6 THINGS WITH LEXI BRANDFON

6 Things with Lexi Brandfon Founder of Lex & Hudson

Lex & Hudson is an interior design firm based in Brooklyn, NY founded by Lexi Brandfon. Lex & Hudson guides clients through the design process, providing them with all the tools necessary to make the most informed decisions along the way. Raised in Tuxedo Park, NY, founder Lexi Brandfon grew up amid turn of the century homes and classic New York finery. As a decade-long resident of New York City, Lexi has familiarity with a wide variety of design styles reflective of the diversity of the city’s residents. She renovated her first house in 2015 and has been designing interiors ever since. Lexi graduated from Emory University and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three children.

1. What started it all for you?

My large extended family growing up were all serial renovators. There was always a project going on and always a discussion of the merits of this finish or this color or that. Then when I bought my first house and renovated it, friends would come over and ask me to help with their homes. It really started organically and grew over time into a business, officially launching four years ago. I'm so grateful for the people who have trusted me along the way and the amazing trades and industry professionals who are so skilled at their craft and inspire me daily.

2. What drives your creative spark?

I love working with a variety of materials and applying them different ways. Whether we're putting teak on the ceiling in a bathroom or using an antique dutch bombe dresser as a vanity base I love the inherent play that design entails.

3. Most treasured home decor item?

I love collecting art from different places and artists - I can't just pick one piece! I don't always hang all of it at once but I do like to shift things around. I like remembering where I was where I got it, what the backstory is, and its also a reminder of how my preferences change and evolve over time.

4. What’s the best advice you've ever received?

Be a good listener. I think a key part of what I do as a designer is listen and truly distill the essence of what my clients are needing and wanting. There's clues about what they need and are looking for everywhere in what they say. I think listening in this way is important to deliver them a space that maximizes their pleasure and happiness inside of it. Listening is something I'm getting better at as I get older and have children growing up around me in my own home. I think it's important to truly hear what people are saying around you in order to develop real connection and trust.

5. It's 5 o'clock at home. What would you be pouring?

I'm really into natural wines these days but also always have a seltzer with lemon going on in the background at all times.

6. What are your favorite 6 accounts that you follow for inspiration?

@jhinteriordesign
@earthaus.plaster
@buchanan.studio
@circahouses
@meghan.eisenberg
@arentpykestudio

"I think a key part of what I do as a designer is listen and truly distill the essence of what my clients are needing and wanting. There's clues about what they need and are looking for everywhere in what they say. I think listening in this way is important to deliver them a space that maximizes their pleasure and happiness inside of it." -Lexi Brandfon

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