Victoria Hagan launched her eponymous interior design firm based in New York in 1991. She has been awarded many of the country's top design honors, including Architectural Digest's Top 100, and is regularly featured in magazines. A frequent speaker on design issues, Hagan has also made television appearances on Martha Stewart and Oprah. In 2004, she was inducted into the Design Hall of Fame. Marianne Hagan is a longtime devotee of design and architecture. As a journalist, she has written articles for the arts and cultures magazines BlackBook and Room 100. As an actress, she has appeared on stage, television, and film. She is also Victoria's sister. On working with Victoria, she says, "Writing and researching this book gave me an open-window view into my sister's talent and vision. It was a magical vicarious tour." A graduate of Duke University, Marianne calls New York City home.