1984 Andree Putman’s bold checkerboard bathroom design for Morgans Hotel in New York in 1984 is credited with helping create the concept of the “boutique hotel.” Photo by Deidi Von Schaewen.
The first professional interior designer in the United States was a woman, Elsie De Wolfe, who was closely followed by a bevy of others—including Elsie Cobb Wilson, Ruby Ross Wood, Rose Cumming, Eleanor Brown and Frances Elkins. These women collectively from an enduring part of design history. See a visual timeline of their contributions. +read article