Clodagh

Clodagh grew up in the west of Ireland, in Moytura House, once the home of Oscar Wilde. At 17 she opened a couture fashion salon in Dublin that quickly led to licensing and consulting contracts with major department stores and international exports to the U.S. and as far afield as Australia.

Married with three children, she changed husbands, countries and careers in the 70s and moved to Spain, where she began to design residential, hospitality and landscape projects. She describes seeing the sunlight filter through the dust as demolition began on her first project, her own home in Spain, as the moment she found her true vocation.

In the mid '80s she moved to New York City, opened her design studio, and with two partners opened a small design store in the East Village. Clodagh Ross + Williams was a launching pad for young designers, and served as a laboratory for Clodagh's own creations. Vogue described it as the design store of the decade.

She has since become a powerhouse in the design world, renowned as a pioneer in green design, focusing on the impact of design on the well being of the denizens of this planet. She is much in demand as a speaker on these core principles of her life's work. She has always been a passionate advocate for sustainability. This responsibility is baked into the philosophy of the studio she leads, as is her understanding that the key to wellness is cradling the mind, body, and spirit of the individual with a warmth that extends to all the senses.