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JULY | PAGE 23 | 2014 a very specific look at my house, and I know when something will fit into the mix. When did you decide to become a designer? What were your most profound influences? I feel like design has always been in my life one way or another, through art and fashion and my travels. Julie and I formally started our company, Tompkins Lloyd Interiors, two years ago. I would say fashion has a large influence on my design. One of my favorite interior designers, Ryan Korban, is actually very involved in the fashion world as well. I feel like the two are seamlessly integrated. Korban says, "When I'm asked to describe my style, I often say that it has three critical elements: sex, romance and fantasy. When I say sex, I'm talking about allure, seduction and mystery." I could not agree more. What do you imagine your future will look like 10 years from now? I hope the same as it does now. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Farrow & Ball Tanner's Brown No. 255 gives the master bedroom a subdued and moody feel. Custom white-linen headboard. Vintage Chinese chests with engraved brass dragons, which Clair purchased at an estate sale. Provocative black-and-white photo by L. A. fashion photographer Tatiana Gerusova from Gallerie Noir. Vintage Venini Italian chandelier. White Kidassia goat-fur rug. David's office features a vintage '70s desk fabricated of burled wood and chrome. Vintage chandelier from David Weeks. Mixed materials work magic on the custom smoked-mirror cube coffee table: R+Y Augousti shagreen tray and boxes, Baccarat bowl, gold crow's-feet sculptures from D.L. & Co. and a crystal found at an estate sale. In the bedroom of Clair's daughter, Slayton, vintage Emilio Pucci scarf is framed above the bed. Pink-and-red coordinating print by Super Rural, For Like Ever. Vintage Lucite chandelier from Scout Design Studio. This page: Top left: Bordering the kitchen is a Calacatta marble counter, juxtaposed with walnut. Ceramic ram sculpture found at an estate sale. Knoll Bertoia bar stools marry white leather with stainless steel. Top right: Side by side: Adjacent to David's office is a mirrored-and-brass Ello credenza from Scout Design Studio, topped by a white Kelly Wearstler sculpture from Forty Five Ten. Suspended wire-mesh chandeliers from Revolve Modern illuminate a metallic-fabric Mezzo sofa from Bo Concepts. Artwork Paul Rotterdam. Above middle: Open plan view across the living room and kitchen. This page: Above middle: In the dining room, Nadara Goodwin's Sea Mouth with Hook hovers above a vintage Mastercraft mirrored console from Give and Take. Two vintage Cleo Renault Lucite column lamps flank a bronze sculpture by Nigel Richie from the family collection of Clair's husband, David. Above: In Slayton's room, a white giraffe nightlight from Land of Nod tops a vintage Eero Saarinen Tulip table. Left: Clair, Slayton and 4-month-old Rhett.