The King of Color – Jamie Drake NY Upper East Side Design

July 27, 2009 · Comments are closed

New York-based designer, Jamie Drake has been creating high-end interiors since his firm, Drake Design Associates launched in 1978. His A-list clients include Madonna and NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg. Drake is the king of color.

Drake’s designs are world renowned for use of sophisticated color schemes and eclectic furnishings. To achieve harmony and balance in a room, he uses at least three colors.

Here’s a tour of a luxurious skyrise home in New York on the Upper East Side designed by Drake. The living room and adjoining dining room’s vivid color palette of orange, hot pink and blues is stunning.

The multi-color animal print rug grounds the room and pulls the color scheme together brilliantly. I love those throw pillow – orange & hot pink – yum!

Wow, orange walls. Orange is a “hot” color and promotes energy in a room. You typically see orange or red & yellow combinations in fast food restaurants because they want high turn-over rates and it encourages patrons to dine quickly. Here Drake boldly paints the dining room walls a bright orange. He adds blue and white to bring balance and promote a calming feeling.

An office fit for a queen. The color purple is associated with royalty. This intriguing color is the combination of opposites hot red and cool blue. In this room, Drake adds splashes of warm coral, neutral white and playful gold to the myriad of purples for a more feminine appeal. And my heart is racing – that glamorous white lacquer and lucite desk is a dream!

Drake uses a tetrad complementary color scheme – four colors that are equidistant on the color wheel – in this very playful child’s room. This design is stylish and above all highly functional. Storage above and below the bed. I love it!!! The rainbow of colors painted in back of the shelves and in the “number” throw pillows are the best.

*images from Drake Design Associates