Camaraderie, resilience and good taste fuel Smythe’s design objectives
Designer Tommy Smythe walked away from a long HGTV career to build something new: a firm with his own name on the doorTommy Smythe says he doesn’t care about being on camera any more. For someone who came to prominence as a bespectacled and bow-tiedcreator’s decision to end the series after a successful run. “I had a great body of work in media with Sarah Richardson at HGTV and Marilyn Denis at CTV , two women who are titans in their fields. But it’s good to go out when you’re on top.
like hell not to repeat it, but it was what we needed to do. Lindsay, Kate and I were determined to find enough work and grow a business that would be sustainable long term, and we did.”Farmhouse meets ski chalet at this winter vacation home spearheaded by Mens. Dark cabinetry painted in Black Panther by Benjamin Moore adds punch and drama to the oak cabinets and woven stools. “I’ve learned to find the right balance in trusting myself and listening to the client,” says Mens.
The party ended abruptly in the late 1980s. AIDS was spreading through the community and many of 18-year-old Smythe’s gay friends started getting sick, some dying. “I grew up overnight and got serious about a lot of things, including keeping myself safe,” he says.
“I’m aware that everybody wants to know the answer to the question,” he says. “I’ll say this: She and I had a 25-year friendship that ended abruptly and that was something I had to grieve. It happens to everyone.Choosing to partner with Stuart and Mens, who also left the firm around the same time after working there for 18 and 16 years, respectively, has reinvigorated Smythe’s creativity and allowed them all to explore a new way of working.
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