Eleanor McMillen Brown
Founder of McMillen Inc, America's first full-service firm
Mid-Century · 1924–1991 · New York, NY
Signature styles
- American Classical
- French Eighteenth-Century
- Restrained
Profile
Eleanor McMillen Brown founded McMillen Inc in 1924 as the first formally organized interior-decorating firm in America, with draftsmen, project managers, and a workroom. Her aesthetic was strict French eighteenth-century mixed with American comfort, executed for clients like the Rockefellers and the Whitneys.
Visual language
Parchment-and-celadon palettes, Aubusson rugs, French eighteenth-century chairs, painted floors.
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