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Interior Designer Chloe Warner expresses her artistic vision through a unique blend of pattern and color. Her work balances vibrant, traditional florals and textiles, with light and airy geometric pieces, fresh color and modern touches. Chloe’s sensibility was enriched from a young age by her mother’s and grandmother’s elegant interiors and, as she says,”passion for flowers and fabrics,” a propensity that has stuck with her and has become a defining aspect of her aesthetic.

After graduating from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in 2005, Chloe founded Redmond Aldrich Design. Since then her business and imaginative perspective have thrived and become a well known design beacon. She’s been prominently featured in a number of design publications, and this year, her work was featured in the esteemed San Francisco Decorator Showcase.

She continues to cultivate her creativity, drawing inspiration from a well-rounded confluence of sources – patterns, textiles, art, comedy, literature and architecture. While she takes craftsmanship and design very seriously (she doesn’t mess around!), she maintains a refreshing sense of humor and whimsy, giving her work that very special something. It’s elegant and approachable; inspired, yet always livable and cozy- the ideal combination.

Here are Chloe’s reflections on her Five Favorite Tools: 

1. & 2. Mechanical Pencils & grid notebook.  These are such a staple for me – I use them to sketch plans, render an elevation, take notes, and I love the look of 20 yellow pencils peeking up from a nice cup.  Order, you know?

3. Swatches. If paint were the only tool I had I swear I would be just fine. These British colors are my favorite, because of the limited choices (all options are good), and the moody descriptions. For example:  Green Smoke No. 47 – “An uncertain green/blue/grey color popular in the second half of the 19th century.”

4. Pinboard.  So much of my job is about combining beautiful things that other people have made, and I couldn’t live without a surface where I can see, for instance just how a pink velvet looks with an olive ribbon and a geometric wallpaper.  I am constantly adding and subtracting, stealing and editing.

5. Pom Poms. I love having poms of all shades ready to pop into a scheme.