Many designers have a project or client that ushers them into the next phase of their career. For Brooklyn-based Alexis Brown (@alexisbrowninteriordesign_) it was her neighbor and friend, the fashion designer @ullajohnson. Brown, who grew up in DC and got her master’s in interior design at Pratt, had been working in the office of #AD100 titan Peter Marino for more than a decade when she began designing Johnson’s stores and, soon, her homes. She officially launched her own firm in 2017, focusing on residential projects, as well as commercial ones. In every interior, Alexis Brown aims to mix in fine art and handmade, artisanal elements to create, in her words, “a sophisticated aesthetic that appeals to both the head and the heart of those who experience the spaces.” Read more on this #AD100 debut — and see the full AD100 list — at our bio link. Interior photo by @pernilleloof; portrait by @tomkellyslack; interior styling by @martinrbourne; design by @alexisbrowninteriordesign_; words by @_h_mart_.