Penny Drue Baird, the owner of Dessins, LLC, based in Paris and New York, is an American interior designer, also known for her architectural work.
Career Baird is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester. She has a doctoral degree in psychology and studied interior design at The New York School of Interior Design.
Baird's style was recognized in Unquestionably Addicted to Paris: Penny Drue Baird's Book List in September 2011.
Notable accomplishments Baird has been listed as one of Architectural Digest's Top 100 of the world's best interior designers and architects. She is also a winner of Rohm & Haas's “Prettiest Painted Rooms in America”.
Baird has been mentioned and quoted in over 150 shelter magazines and periodicals, including Architectural Digest's "A Promise of a Year in Paris", "The Accent is French", and "Charm, Rekindled".
Baird has authored five books and been featured in an article titled, "Feasts & Celebrations; Fantasy for A Good Cause", in The New York Times. Her work has been recognized in Best Interior Designers Magazine, Huffington Post, and DuJour Magazine.
Books (with foreword by Ralph Pucci) PowerHouse. Schiffer Publications, September 2025 (with foreword by Jamie Drake). On Interior Design. Images Press 2019 (with foreword by Mario Buatta). Dreamhouse. New York: The Monacelli Press, 2015 The New French Interior. New York: Monacelli Press, 2011 Bringing Paris Home. New York: Monacelli Press, 2008 Interiors - The Greatest Rooms of the Century (Velvet Cover Color is Platinum Gray). New York: Phaidon Press, 2019. Interior Design Master Class: 100 Lessons from America's Finest Designers on the Art of Decoration. New York: Rizzoli, 2016.
References
External links Penny Drue Baird’s Guide to Paris Park Avenue Contemporary Architectural Digest (AD PRO Directory) Penny Drue Baird's Client-Centered Approach to Luxury Homes PowerHouse!! I am excited to announce my 5th book Design Leadership Network FEATURED PROJECTS Palm Beach Pied-a-Terre Architectural Digest - Editor's Take This New York Apartment Is a Shrine to Art Deco Book List of the Week* Architectural Digest (AD PRO Directory) The Most Inspiring Interiors in Film, According to Top Designers Mark Luedeman Muck Rack Reflectel Returns to ICFF 2026 Kips Bay NYC