Christiane Lemieux

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.[1] 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, Ontario. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and the Parsons School of Design in New York.

Career

Lemieux began her career in fashion as a fabric assistant for Isaac Mizrahi.[2] 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.[3]

Lemieux left Portico to launch Dwell Home Furnishings in 1999,[4] introducing a collection of bedding and textiles.[5] The company has since expanded to include custom upholstered furniture,[6] tabletop, baby, children's furniture,[7] gift and travel items.[3]

Lemieux launched DwellStudio for Target in January 2008.[2]

In March 2011, Lemieux published her first book, Undecorate, The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design, in 2011.[8]

In June 2012, DwellStudio opened a store in SoHo, New York[9] followed by an in-store boutique at Los Angeles.

In 2012, Lemieux was interviewed for the show Apartment Therapy,[10] and in 2013 LeMieux' apartment was featured in the Lifestyle section of The Telegraph.[11]

In 2014, Lemieux was named Executive Creative Director of Wayfair.[12]

In 2015, Lemieux appeared as a contest judge on the television show Ellen's Design Challenge.[13][14]

In 2017, Lemieux founded direct-to-consumer home furnishings company The Inside, alongside co-founder Britt Bunn.[15]

References
  1. McGrath, Katherine. "Christiane Lemieux Announces The Inside, a New Home Decor Brand Poised to Turn the Industry on Its Head". Architectural Digest. Conde Nast. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. Traster, Tine (10 August 2008). "Designer Scales Up to be a National Brand". Crain's. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. Meoli, Daria (22 March 2010). "Modern for the Masses - Interview with Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio". New York Enterprise Reporter. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. Christiane Lemieux: From Bootstrapping to Multi Million $ Retail Brand | The Next Women - Business Magazine Archived 2014-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Interview: Christiane Lemieux". House & Home
  6. "Living by Christiane Lemieux midcentury-style George sofa". Retro to Go,
  7. Loos, Ted (September 2011). "Style to Spare". Architectural Digest: 48. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  8. SUQI, RIMA (23 March 2011). "'Undecorate' by Christiane Lemieux". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  9. "Flagship store opening in New York". New York Times, May 31, 2012.
  10. An Interview with Christiane Lemieux of DwellStudio — Apartment Therapy Design Evenings | Apartment Therapy
  11. Inside Christine Lemieux's stunning New York apartment - Telegraph
  12. "Wayfair Names DwellStudio Founder Christiane Lemieux as Executive Creative Director". Re/Code, January 23, 2014, By Jason Del Rey
  13. "Ellen DeGeneres Pulls Prank on 'Ellen's Design Challenge' Season 2 Contestants: Watch!". US Magazine, January 7, 2016 By Ryan Gajewski
  14. "'Ellen's Design Challenge' Kicks Off A New Season". The Inquisitr, Jan 6, 2016
  15. Olson, Katy. "With $2.6 million in new funding, The Inside co-founders are ready for prime time". Business of Home. JSN Global Media. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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