Eric Villency

Eric Villency is the CEO of Maurice Villency Inc., a contemporary furniture company. Eric currently resides in New York City with his wife, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and their son, Ronan.

Career

Eric has led the company’s re-branding effort, repositioning the brand as a fashion forward contemporary design force. In 2001, he was awarded the FIT “All Star Salute” award, recognizing leaders in design and fashion. In 2002, Eric oversaw the launch of the Maurice Villency flagship store, located on 57th street in midtown Manhattan, and launched the company’s first Home Accessories collection. In 2006, he launched “Villency Atelier”, a workshop dedicated to custom design and fabrication for design professionals. In 2007, Eric was named the recipient of the IFDA “Design Industry” award.

Eric has been a recurrent guest on the Today Show discussing design trends, serves as an on-air expert resource for HGTV and is the host of the Fine Living Channel’s iDesign. In August 2007, Eric was appointed the Style/Design contributing editor for Best Life Magazine, a Rodale Publication.

Eric, a former model, maintains a connection to the fashion world and has pioneered the Villency Emerging Fashion Fund. The fund has established partnerships with fashion designers including Proenza Schouler, Derek Lam, Imitation of Christ, Ruffian, and Erin Featherston.

Restoration of the Monarchy

Restoration of the Monarchy is a fashion brand created by Eric Villency in 2007. The name originated from the historical, British era referred to as: ‘The Restoration.’ In 1660 the English Parliament restored Charles II to the British throne, ending the British Commonwealth and resulting in the repeal of strict Puritan laws and censorship. The name of the fashion line is based on the belief in benevolent leadership and the freedom to choose and express oneself. The line launched in September 2007 with a men's and women's denim line. Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, daughter of Carine Roitfeld, is the face of the ad campaign, which ran exclusively in Purple Magazine. The ad campaign was art directed by Olivier Zham, Purple Magazine's Editor-in-Chief.

External links

*http://www.villency.com
*http://www.restorationofthemonarchy.com

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