Scott Salvator is an American interior designer.
Early life
Salvator was born in Rome, New York and raised in Lawrenceville, NJ.
He began his education in building and design by joining his grandfather's businesses in construction and historic preservation in
Princeton, N.J. He was responsible for the first total renovation of the Café Carlyle in New York's
Carlyle Hotel
The Carlyle Hotel, known formally as The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel, is a combination luxury apartment hotel located at 35 East 76th Street on the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and East 76th Street, on the Upper East Side of New York City. O ...
, The Ardsley Building's
art deco
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lobby, as well as the
Ritz Tower.
As a design associate to
Mario Buatta
Mario Buatta (October 20, 1935 – October 15, 2018) was an American interior decorator.
Early life and education
Born in West Brighton, Staten Island, New York, he was the son of Felice Buatta, who worked as a violinist and bandleader under th ...
,
Salvator and
Mark Hampton
Mark Hampton (born Mark Iredell Hampton Jr., June 1, 1940 – July 23, 1998) was an American interior designer, writer, and illustrator, known primarily for his residential interior design work for clients such as Brooke Astor, Estee Lauder, Mike ...
worked on the restoration of
Blair House
Blair House, also known as The President's Guest House, is an official residence in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The President's Guest House has been called "the world's most exclusive hotel" because it is primarily used ...
, the President's Guest House.
Salvator was named one of America's Top 100 Designers by
House Beautiful magazine for eight consecutive years and was admitted to the New York Design Center Hall of Fame in 2004. He is a lecturer and panelist at New York's
National Academy of Design
The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, and others "to promote the fin ...
. He has worked on numerous charity show houses, including several for New York City's
Kips Bay Show House The Kips Bay Show House is an annual fundraising event run by the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in which celebrated interior designers are invited to redecorate a luxury Manhattan home.
History
The Show House was first staged in 1973 to raise funds f ...
.
and has been featured in
Architectural Digest
''Architectural Digest'' is an American monthly magazine founded in 1920. Its principal subjects are interior design and landscaping, rather than pure external architecture. The magazine is published by Condé Nast, which also publishes internati ...
,
House Beautiful and
Elle Decor.
He began his education in building and design by joining his grandfather's businesses in construction and historic preservation in
Princeton, N.J. He holds degrees in accounting and law, is a member of the
Bar
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in three jurisdictions. He also attended
the Fashion Institute of Technology and
Parsons School of Design
Parsons School of Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is a private art and design college located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhatt ...
for interior design.
References
External links
Official website
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American interior designers
People from Rome, New York
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people