A B O U T
With a career in interior design that spans over 20 years of high-end residential, commercial, and hospitality projects, Philip Gorrivan has become known for his versatile ability to curate both bold and stylish interiors that marry elegant historical references with sophisticated modernism. From a gracious Park Avenue apartment or a sleek downtown loft, to a rambling country home in Connecticut, Philip creates spaces that effortlessly reflect his clients design goals.
He doesn't merely decorate; instead, his goal is something deeper: creating a unique, authentic narrative. Using a vivid yet refined sense of color, a palette of textures and an exquisite eye for objects, art and furnishings, his work transcends period and milieu. Philip seamlessly mixes antiques and vintage and mid-century pieces alongside modern furnishings, creating tailored arrangements that are always redolent with up-to-date sensibility. With unfailing attention to scale, he takes chances and injects a jolt of glamour, but never forgets that a room ultimately needs to reflect the inner life of those that inhabit it.
Philip’s multi-disciplinary firm brings its wide expertise and tailored modern taste to high-end private residences, commercial properties, yachts, and hospitality projects in the United States and abroad; creating spaces, furniture, and fabrics that are at once fresh and new, yet elegant and classic. The firm has been recognized for creating approachable, luxurious interior spaces that are clearly and cleanly defined. A love and appreciation for architectural detail, and a considerable knowledge of 20th and 21st century design, architecture and art are manifested in his work.
Recognized as one of the innovative giants in his field, Gorrivan’s work has been featured multiple times in the pages of Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, Veranda, House Beautiful, Cottages and Gardens, Traditional Home, Luxe Magazine, and many other publications, along with features in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NBC Open House, and other media channels. He has served as a contributing editor for Connecticut Cottages and Gardens and has been honored as one of the “Top 50” New York Designers by NY Spaces, House Beautiful’s Next Wave Designers, Traditional Home’s New Traditionalists, and Luxe Magazine’s “Luxe Gold” List. His Work has been published in many design books, including his own newly released, “Authentic Interiors – Rooms that Tell Stories” which shares his unique design vision. Gorrivan has also been invited to participate in many prestigious designer show houses including the New York and Palm Beach Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club Decorator Show Houses, The House and Garden Hamptons Designer Show House and the fabled Greystone Mansion Designer Show house in Beverly Hills.
Philip has had and continues to maintain a successful product and licensing business, including his own wallcovering company, PG Studio, fabrics with Duralee Highland Court and Baker, and rug and lighting collections. The firm’s clients range throughout the globe with the majority being based in New York City, Fairfield and Litchfield County Connecticut, Houston and Dallas, and Palm Beach and Miami. Philip resides in Manhattan and Litchfield County Connecticut, and he is involved in several charities including Housing Works, the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, Hetrick Martin Institute, and Memorial Sloan Kettering.