worked on the restoration of

Blair House Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most exclusive hotel" because it is primarily used ...

, the President's Guest House. Salvator was named one of America's Top 100 Designers by

House Beautiful ''House Beautiful'' is an interior decorating magazine that focuses on decorating and the domestic arts. First published in 1896, it is currently published by the Hearst Corporation, who began publishing it in 1934. It is the oldest still-publi ...

magazine for eight consecutive years and was admitted to the New York Design Center Hall of Fame in 2004. He is a lecturer and panelist at New York's

National Academy of Design The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Frederick Styles Agate, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, an ...

. He has worked on numerous charity show houses, including several for New York City's Kips Bay Show House. and has been featured in

Architectural Digest ''Architectural Digest'' (stylized in all caps) is an American monthly magazine founded in 1920. Its principal subjects are interior design and landscaping, rather than pure external architecture. The magazine is published by Condé Nast ...

and

Elle Decor ''Elle'' (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and lifestyle. The title ''Elle'' means ''She'' in French. ''Elle'' is considered "one of the world's largest ...

. He began his education in building and design by joining his grandfather's businesses in construction and historic preservation in

He holds degrees in accounting and law, is a member of the

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in three jurisdictions. He also attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and

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 ...

for interior design.

References

External links

Official website
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