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We're not handling things anymore before they arrive on our doorstep. I like to feel how thin porcelain can be, run my hand over a textile, see if I want to sit in a chair.
Nate Berkus
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Nate Berkus
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 17
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County of Orange
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