At home with Calvin Klein

HAVING spent 15 years working at Calvin Klein Home, Amy Mellen knows every product like the back of her hand. Which means she can easily spot any item in the collection, even when it appears for no more than a minute on the big screen.

"I would be watching a movie, and go, 'hey, that is our bedding they used'," says Ms Mellen, who has been creative director of Calvin Klein Home since 2009. She was recently in town as part of the company's multi-brand blitz across Asia that included a one-of-a-kind architectural installation at the old Kallang airport.

Calvin Klein Home was started in 1995, "when Mr Klein couldn't find the right bedlinen that he wanted", says Ms Mellen, who joined the company in 1999 as a senior designer. From a range of bedlinen, the home collection has now grown to nine categories of products, including bedding, bath, dinnerware, tabletop, table linens, giftware, rugs, down, and furniture.