Content Type: Personal Profile – Page 102

Rick Vintage, the Wallpaper Designer, Finds Peace on a Houseboat

Rocked by success, a “wallpaper guy” has found peace and a tolerable amount of society on a canal in Amsterdam.

By Stephen Treffinger and Kasia Gatkowska

The Greek designer Elena Votsi has attracted a loyal following. As one fan says, “Who puts a diamond on a crab claw?”

By Maria Mavropoulou for The New York Times

When Crystal Williams became president of Rhode Island School of Design, she moved into a Colonial Revival mansion and rolled up her sleeves.

By Eve M. Kahn and Jillian Freyer

In a Manhattan apartment festooned with animal prints, Renée Demsey, 92, adapts to her newly single life.

By Shivani Vora and George Etheredge