Ondine Karady is one of the contestants on Bravo's interior design reality competition series, "Top Design 2." Ondine Karady resides in New York City but is originally from Mountainside, New Jersey. Ondine Karady is 38 years old.
Ondine Karady has been a successful set decorator working on major motion pictures and television shows in New York City for most of her professional life, including the hit television series "Sex and the City," where she served on a small team that continually pushed the limits of high-end, interior design. When the series ended in 2004, Ondine Karady opened her own boutique design studio in SoHo. Four years later, Ondine Karady Design has already developed an impressive client list that includes major celebrities, Hollywood directors and Washington opinion makers. In addition, Ondine Karady has also developed a robust catalogue of custom-made furniture, wallpaper and ceramics. It is Ondine Karady's dream to build her business into a design powerhouse specializing in glamorous homes, hotels and restaurants, with product lines in major retail stores. An avid world traveler, Ondine Karady ultimately intends to design and manufacture furniture with artisans from villages around the world while supporting developing regions in the process. Ondine Karady has a gift for transforming even the most sterile spaces into elegant, comfortable, and livable, works of art. Ondine Karady began her career in set decorating after graduating from Barnard College of Columbia University. Among other major projects, her credits include the films "Requiem for a Dream" and "25th Hour." Ondine Karady splits her time between New York City; Montauk, New York; and Washington, D.C., where her husband Jim Rutenberg is a political correspondent for the New York Times. Ondine Karady lives with her black cat named Norman and a Blue Chow named Little Bear.
Ondine Karady has been a successful set decorator working on major motion pictures and television shows in New York City for most of her professional life, including the hit television series "Sex and the City," where she served on a small team that continually pushed the limits of high-end, interior design. When the series ended in 2004, Ondine Karady opened her own boutique design studio in SoHo. Four years later, Ondine Karady Design has already developed an impressive client list that includes major celebrities, Hollywood directors and Washington opinion makers. In addition, Ondine Karady has also developed a robust catalogue of custom-made furniture, wallpaper and ceramics. It is Ondine Karady's dream to build her business into a design powerhouse specializing in glamorous homes, hotels and restaurants, with product lines in major retail stores. An avid world traveler, Ondine Karady ultimately intends to design and manufacture furniture with artisans from villages around the world while supporting developing regions in the process. Ondine Karady has a gift for transforming even the most sterile spaces into elegant, comfortable, and livable, works of art. Ondine Karady began her career in set decorating after graduating from Barnard College of Columbia University. Among other major projects, her credits include the films "Requiem for a Dream" and "25th Hour." Ondine Karady splits her time between New York City; Montauk, New York; and Washington, D.C., where her husband Jim Rutenberg is a political correspondent for the New York Times. Ondine Karady lives with her black cat named Norman and a Blue Chow named Little Bear.