Miles Redd

{{Short description|American interior designer}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Miles Redd

| image = Miles_Redd_Close-Up.jpg

| alt = Miles Redd

| nationality = American

| alma_mater = New York University, Parsons School of Design

| occupation = Interior Designer

| years_active = 1998–present

| website = {{URL|milesredd.com}}

}}

Miles Redd is an American interior designer based in New York City.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/t-magazine/design/miles-redd-zen-interior-design.html|title=One Lavish Decorator's Super Simple Beach Retreat|last=Costello|first=Sara Ruffin|date=2016-07-15|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|url=http://atlantahomesmag.com/article/20-questions-for-miles-redd/|title=20 Questions for Miles Redd - AH&L|last=Murphy|first=Natasha|work=AH&L|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/garden/shopping-with-miles-redd-for-mirrored-accessories.html|title=Shopping With Miles Redd for Mirrored Accessories|last=Suqi|first=Rima|date=2012-09-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/homedesign/features/n_9218/|title=Roses Are Redd|website=NYMag.com|date=12 September 2003 |access-date=2017-11-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/tour-miles-redds-new-manhattan-office|title=Tour Miles Redd's New Manhattan Office|work=Architectural Digest|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}} He studied fashion design at the Parsons School of Design and film at New York University, and served as the creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home from 2003-13.{{Cite news|url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/designer-miles-redd-design-on-a-dime-matisse/|title=Designer Miles Redd Channels Matisse for a Worthy Cause|last=Bobb|first=Brooke|work=T Magazine|date=24 April 2014 |access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://editoratlarge.com/articles/oscar-de-la-renta-and-miles-redd-launch-tabletop|title=Oscar de la Renta and Miles Redd launch tabletop|website=editoratlarge.com|date=12 March 2013|access-date=2017-11-26}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.lonny.com/Lonny+Loves/articles/KpzqP9QLSSU/Oscar+de+la+Renta+Home+Miles+Redd+Tells+Thankful|title=Oscar de la Renta Home's Miles Redd Tells Us What He's Thankful For|work=Lonny|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://atlantahomesmag.com/article/20-questions-for-miles-redd/|title=20 Questions for Miles Redd|last=Murphy|first=Natasha|work=AH&L|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}} Redd started his own interior design practice in 1998 after honing his skills with antiques dealer John Rosselli and decorator Bunny Williams.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=The Chairish Podcast Ep. 54: Miles Redd on Bringing Glamour and Fun Back to Decorating |url=https://www.chairish.com/blog/the-chairish-podcast-ep-54-miles-redd-on-bringing-glamour-and-fun-back-to-decorating/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Chairish Blog |language=en-US}}

Redd is on Elle Decor's "A-List of Interior Designers," and is a member of Architectural Digest's "AD100," which names "the world’s preeminent architects and designers."{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/2014-ad100|title=Top Architects and Designers - AD100 2014|website=Architectural Digest|language=en|access-date=2017-11-26}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/miles-redd-ad100|title=2017 AD100: Miles Redd|work=Architectural Digest|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}} His work can be found in decorating and design magazines such as Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Veranda, and Vogue.{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/miles-redd-gives-this-cali-home-a-regal-remodeling|title=Miles Redd Gives This Cali Home A Regal Remodeling|website=Architectural Digest|date=13 December 2017|language=en|access-date=2019-07-23}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/house-tours/g1937/miles-redd-brooklyn-townhouse-0214/|title=A Townhouse with Luscious Color|date=2014-01-07|work=House Beautiful|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/interior-designers-at-home-book|title=What Interior Designers' Homes Really Look Like|work=Vogue|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g946/texas-traditional-house/|title=Well-Lived: Maximalist Houston Home|date=2013-08-05|work=Veranda|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}

Produced in 2012 with luxury book publisher Assouline, The Big Book of Chic is Redd's first book.{{Cite web|url=https://www.assouline.com/products/the-big-book-of-chic|title=The Big Book of Chic|website=ASSOULINE|language=en|access-date=2019-07-23}} Redd’s work has been published in other design tomes, including Inspired Design: The 100 Most Important Designers of the Past 100 Years by Jennifer Boles, Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century by Phaidon Press, and Making Rooms Your Own by Editors of the New York Social Diary.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vendomepress.com/book/inspired-design/|title=Inspired Design {{!}} Vendome Press {{!}} Publisher of Art and Illustrated Books|website=Vendome Press|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.phaidon.com/store/design/interiors-midnight-blue-edition-9780714878218/|title=Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century (Midnight Blue Edition) {{!}} Design {{!}} Phaidon Store|website=Phaidon|access-date=2019-07-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/|title=Making Rooms Your Own: Lessons from Interior Designers - Rizzoli New York|last=Hirsch|first=Jeff|website=www.rizzoliusa.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-23}}

Redd has appeared in video content including simultaneous house tours of his New York and Fire Island Pines residences for The New York Times T Magazine as well as videos by Architectural Digest and popular decorating blog [https://quintessenceblog.com/ Quintessence].{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/video/t-magazine/100000004530617/house-tour-miles-redd.html|title=House Tour {{!}} Miles Redd|last=Anastacio|first=Barbara|work=The New York Times|date=15 July 2016 |access-date=2019-07-23|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://quintessenceblog.com/at-home-and-in-the-office-with-miles-redd/|title=At Home and in the Office with Miles Redd|last=Bewkes|first=Stacey|date=2018-01-21|website=Quintessence|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-23}}{{Citation|last=Architectural Digest|title=Miles Redd's Dinner Party Must Haves {{!}} Architectural Digest|date=2016-12-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYltagjzBx4|access-date=2019-07-23}}

The decorator ventured into product design with his fabric, wallcovering, and fabric collection for trade textile house Schumacher, as well as rugs for their sister company Patterson Flynn & Martin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fschumacher.com/browse/collections/miles-redd|title=Schumacher|website=www.fschumacher.com|access-date=2019-07-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://pattersonflynnmartin.com/miles-redd/|title=Miles Redd – Luxury Rugs -PFM -Patterson Flynn Martin|access-date=2019-07-23}} In Fall 2017, Redd partnered with omnichannel retail company Ballard Designs on an extensive collection of furniture, accessories, lighting; and, introduced in 2018, outdoor furniture.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ballarddesigns.com/howtodecorate/2017/07/introducing-miles-redds-debut-collection-for-ballard-designs/|title=Introducing Miles Redd's Debut Collection for Ballard Designs|date=2017-07-31|website=How to Decorate|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-23}}

In January 2019, Redd announced his new business partner, David Kaihoi, and renamed his once-eponymous firm Redd Kaihoi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/miles-redd-david-kaihoi-partner|title=Miles Redd Announces New Partner and Renames Firm Redd Kaihoi|website=Architectural Digest|date=9 January 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-07-23}} At their office, located in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea, the firm works on residential design projects for an international collection of clients.{{Cite web|url=https://reddkaihoi.com/information/|title=Information|website=Redd Kaihoi|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-23}}

Miles grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from The Lovett School in 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lovett.org/news-detail?pk=1232924|title=Outside the Gates: Interior Designer, Miles Redd|date=16 October 2020}}