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WOW THEM! IN HIS NEW BOOK, INTERIOR DESIGNER AND PROVINCETOWN CELEB EN FUL SHARES THE SECRETS TO HAPPY HOLIDAY HOSTING. BY ABIGAIL MATHESON Celebrity interior designer and bon vivant Ken Fulk, 51, has spent the past 15 years creating gorgeous spaces and lavish parties—featuring performers such as Dita Von Teese and Sting—for clients ranging from designer Jean Paul Gaultier to social media titan Sean Parker. His new book, Mr. Ken Fulk's Magical World (Abrams, $75), show- cases his interior design ex- pertise, architectural know- how, and party-throwing sass. We asked Fulk, who often jets to Provincetown from his San Francisco home, to give us the lowdown on throwing a smashing holiday event. Why Provincetown? I first visited Provincetown in my early twenties, and I have continued my love affair with this heartbreakingly beautiful sliver of sand at the tip of Cape Cod ever since. How do you approach throwing parties? I design a party in the same way I design a home or res- taurant—both are truly about the experience more than the aesthetic. I consider the "mo- ments" that happen as you walk through a space and encounter different rooms and areas. There should be BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM 103 PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN "TRUE HOSPITALITY IS ALL ABOUT MAKING SOMEONE FEEL LOVED AND WELCOMED." —ken fulk Bay Stater: "I have a love affair with this heart- breakingly beautiful sliver of sand at the tip of Cape Cod," says celebrity interior designer Ken Fulk of Provincetown, where he owns a pied-à-terre (seen here) in addition to his San Francisco home. SPACE SURREAL ESTATE & DESIGN