Dara Caponigro is chief creative officer of FS&CO, the 135-year-old American heritage company comprised of Schumacher, a luxury design house specializing in fabric, wallpaper, and home accessories; Patterson Flynn, a prestigious rug firm; Backdrop, a paint and wallpaper company with a fresh perspective; and Frederic Media, a multi-platform business devoted to generating best-in-class design content.
Caponigro is also creative director of Schumacher, where she directs and oversees product development, marketing, licensing partnerships, visual merchandising, and the design of new offices, showrooms, and boutiques.
At Frederic Media, she is editor-in-chief of FREDERIC magazine, and oversees fredericmagazine.com, Frederic Entertainment, and Frederic Books.
Caponigro is the author of The Authentics: A Lush Dive into the Substance of Style (Clarkson Potter), Domino: The Book of Decorating (Simon & Schuster), S Is for Style: The Schumacher Book of Decoration(Rizzoli), Decorate like a Decorator (Monacelli), FREDERIC: The Last Word in Chic (Monacelli) and Glorious Gardens(Monacelli).
Prior to joining Schumacher, Caponigro held numerous illustrious positions as an editor in the magazine publishing business, specializing in interior design and architecture. Most recently, she was the editor in chief of Veranda, which she established as a global luxury brand.
Caponigro was also a founding editor at Domino, where she was style director from 2004 to 2009. Previously, she was design and decoration director at Elle Décor and decorating director at House Beautiful. She began her career at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York.
Caponigro is known for her ability to develop and invigorate brands, whether that means breathing new life into existing companies or building new ones from scratch. With her discerning eye and uncanny skill for knowing her audience, she is able to analyze a property’s existing assets, give it a distinct personality, and help it evolve to its fullest potential.