Oftentimes, when star stylist Colin King arrives on set, the first thing he does is take everything out of a room. Bookshelves? Empty. Coffee table? Clear. Walls? Bare. "It's my way of seeing things with fresh eyes," notes the creative multihyphenate, who then layers objects throughout the space in an intuitive and often fast-paced dance, sparking new conversations among familiar pieces. Even he, however, can find himself at a loss for that missing link. "There are certain objects I always reach for, objects which are somehow hard to find."
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