Before Swedish artist Charlotte Rey turned her attentions to interiors, she was a co-editor at Acne Paper, the biennial print publication from Acne Studios. There, she met Duncan Campbell, and a professional partnership was born. Today, Campbell-Rey specializes in design of all persuasions that reflect their love of historical architecture. They also make furniture, sold through the Invisible Collection, and glassware, available at Matches and Svenskt Tenn. Up next: a reimagining of the club Tramp, in London’s St. James neighborhood, and capsule collections of furnishings for the Lacquer Company and rugs for Nordic Knots. Herewith, Rey shares her key components to the good life. —Ashley Baker
Airline: Swiss.
Airport: J.F.K., because of Eero Saarinen’s TWA terminal. Yes, for the look of it.
Alibi: “Edoardo, my boyfriend.”
Architects: Luis Barragán and Ricardo Bofill, for their play with colors, volumes, and proportions.
Architectural wonder: The pyramids of Giza.
ARTIST: Gerhard Richter.
ATMOSPHERE: Amber, mid-level lighting. I like my spaces to feel cinematic and warm.
Bag: A really beaten-up, old Hermès Kelly in emerald green with gold hardware.
BEDTIME: Early. I love a dinner at 7:00 for a bedtime at 10:00.
BREAKFAST: French toast and Minor Figures oat-milk macchiato.
Building: The top floor of the Chrysler Building, in New York. Visiting it was one of my highlights of last year. I also love Geoffrey Bawa’s Kandalama Hotel, in Sri Lanka.
CAR: The dream of a 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atlantic coupé.
CLUB: Tramp, in London, which Campbell-Rey is designing. It will open in September.
Cocktail: Something tequila, with a large ice cube.
Cocktail appetizer: Nocellara del Belice olives.
Concert: Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour was pretty spectacular.
