Alexa Hampton: The Language of Interior

At an early age, Alexa Hampton learned the language of good , the vocabulary to speak it, and the elements that define it. As the daughter of interior legend Mark Hampton, she traveled the world by her father‘s side, touring the great architectural landmarks and discovering beauty, training her eye. Now one of America‘s most influential ers herself, Alexa Hampton provides a tour of stunning residences from her own portfolio. Eighteen classic spaces illustrate in rich detail the elements that govern cultivated -contrast, proportion, color, and balance. Among the residences are a landmark 1912 McKim, Mead & White restoration on Fifth Avenue in New York City; an eclectic house by the sea layered in textures, patterns, and colors; a contemporary apartment distinguished by simple geometry and clean lines; and Hampton‘s own apartment, filled with an exquisite collection of architectural elements. Hampton also explains how she tailored each space to meet her clients‘ needs while retaining a timeless aesthetic, and she provides expertise on everything from fabric schemes to the particulars of paint. From a French neoclassical tour de force of architec-ture, artwork, and to a Queen Anne summer cottage furnished to showcase the house‘s graceful nineteenth-century dimensions, the spaces here speak the language of -a language that, under Hampton‘s tutelage, anyone can master.