BIOGRAPHY

Kara Mann is the founder and creative director of KARA MANN, bringing with her over 20 years’ experience designing high end residential and commercial spaces. Mann is renowned for creating interiors that are illustrative of how life should be lived. Her approach finds the perfect juxtapositions between classic and contemporary, and beauty and functionality.

A steady stream of residential and commercial projects caught the attention of Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop, which sought her out for a collaboration in Chicago. The same year she was enlisted to reinvigorate Baker Furniture’s Milling Road line and debuted a collection of furniture that blurred the lines between classical and contemporary. Kara would go on to work with Baker team again in 2020, this time creating a line for McGuire Furniture. The collection leans into McGuire's traditional artisan hand but with a Kara Mann edge.

Whilst continuing to expand her portfolio of luxury residential projects across the US, Kara founded and launch KEPT, a line of utilitarian home products that takes a fresh approach to home-keeping.

In Summer 2020, Kara launched her first of two collections with CB2. The KARA MANN CB2 collection, takes her signature subversive style to sophisticated new heights. It's high-end design meant for living in.

Most recently, Kara has collaborated with Australian brand Harbour on a 12 piece outdoor collection that blurs and old world vintage feel with relaxed luxury.

Mann has been profiled in multiple design books and top publications worldwide including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, WWD, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.