TOP Interior Designer NY: Cullman & Kravis Inc.

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Cullman & Kravis is known for providing the highest quality of design excellence and personal servisse since 1984. Their utmost pride comes from the fact that every home they design reflects the personality of the owner never making two ecqual projects.

Elle Cullman founded the company 30 years ago. Born and raised in Brooklyn, where her family owns the renowned Peter Luger Steak House.

Since 2000, Ellie has been listed in the definitive “AD 100” Architectural Digest’s designated best designers and architects. She was included as well in the AD January 2005 list of “The Deans of American Design,” and was the recipient of the “Stars of Design” award at NYC’s D&D building in Oct 2009.

Along with longtime colleague, Tracey Pruzan, Ellie is the coauthor of “Decorating Master Class: The Cullman Kravis Way” (NY: Harry Abrams, 2008) and “The Detailed Interior: Decorating Up Close with Cullman & Kravis” (NY: Monacelli Press, 2013.) She chairs a variety of antique shows. In 2013, she chaired the Metro show, Park Avenue Antiques Show, and the American Patrons Committee for Masterpiece in London.

A strong proponent of the arts, Ellie worked as an exhibition assistant at Japan House Gallery and as a guest curator at The Museum of American Folk Art. She also co-curated two exhibitions at the museum: “Andy Warhol’s Folk and Funk” (co-writing the accompanying catalogue) and “Small Folk: A Celebration of Childhood in America” (co-writing the accompanying book which was published by E.P. Dutton.).

In addition, she is currently a member of the Museum of Modern Art’s Contemporary council and the Metropolitan Museum’s Visiting Committee on Objects and Conservation. She sits on the boards of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Friends of Florence.