Doug Meyer

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Doug graduated from the Parsons School of Design fine arts department. He worked for legendary art dealer Holly Solomon of the Holly Solomon Gallery, as well as for Helene Weiner and Janelly Reiring of Metro Pictures Gallery.

In 1992, Doug relocated to Miami Beach, and began his interior design career while continuing his art of creating site specific installations. He has designed everything from private residences, stores, spas, and showrooms. In 2004 he became the Designer Editor for the Miami Herald Home & Design Magazine, a post he had until January 2007 at which time he then became the Design Director for Inside Out Magazine, and a Contributing Editor for Metropolitan Home Magazine.

Doug's highly stylized work has been published in numerous prestigous publications such as World of Interiors, Metropolitan Home, House Beautiful, Home, The New York Times, and La Mia Casa. Doug continues to create his art with a critically acclaimed exhibition at Rocket Projects in 2003 titled BOD.

Gene Meyer

Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Gene graduated from the Parsons School of Design fashion department, and before graduating landed a job at Anne Klein Studio working under Donna Karen. He spent the next 11 years at Geoffrey Beene as Mr. Beene's design assistant.

His first venture under the Gene Meyer label was a women's made to order collection, which led to several licensing agreements, one of which was his most famous and sought after collection of graphic silk men's ties. The cornerstone of these licensing agreements was the Gene Meyer menswear collection, with New York City runway shows (twice a year) from 1995-2001. Other Gene Meyer designs include dishes for Swid Powell, pens, wallets, and watches for Acme, as well as assorted products for the Museum of Modern Art stores. His first venture into home furnishings was a collection of colorful, graphic rugs produced in Nepal, and is now in its fifth season. From 2004-2006 Gene also created under the Gene Meyer label, men's and women's collections for all 64 Marshall Field's Stores. During his career Gene has won 2 CFDA awards, one for mens accessories and one for his menswear collection.

Gene's work has been featured in everything from Vogue and GQ to Harpers Bazaar and World of Interiors, and has included appearances in CNN and other news media outlets.

Douglas Levine

Douglas Levine is a designer of interiors and furniture. He worked as Director of Design for Holly Hunt, Ltd. for most of the 90's, collaborating with Holly on the debut of the Studio Collection & Great Plains Textiles. Doug created his own company, L Corp. in 1998. Doug has contracted with Bright Chair Co. in New York & Manheim Ruseau in Dallas to re-image and reposition their product lines.

Doug designs furniture that blurs the lines between traditional, contemporary and classic, straddling both contract; hospitality and the residential markets, and presents new lines annually at NeoCon. Doug also designs a select number of residential interiors, working with clients who seek his clean eye.

For Doug, creation is a process that flows through historical references, digesting without mimicking. He distills only the most essential, or most mysterious, elements, discarding clutter in favor of a subtle state of grace. Doug's designs reveal a spot-on intuition for what is needed in a room or in a piece of furniture - he has no interest in decoration or embellishment - and the result is a deceptively simple sophistication, elegant and modern.

Jamie Brown

Jamie Brown is a third generation furniture manufacturer and the grandson of the Ruseau Furniture Company’s founder. Jamie is the President and owner of Manheim Ruseau LLC, a luxury furniture manufacturer located in Dallas, Texas. Under his guidance, Link Outdoor has drawn from his company’s archives to develop the Ruseau Collection of outdoor furniture.

Founded in 1932, Ruseau possesses a library of over 2,500 archival furniture patterns that borrow from European movements and exemplify the company’s foundation. It is here one captures the essence of furniture making in a bona fide way; skilled artisans at work on precisely detailed interpretations of classic designs for everyday use, but with uncommon refinement rarely seen in modern outdoor furniture manufacturing.

A unique resource for prominent interior designers and architects, Ruseau is well acknowledged for its hand crafted interpretations of English, French and Italian antiques. The company is also renowned for embracing contemporary designs, where specialty finishes, hand-carved detailing, functionality, and modern proportions are the criteria for 21st Century living.