Charles Pavarini III, an architectural interior designer, has won 34 design awards, including a LUMEN Award, and serves the Designers Lighting Forum of New York. He teaches at Parsons-New School and lectures throughout the US. Pavarini partnered with Alora/Kuzco to design six lines of decorative lighting, launched in 2021 at Lightovation. He lives in New York City. During a career in publishing, Mervyn Kaufman edited home-related special-interest magazines, produced articles for home-design publications, and authored five books on home design. He lives in New York City.