Last week we posted about
Jonathan Adler, a contemporary designer making waves in the design community for his design talents and philosophies. Adler loves fun, colorful and eclectic spaces that could best be described as a mix of modern and Hollywood Regency. If his style didn't quite inspire your own tastes, we'd like to share with you another famous designer whose sophisticated, layered and gorgeous interiors might give you ideas for your home. Nate Berkus, successful Chicago interior designer, writer and frequent Oprah show guest has such great tastes, he's even purchased a pair of Swank Lighting Lamps for a project! Read on to learn more about Nate, his style, and those Swank lamps.
According to his own website, Berkus has shown great interest and talent in interior design since he was a kid, claiming to have been rearranging his mother's furniture while in grade school. If that's not evidence enough, he also says he used to spend all of his allowance money on home items for his bedroom! This love of design sustained all the way through school to college, where he attended Lake Forest College, near Chicago, graduating in 1994.
His first official job in the design business landed him a position at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, where he learned the ins and outs of auctions, antiques and how to find the best pieces for design projects. He also picked up great tastes and more antiques knowledge at an internship for Dominique Aurientis in Paris, France. Never one to take it slow, Berkus formed Nate Berkus Associates in 1995 at the age of 24, and it's been a wild success ever since. Working on high-end commercial projects like Wolfgang Puck's Spago and a number of private residential homes, Berkus really hit it big when he appeared on the Oprah show in 2001, as a featured design expert.
Not content to only give good design advice to his clients, Berkus published his first book, Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live into a Place You'll Love in 2005. In 2006, he premiered his radio show, The Nate Berkus Show on XM's, "Oprah & Friends" channel, where he talks to other experts in the design field and takes on caller's questions. 2008 was a big year for him as well, working on the prime time show "Oprah's Big Give" and with his debut of his new home line on the Home Shopping Network.
The Berkus style and philosophy can best be summed in the first words that appear on his website "Love walking through your front door." Really understanding the connection between a homeowner's happiness and how much they love where they live, Berkus has worked tirelessly to create a business where he gets to the bottom of what a client really wants and needs in an interior space. In this way, homeowners looking to gain inspiration for their own homes from Berkus should take his advice to find out what they really love, from researching design magazines and books to shopping and exploring different home design stores. And of course, it wouldn't hurt to check out Berkus' book, videos and articles on the subject of home design. Such resources can be found on the
Oprah Winfrey Show website.
And lest you think we've forgotten, Berkus purchased a pair of the
Emerald green Rock Candy lamps for a project. Perhaps channeling the inspiring design of Nate Berkus could have you start by purchasing your own Swank Lighting Lamp? For more information and inspiring photos, check out the
Nate Berkus website.
According to his own website, Berkus has shown great interest and talent in interior design since he was a kid, claiming to have been rearranging his mother's furniture while in grade school. If that's not evidence enough, he also says he used to spend all of his allowance money on home items for his bedroom! This love of design sustained all the way through school to college, where he attended Lake Forest College, near Chicago, graduating in 1994.
His first official job in the design business landed him a position at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, where he learned the ins and outs of auctions, antiques and how to find the best pieces for design projects. He also picked up great tastes and more antiques knowledge at an internship for Dominique Aurientis in Paris, France. Never one to take it slow, Berkus formed Nate Berkus Associates in 1995 at the age of 24, and it's been a wild success ever since. Working on high-end commercial projects like Wolfgang Puck's Spago and a number of private residential homes, Berkus really hit it big when he appeared on the Oprah show in 2001, as a featured design expert.
Not content to only give good design advice to his clients, Berkus published his first book, Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live into a Place You'll Love in 2005. In 2006, he premiered his radio show, The Nate Berkus Show on XM's, "Oprah & Friends" channel, where he talks to other experts in the design field and takes on caller's questions. 2008 was a big year for him as well, working on the prime time show "Oprah's Big Give" and with his debut of his new home line on the Home Shopping Network. 
The Berkus style and philosophy can best be summed in the first words that appear on his website "Love walking through your front door." Really understanding the connection between a homeowner's happiness and how much they love where they live, Berkus has worked tirelessly to create a business where he gets to the bottom of what a client really wants and needs in an interior space. In this way, homeowners looking to gain inspiration for their own homes from Berkus should take his advice to find out what they really love, from researching design magazines and books to shopping and exploring different home design stores. And of course, it wouldn't hurt to check out Berkus' book, videos and articles on the subject of home design. Such resources can be found on the Oprah Winfrey Show website.
And lest you think we've forgotten, Berkus purchased a pair of the Emerald green Rock Candy lamps for a project. Perhaps channeling the inspiring design of Nate Berkus could have you start by purchasing your own Swank Lighting Lamp? For more information and inspiring photos, check out the Nate Berkus website. 
