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Homes & Gardens
Pip Rich

'It All Grew Out of Me Being a Weird Kid' – Ken Fulk Was Destined to Become a World-Acclaimed Interior Designer, and This Is What He Knows About Creating Perfect Spaces

Ken Fulk in a red smoking jacket standing in front of an opulent curtain and bookcase.

One of the most celebrated interior designers working today, Ken Fulk is known for his cinematic, story-driven approach to spaces, events, and experiences. His landmark projects include all the Carbone restaurants and Miami's Casadonna, but he also creates glamorous homes across the globe.

As part of our Layered Lives series of interviews with leading designers, Ken reflects on the formative influences that shaped his distinctive aesthetic, from a childhood spent orchestrating family rituals in rural Virginia to his unconventional path into the design world. He shares how an early instinct for detail, atmosphere, and storytelling evolved into a career built on creating immersive environments.

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