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Dusen Dusen’s Ellen Van Dusen on Her Unconventional Design Background, the Color Combo She’s Not a Fan of, and the Enduring Appeal of Stripes
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Dusen Dusen’s Ellen Van Dusen on Her Unconventional Design Background, the Color Combo She’s Not a Fan of, and the Enduring Appeal of Stripes
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34 minutes
Released:
Jul 21, 2022
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Podcast episode
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If you’re a design lover (or just a person in the world), you have surely seen Ellen Van Dusen’s bold, geometric work hanging from towel racks or adorning beds. (At Domino, we’ve photographed the Dusen Dusen quilted bedding set more times than we can count!) Last year, The New York Times’s T magazine named her one of the 12 talents shaping the design world, and her company’s sample sales draw lines around the block—and then some. Tune in as we learn about why she didn’t go to design school, how she knows what colors look good together, and the New York City institution she’d like to give a glow-up.
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Released:
Jul 21, 2022
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Podcast episode
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