Eric Villency
| Eric Villency | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 10, 1975 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Interior designer, Businessperson |
| Known for | CEO of Villency Design Group |
| Spouse(s) |
Kimberly Guilfoyle (m. 2006; div. 2009) Caroline Fare (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Eric Villency (born June 10, 1975, New York City) is the CEO of Villency Design Group, an interior and product design firm.
In 1932, Villency's grandfather, Maurice Villency, started a furniture company in New York City. His grandfather's company became the Villency Design Group, and in 1998, Eric Villency became CEO.
In 2001, he was awarded the FIT “All Star Salute” award, recognizing leaders in design and fashion. In 2002, Villency oversaw the launch of the Maurice Villency flagship store, located on 57th street in midtown Manhattan, and launched the company’s first home accessories collection. In 2006, he launched “Villency Atelier”, a workshop dedicated to custom design and fabrication for design professionals. In 2007, Villency was named the recipient of the IFDA “Design Industry” award. 2008 saw the launch of Villency's newest business initiative, Villency Pure Design, an environmentally responsible and domestically produced collection of furniture.
With the 2008 launch of a business-to-business service, Villency Contract, Villency has promoted a number of design projects including the Rudy Giuliani Urgent Care Unit at St. Vincent's Hospital, the Delta Air Lines Miami Crown Lounge, the Club level lounge at Citifield, Starwood brands including W hotels and Sheraton, the Bryant Park Hotel, the Plaza private residences, and office for Kathy Lee Gifford.
Villency also contributed to the development of the SoulCycle, an indoor fitness cycle.
Villency has been a recurrent guest on the Today Show discussing a wide range of topics from design trends to fashion to family issues. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Tyra Banks show, HGTV, Travel Channel, TBS and was the host of the Fine Living Channel's iDesign. Villency recently executive produced and hosted the documentary INSEAM that chronicles emerging fashion designers.
Villency is a contributing writer for the Huffington Post. He has written for Details, Best Life, Women's Health, and Departures.
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