"He has a genuinely artistic sensibility that makes for painterly, even somewhat mysterious, interiors, a selection of which are now beautifully showcased in his new bookThe Art of the Interior (Rizzoli). He sees himself as both a painter and a designer and still does hands-on artwork for clients, the part of the job he finds the most satisfying." (Sian Ballen & Lesley Hauge, New York Social Diary) ? Richard Gillette worked for four decades of his career in Manhattan. While he maintains his practice in the city, he currently lives and works in the Hudson Valley of Upstate New York.