2022 1stDibs 50 Designers

Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates

Always a party in Dallas

All photos by Nathan Schroeder

If a tented room can’t bring out the drama, then what can, really? In an undoubtedly quiet year for public events, Corey Damen Jenkins’s dining room for the 2021 Dallas Kips Bay Decorator Show House was a brilliant, high-production mix of past, present and future. A suite of Louis XVI fauteuils from Embree & Lake, sourced on 1stDibs, were covered in yellowjacket velvet and let loose in a swarm around custom tables of futuristic Cambria quartz, while 400 yards of Sanderson fabric swathed the entire scene. “Even though the tented-room concept isn’t new, historically speaking, I wanted to give it a new twist for the twenty-first century,” Jenkins explains. “It’s Cirque du Soleil meets the Parisian fashion runway.”

“My goal is to ensure that my clients’ projects are classic, livable and don’t come with an expiration date.”
— Corey Damen Jenkins

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Henredon Set of 4 Queen Anne–Style Dining Chairs, Mid-20th Century, Offered by Refined Furnishings
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Henredon Set of 4 Queen Anne–Style Dining Chairs, Mid-20th Century, Offered by Refined Furnishings

“As of late, yellow has been a popular color on fashion runways and interiors. It’s daring and traditional all at once, and you can’t go wrong with Henredon.”

Black Marble Oval Dining Table, 1970s, Offered by Vintiques
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Black Marble Oval Dining Table, 1970s, Offered by Vintiques

“I love to use a mix of materials to create dynamic spaces, and the marble makes this dining table feel almost sculptural.”

Russian Neoclassical Nightstand with Carrara Marble Top, New, Offered by English Georgian America
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Russian Neoclassical Nightstand with Carrara Marble Top, New, Offered by English Georgian America

“I am drawn to classical proportions and scale, so neoclassical is a style that generally speaks to me. This piece’s bold lines feel graphic yet are rooted in tradition, which I like.”

Pair of 2-Arm Neoclassical Bronze Sconces, Mid-20th Century, Offered by Moxie
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Pair of 2-Arm Neoclassical Bronze Sconces, Mid-20th Century, Offered by Moxie

“These sconces are understated yet ornate. They have an elegance to them and would play nicely with a number of color palettes, and I am all about color.”

Serena Confalonieri Set of 4 Calypso Wine Glasses, New, Offered by Galerie Philia Furniture
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Serena Confalonieri Set of 4 Calypso Wine Glasses, New, Offered by Galerie Philia Furniture

“These glasses are bold in all the right ways.”

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Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates
In projects throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, Corey Damen Jenkins mixes vivid colors with layered patterns to create architecturally inspired spaces that are polished, inventive and unexpected. “My goal is to ensure that my clients’ homes are always classic, livable and without an expiration date,” says Jenkins, whose coffee table book, Design Remix: A New Spin on Traditional Rooms, was published last year by Rizzoli.
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