Ellie Cullman is a founding partner at the esteemed interior design firm Cullman & Kravis. Known for their award-winning designs, best-selling books, and leadership in the community, Ellie and her team are redefining the traditional interior with a modern perspective.
Ellie was born and raised in Brooklyn, where her family owns the renowned Peter Luger steak house. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa manga cum laude from Barnard College and pursued East Asian Studies at Columbia Graduate School.
Ellie founded Cullman & Kravis along with her business partner, the late Hedi Kravis, more than 40 years ago. The firm is now led by Ellie and her three partners, Lee Cavanaugh, Sarah Ramsey, and Alyssa Urban,
Cullman & Kravis has been included in the AD100 every year since 2000, and Ellie was named to the AD Hall of Fame in 2019. The firm is consistently featured on the Elle Décor A-List and the Luxe Interiors + Design Gold List. In 2021 Ellie was named an Elle Décor Titan. She has also been the recipient of the NYC D&D Building’s Stars of Design award and the New York School of Interior Design’s Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award. Ellie was the recipient of the ICAA’s Arthur Ross Award for Interior Design, and she was honored with the 2024 Kips Bay Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ellie has authored four design books, Decorating Master Class: The Cullman Kravis Way (NY: HArry Abrams, 2008), The Detailed Interior: Decorating Up Close with Cullman & Kravis (NY: Monacelli Press, 2013), From Classic to Contemporary: Decorating with Cullman & Kravis (NY: Monacelli Press, 2017), and her newest book, Cullman & Kravis Interiors, which was published by Rizzoli in September 2024.
Doors open 5pm | Lecture begins at 5:30 PM
