Confession XIV: VANCE BURKE
Who are you ? Vance Burke
What do you do? Interior Designer
Where are you from? A small town in the middle of Kansas
Where do you live? Split my time between Los Angeles and Palm Springs
First person that gave you a great opportunity? I decorated my Parents residence in Houston while I was still in college. I guess I should say that they were my first commission.
Favorite place you've lived? New York and Paris - Its impossible to choose between the two.
Favorite place you've traveled? I went on a horse riding tour of the countryside palaces of India. I was roughing it but I didn’t mind as i was surrounded by opulence.
Favorite Film? Auntie Mame - How can you not love someone who redecorates their home every two years!
A piece you have brought back from your travels that you will treasure forever? I bought a pair of Agostini lamps at the Paris Flea Market in the early 80s. Not only are they rare and valuable - they are gorgeous too.
Three people you admire in your life and why? Albert Hadley, Sister Parish, and David Kleinberg - I had the pleasure of working and apprenticing for all three at Parish / Hadley. They all shared a passion for living in beautiful environments.
Who would you love to collaborate with and why? Mark Zuckerberg. He is such a visionary, has a great budget, and still eats McDonalds!
Favorite artist ? Favorite Fashion Designer? and Favorite Decade? James Turrell (literally light and bright), Tom Ford (we went to school together ), 2014 (there is no time like the present).
Name one thing in your closet you will never get rid of? I have a collection of 1980s vintage Versace shirts. I know I’ll never wear them again, but they are still beautiful, and represent such a definitive moment in time.
What is your confession? I appreciate a good high - low. For instance, I enjoy mixing Bergdorf with Target. For me its not about where something came from, but what it says when put together.
http://vanceburke.com