Penny Drue Baird

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Penny Drue Baird
Penny Drue Baird
BornJuly 1951
EducationUniversity of Rochester
OccupationInterior Design
SpouseFred Deutsch (m. 1991)
Children3[1]
WebsiteOfficial Website

Penny Drue Baird (born July 1951), the owner of Dessins, LLC, based in Paris and New York, is an American interior designer, also known for her architectural work.[2]

Career[edit]

Baird is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester. She has a doctoral degree in psychology and studied interior design at The New York School of Interior Design.[3][4]

Baird's style was recognized in Unquestionably Addicted to Paris: Penny Drue Baird's Book List in September 2011.[5]

Notable accomplishments[edit]

Baird has been listed as one of Architectural Digest's Top 100 of the world's best interior designers and architects.[6] She is also a winner of Rohm & Haas's “Prettiest Painted Rooms in America”.[7]

Baird has been mentioned and quoted in over 150 shelter magazines and periodicals, including Architectural Digest's "A Promise of a Year in Paris",[8] "The Accent is French",[9] and "Charm, Rekindled".[10]

Baird has authored three books and been featured in an article titled, "Feasts & Celebrations; Fantasy for A Good Cause", in The New York Times.[11] Her work has been recognized in Best Interior Designers Magazine,[12] Huffington Post,[13] and DuJour Magazine.[14]

Books[edit]

  • (with foreword by Mario Buatta). Dreamhouse. New York : The Monacelli Press, 2015 ISBN 9781580933711
  • The New French Interior. New York: Monacelli Press, 2011 ISBN 9781580933100
  • Bringing Paris Home. New York: Monacelli Press, 2008 ISBN 9781580932059
  • Contemporary Classics. Interiors by Penny Drue Baird. New York: Monacelli Press, 2014. ISBN 9781580933711
  • PENNY DRUE BAIRD ON INTERIOR DESIGN. New York: Images Publishing Dist Ac, 2018 ISBN 9781864707847
  • Interiors - The Greatest Rooms of the Century (Velvet Cover Color is Platinum Gray). New York: Phaidon Press, 2019. ISBN 9780714879802
  • Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America's Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration. New York: Rizzoli, 2016. ISBN 9780847848904

References[edit]

  1. ^ Interview, newyorksocialdiary.com. Accessed April 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Penny Drue Baird". www.dessinsllc.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  3. ^ "Interior Design Degrees and Classes in New York City". www.nysid.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  4. ^ "Bringing Paris Home". www.monacellipress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  5. ^ "Unquestionably Addicted to Paris: Penny Drue Baird's Book List". Designers & Books. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  6. ^ "Architectural Digest's top 100 of the world's best interior designers and architects". ArchitecturalDigest.com. October 2003. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  7. ^ "Rohm & Haas "Prettiest Painted Rooms in America" judged by Mario Buatta". PaintPro.net. Retrieved 2006-02-05.
  8. ^ "AD 100: Penny Drue Baird". Architectural Digest. September 2006. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  9. ^ "AD 100: Penny Drue Baird". Architectural Digest. October 2003. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  10. ^ "Charm, Rekindled". Architectural Digest. February 2007. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  11. ^ "Feasts & Celebrations; Fantasy for A Good Cause". The New York Times. 1990-11-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  12. ^ "Best Interior Designers | Penny Drue Baird". bestinteriordesigners.eu. June 30, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  13. ^ "Photos: 6 Renovations That'll Make You Rethink Your Home". The Huffington Post. October 27, 2013. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
  14. ^ "Penny Drue Baird's Book Launch Party for "Dreamhouse"". DuJour. Dujour. April 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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