Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2016 | Page 34

In 2004, Charmaine and her architectural designer husband
Kerry launched d-studio, a venture that allowed her the
flexibility to pursue her own highly individualistic approach
to interior design. At d-studio, the husband and wife team
work in tandem to draw upon the region’s uniqueness and
diversity to offer an inspiring contemporary reinterpretation
of Caribbean design. Although she enjoys contemporary, and
her modernist style is evident in much of her work, her true
love leans towards warm uplifting undertones characteristic of
the Caribbean. Island Life Magazine aptly describes her work
as “relaxed elegance with bold shots of color and texture, and
expressive lighting with attention to art.”
Their daughters have inherited artistic genes as well: the
oldest Kierstyn is an actor in Los Angeles, and, Yensa, is a
photographer in Santa Barbara.

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