Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life.
Name: Sean Anderson.
Occupation: Principal of Sean Anderson.
Instagram: @seanandersondesign
Hometown: Tupelo, Mississippi.
Studio Location: Memphis, Mississippi and New York City.
Describe what you make: I make homes for people who want to live in environments that reflect who they are.
The most important thing you’ve designed to date: My business. I’ve built a structure that supports my creative process, and that allows me to explore all the different avenues that interest me.
Describe the problem your work solves: Aesthetic light in the homespace.
Share the project you are working on now: I’ve just released my first book, and I’m about to embark on a months-long press tour to promote it. I’m excited to share the work in a new way and to meet people who enjoy it in the process.
A new or forthcoming project we should know about: I’m working on a penthouse space in Tribeca that I’m really excited about. It’ll wrap up in early 2027.
What you absolutely have to have in your studio: Good music and good lighting. The mood has to be right for my creative juices to flow.
What you do when you’re not working: Relax at home with my two dogs, catching up on movies and archival AD magazines.
Sources of creative envy (dead or alive): Ralph Lauren.
The distraction you want to eliminate: Listening to others’ opinions over my own instinct.
Concrete or marble? Marble.
High-Rise Or Townhouse? Townhouse.
Remember or Forget? Remember.
Aliens or Ghosts? Ghosts.
Dark Or Light? Dark.
