2005 Press
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10.01.2005
Retreats to Retirement
Set in the Southampton's historic village, this 4,500 square foot Tudor style house is nestled in two acres of pristine landscaping. "Little Disney," as it was called, is constructed of historic clinker brick and is the sister to a larger "Bid Disney," which is situated nearby. Actress Eva Gabor owned the house at one time, Campion Platt, was asked to renov Read More
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06.20.2005
Hampton Style
THE DESIGNER COMES EAST BOTH TO WORK AND PLAY: He spent his formative years playing hockey back home in Cambridge, Massachusetts and at school abroad. Drafted by the University of Michigan, he studied architecture while he skated the ice. He then took his talent to New York City where a successfful career in design followed. Read More
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06.10.2005
Elle Decor
SHIP SHAPE INSPIRED BY A HISTORIC SEASIDE HOUSE IN SAG HARBOR,DESIGNER CAMPION PLATT GIVES AN URBANE TWIST TO NAUTICAL THEMES. When future historians look back, they will surely cluck in wonderment over the slavish devotion that finde-millennium homeowners and their architects paid to the past. They will also disc Read More
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06.01.2005
Elle Decor
DBD ELLE DECOR'S DINING BY DESIGN presented by GE ELLE Decor's Dining by Design, is a national fundraising effort to benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids. The events feature over-the-top environments by some of the today's biggest names in design. The 2005 Dining by Design tour launced in New York City on February 6 and 7 and Read More
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05.01.2005
Architectural Digest
THE BIG PICTURE: A DESIGNER AT HOME WITH A "TOTALARIAN" APPROACH The moment of truth for Campion A. Platt came when he was a teenager in Switzerland. His mother, he says, "wanted to move to Florence to do art. I was kind of left behind in Zurich. I felt like I needed to find a vocation. So I thought, Well, I'm very good at physi Read More
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04.10.2005
Hospitality Design
BEAN TOWN BOOM "....Boston is becoming more progressive in design. The new boutique hotels show an edginess that was not there before," says New York City designer Campion Platt, known for his design of Manhattan's MercBar. Keeping that in mind, he brought elegant simplicity to the 80-room Bulfinch Hotel. Guestrooms (each a different size Read More
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04.01.2005
Architectural Digest
DATEBOOK : PLACES TO GO, DESIGNS TO SEE, FROM ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST ADVERTISERS.....A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS : an inventive window installation created by designer Campion A. Platt will preview Christies April 5-6 House Sale and kick off a series of displays throughout the year entitled "A Few of My Favorite Read More
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04.01.2005
Architectural Digest
Discoveries by Designers: HARDWARE THAT ROCKS "Rocky Mountain Hardware trancends a specific style," says CAMPION A. PLATT. "We design modernist houses and work with old ones, and the splendid craftsmanship of the hardware is good everyplace." Started in 1994 in Sun Valley, Idaho, by Patsy and Mark Mickum, the firm now has designs Read More
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01.10.2005
Food & Lifestyles
New York designer Campion Platt described the design Process: "We first toured exclusive business clubs throughout Europe, and we found most of them dark, gloomy and crusted over. We've turned that on its head to create a contemporary environment that's alive, bright, comfortable and sophisticated for both sexes." He conculded: "We accept the premise of Read More
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01.01.2005
Architectural Digest
TO MARKET IN MARRAKECH: Interior Designer Campion A. Platt Uncovers Morocco's Hidden Treasures. Is there a designer worth his resale number who hasn't mined the souks of Marrakech? If ou have spent any time getting happily lost in the markets' labyrinth of alleys, you know the answer is no. One of designer Campion A. Platt's favorite sou Read More
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