Tom Delavan on What He Watches to Laugh, Relax, and Unwind
The design and interiors director of T magazine talks about his predilection for niche design magazines, slapstick comedy, and the oeuvre of Mike White.
By Emily Jiang
May 11, 2023
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As the design and interiors director of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Tom Delavan adheres to a schedule of nonstop, high-intensity days that consist of writing, overseeing photoshoots, poring over images, arranging layouts, and meeting with furniture and fabric companies. Previously the editorial and creative director of the shopping and lifestyle website Gilt and editor-at-large of the interiors magazine Domino, Delavan also operates his own interior design practice, drawing on three decades of immersion in the worlds of fine and decorative art, furniture, objects, and interiors. His latest project converges much of his design know-how into a 16-piece collection with the Moroccan rug company Beni Rugs called Archival, which launches next week.
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