Pol Theis (born February 10, 1968) is a Luxembourger attorney and interior designer. He is the founder and principal of the international interior design firm P&T Interiors, which is based in

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. Before pursuing interior design, he was a corporate lawyer, based in

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and Paris.

Personal background

Theis was born on February 10, 1968, in

. He attended Panthéon-Assas University, graduating in 1993, with a

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in Business and Tax Law. The following year, he graduated from

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with a Master's in Business and Economic Law. He was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar in 1995.

Professional background

;Law After graduating from Paris Sorbonne University, Theis began practicing law in Luxembourg at Wildgen Spielmann & Ries. In 1996, he moved to Paris and continued his practice at Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot, before joining the staff of

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. ;Interior design In 2002, he relocated to New York and established the interior design firm of P&T Interiors. He designed his own 2,000-square-foot

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(formally a carpet warehouse), which was later featured in '' New York Home'' magazine and ''

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''. He has designed for clients in

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, France, and Luxembourg. His interior design work has been published in over 50 journals, including '' New York Spaces'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Objeckt International'', and '' Michèle Schumacher'' magazine. His work has also been presented in the 2013 book, ''East Coast Modern: Contemporary Residential Architecture and Interiors''.

Honors and awards

* 2011: International Property Awards in association with

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* 2012: Top 50 Designers by ''New York Spaces'' * 2013 Top 50 Designers by ''New York Spaces'' * 2014 Top 50 Designers by ''New York Spaces''

Published Work

;—Magazines— 2006 * Residences Decoration * Residences Decoration * Uhmepbep 2007 * 4homes * Elle Décor * New York Home, May/June 2007, ''pages 96-99'' * Elle Decoration * Residences Decoration * L'Expansion * Elle Decoration * Architectural Digest * Elle Décor 2008 * New York Spaces * Les Plus Beaux Interieurs * Residences Decoration * Architectural Digest * Uhmepbep * In/Out 2009 * New York Spaces * Objekt International * Objekt International * Residences Decoration * Toute la Maison * Architectural Digest * Uhmepbep * Objekt International 2010 * Michele Schumacher, no2, ''pages 138-143'' * New York Spaces * New York Observer * Residences Decoration * Uhmepbep * Elle Decoration * Revue 2011 * Michele Schumacher * World's Best 2011 * Property Summit 2011 * Wall Street Journal * Residences Decoration 2012 * International Property, British Airways * International Property * International Property, Emirates * New York Spaces * Les Plus Beaux Interieurs * L'Eventail * Residences Decoration * Harper's Bazaar * Hong Kong * City Magazine 2013 * New York Spaces * Villa * New York Spaces * Hamptons Cottages and Gardens * New York Spaces - Top 50 Designers * Residences Decoration * New York Spaces 2014 * Simply You Living * NY Spaces * NY Spaces * Living Etc * South China Morning Post 2015 * Elle Decoration * Eigen Huis & Interieur * Marie Claire Maison ;—Books— 2012 * Interiors New York * Interiors New York 2013 * Interiors New York * Luxury Interiors * East Coast Modern

References

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