To the interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins, living a glamorous lifestyle surrounded by beautiful things is simply part of the job.
“I look at myself as a design doctor,” said Mr. Jenkins, 48. “And I would never prescribe for a patient a prescription that I would not take myself.”
That’s why when he expanded his studio to a new space in Manhattan in 2021, he was intent on renovating it with as much time and care as he would put into a home.
“It’s very important that I’m surrounded by things that really appeal to me, since I spend so much time here,” he said, adding that his workspace doubles as something of a showroom for his clients. “A lot of times, clients don’t get a chance to see my work in person,” after seeing it online, said Mr. Jenkins, who plans to debut “Design Reimagined,” a YouTube streaming series this month, as well as a book by the same name with Rizzoli this September.
“By making our atelier residential feeling with flourishes in ornamentation, and great architecture and detail, we give clients a sneak peek at what we could create for them,” he said.