Robert Stilin has run his own design firm for over twenty five years. His projects have been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, W, and Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, as well as in design books, including Design in the Hamptons and The Big Book of the Hamptons. An avid art collector, he is a member of the Director¿s Council at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He divides his time between New York and East Hampton.

Mayer Rus is the West Coast editor of AD. He has been the design and culture editor of the Los Angeles Times, the design editor of House & Garden, and editor of Interior Design.