On the founder

James Huniford, known to everyone as Ford, is the founder of Huniford Design Studio in New York. His vast portfolio of residential design projects is renowned for its signature balance of elegance and comfort. Eschewing formulas and fleeting trends, Ford’s style is recognized by blending new and old, and rustic with refined to create timeless, distinctive, and thoughtful environments that reflect the personalities of his diverse clientele.

He is a leader in the design industry, and an active philanthropist in the design community and beyond. In 2004, Ford founded Design on a Dime, an annual fundraiser which has raised more than $20 million dollars since its inception for Housing Works, an organization working to end homelessness and AIDS in New York City. Ford is on the acquisition committee for the Coalition of the Homeless’ ART WALK, a passionate advocate for Creative Growth, an organization based in Oakland, California, that works with adult artists who have developmental, mental, and physical disabilities and was a board member of the Direct Effort AIDS Research Program at The Rockefeller University. Ford’s work has been recognized by Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Luxe Magazine’s Gold List, and more.