Barclay Butera Lifestyle | About Barclay Butera

January 2011 Butera opens a new Interior Design Studio catering to discerning clientele for luxury design projects on famed La Cienega Blvd in West Hollywood.
Current launch of BARCLAY BUTERA LIFESTYLE (“aspirational design at attainable prices”) marketed towards better box and independent retailers across the country. Products include home fragrance, art, carpets, lamps, sisal and abaca rugs, and the largest collection of case goods and upholstery ever to be released at a single High Point Market.
National line of textiles and carpets for Kravet, Inc.’s premiere “Kravet Collections”.
Assouline Publishing’s 15-year retrospective book “Barclay Butera: Living In Style”.
Butera-designed line of upholstery and pillows for Hearst Castle Collection®.
Exclusive designer of a Hearst Castle bedroom; first interior design of a room at the Castle in 50 years.
Butera maintains an extensive list of celebrity clientele.
Panelist on “Ahead of the Curve” Las Vegas Design Center/World Market 2009 filmed panel hosted by Susanna Salk.
Keynote speaker on panels such as the Wall Street Journal, Luxury Home Alliance, ASID, and other conferences including the Architectural Digest Home Design Show and international bi-annual High Point Market.
One of House Beautiful’s “Top 125” designers and “Top 25” furniture manufacturers in the country.
IFDA New York winner of Circle of Excellence Interior Designer of the Year.
Western Interiors & Design “Top 100 Designers”.
Mountain Living Magazine’s top 50 designers.
Nationally recognized member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
Creative Director for the $26MM redesign of the historic Hotel L’Auberge del Mar, in Del Mar, California.
Designer, WOW Collection model penthouse for The Residences at W Hollywood, Spring 2010.
Nationally licensed across the home fashion industry -- lighting, wall art, home fragrance, textiles and classic carpets, natural sisal floor coverings and home accessories.
Top participating designer in multiple, internationally recognized design projects in Los Angeles (Bel Air, Brentwood), New York, the Hamptons, Miami, and Chicago for Hearst and Condé Nast Publications. Includes such magazines as House Beautiful, Esquire, House & Garden and Veranda (exclusive designer, Nov. 07).
Official Provider of the Sundance Film Festival 2010; helped produce Opening Night: An Artist at the Table.
Designed and sponsored venues during Sundance Film Festival since 2005.
Featured in Kravet Inc.’s book, “Inspired Styles”, published by Assouline Publications.
Designer of the prestigious Orchid Dinner sponsored by Veranda magazine to benefit The New York Botanical Garden at New York’s renowned Rainbow Room.
Los Angeles Chair for 2008 DIFFA Dining By Design.
Regular supporter of institutions such as DIFFA, The Children’s Action Network, the Sundance Institute, Project Angel Food, APLA, GLEH, National Assistance League, Junior League, Infant Welfare of Chicago, the Palm Beach International Fine Art & Antique Fair Design Committee, and charities local to his collection showrooms.
Donated all proceeds of the sale of his custom-designed Airstream Trailer to the Children’s Action Network charity (‘08).
Press includes New York Times, New York Post, NewsDay, Wall Street Journal, MSN.com, CNN.com Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Esquire, Veranda, House & Garden, ELLE DECOR, Florida Design, Western Interiors & Design, Coastal Living, Domino, In Style, Oprah at Home, Interior Design, Robb Report, Luxury Home Quarterly, Boutique Design, HD, Hollywood Life, Estates West, Country Home, Real Simple, BizBash, NUVO (Canada), Property Weekly (Dubai) and extensive features on 1stDibs, Gilt and Decorati.
Television appearances include NBC’s “Today Show”, EXTRA!, CBS, Fox11 L.A., KTLA, HGTV and Beautiful Homes and Great Estates.
Butera’s great respect for homes with Hollywood history led him to return several to their original heritage glory, with his own twist. They include: a bungalow in Laguna Beach formerly owned by Bette Davis; Frank Sinatra’s “Twin Palms” estate in Palm Springs, CA; and Desi Arnaz, Jr.’s longtime Hollywood home given to him by his mother Lucille Ball. All of these redesigned homes have been published.
Butera hosted pre-Oscar and Sundance-related parties in conjunction with magazines such as Hollywood Life, Modern Luxury publications, Entertainment Weekly and Los Angeles Times. He also hosted parties with Architectural Digest, ELLE DECOR and Robb Report.