Behind David Stesner ArtHouse is not only the bold and expressive artwork of founder David Stesner, but also the creative vision, beauty expertise, and brand-building experience of Deanna Filippo, co-founder of the brand.
With more than 25 years of experience across beauty, fashion, editorial, branding, and visual storytelling, Deanna helped shape David Stesner ArtHouse into a distinctive luxury home and lifestyle brand rooted in art, beauty, and everyday function. Her point of view brings a glamorous, polished, and highly personal sensibility to the brand — one shaped by a lifelong love of beauty, fashion, color, and design.
A Lifelong Passion for Art, Beauty, and Fashion
Deanna's passion for art, beauty, and fashion began at a young age growing up in New Jersey. She spent weekends in New York City taking fashion and art classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she began developing her eye for color, composition, and visual storytelling.
She later attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where she graduated with a BFA. That foundation in art and design became the beginning of a career devoted to beauty, fashion, editorial design, brand-building, and creating visual worlds that feel both elevated and emotionally memorable.
From Beauty, Fashion, and Editorial Design to Co-Founder
Before becoming co-founder of David Stesner ArtHouse, Deanna built an extensive career working with leading names in the beauty and fashion industries. She served as Design Director at Allure Magazine for over 15 years and worked with brands including Revlon, skinbetter Science, Blue Lagoon Skincare, Flesh Beauty, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, Express, and Lilly Pulitzer.
Her background in creative direction, editorial design, typography, photography, digital storytelling, and luxury brand development gave her a deep understanding of how to create products and collections that feel desirable, distinctive, and beautifully presented.
That experience became a powerful foundation for David Stesner ArtHouse, where Deanna helped translate David Stesner's fine art into a fully realized luxury home and lifestyle accessories brand.
Building David Stesner ArtHouse with David
Working alongside artist and founder David Stesner, Deanna helped transform David's original artwork into a world of art-inspired home decor, beauty accessories, and lifestyle products.
Together, they built David Stesner ArtHouse around the idea of art you live in — where bold visual expression meets functional design, and everyday objects become collectible pieces. From brand identity and storytelling to collection development and product direction, Deanna has played a central role in shaping how David Stesner ArtHouse lives in the world.
David's fine art gives the brand its bold visual soul, while Deanna's background in beauty, fashion, and design helps translate that artwork into pieces for the home, vanity, handbag, and everyday routine.
Deanna Filippo's Signature Makeup Art Collections
In addition to her role as co-founder of David Stesner ArtHouse, Deanna has her own collections available on DavidStesnerArtHouse.com featuring her signature makeup art designs applied to makeup and travel bags.
These expressive works of art are created using actual makeup — including lipsticks, blushes, mascaras, eyeliners, and lip glosses. The result is a collection that feels bold, feminine, unexpected, and completely unique.
Each piece reflects Deanna's lifelong love of beauty and art, turning the tools of the beauty world into visual expression. Her makeup-smear artwork brings color, movement, texture, and personality to everyday accessories, creating pieces that stand out while still feeling polished and highly usable.
Designed for favorite everyday makeup, skincare products, travel essentials, or personal items, these bags are both practical and artful — perfect for anyone who wants beauty storage to feel as expressive as the products inside.
The Blake Collection
Deanna also designed and launched The Blake Collection, a line of signature lip-shaped pouches created in 12 colors and made from faux vegan leather.
In addition to the core color collection, The Blake Collection also includes three denim styles — light blue, mid blue, and deep blue — offering an even more fashion-forward take on the signature lip-shaped pouch.
The curated pin packs are designed specifically for the denim bags, allowing each piece to be personalized to match your personality, mood, and style. These pins can be switched out depending on the occasion — whether you are going to dinner, a concert, or a sporting event — giving the denim bags a fun, collectible, and customizable element while still feeling polished and elevated.
Designed to be used for a night out, everyday essentials, makeup, cards, keys, or small personal items, each Blake pouch feels like a true conversation piece. The high-quality finish gives the collection a polished, clean, and glamorous look, while the lip shape adds personality and charm. Whether carried on its own or tucked inside a larger bag, The Blake Collection is designed to feel playful, elevated, and unmistakably Deanna.
A Brand Born from Art and Beauty
Deanna's collections reflect the same spirit that defines David Stesner ArtHouse: art, beauty, individuality, transformation, and self-expression.
Her work celebrates beauty not only as something we apply, but as something we live with. Through makeup art, fashion-inspired accessories, and thoughtfully designed lifestyle pieces, Deanna turns everyday essentials into objects that feel joyful, personal, and collectible.
A Creative Partnership at the Core
What makes David Stesner ArtHouse so distinctive is the collaboration behind it.
David's fine art and Deanna's beauty and fashion background come together to create collections that feel emotionally resonant, visually polished, and highly original. Their shared creative vision has shaped a brand where art is not limited to the wall — it becomes part of the home, the vanity, the handbag, and the rituals of everyday life.
Designed to Leave a Lasting Impression
From luxury home decor to statement beauty accessories, David Stesner ArtHouse is built around the idea that art should not only be seen — it should be lived with.
Deanna Filippo's creative vision brings beauty, glamour, and personal expression into that world, helping define a brand that feels bold, refined, and unforgettable.
Explore David Stesner ArtHouse and discover a founder-led brand where art, beauty, fashion, and transformation come together in every detail.
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