Nate Berkus Launch of His New Collection and The Personal Loss of His Partner
The decorating-centered show will still air the remainder of its season. The series premiered last year, but never caught ratings fire.
Winfrey, a champion of Berkus, left the airwaves earlier this year to focus on her OWN network. But a person close to the Berkus show told ‘TheWrap‘ that it will not be following Winfrey to OWN.
“After careful consideration, we have decided that ‘The Nate Berkus Show’ will not return for a third season in the fall,” Sony Pictures Television and Harpo Studios said in a joint statement. “We are grateful for the hard work and heart that Nate, Corin Nelson and their entire team have poured into the show, and we’re very proud of what they’ve delivered.”
Berkus leaves a daytime landscape that will soon be crowded with new shows from Jeff Probst and Katie Couric, among others.
He’s 40.
From magazines to television interior designer Nate Berkus personifies personal style.
Sunday was the much anticipated launch day for the Nate Berkus collection at Target. Every one of the 150 items offered has been influenced by the designer's world travels and life experiences.
Berkus started his design business when he was only 23. Now 41, his style has evolved, but his philosophy hasn't. He says his mantra is "always live with what you love."
"Stop listening to trends and other people. When you buy something, say, 'Will this really serve the purpose of what I want in my home and make me happy for a long time?'"
The designer was also at the Mall of America this past weekend to promote his new book, "The Things that Matter," featuring intimate stories, including childhood memories of growing up in the Hopkins area.
"I still have all the things I bought when I live in Minnesota. As a kid, I was the one buying candy and decorative boxes," Berkus said.
And then, there's the recollection of one of his darkest moments.
It was Dec. 27, 2004, when Nate contacted his mother in Minnetonka. While he and his partner Fernando were vacationing in Sri Lanka a tsunami devastated the country. Fernando didn't survive.
"When we're open to looking at things through another person's eyes, we become who we are because of them.," he said. "Fernando lives on in me and many of the design decisions made in the book."
These days, Berkus says good things are coming his way. Whether it's a line in Target or a new television show in the works, the world according to Nate Berkus is a beautiful place.
"I think everyone has a point of view and my point of view is that everyone should love how they live and want their home to tell the story of who they are," Berkus said.
by KARE.
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