James "Ford" Huniford

Interior Design

James “Ford” Huniford has been on the forefront of the interior design field for 25 years, working for such clients as Vera Wang and Tina Turner.

When designing a Manhattan townhouse, a beach house getaway or a Northern California residence, Ford—a self-taught designer—blends new and old, uniting found objects with refined materials in distinctive combinations and vignettes. Whether it's the gentle curve of a whalebone or the circular repetition of oversized gears, one-of-a-kind objects inspire all of his designs. Ford’s signature use of calming wall colors highlights the importance of objects, art, and furniture, as a canvas does for a painter.

Huniford designs have appeared in the American, Italian and French editions of Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, W, Vogue, the New York Times and House Beautiful, among others. He is co-author of Dwellings: Living with Great Style. Ford helped to fund “Design on a Dime”, an annual event that supports Housing Works, and is chair of Rockefeller University’s DirectEffect program.

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