1962 Sister Parish joins forces with Albert Hadley and Parish Hadley becomes the dernier cri for decoration. It launched the careers of many designers, including Mark Hampton, Bunny Williams, David Kleinberg and David Easton.
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