[3], Blasberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Bill Blasberg, a certified public accountant, and Carol Blasberg, the managing editor of the medical journal The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. He holds a degree from Harvard University and is based in New York with his long-time partner Derek Blasberg . I also dreamed of a guest bedroom in pastel pink, a gilded French desk, and an island in the closet to be used as base of operations for packing and unpacking luggage, which I do often as the head of fashion and beauty at YouTube. Consistency is the word I’d use to describe my first 18 years: I lived in the same bed-room in the same house in the same suburban neighborhood my whole life. [2] In October 2011, Blasberg published a follow-up to Classy called Very Classy: Even More Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady, which was an expanded and updated version of the original. A Willy Rizzo chair wears a pink velvet by Pierre Frey; André Arbus glass sconces; cast-bronze cat by Urs Fischer. (In fact, that place was so cheap that when I finished renovations on this apartment I was tempted to renew my old lease just because I can never say no to a good deal.) The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. I know it sounds hokey, but much of the design came to me in dreams. © 2020 Condé Nast. A custom velvet sofa curves toward two Olivier Mourgue chairs in the sunken living room. [15] Blasberg was an Editor at Large a V and VMAN. When I walked in I immediately had a good feeling: I had fantasized about a sunken living room ever since I saw Bette Davis’s apartment in All About Eve. on the Upper East Side was the ultimate inflection point in morphing from an overachieving Midwestern teenager into a New York City professional. Derek Blasberg is openly gay and is dating his longtime partner Nick Brown, a managing partner at Imaginary. All rights reserved. Vintage Stilnovo chandelier; on antique desk, crying horse by Urs Fischer. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. My name is Derek and I live in New York with a dog called Monster. You have to roll with the punches in New York. The thrill—if you want to call it that—of living in the city is that you never know what you’re going to get. He got the job by befriending a model who lived in his dorm. By the time I left, I had wallpapered the room—including the ceiling—with intricate collages made with cutouts from fashion magazines, filled the bookshelves with biographies of old Hollywood stars and Jackie Kennedy, and scribbled “New York or bust!” on my white cotton bedsheets with a black Sharpie. Our website, archdigest.com, offers constant original coverage of the interior design and architecture worlds, new shops and products, travel destinations, art and cultural events, celebrity style, and high-end real estate as well as access to print features and images from the AD archives. A hidden door in the foyer opens into Blasberg’s office and closet. In April 2010, Blasberg's debut book, Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady, was published. One friend spilled red wine on the white carpet. After all, I had dreamed up this apartment (literally), and the stains made me realize I was actually living in it. In New York, my experiences in real estate were scattered. Derek Blasberg and Nick Brown Photos appear in: Celebs React to Miley Cyrus' Raunchy VMAs Performance, 'Grey’s Anatomy' Scenes That Will Remind You How Great The Show Once Was, Things Every Die-Hard 'Grey's Anatomy' Fan Knows, Statue Of Liberty Museum Opening Celebration. Surprisingly, I was fine with every bit of it. Sometimes you’re lucky, like I was with the Chelsea pad, which had hardwood floors, a walk-in closet, and an insanely low rent. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Your California Privacy Rights. Ad Choices, Globe-trotting writer and fashion-world insider Derek Blasberg conjures the perfect setting for his next chapter—a sophisticated Upper East Side apartment. I moved from St. Louis to New York in 2000, the year I turned 18 and graduated from high school. [14], Before joining Vanity Fair in 2015, Blasberg was the Editor at Large of Harper’s Bazaar. Photography by Gieves Anderso n. Styled by Colin Kin g. February 8, 2019 ... First, I met Nick Brown, my longtime boyfriend, who grew up in the ’hood. Things moved swiftly because our design directive was clear: a classic New York co-op (the building, a few steps from Central Park, was built in the 1920s) layered in youthful modernism. (L-R) Derek Blasberg, Gayle King and Nick Brown attend the Statue Of Liberty Museum Opening Celebration on May 15, 2019 at Ellis Island in New York City. Derek Charles Blasberg (born April 22, 1982) is an American journalist, best selling author, and television personality who works in the fashion industry. 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[2][9], From 2006 to 2010, Blasberg was the Editor at Large of Style.com, where he wrote a column called "The Blasblog. Contracts signed, we assembled our dream team: architectural designers Yaiza Armbruster and Marina Dayton and decorator Virginia Tupker. [6], Blasberg currently lives in New York with his partner, Nick Brown, a venture capitalist, and his dachshund, Monster. [9], Blasberg had a part-time position at W magazine during his junior year of college. (L-R) Derek Blasberg, Gayle King and Nick Brown attend the Statue Of Liberty Museum Opening Celebration on May 15, 2019 at Ellis Island in New York City. Literally. Derek Blasberg is known for his work on Ocean's 8 (2018), Succession (2018) and Odd Mom Out (2015). (May 14, 2019 - Source: JEMAL COUNTESS/Getty Images North America). From there I moved to a walkup in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; a hovel in SoHo; a Tribeca high-rise; and, just before I moved into this place, a charming prewar building in Chelsea that featured the ultimate metropolitan extravagance: a doorman. Could I have ever predicted my dream house would be on the Upper East Side? (Boring is another word, but it’s not as polite.) From 2009 to 2012, he wrote a column called "Fast + Louche" for Interview magazine. Another sent over a beer keg, which leaked all over the kitchen floor. "[8][11], In 2008, Blasberg edited Influence, a fashion and art tome conceived by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.[8]. After we decided to buy a place together, he opened my eyes to local charms, like strolls in Central Park; coffees at quaint, overpriced cafés; and quiet night sounds that didn’t feature bar fights and sirens. [16], Starting in 2015, Blasberg hosted several Vanity Fair magazine web series, including "Conversations In The Backseat," where he has interviewed Reese Witherspoon, Gigi Hadid, Naomi Campbell, Maria Sharapova, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Other times you’re not so lucky, like the time my ex suddenly moved out in the middle of our shared lease, meaning I had to come up with twice as much money every month. He and his boyfriend Nick Brown turned to architectural designers Yaiza Armbruster and Marina Dayton and decorator Virginia Tupker to spice up the place. I had an incredible art mentor: mega dealer Larry Gagosian, whom I’ve worked with for half a decade. In 2014, Blasberg worked at the Gagosian Gallery as a senior staffer. Derek Blasberg poses with his boyfriend Nick Brown on the launch of Youtube.com/Fashion on 11 September 2019 (Photo: Nick Brown's Instagram) The pair met in 2014. [20][21], As a fashion editor, Blasberg has collaborated with Karl Lagerfeld, David Bailey, Terry Richardson and Marilyn Minter. it turned out resembling a glamorous submarine hatch. I asked my friend Dan Colen to create an installation of his stud paintings for the living room. A custom-colored tattersall by Ralph Lauren home covers the master bedroom walls, bed canopy, and headboard. I ended up here because two things changed in my early 30s: First, I met Nick Brown, my longtime boyfriend, who grew up in the ’hood. Why studs? Architectural Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. My first-ever address was an NYU dorm room on the west side of Washington Square Park. And second, on the UES this kind of apartment was, quite simply, less expensively priced per square foot than similar ones in Chelsea, the West Village, and parts of Brooklyn. A banquette in the dressing area displays some of Blasberg’s embroidered-pillow collection. By the time I woke up she had it sketched out. CNN Style was created 15 years after the long-running Style with Elsa Klensch. He took all the pots and pans and my Eames lounge chair, but left the framed photos of us together. Ralph Lauren Home chevron wallpaper. Nick Brown. To each apartment I’d drag all my earthly possessions, which consisted of clothes, clothes, and more clothes, and a burgeoning collection of embroidered pillows.
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