Artist Mary Nelson Sinclair and sculptor and furniture-maker Matthew “Matty” Cruise’s romance started when they both were new to the city and trying to find their footing in the design world. “Matty was working for designer Billy Cotton, and I for Vanderhurd textile studio,” says Mary Nelson. “Both firms often worked together on interior projects.” A few years later, they met again at a birthday party in Brooklyn. “It was there that I remembered how cute I initially thought he was,” she admits.

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