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Kit Kemp Conjures a Dynamic Dining Room Around an Enchanting Painting by Ramiro Fernández Saus

The hotelier and designer blends wit and whimsy to create an artful dining area with striking furnishings and accessories

By Jacqueline Terrebonne
Kit Kemp crafts a dynamic dining room around a Ramiro Fernandez Says artwork
Kit Kemp crafts a dynamic dining room around a Ramiro Fernández Saus artwork.

Design powerhouse Kit Kemp, the visionary behind Firmdale Hotels, has mastered the mix like no other. Prints and patterns, textures and colors all bow to her every whim and fantasy. Her latest property, Warren Street in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, puts her love of artists and artisans on full display—combining pieces from around the globe as well as her own collections of textiles and tableware. “My style always has elements of the handcrafted but also something that is big and bold,” she says. Here, she conjures an enchanting dining room centered on a work by Spanish artist Ramiro Fernández Saus.

Kit Kemp
Kit Kemp. Photo: SIMON BROWN
Walking with the Dogs (2022) by Ramiro Fernández Saus, chosen by Kit Kemp.
Walking with the Dogs (2022) by Ramiro Fernández Saus. Photo: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND LONG & RYLE

“This room is an antidote to city life—a place that lets you escape the busy streets and transports you somewhere else”

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Kit Kemp Conjures a Dynamic Dining Room Around an Enchanting Painting

Susan chair by Kit Kemp.

Photograph by COURTESY OF SHOP KIT KEMP

Tall Trees wallpaper by Kit Kemp for GP & J Baker.

Photograph by COURTESY OF GP&J BAKER

Apollo floor lamp by BR Home.

Photograph by COURTESY OF BANANA REPUBLIC HOME

Quartered table by Sebastian Cox.

Photograph by COURTESY OF SEBASTIAN COX

A New Seeing sculpture (2015) by Wendell Castle from Friedman Benda.

Photograph by COURTESY OF FRIEDMAN BENDA AND WENDELL CASTLE INC.

Mixed Tones Canvas fabric by John Derian for Designers Guild.

Photograph by COURTESY OF JOHN DERIAN

Magnolia Bloom wall light by Cox London.

Photograph by COURTESY OF COX LONDON

Whorl table by Cody Hoyt from The Future Perfect.

Photograph by COURTESY OF CODY HOYT AND THE FUTURE PERFECT
Shop Kit Kemp Susan Chair – blue loom_WEB
Tall Trees wallpaper by Kit Kemp for GP & J Baker.
Apollo floor lamp by BR Home chosen by Kit Kemp
Quartered table by Sebastian Cox chosen by Kit Kemp
A New Seeing sculpture (2015) by Wendell Castle from Friedman Benda chosen by Kit Kemp
Mixed Tones Canvas fabric by John Derian for Designers Guild chosen by Kit Kemp
Magnolia Bloom wall light by Cox London chosen by Kit Kemp
Whorl table by Cody Hoyt from The Future Perfect chosen by Kit Kemp
Shop Kit Kemp Susan Chair – blue loom_WEB
Tall Trees wallpaper by Kit Kemp for GP & J Baker.
Apollo floor lamp by BR Home chosen by Kit Kemp
Quartered table by Sebastian Cox chosen by Kit Kemp
A New Seeing sculpture (2015) by Wendell Castle from Friedman Benda chosen by Kit Kemp
Mixed Tones Canvas fabric by John Derian for Designers Guild chosen by Kit Kemp
Magnolia Bloom wall light by Cox London chosen by Kit Kemp
Whorl table by Cody Hoyt from The Future Perfect chosen by Kit Kemp

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2024 Summer Issue under the headline “Craft Union.” Subscribe to the magazine.