14 DIGS.NET | 7.9.2021
L E G E N D S | N AT E B E R K U S
A
R
C
H
I
T
E
C
T
U
R
E
+
D
E
S
I
G
N
(FROM TOP) IN SEEKING TO "GIVE PERMISSION TO EXPLORE TEXTURE AND
PATTERN IN A WAY THAT LETS PEOPLE TELL THEIR OWN STORY," SAYS BERKUS,
THE DESIGNER HAS GIVEN THE WELL-TRAVELED LINE A STRONG NARRATIVE
AND A WORLDLY YET MODERN LOOK.
honed, a Berkus interior does not shout, it insinuates. That it
appears to do this with seemingly no effort at all is simply by
design. Good design—rich, layered and organically drawn design.
Berkus makes it look easy with hard work. Not only does he head
his firm's Chicago HQ with his longtime design director and now
partner, Lauren Buxbaum Gordon, turning out elegant interiors
worldwide, Berkus is a father of two with his husband Jeremiah
Brent, and together the design duo has starred in HGTV's "Nate &
Jeremiah: Save My House" and are set to front a new home design
docuseries for the cable channel, "The Nate & Jeremiah Home
Project," tentatively slated to air this fall. Along with his many
media appearances, Berkus also produces many popular home
lines, including a roller shade collection for The Shade Store and a
furniture line with California retailer Living Spaces. Add to this
output Berkus's Well-Traveled for Kravet fabric collection.
"I really wanted to create a collection that felt unexpected," says
Berkus of Well-Traveled. "I wanted to give permission to explore
texture and pattern in a way that lets people tell their own story,
rather than dictate what should be in their home. We explored
weaving techniques from around the world and also mined museum
exhibits and archives for pattern inspiration. My goal was to create
the perfect balance of curated pattern, technique and texture."
