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'{{Short description|American interior designer}} {{Orphan|date=October 2016}} {{infobox person | name = Penny Drue Baird | image = Pennybaird.jpg | alt = | caption = Penny Drue Baird | birth_date = July 1951 <!-- {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | education = University of Rochester | occupation = Interior Design }} '''Penny Drue Baird''' (born July 1951), the owner of Dessins, LLC, based in Paris and New York, is an American interior designer, also known for her architectural work.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Penny Drue Baird|url = http://www.dessinsllc.com|website = www.dessinsllc.com|accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> == Career == Baird is a [[Phi Beta Kappa]] graduate of the [[University of Rochester]]. She has a doctoral degree in psychology and studied interior design at The [[New York School of Interior Design]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Interior Design Degrees and Classes in New York City |url = http://www.nysid.edu/|website = www.nysid.edu|accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Bringing Paris Home |url = http://www.monacellipress.com/book/?isbn=9781580932059|website = www.monacellipress.com|accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> Baird's style was recognized in ''Unquestionably Addicted to Paris: Penny Drue Baird's Book List'' in September 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Unquestionably Addicted to Paris: Penny Drue Baird's Book List|url = http://www.designersandbooks.com/blog/unquestionably-addicted-paris-penny-drue-baird%25E2%2580%2599s-book-list|website = Designers & Books|accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> == Notable accomplishments == Baird has been listed as one of ''Architectural Digest''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Top 100 of the world's best interior designers and architects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/baird-article-102003/ |title=Architectural Digest's top 100 of the world's best interior designers and architects |publisher=ArchitecturalDigest.com |date= October 2003|accessdate=2010-02-05}}</ref> She is also a winner of Rohm & Haas's “Prettiest Painted Rooms in America”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paintpro.net/Articles/PP804/PP804-Industry_News-RohmHaas2.cfm |title=Rohm & Haas "Prettiest Painted Rooms in America" judged by Mario Buatta |publisher=PaintPro.net |date= |accessdate=2006-02-05}}</ref> Baird has been mentioned and quoted in over 150 shelter magazines and periodicals, including ''[[Architectural Digest]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "A Promise of a Year in Paris",<ref>{{Cite web|title = AD 100: Penny Drue Baird |url = http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/baird-article-092006|website = Architectural Digest| date=September 2006 |accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> "The Accent is French",<ref>{{Cite web|title = AD 100: Penny Drue Baird |url = http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/baird-article-102003|website = Architectural Digest| date=October 2003 |accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> and "Charm, Rekindled".<ref>{{Cite web|title = Charm, Rekindled |url = http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/baird-article-022007|website = Architectural Digest| date=February 2007 |accessdate = 2015-12-03}}</ref> Baird has authored three books and been featured in an article titled, "Feasts & Celebrations; Fantasy for A Good Cause", in ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Feasts & Celebrations; Fantasy for A Good Cause|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/04/magazine/feasts-celebrations-fantasy-for-a-good-cause.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 1990-11-04|access-date = 2015-12-03|issn = 0362-4331}}</ref> Her work has been recognized in Best Interior Designers Magazine'',<ref>{{Cite web|title = Best Interior Designers {{!}} Penny Drue Baird |url = http://www.bestinteriordesigners.eu/best-interior-designers-penny-drue-baird/|website = www.bestinteriordesigners.eu| date=30 June 2015 |accessdate = 2015-12-02}}</ref> ''[[The Huffington Post|Huffington Post]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title = Photos: 6 Renovations That'll Make You Rethink Your Home|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/27/amazing-home-renovations-photos_n_4157093.html|website = The Huffington Post| date=27 October 2013 |accessdate = 2015-12-02}}</ref> and ''DuJour Magazine''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Penny Drue Baird's Book Launch Party for "Dreamhouse" |url = http://dujour.com/cities/penny-drue-baird-dreamhouse-book-launch-party/|website = DuJour| date=April 15, 2015 |publisher = Dujour|accessdate = 2015-12-01|language = en-US}}</ref> ==Books== * (with foreword by Mario Buatta). Dreamhouse. New York : The Monacelli Press, 2015 {{ISBN|9781580933711}} *The New French Interior. New York: Monacelli Press, 2011 {{ISBN|9781580933100}} *Bringing Paris Home. New York: Monacelli Press, 2008 {{ISBN|9781580932059}} *Contemporary Classics. Interiors by Penny Drue Baird. New York: Monacelli Press, 2014. {{ISBN|9781580933711}} *PENNY DRUE BAIRD ON INTERIOR DESIGN. New York: Images Publishing Dist Ac, 2018 {{ISBN|9781864707847}} *Interiors - The Greatest Rooms of the Century (Velvet Cover Color is Platinum Gray). New York: Phaidon Press, 2019. {{ISBN|9780714879802}} *Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America's Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration. New York: Rizzoli, 2016. {{ISBN|9780847848904}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * [http://dessinsllc.com/ Official Penny Drue Baird Website] * [http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/penny-drue-baird-interior-design-ad100-profile/ Architectural Digest] * [http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/decorator-series/2011/penny-drue-baird/ New York Social Diary] * [http://www.houzz.com/pro/pdbaird/penny-drue-baird-dessins-llc/ Houzz Portfolio Profile] * [http://www.franklinreport.com/ReportCard.aspx?v=2654/ The Franklin Report] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baird, Penny Drue}} [[Category:People from New York (state)]] [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:American interior designers]] [[Category:American women interior designers]] [[Category:University of Rochester alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century American women]]'