Kara Mann: Breaking the rules in design

Kara Mann is the founder and creative director of KARA MANN established in 2005 with offices in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Over the past fifteen years, Kara has acquired the reputation of a cultural vanguard for pushing the boundaries of tradition. Her impactful, refined interiors draw inspiration from a myriad of creative fields including art, architecture, and fashion, where Kara began her career.

Today we are going to show you the best interior design projects of Kara Mann Design.

GOLD COAST PENTHOUSE

Described by The Wall Street Journal as a “sparkplug in the world of design,” Kara Mann juxtaposes formal design elements with unexpected materiality, architecture, and irreverence that has attracted clients in the art, fashion, finance, music, and entertainment industries.

For Kara Mann, finding her way to interiors was a long road with several diversions which all somehow helped shape her passion for interiors. The designer studied art worked as a fashion and lifestyle stylist, and always found herself attracted to beautiful architecture. She grew up in a home where design and decoration were celebrated, so it was almost inevitable that she would find a career as an Interior Designer.

WINNETKA PRIVATE ESTATE

A steady stream of residential and commercial projects caught the attention of Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop, which sought her out for collaboration in Chicago. The same year she was enlisted to reinvigorate Baker Furniture’s Milling Road line and debuted a collection of furniture that blurred the lines between classical and contemporary. Kara would go on to work with the Baker team again in 2020, this time creating a line for McGuire Furniture. The collection leans into McGuire’s traditional artisan hand but with a Kara Mann edge.

Whilst continuing to expand her portfolio of luxury residential projects across the US, Kara Mann founded and launch KEPT, a line of utilitarian home products that takes a fresh approach to home-keeping.

LAKE FOREST SHOWHOUSE

In Summer 2020, Kara launched her first of two collections with CB2. The KARA MANN CB2 collection takes her signature subversive style to sophisticated new heights. It’s a high-end design meant for living in.

Kara Mann has been profiled in multiple design books and top publications worldwide including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, WWD, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue.