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Eric Scot Villency (born June 10, 1975) is an American businessman. He is the
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of Villency Design Group, an interior and product design firm.


Career


Design

In 1932, Villency's grandfather, Maurice Villency, started a furniture company in New York City. His grandfather's company became the Villency Design Group, and in 1998, Eric Villency became CEO. Villency was named "The Wizard of Wellness" by ''Well + Good'' in 2003, and ''
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'' named him of the most influential designers to watch in 2016. In 2001, he was awarded the FIT "All Star Salute" award, recognizing leaders in design and fashion. In 2002, Villency oversaw the launch of the Maurice Villency flagship store, located on 57th street in midtown
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, and launched the company's first home accessories collection. In 2006, he launched Villency Atelier, a workshop dedicated to custom design and fabrication for design professionals. In 2008, Villency launched his business initiative, Villency Pure Design, a furniture company. He has lectured at
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. Villency has worked in boutique fitness having designed the Peloton indoor bike, the SoulCycle indoor fitness bike, along with fitness equipment for Rumble.


Writing

Villency is a contributing writer for the ''
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''. He has written for ''
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'', '' Details'', '' Best Life'', ''
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'', and '' Departures''.


Personal life

Villency is the son of Rowann, a mixed media artist, and Robert Villency, the chairman of Maurice Villency. Villency graduated from the
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. On May 27, 2006, he married former San Francisco assistant district attorney and co-host of '' The Five'' on
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on the island of
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. On October 4, 2006, Guilfoyle gave birth to their son, Ronan Anthony. They divorced in November 2009. In December 2013, he married Swedish designer Caroline Fare in
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. Villency and Fare divorced in 2017.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Villency, Eric Living people American chief executives 1975 births Businesspeople from New York City American interior designers University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews