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The living room at Fulk's
Provincetown, Massachusetts home
Fulk's Tribeca loft in New York
resembles a gentlemen's club
Dog portraits line a
corridor in Provincetown
Vintage finds fill the
kitchen in Provincetown
What were you like growing up?
I grew up in rural Virginia in a town called
Harrisonburg in the middle of the Shenandoah
Valley. I lived there my entire life until I went
to college in Virginia. Since I can remember,
I would go pick out my own clothes: my little
blazers with the blue buttons. I was in charge
of every holiday. Even a simple Sunday lunch,
I had to set the table, climb on the step stool, get
the china out, cut the flowers. I'm still that same
person. I saw the world through beautiful, rosecolored
lenses. It wasn't so much about being in
charge as it was about wanting others to have the
best possible experience. I still feel that today, and
it's what we do for our clients.
Did you travel much as a kid?
We would go on family vacations that involved
piling in the car. We weren't jaunting off to
Europe. But in my mind, I sure was. It was the
active imagination of a child. When I was a little
kid, my parents would bring me out and say,
'Tell everyone where you're going to live when
you grow up.' And I said, 'Manhattan.' I'd been
A Provincetown bedroom takes
cues from its seaside location
Artwork frames a staircase
in Provincetown
maybe a hundred miles from my house. And
they're like, 'Where will you live in this land
called Manhattan?' And I was like, 'A penthouse.'
It was always in me that I was meant to have this
big, crazy life. We did a book launch last year, and
I was on top of the Chrysler Building with [real
estate developer] Aby Rosen. We were standing
there together out on the terrace overlooking New
York, and I said, 'Aby, did you dream when you
were a kid that you would be the prince of New
York owning these iconic buildings?' And he
said, 'I always knew I would leave Germany, but I
didn't know I would do all of this.' He said, 'What
about you, Ken?' And I said, 'Absolutely. It's all I
ever thought about.'
What were your parents like?
My dad grew up on a farm, lied about his age,
and joined the Army at 17. He did go off and see
the world, and came home and met my mother
at a dance. She was dancing with her sisters,
and he was watching. It's kind of the tale of
their marriage in some ways. She danced, and
he watched. Her family owned restaurants,
and my parents owned some restaurants. It
was a busy life. My mother's family held sway.
They were loud, and they'd show up to the
house at midnight as if it were afternoon tea.
My family was matriarchal, and entertaining
was essential. You knew how to throw a good
dinner party. You knew how to welcome people
to your home and make them feel like they
belonged.
Did you always know you wanted to be a
designer?
I went to Mary Washington College, which is
now the University of Mary Washington [in
Fredericksburg, Virginia]. I loved my college
experience. But I didn't know what I wanted to
do. I was an English major and a history major,
and I'm a decent writer. I thought I might go to
law school because it was the only way I could
think of delaying deciding what to do. I took a
sales job for 3M. It was like joining the Army. It
was intense, and I hated it, but I'm competitive.
And so I had to be good at it. I quickly realized,
'What have I done?'
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - November 2023

from the editor
from the guest editor
people: saint joseph's arts foundation
a love letter to san francisco
memoir
the history of san francisco
ken's perfect day
retail roundup
hotel development
wine country
profile: the rug company
wallcoverings
bath
lighting
seating
project breakdown
mii amo
alder + ash
twelvemonth
sea ranch lodge
alpine hall
change agents
chip conley
yves béhar
tyler florence
shelley lindgren, amanda haas +    lindsay kinder 
lauren geremia
ramekon o’arwisters
michael + lindsay tusk
vincent medina + louis trevino
circe sher 
laura crescimano
sam suleman
ad index
back space: kemper hyers
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - Cover1
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - Cover2
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - from the editor
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - from the guest editor
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - people: saint joseph's arts foundation
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - a love letter to san francisco
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - memoir
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - the history of san francisco
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - ken's perfect day
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - retail roundup
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - hotel development
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - wine country
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - profile: the rug company
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - wallcoverings
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 59
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - bath
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 61
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - lighting
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - seating
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 64
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - project breakdown
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - mii amo
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 67
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - alder + ash
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - twelvemonth
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - sea ranch lodge
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 71
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - alpine hall
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 73
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 74
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - change agents
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - chip conley
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 77
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - yves béhar
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 79
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - tyler florence
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 81
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 82
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - shelley lindgren, amanda haas +    lindsay kinder 
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - lauren geremia
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 85
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - ramekon o’arwisters
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 87
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - michael + lindsay tusk
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 89
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 90
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - vincent medina + louis trevino
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - circe sher 
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 93
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - laura crescimano
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 95
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 96
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - sam suleman
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - ad index
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - back space: kemper hyers
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