Jamie Drake

Published: August 15, 2014
Jamie Drake

Recently Completed
A collection of area rugs for Safavieh offered in nine styles; the firm’s first healthcare project, First Coast Oncology in Jacksonville, Florida; and the Office of the City Clerk, New York

On the Boards
A group of luxury villas in Aruba; a line of decorative lighting fixtures; a collection of fantasy-oriented porcelain products

Tiger Den fabric
Favorite hospitality product right now
Alpha Workshops wallcovering collection for Koroseal

City I’m watching
My home, New York City: constantly evolving, endlessly fascinating

Product designer I’d like to meet
Leonardo da Vinci

Jamie Drake
Drake Design Associates Inc.
New York City
www.drakedesignassociates.com
Tie
I own too many
Ties as I rarely wear one any more
Bad habit
Extravagance
My style is
Bold, eclectic, sophisticated, provocative
The "it" color for 2010 will be
Apricot

Hula hoop

Fad to bring back
The hula hoop! I imagine it is one of the best ab exercises and would be a lot more fun than the endless crunches I do.
Biggest challenge of the industry
Maintaining the highest levels of quality during a time of intense value engineering

Elsie de Wolfe

I wish I had known
Elsie de Wolfe—besides her vision, taste, and business savvy, I bet she had one tart tongue
Mariah Carey

I’m listening to
Mariah Carey. Love songs and broken hearts from a divine diva with a gorgeous voice.

I love what I do because
The diversity of our projects never lets me get bored

Gavel



If I wasn’t a designer, I would be

A criminal defense lawyer. Think Law and Order.