walk on the wild side

Dorian May’s fearless attitude to pattern and colour has breathed new life into her New York apartment… and the effect is anything but tame

- Jo Leevers

alone peacock surveys his dreamy dining room landscape, a leopard sits patiently by the fireside and a host of blue dragons frolic their way around the library. Dorian May’s Manhattan apartment certainly has a wild side thanks to her unfettered imagination. Dorian designed the interiors of her Upper East Side apartment three years ago, having returned to New York after living in London for 10 years, but her creative streak runs deep. She started out as a producer in entertainment TV and her career has spanned styling celebrities and having her own fashion label.

These days, her work includes writing about the arts for Vanity Fair and lecturing on fashion at New York University. Dorian’s interiors style reflects her diverse background and her opinion that a home should be the sum of the different parts of you.