![]() ![]() Painted Angels gave her an opportunity to do innovative retailing, to learn how to manage a staff and to teach others how to develop a design aesthetic, she said. She came back after her engagement to Whitney Selke (they were married in 1989) and shortly thereafter began managing the Painted Angels decorative-arts store on North Street in Pittsfield for Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick. Stints in a training program at Saks Fifth Avenue, copy writing for Conran's, and doing product-development for clients such as the Museum of American Folk Art stood her in good stead when she returned to the Berkshires. Though she grew up in the Berk-shires, she lived for a time in New York City after her studies at the University of Massachusetts and the Fashion Institute of Technology, from which she graduated with dual majors in textile science, fashion buying and merchandising. Selke says she built on a solid foundation of academics, work experience and enthusiasm for decorative arts. How does anyone make the leap from sewing on a dining table at home to heading a multimillion-dollar business? She expects the total building investment will be about $3.7 million. This, says Selke, "will be its final home." With 250,000 square feet, she says, they will plenty of room to expand. Now a multimillion-dollar business, all the companies are being located in May to the former Interprint plant on Peck's Road in Pittsfield. is the umbrella for three separate companies - Pine Cone Hill (bedding and sleep items in 1994), Dash & Albert (rugs in 2003) and Potluck Studios (tableware in 2002) - she has put together since she started sewing orders at home 13 years ago ![]() Bulletin boards host colorful pages, many torn from catalogs and magazines advertising her creative designs.īut Selke herself is a calm island amidst all the visual stimulus, though she, too, is brimming with ideas, projects and plans for her eponymous company.Īnnie Selke Co. “This collection embodies the magic of Kit Kemp and the transformative spaces and experiences she creates.PITTSFIELD Annie Selke's office is brimming with textiles, lined on shelves, spilling from baskets, piled on tables. Kit’s hotels are the first that made that wish come true,” states Selke. “I have always traveled a great deal for work and decided a long time ago that every night away from home should be uplifting and, when possible, inspiring. The London collection is based on Bloomsbury colors.”įeaturing 50 unique styles, the array marks a dream partnership for Selke. “New York is much cooler, much more subtle-it’s like barefoot elegance in a concrete city. “Barbados is wild, lovely bright colors and it’s really joyful, lifts the mood, and spices up your life,” says Kemp. Introduced at Kemp’s Whitby Hotel in Manhattan, the lifestyle collection of rugs, bedding, and home accents draws inspiration from London, New York, and Barbados. ![]() Photo: Simon BrownĮach synonymous with colorful, pattern-rich creations, Firmdale hotelier Kit Kemp and homewares designer Annie Selke debuted a new collaboration that’s as vibrant and jaunty as one could imagine. Road Runner rug from the Kit Kemp Collection for Annie Selke.
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