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Edit request: full rewrite proposal (conflict of interest)

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Latest comment: 19 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Hello. I have a conflict of interest with this article (I am writing on behalf of the subject, Pol Theis), so per WP:COIADVICE I am proposing the replacement draft below for review by an uninvolved editor rather than editing the article directly.

Why a rewrite: the current article has had no substantive update since about 2015, and much of its publication list is cited only to the subject's website. The proposed text replaces that list with a concise, independently sourced biography covering his legal career, design practice, major projects, international press, recognition and books.

Notes for the reviewing editor:

  • Sources differ on his move to New York and the firm's founding, giving 2001, 2002 or 2004. This draft uses 2002, consistent with the current article and the firm's account.
  • The 2015 award claims are supported by trade press and the awarding body; broader independent coverage is limited.
  • The subject maintains a private source ledger and press archive with full issue and page details for the offline citations; neither is proposed for publication.

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Pol Theis
Born1968 (age 57–58)
Luxembourg
Alma materParis-Panthéon-Assas University; Paris-Sorbonne University
OccupationInterior designer
Years active2002–present
Organization(s)P&T Interiors
Websitepandtinteriors.com

Pol Theis (born 1968) is a Luxembourg-born interior designer based in New York City. He is the founder and principal of the interior design firm P&T Interiors.[1] Before becoming a designer, he worked as a fashion model and later practiced corporate law in Luxembourg and Paris.[2][3]

Theis left legal practice and established P&T Interiors in New York in 2002.[3] His international residential work spans renovations and new construction, including multiple residences in the Hamptons.[4][5] His interiors have been covered by The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, Vogue Living, Architectural Digest, the US edition of Elle Decor, international editions of Elle Decoration, Ideat, Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire Maison, and have appeared in books on contemporary residential design.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][4][14] New York Spaces named Theis to its Top 50 Designers list in four consecutive editions, from 2012 through 2015–16.[15]

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Theis was born in 1968 in Luxembourg. In his younger years, Theis had a successful career as a fashion model.[3] He attended Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, graduating in 1993 with a master's degree in business and tax law, and graduated from Paris-Sorbonne University the following year with a master's degree in business and economic law. He was admitted to the Luxembourg Bar and practiced as an attorney in Luxembourg in 1995 and 1996.[16][17][18] During this period, he co-authored “Les holdings et les SOPARFI au Luxembourg” (“Holding Companies and SOPARFIs in Luxembourg”), a study published by Bruylant in Annales du droit luxembourgeois.[19][20]

He later practiced at international corporate law firms in Paris before leaving the legal profession for interior design.[21][3][16]

Interior design career

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Notable projects
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Theis's work spans renovations and new construction, from former carpet warehouses in New York and schoolrooms converted into Paris lofts to country houses in Connecticut and historic farmhouses in Luxembourg.[6][22][23][24] His residential clients have included prominent collectors, gallery owners and high-profile figures in the entertainment business.[25][26]

Press coverage
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Theis's work has appeared in design and general-interest publications including Elle Decor, New York Spaces, Objekt International and Résidences Décoration.[10][27][28][29] International coverage has included editions of Architectural Digest (AD) in Spain, Russia and Mexico, and projects published by Elle Decoration in its Chinese, French, Greek, Philippine and Argentine editions.[9][30][31][11][32][33] Italy's Marie Claire Maison featured a Hamptons property, while Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong ran Theis's portrait and interiors.[4][13]

Magazine covers
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His interiors have also appeared on magazine covers in the United States and Europe. In 2006, Russia's Interior+Design devoted its tenth-anniversary cover to his Flatiron District loft, using a portrait of Meryl Streep photographed against a propeller-pattern wallpaper designed by his firm.[34] Other cover appearances included Résidences Décoration, New York Home, Elle Decor Italia, New York Spaces and Elle Decoration Argentina.[35][36][37][38][39] Ideat included him on the cover of its 2016 Spécial New York, and Theis himself appeared on the 2018 annual Fashion cover of Interior+Design.[12][40]

Magazine profiles have called Theis "the aesthete of Fifth Avenue" and a "darling of the interior design world", and included him among "the 10 New York designers not to be missed".[16][41][12]

Recognition

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In 2011, P&T Interiors received a Highly Commended Residential Property Interior (USA) award at the Americas Property Awards, held in association with Bloomberg Television, for its Sag Harbor house "31 Pigeons".[42][43] New York Spaces named Theis one of its Top 50 Designers in four consecutive editions of the annual list - 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015–16.[15][44][45][46] In 2015, the firm won Best Interior Design Apartment - New York at the Americas Property Awards for its project "The Box",[47] Best Interior Design Private Residence at the European Property Awards for "The Tower" in Luxembourg, and the regional Americas title for Interior Design Apartment at the International Property Awards Grand Final.[48]

Selected bibliography

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Theis's work has been featured in illustrated books on residential design, including:

  • Sinovcic, Damir (2013). East Coast Modern: Contemporary Residential Architecture and Interiors. pp. 123–130. ISBN 9781936344055.
  • England, Nicole (2020). Resident Dog (Volume Two): Incredible Homes and the Dogs Who Live There. Hardie Grant London. ISBN 9781784883508.
  • England, Nicole (2025). Art in Residence: Collected Objects and the Architectural Homes They Live In. Hardie Grant London. ISBN 9781784889616.
  • O'Flaherty, Mark C. (2026). Sanctum: At Home with the Uncanny. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500031025.

References

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  1. ↑ "P&T Interiors - Firm Profile". Architizer. 20 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Rousseau, Claire (January 2007). "New York, new life". 4 Homes: 50–58.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wintersdorf, Bibi (2015). "Luxemburgisches Design in den Hamptons [Luxembourg design in the Hamptons]". Kachen (in German) (3): 107.
  4. 1 2 3 Piermattei, Silvia (March 2015). "Opposte armonie [Contrasting harmonies]". Marie Claire Maison (in Italian).
  5. ↑ England, Nicole (2025). Art in Residence: Collected Objects and the Architectural Homes They Live In. Hardie Grant London. ISBN 9781784889616.
  6. 1 2 "NYC Real Estate: Flatiron 'Industrial Chic'". The Wall Street Journal. 8 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Tiger skins, animal skulls and antler furniture: the New York loft that makes the macabre look magnificent". The Telegraph. 20 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Thinking Inside the Square". Vogue Living. July–August 2016.
  9. 1 2 AD España (in Spanish) (11). February 2007. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 1 2 "Case Study". Elle Decor: 124. November 2007.
  11. 1 2 Elle Decoration China (in Chinese): 88–97. June 2007. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 1 2 3 "Les 10 décorateurs incontournables à New York [The 10 New York designers not to be missed]". Ideat (Spécial New York) (in French) (125): cover. December 2016–January 2017. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. 1 2 "The Bespoken Art". Harper's Bazaar Hong Kong (in Chinese). May 2012.
  14. ↑ England, Nicole (2020). Resident Dog (Volume Two): Incredible Homes and the Dogs Who Live There. Hardie Grant London. ISBN 9781784883508.
  15. 1 2 "Top 50 Names You Need to Know in Metro New York Design". New York Spaces: 97–98. September 2012.
  16. 1 2 3 Marteling, Luc (20 October 2010). "Der Ästhet aus der Fifth Avenue [The aesthete of Fifth Avenue]". Revue (in German) (42): 75–76.
  17. ↑ "LUXHOLDING S.A.: Auflösung [Dissolution; deed of 27 December 1995 naming "Pol Theis, Rechtsanwalt" (attorney-at-law) of Luxembourg]" (PDF). Mémorial C, Recueil des Sociétés et Associations (in German) (147). 25 March 1996.
  18. ↑ "LE RECOURS, S.à r.l.: Augmentation de capital [Capital increase; deed of 17 October 1996 naming "Monsieur Pol Theis, avocat" (attorney-at-law) of Senningerberg]" (PDF). Mémorial C, Recueil des Sociétés et Associations (in French) (22). 22 January 1997.
  19. ↑ "Les holding et les Soparfi au Luxembourg" [Holding Companies and SOPARFIs in Luxembourg]. WorldCat (in French). 1995. OCLC 770003597.
  20. ↑ "Les holdings et les SOPARFI au Luxembourg" [Holding Companies and SOPARFIs in Luxembourg]. Luxembourg Legal Research and Information System (in French). University of Luxembourg. Annales du droit luxembourgeois, n° 5 (1995), Bruxelles, Bruylant, 1996, pp. 149–280
  21. ↑ "Inside an Urban Villa at Lily Pond". Cottages & Gardens.
  22. ↑ Résidences Décoration (in French) (77): 100–102. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ "Magistral Casa de Campo / Majestic Country Home". Attitude Interior Design Magazine (in Portuguese and English) (84). November–December 2018.
  24. ↑ Lam, Joanne (5 November 2015). "Farmhouse transformed into modern home with continuity throughout the space and two towers". South China Morning Post.
  25. ↑ "Step Inside the New York Apartment of an Art-Dealing Power Couple". Galerie. 12 May 2017.
  26. ↑ Arango, Jorge S. (November–December 2013). "Gray's Anatomy". New York Spaces. 10 (7).
  27. ↑ Brady, Sallie (May–June 2010). "The Art of Adaptation". New York Spaces. 7 (3): 72–77.
  28. ↑ de Korver, Corinne (2009). "Pol Theis The Rusty Guy Doll". Objekt International (46): 114–119.
  29. ↑ "Coup de foudre à Manhattan [Love at first sight in Manhattan]". Résidences Décoration (in French) (138). October–November 2017.
  30. ↑ Architectural Digest (in Russian) (2). February 2008. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  31. ↑ "100 м²: Квартира в пригороде Нью-Йорка [100 m²: An apartment in a New York suburb]". Architectural Digest (in Russian) (10). October 2009.
  32. ↑ Bossu-Rousseau, Claire (January 2010). Elle Decoration Greece (in Greek): 148–155. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ↑ "Arte por fuera y por dentro [Art outside and inside]". Elle Decoration Argentina (Edición Especial) (in Spanish). Otoño–Invierno 2015. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ↑ "Адвокат из Европы [A Lawyer from Europe]". Интерьер+Дизайн (in Russian): cover, 90–95. October 2006.
  35. ↑ Résidences Décoration (in French) (70). 2006. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  36. ↑ Bossu-Rousseau, Claire (January–February 2007). "Flatiron District New Industrialism". New York Home: 44–50.
  37. ↑ Elle Decor Italia (in Italian). March 2007. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  38. ↑ Gage, Marjorie E. (January–February 2013). New York Spaces. 10 (1). {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  39. ↑ Elle Decoration Argentina (in Spanish) (217): cover. May 2012. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  40. ↑ "Pol Theis". Интерьер+Дизайн (Fashion special issue) (in Russian): cover, 160. 2018.
  41. ↑ "In New York with... Pol Theis". Résidences Décoration (in French). March 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  42. ↑ "Americas 2011". International Property Awards. 18 January 2013.
  43. ↑ World's Best 2011. International Property Awards. 2011.
  44. ↑ "Top 50 Designers 2013". New York Spaces. 2013.
  45. ↑ "Top 50 Designers 2014". New York Spaces. 2014.
  46. ↑ "Top 50 Designers: The Names You Need to Know 2015-2016". New York Spaces. 2015.
  47. ↑ "P&T Interiors Recognized with International Property Award". Home Furnishings Business. 28 October 2015.
  48. ↑ "International Property Awards". International Property Awards.

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