Made in the Hamptons

We are thrilled to share our interview with the very talented interior designer Mark Sikes, who’s work I have enjoyed for years.

Mark is a celebrated designer, tastemaker and author with projects throughout the United States including one very special client, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. We chat about his start in the industry, his upcoming book from the Beautiful trilogy series, building a business from the ground up, what inspires h...

To celebrate Father’s Day, Sophie Elgort will be taking over hosting duties to interview her father, legendary fashion photographer Arthur Elgort.

Sophie, a well know photographer in her own right who also is a producer for an upcoming PBS special, chats with her father about his tremendous career spanning over 50 years. Arthur, now 84 years old and a lifelong New Yorker, describes discovering his talent as a photographer, how a res...

This episodes extra special guest is known as the Hamptons Baker-in-Chief, the co-founder of her namesake bakery, Carissa Waechter. We chatted about how an unfortunate accident landed her out east, her early work in the culinary industry, starting a business one sourdough at a time eventually becoming Carissa’s bakery that now boasts three locations, her favorite local haunts and the bakery’s bestselling item. She shares the variou...

Interior design legend, author & philanthropist Charlotte Moss discusses her decision to start her own firm, her first clients, adventures in retail, the most difficult decision she’s had to make in business, the joy of travel, her home and gardens in the Hamptons, turning a family tragedy into good will for others and much more!
 

Website: charlottemoss.com

Instagram: @charlottemossco

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Welcome to Made in the Hamptons , I’m your host Jill Laurence and this week I have a wonderful conversation with the man regarded as the merchant prince, former gap and JCrew CEO, Mickey Drexler.

Mickey opens up about his early days in the retail industry at big names such as Bloomingdales and Ann Taylor, where he would sharpen his skills to move onto a pivotal role at the Gap. During his tenure he created the mega brand Old Navy, w...

This epiosode I have an insightful conversation with top selling, clean beauty founder Laney Crowell. Her brand Saie Beauty launched in 2019 and has shot to the top of the ranks at mega retailer Sephora and became a social media darling with its glossybounce lip gloss and glowy super skin foundation to name a few.

Dubbed the clean complexion experts, the product are not only free of harsh chemicals and preservatives but also are pac...

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We are kicking Season 3 off with a venerable titan in the culinary industry, a New York Times 4 star and 3 star Michelin chef, Hamptons resident Eric Ripert whose restaurant Le Bernardin was just named number one worldwide.

I got the amazing opportunity for a one on one exclusive interview to talk to Eric while he was traveling on tour for his new book seafood ...

This week I have a lovely interview with the two founders of Levain Bakery, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald. You may know about their hearty and delicious chocolate walnut cookies but the pair began as friends training for triathlons and went on to become business partners for over 20 years. Starting with a small bakery on the Upper West Side of New York City and then the Hamptons, they steadfastly grew their business before the age...

This week on the podcast we have an a fun and lively interview with Kim Murstein and her grandmother Gail who are the dynamic collaborators behind the social media hit Excise My Grandma that shares perspectives on generational differences in dating, sex and relationships.

Started during the pandemic as Kim navigated the dating world, Grandma Gail got a birds eye view of millennial relationships and had a few opinions about it so the...

This week we have an inspiring guest, celebrity interior designer and now author Jake Arnold. He arrived alone in the US just over 10 years ago with $1500 in his pocket, an unpaid internship in Los Angeles and a dream of becoming an interior designer. What has unfolded since then is an amazing story of steadfast determination, a rock solid work ethic, and an openness to all possibilities which has resulted in dream projects, major ...

This week we have a wonderful guest, philanthropist, author and Washington Post columnist, Catie Marron. Her most recent book, Becoming A Gardener, is more than just gardening 101, but explores , among other things, personal reflection and practical advice on the core qualities that make a great gardener and the lifelong benefits it achieves.

We chatted about her start in investment banking to her long career at Vogue Magazine span...

This week we have a wonderful guest, Lynn Scotti, who is President and Group Publisher at Modern Luxury, owner of  many regional magazine titles including Hamptons Magazine, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year with a gorgeous new issue for Memorial Day Weekend that is our today.

We chat about getting into the fashion media business, how the publishing industry has changed, what’s she’s most looking forward to this co...

This week we have an amazing guest, entrepreneur Liz Lange, who is most famously known for the creation of Liz Lange Maternity, the first of its kind designer maternity clothing line that went on to become not only the most recognized name in fashion but broke into new territory with mega brand partnerships such as Nike and Target.

Adored by celebrities and stylish women across the country, the namesake lives on today.

And despite se...

Welcome to Season 2 of Made in the Hamptons. To kick things off we have an extra special guest, celebrity interior designer, Emmy award winner Thom Filicia, who is as well known for his engaging personally as he is known for his amazing career filled with risks, rewards  and chance encounters. His design career started at the upper echelon of New York society and broadened to include tv stardom as one of the original fab five on th...

Made in the Hamptons host Jill Laurence chats with Tom Kligerman, an architect who loves pushing tradition and history forward. He’s a “modernist at heart” with a deep love for architectural history  and travel with journeys around the world including a recent trip to India.

Kligerman’s adventures in architecture began at Columbia University studying with Robert A. M. Stern, followed by a Master of Architecture from Yale School of A...

Made in the Hamptons host, Jill Laurence, chats with Jonathan Miller, who is President, CEO and co-founder of the real estate appraisal and consulting firm Miller Samuel Inc. He is a state-certified real-estate appraiser in New York and Connecticut, holds Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) and Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) credentials, and is an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University's graduate school of architect...

Today’s guest on the premier episode is New York interior designer Steven Gambrel who founded his design firm SR Gambrel in 1996 and is known for his sophisticated interiors, fusing classical design with current functionality. I am particularly inspired by his kitchen renovations and his incomparable design choices with 19th century wood frame homes in Sag Harbor, New York.

I decided to ask Steven about discovering his Glover Street...