Mixing Old and New, Interior Designer Dabito Brings Colorful Spaces to Life
The self-described maximalist tells us what inspires his eclectic design sensibility and fearless approach to color.
The self-described maximalist tells us what inspires his eclectic design sensibility and fearless approach to color.
Dabito, founder of creative studio Old Brand New, first broke into the world of interior design through his blog of the same name, which he started in 2010 as a creative outlet. With a background in printmaking, photography, and graphic design, he never expected to have a career in interior design—until he started blogging about it.
Designer Dabito started his blog Old Brand New in 2010 to document his creative—and thrifty—design approach. "I think it’s really important to show that you don’t need a lot," he says. "You could thrift and you could shop vintage and incorporate all of those beautiful old things into your space."
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"I was living in a downtown L.A. loft, decorating on a budget," says Dabito of the birth of Old Brand New. "I really just needed an outlet to express myself, to channel all of the creative mediums that I’m really into," he says. As the name of the blog suggests, Dabito honed in on a knack for bringing old things into his space in a way that felt fresh and new. "The great thing about vintage pieces is they’re one of a kind," he says. "Vintage pieces add soul to a space."
Backdrop co-founder Natalie Ebel arrives at Los Angeles’s Sunbeam Vintage in a custom Porsche Taycan for a morning of thrifting with Dabito.
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"The fun part of treasure hunting is that sometimes you go in there just not knowing what you need," says Dabito. "I always say, ‘the things find you.’ And for me, it always starts with color."
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