Alex Papachristidis founded Manhattan-based Alex Papachristidis Interiors in 1987. Since then, he has established himself as one of the foremost tastemakers in the design world--named to Architectural Digest's AD100 and lauded for his tabletop business, Everyday Elegance, with partner Lisa McCarthy. His work has been published in such shelter publications as Architectural Digest, Veranda, and Elle Decor, and. in his.Rizzoli book, The Age of Elegance. In 1992, Harry Slatkin and his wife, Laura, established Slatkin & Co., the premier home fragrance company. Mitchell Owens is a lifestyle journalist who is the American editor of The World of Interiors as well as a regular contributor to Architectural Digest.