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The Grand Tourist

A podcast about design, art, architecture, food, fashion and travelall the elements of a well-lived life. Join veteran journalist Dan Rubinstein as he shares his access with the world's leading tastemakers.

The Grand Tourist Introduces: AlyssaKapito

New Yorker Alyssa Kapito is a rising star in the world of interior design. Originally a student of art history, specifically Renaissance paintings, Kapito switched her gaze to decoration with a heavy emphasis on collecting, early Modernist furniture, and a refined, Parisian-like, Pre-War aesthetic. And like many of her generation, she looks to pair her design work with that of a gallery to help enhance her duties as someone who can educate her clientele about the subtleties of connoisseurship. Kapito's debut monograph will be released in April this year byRizzoli.

"I've had one or two clients who've come to me that are really knowledgeable, which has been a pleasure. But there are also ones that come to me with great taste, but not fully formed. One of my favorite things to do is to teach somebody how to collect, and about the periods they love. While some of it is expensive, don't live with it in a precious way. You want to live withit."

- Alyssa Kapito