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Who is Celerie Kemble?A partner at Kemble Interiors, Inc., originally founded in 1982 in Palm Beach, FL by Kemble’s mother, Mimi Maddock McMakin, Kemble opened the NYC branch 10 years ago. A prominent fixture in the New York design community, Kemble has been designing inspiring and highly publicized residential and commercial interiors for nearly 15 years. As Merida CEO Catherine Forster Connolly says, “We have long admired Celerie’s approach to her design business. She is as accessible as she is sophisticated and as smart as she is creative. We share her philosophical approach to design and are thrilled to cre-ate a new line of business for both of our businesses.”

Celerie has a decidedly eclectic approach to design, which will pro-vide a refreshing twist on Merida’s timeless designs while expanding on and pushing the boundaries of Merida’s Fall 2011 “Made in MA” wool collection. Kemble is known for incorporating organic materials into her design, making her partnership with Merida a natural fit. As Merida’s Creative Director Maegan Fee says, “for years I have ad-mired Celerie’s incredible sense of design and am excited to have the opportunity to unite our creative forces. I know that her passion, eye for style and beauty will help develop and shape the collection to transcend boundaries for Merida”.

“We have long admired Celerie’s approach to her design business. She is as accessible as she is sophisticated and

as smart as she is creative.”

-- Catherine Connolly, CEO, Merida

Kemble in the news...

Veranda ~ March/April 2012The Cultivated Life: A Night To

Remember

Elle Decor ~ March 2012The Truth In Decorating

Real Simple Magazine ~ March 2011Erin’s Elegant Bedroom

W Magazine ~ May 2011Talking with Celerie Kemble

1st DibbsStyle Compass: Celerie Kemble

Apartment TherapyUptown Glamour of Manhat-tan House by Celerie Kemble

Elle Decor OnlineWomen in Design: Celerie

Kemble

So Haute ~ January 2011Talking with Celerie Kemble

Lonny Magazine ~ October/November 2010

View From the Top

The Celerie Kemble brand...

Over the past 5 years Celerie Kemble has been quietly building a solid foundation for her influential design brand, beginning with her strategic alignment with one of the country’s leading textile empires, Schumacher. Partnering for the first time in 2008, Kemble is now one of Schumacher’s strongest performing designer collaborations.

Kemble is also influencing and shaping the design world by means of her two top-selling published books: 2008’s To Your Taste, and 2011’s Black & White (and a bit in between). To Your Taste details classic interiors, while Black & White (and a bit in between) inspires through the many unique looks achieve with use of black and white in design.

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• CelerieKemble:BenjaminMooreColorExpert~ http://bit.ly/Celerie1

• CelerieKemble:ReachforDesign~ http://bit.ly/Celerie-Reach

Inspiration for the Celerie Kemble by Merida Collection...“I’m inspired by life

experiences, travels, nature, fashion, archi-tecture, patterns and

the repetition of an object. I’m intrigued

by design contra-dictions, making the

common unusual, refreshing the old

and designing with a twist.”

-- Maegan Fee, Creative Director, Merida

Black & White Chevron

Ikat Watercolor

Introducing the Summer 2012 Collection...

catalyst plough tremor rake

cocoonnasturtium weaveclimbbelted stripe

craze

catalyst

Description: This signature pattern was named for the energy and movement that it conveys. Inspired by the classic chevron print, this design is the ideal way to add excitement to and brighten up a room.

Colorways: 6

Pink Grapefruit Topaz - amethystBlue Stone FinchZebra Cargo

Construction: Woven (wool and Linen)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 10’

pink grapefruit

plough

Description: Available in two understated yet stun-ning un-dyed colorways, this design evokes elegant, imperfect linear stripes similar to those created by the traditional plough when tilling soil to bring fresh nutrients to the surface. The result is an almost wave-like soft stripe.

Colorways: 2

StonePotato

Construction: Woven (wool and Linen)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 10’

stone potato

tremor

Description: This ombre inspired pattern creates a subtle bleeding color effect that takes on a differ-ent look and feel depending on its surroundings and how light is cast on it.

Colorways: 4

TimidBrazenConstant

Fickle

Construction: Woven (wool and Linen)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 10’

fickle

rake

Description: This horizontal pattern is a fun play on bleeding color. The truly striking design has a won-derful sense of motion that seems both randomized and systematic at the same time.

Colorways: 2

StonePulp

Construction: Woven (wool and Linen)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 10’

stone pulp

belted stripe

Description: Inspired by Celerie’s book, Black and White (and a Bit in Between), the Belted Stripe rug features a low profile weave that makes it sleek and elegant.

Colorways: 3

Feather Gray

Dove

Tuxedo

Construction: woven (abaca)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 29’

tuxedo

craze

Description: The sole tufted pattern in this debut col-lection, Craze beautifully translates the art of color bleeding to a soft chevron pattern. The juxtaposi-tion between the shag construction and the tailored woven Catalyst design play well off of each other in this collection.

Colorways: 1

Ice Storm

Construction: Tufted (wool)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 20’ x 13’ 4”

ice storm

climb

Description: Very unique for Merida, this sisal pattern features an unstructured organic shape originally sketched out by Celerie herself. The bold texture is an ideal way to add interest to a space.

Colorways: 2

Nutmeg

Almond

Construction: Woven (sisal)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 13’ 1”

Nutmeg

nasturtium weave

Description: Inspired by the intricate, ornate designs seen in medallions throughout the world, this weave lends delicate texture that pairs well with both struc-tured shapes and organic, rounded shapes.

Colorways: 2

Macadamia

Fog

Construction: Woven (sisal)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 13’ 1”

cocoon

Description: This stunning jute rug was named after the cocoon like shapes that give it its unique texture. Subtle color variations give this rug depth and add interest.

Colorways: 1

Bell

Construction: Woven (jute)

MaxWidthw/oSeams: 13’ 1”

Bell