Dorothy Draper

"No schooling to speak of, except that I was brought up where I had the privilege of being constantly in touch with surroundings of pleasant good taste."  Dorothy Draper
Started the first interior design firm in the U.S. in 1923.

Nicholas Haslam

Studied art at Eton College and attended Corsham Court Art School.
Design firm, NH Design
Named to Architectural Digest's AD 100.
Keynote speaker at Design Leadership Summit in Venice.
Line of candles and fabrics.
Work featured in Architectural Digest, World of Interiors, Vogue, House & Garden, Elle Decor and Traditional Home.
Film about his life, High Society, produced by Hannah Rothschild.
Books:  Sheer Opulence, and Redeeming Features

David Netto

Dropped out of Harvard's Graduate School of Design Architecture program to pursue a career in interior design.
Firm:  David Netto Design
Furniture Line:  Netto Collection which introduced modern children's furniture to the industry.
Work featured in Elle Decor, W Magazine, Vogue, House & Home, House Beautiful, Interiors and Domino.

Miles Redd

Degree in film from NYU.
Named Creative Director for De La Renta Home in 2003.
Work featured in Elle Decor, House Beautiful, New York Magazine, House & Garden, W, and Country Life.
And yes, those doors are upholstered in zebra and trimmed with nailhead.

Jonathan Adler

Studied art history and semiotics at Brown.
Retail stores nationwide, tapped to do the Barbie Malibu Dream House, judge on Bravo's Top Design, regular contributor to Elle Decor.

S. R. Gambrel

I downloaded so many of Mr. Gambrel's rooms that I nearly crashed my computer.  The hall with the red framed black and whites has been a favorite for years.  I just never paid attention to whose it was.  Amazing. 
Degree in Architecture - University of Virginia