Women Who Rock with Success

Founder and Creat ive Direct or
Taylor Spellm an m oved t o New York Cit y t o st udy w it h t he prest igious
Alvin Ailey Am erican Dance Theat er. At age 23, her ent repreneurial
spirit kicked in and she parlayed her love of t he art s int o founding her
ow n int erior design firm . Spellm an t ook t he inspiring w ords of her
first business m ent or, ?You are borderline insubordinat e,? and ran
w it h it . Thankfully, her irreverent approach t o business, design and,
ult im at ely life has served her w ell in t he rut hless w orld of New York
Cit y real est at e. Spellm an?s unapologet ic nat ure com bined w it h a
w icked sense of hum or has put her at t he forefront of not only t he
design w orld but has allow ed her t o keep up w it h t he colorful and
inappropriat e m out hs of brokers and developers alike. Spellm an?s
designs have secured her an im pressive client ele t hat ranges from t he
Wall St reet set t o art ist s in t he East Village t o fam ilies on t he Upper
West Side. On a t ypical day, Spellm an has over fift y m illion dollars
w ort h of real est at e under her direct ion. Her bold and eclect ic st yle
has been feat ured in The Real Deal, Archit ect ural Digest , The New
York Tim es, E! New s, Elle Décor and People Magazine. Spellm an is also
t he co-host of her ow n design show on BRAVO.