The décor of entrepreneur John Demsey's six-story townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan is an explosion of color, pattern, and art
John Demsey is a transformational business builder,
prestige beauty pioneer and philanthropist who has led multiple
luxury brands to unparalleled global success. Over his 30-year
career at Estée Lauder Companies, he was instrumental in growing
the company into a multi-billion-dollar beauty icon across
established and emerging markets. A career-long innovator and
creative mentor, Demsey is known for forging some of the most
successful artist and designer collaborations in the industry and
supporting several philanthropic organizations helping animals,
addressing food access challenges, promoting performing arts and
fundraising for HIV and AIDS research, treatment and
prevention.
Alina Cho is an Emmy Award-winning contributor to CBS Sunday
Morning, producer of the Netflix documentary on Martha Stewart, and
host of 'The Atelier with Alina Cho', an interview series with
fashion designers at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For nearly a
decade, Cho was a national correspondent for CNN, where she covered
presidential politics and travelled twice to North Korea. She lives
in New York.
Douglas Friedman is a renowned fashion, portrait, and
interiors photographer whose work has appeared in Architectural
Digest, ELLE Decor, Veranda, Vogue, T Magazine, Vanity Fair, and
countless other publications in the United States and abroad. He
has had several exhibitions of his fine art photography. He lives
in Marfa, Texas.
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