Judge in Profile: Elana Frankel, Style Director at One Kings Lane

Elana Frankel is the senior director of photography and style at online home goods marketplace One Kings Lane. A former design writer, Elana’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, and Metropolitan Home. She is the author of two books on design: Design Secrets: Office Spaces, and Classics: Little Black Dresses of Interior Design. Elana makes her home in an old church near New York City that is perpetually under renovation.

Above: Elana Frankel is judging our Best Bedroom (Professional) category.

5 Things to Know About Elana:

Cities I’ve Lived In: Paris, Edingburgh, Manchester, New York.

Last Art Exhibit I Saw: Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe at the Guggenheim.

Last Item I Bought for My House: Two Wayne Pate prints.

Favorite Restaurants: For breakfast, Sierra Mar in Big Sur, California (photograph above via Nat Hansen). For lunch, Sweet Green in New York. For dinner, Settimio in Rome. 

Favorite Shops: OK Store in Los Angeles for modern wares (photograph above via Anthology). Yellow River in Cross River, NY for vintage. De Vera in New York City for inspiration. Where I actually purchase? One Kings Lane.

For more, follow Elana on Instagram and Pinterest and visit One Kings Lane.