I was born an artist. I knit my first sweater in kindergarten, won the Easter egg poster contest in first grade and sewed my first bikini in second grade. Throughout my years as a professional designer, I have continued to do crafts. I bought my house in Southampton, New York, when I was 35 from money I earned as an industrial designer and totally renovated the house myself.
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