Kemper hyers biography

Launching his career under the mentorship of household name Martha Stewart, he later went on to work with real-estate mogul Barry Sternlicht as.
Kemper Hyers serves as the Chief Creative Officer for Auberge Resorts Collection.
Kemper was Senior Vice President, Design at Starwood Capital Group, and Style Director at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

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Kane Sarhan, the Well

Stacy Shoemaker Rauen: Hi, I’m here with Kane Sarhan. Thank you so much for coming here today.

Kane Sarhan: Thank you for having me.

SSR: So let’s start at the beginning. Where did you grow up?

KS: Oh, the beginning, yes. So I grew up in a really small town called Lapeer in the beautiful state of Michigan. When I talk about small, I talk ‘take your tractor to school day’ small. So very rural town, small Midwestern values.Big home to auto workers and farmers, but with a really rich history in horse farming and the Underground Railroad. So it was one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad, back during slavery. So a really interesting small town that was a really special place to grow up. I grew up in idyllic Midwestern America.

SSR: So did you actually live on a farm?

KS: So I grew up a lot of my life on a farm, yeah. So I spent a good, vast majority, until I was 15 we lived on a farm. So, hay farm, you know, I grew up bailing hay with cows, horses, running around fields, you know, getting chased by farmers for d

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We Asked Design Experts Their Top Christmas Decor Trends for 2024—and You Won't Believe #1

When it comes to holiday decorating, the word “trend” is something that most designers and creatives tend to shy away from. “We like to lean into the unique rather than adopting too many trends or a one-size-fits-all approach,” shares Kemper Hyers, chief creative officer of Auberge Resorts Collection, which includes hotels like the Mayflower Inn and Spa in Washington, Connecticut, that go all out for the holidays.

However, that doesn’t mean they don't pay attention to the pulse of the latest Christmas decorating trends. We’ve reached out to creatives and designers from across the country to share their thoughts on the hottest Christmas decor for this holiday season, and let’s just say: You might want to reevaluate before enrobing your rooms in red and green.

“Today there is greater emphasis on personal preferences, whether you are mindful of other holidays or really enjoy another color scheme aside from customary red and green.” explains Sean Stewart, the director of event production