Who is Roderick N. Shade?

Roderick N. Shade is renowned for founding the acclaimed Harlem United Show House, the first African American interior design showcase in the world, and won accolades for his room design "Urban Oasis," which was selected as one of the 10 best Show House Rooms in America by House Beautiful in 1998. He was also featured in the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Decorator Show House 2000 and the 2002 Hampton Designer Show House in Southampton, NY. Featured in Traditional Home Magazine and House Beautiful, Roderick Shade's work continues to make waves in the design world.

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Decorator's Walk Celebrates the Introduction of the Roderick Shade Collection

Decorator's Walk proudly introduces a collection of five bold patterns designed by Roderick Shade, the debonair interior designer heralded for his distinctive urban design aesthetic. These dynamic, new designs feature large-scale patterns with expansive repeats.

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Now in Hardcover: Roderick Shade's newest book Harlem Style -- designing for the New Urban Aesthetic

Harlem Style compiles the interiors designed by some of the country's hottest designers whose work exemplifies the new urban interior design and the influence of Harlem on the global design community.

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