The Collecting Philosophy Adam Lippes Lives By

When you crack open AD’s June issue to read the new story on the bucolic Berkshires home of fashion designer Adam Lippes, one thing becomes clear: The man can source a mean antique. The English Tudor–style house is tastefully outfitted with all manner of treasures, from 18th-century Venetian polychrome beds to 17th-century Belgian paintings, antique Chinese games tables, Biedermeier cabinets, mid-20th-century Italian rattan chairs, and French needlepoint from the 1700s, each piece handpicked by Lippes himself. (A few of his own designs for OKA dot the scene, too.)

In the days preceding the release of his feature, associate digital editor Maya Ibbitson hopped on the phone with Lippes to gather intel on his collecting philosophy and favorite sources, tease out a few of his recent finds, and learn more about how collecting influences his work as a fashion designer.

—Lila Allen, Senior Editor, AD PRO

Maya: Do you follow any specific rules in your collecting?

Adam: I am a rabid collector, furniture being my number one passion, but objects are a close second. What interests me most are things I haven’t seen before. I look for something that is different in a way—something that has a really interesting history, something that’s a weird shape for that period. I think if it’s a little out of the norm, that makes it special.

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