LEPERE unveils a newly expanded showroom, featuring a collaboration with Eric Kuster

Wed, Sep 14 - Sat, May 20  2023

After six successful years of partnership, LEPERE and  Eric Kuster have decided to open a flagship showroom fully dedicated to the Dutch interior design brand.

Newly expanded LEPERE showroom, featuring a collaboration with Eric Kuster. Photo: Mike Krautter

In January 2022, Dominic Lepere suggested to Eric to dedicate a large portion of the showroom to the Eric Kuster Lifestyle, which is known for its retro chic character, opulent comfort with oversized furniture pieces & a perfect mix between modern and contemporary.

Newly expanded LEPERE showroom, featuring a collaboration with Eric Kuster. Photo: Mike Krautter

In September 2022, during What’s New What’s Next at 200 Lexington NCY – the interior design event of the year – the doors opened of a totally revamped LEPERE showroom oon the 12th floor.

Ricardo Pouw (Senior Designer Eric Kuster), Ingrid Bergman (Sales Agent USA / Canada Eric Kuster). Photo: Mike Krautter

Walking into the brand-new showroom; you directly dive into a warm environment with materials and tone in tone colors mixed together.  There are several Livingroom’s where the clients can feel the comfort of the largely scaled sofas and loungers, a gorgeous marble dining table with retro dining chairs and on top of that there is a luxury bedroom which looks and feels like walking into a five-star hotel!

Left to right: Danyelle Tellefsen (LEPERE), Wayne Jesus (LEPERE), Dominic Lepere (LEPERE), Ricardo Pouw (Senior Designer Eric Kuster), Ingrid Bergman (Sales Agent USA / Canada Eric Kuster), Efrain Rodriguez Noblecilla (LEPERE) during the unveiling of the LEPERE x Eric Kuster collaboration on September 14, 2022. Photo: Mike Krautter

Designers can shop this ultimate feeling of tranquility and luxury just under one roof, where the professional team of Dominic Lepere is happy to assist you.

Eric Kuster. Courtesy of Eric Kuster

About Eric Kuster

Top Dutch interior designer Eric Kuster’s own label lives under the marque of Metropolitan Luxury. There could not be two words better suited to sit side-by-side and describe his inimitable style, which relies on the perfect balance of classic and contemporary, European and international.

In addition to exclusive residential projects from Curaçao to London, his projects also include yacht interior design and hotels, as well as commercial interior design projects, ranging from legendary Amsterdam club Jimmy Woo’s to Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium. Kuster consistently exceeds the expectations of his clients, who are as picky as they are prominent. He succeeds by ensuring that individual elements are as impeccable as the whole. From every textile to each piece of furniture, and each artwork to every colour combination, craftsmanship is key. The Dutch native says of his work: “There is a signature, but every project is bespoke like creating a haute couture dress or tailored suit. It has to be the perfect fit. I do not do copy and paste.”

Since establishing his own brand in 1999, Eric Kuster has become a world-renowned interior designer who counts many famous names among his clients. He also creates exclusive interior design products, from furniture and fabrics to luxury home accessories and fragrances under his Metropolitan Luxury label. And shares his extensive knowledge of design via his bi-annual magazine, Entourage and numerous books, including the latest ‘Eric Kuster Interior Design’. All this establishes Eric Kuster: the holistic lifestyle guru, known for producing beautiful objects and textiles, alongside pure interior design and beyond.

Photo: Mike Krautter

About LEPERE

LEPERE showcases a collection which closes the gap between continents with innovative designs from Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands and Spain. Known for its distinctive furniture, lighting, carpets, wallcoverings and outdoor, the products are rooted in tradition and based in the future.

A purveyor of excellence, the showroom is exquisitely curated and boasts products by such design laureates as Piet Boon, Paola Navone, Joan Lao, among others. LEPERE delivers a multiplicity of options merging technology with artisanal craftsmanship, creating an environment for the way we live that is current and timeless.

Contract quality and hearth-worthy, LEPERE offers a selection of versatility and endurance which is ready to permeate through home and garden, institution and public space, recreation and industry. Out of a lifetime affinity with aesthetics, Dominic Lepere avails to us that which he has long valued: beauty in all its texture, proportion, utility and ease.

With degrees in art history and economics, and subsequent leadership roles at emblematic houses such as Bulthaup, Cassina and Dakota Jackson, Dominic Lepere adds to his arsenal to best service his sophisticated clientele.