Balancing Vintage and Contemporary | An Interview with Ariel Okin

Dear Alice | Interior Design

Alice Lane

Design, Visual Arts, Arts

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🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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This week we have a really fun guest on the show. She is someone that is known for mixing vintage with contemporary and her name is Ariel Okin and we talk with her about how she balances the old with the new. She is the founder of Ariel Okin Interiors, a full service design firm based in New York City. Her work has been featured in Arch Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Domino, and Vogue, and she is the Editor and Chief of Fenimore Lane, an E-commerce and editorial website. Ariel hosts an amazing podcast called Talk Shop with Ariel Okin where she talks with some of the greats in our industry about design philosophies. Her style is feminine and traditional, grounded in historical elements while carrying a freshness that’s inviting and comfortable. Intro 0:00 Our signature moves that we look for as part of our work brand 0:45 Where she draws inspiration from 7:10 The origin of her love of vintage 10:45 Ariel’s formula 12:00 How much old is too much 13:20 Where to shop for vintage 15:00 Knowing when a room is complete 20:20 Pieces to start with 21:30 Dipping into her portfolio 24:00 The mud hall 30:50 Her podcast 33:00 “You have to shop around with vintage and antique. You have to physically go in and see it. You have to go into the shops. I think one of the most valuable pieces of advice that I’ve learned from chatting on our podcast too is you have to go out and shop in person. You have to touch the things, the fabrics, you have to sit on the sofas, feel the upholstery. Physically doing it is really important, especially and particularly with vintage.” 14:20 www.arielokin.com Instagram: @arielokin https://www.instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors/ https://www.instagram.com/alicelanehome/ https://alicelanehome.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHome https://www.pinterest.com/alicelanehome/ https://www.youtube.com/alicelanehomecollectionsaltlakecity https://www.alicelaneinteriordesign.com/interior-design-service-podcast-campaign https://alicelanehome.com/pages/home-furnishing-podcast-campaign News Letter: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=HZENWY&g=PFcqV5

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0:17.0	Welcome to Dear Alice, a lifestyle approach to interior design. Hello everyone, welcome to dear Alice we are so glad that you're here today we've got a
0:27.4	really fun guest on I'm so excited she is somebody that is known for mixing vintage with contemporary.
0:35.0	So we're going to be having Ariel Oken on and talking to her about how she
0:39.6	balances old with the new. But before we get into that, I want to know from you guys, do you feel like as
0:48.4	designers and creators that you have a personal calling card or a signature move that you look for or reach for as
0:55.8	part of your work brand. Yeah I think so and I think the more you do it like we've
1:01.3	been out of school for 20 years.
1:04.0	So I'm like you get into your groove and you finally figure out like what is your style?
1:08.3	And like you really, it's evident in your own home and how you design things, what you're
1:11.8	drawn to. But I think like in every room
1:14.0	like for me especially I love one-of-a-kind pieces. I love something that's just a little
1:19.2	weird and has some shock value which usually means that it is a one of a kind piece it's
1:23.4	older it has history to it and people have to ask about it because there's a story
1:27.4	to be told yeah so I think that that's my client current I think when I'm
1:31.0	working with clients too I always want something in there.
1:34.0	I want something in there that's a little weird.
1:36.0	Yeah.
1:37.0	It's just like, huh, tell me about this piece.
1:40.0	Like it makes your, you know your eye doesn't want to necessarily stop but
1:43.6	once you settle in you're just like you find the details and you're like
1:46.3	tell me about that so yeah I love a one-of-a-kind piece. Lots of characters
1:51.6	yeah lots of character I love art. I love people. So finding out I guess what the
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