After 25 years in the design field, from yachts to private planes to luxury hospitality and residential projects, I discovered the need for mill direct luxury textiles and products. By working directly with the mills and unique artisans within the mills, I am able to offer you as their U.S. Representative textiles and products for almost any project, custom made just for your design taste and your client’s. Our lead time is 2-3 weeks on average for custom luxury bedding, custom cashmere throws and robes with many items in stock and available immediately. Let me help you succeed on your next project!
— Kimberly Ahlum

Dolce de Mare, is the culmination of 25 years in luxury design. Through global relationships with extraordinary artists and artisans, we offer- to the design trade- one of a kind, custom luxury textiles & products.

My love of design came from watching my father design and build luxury homes throughout Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This inspired me to pursue an interior design degree at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL. During my summer breaks my mega-yacht experience began as a stewardess.   Following college, the Mellon family gave me my start as an executive assistant. After a few years I was given an opportunity to design yacht interiors under the Mellon family’s Yacht Sales umbrella.  From there I moved to the west coast, where I worked for the Rubelli Family, as their Donghia showroom manager.  After improving the company’s sales for the San Francisco Bay Area, from ninth place to third place, throughout the United States, I turned my career back to design.  This time I was given the chance to create an exclusive collection of textiles for a prominent west coast interior designer.  The experience gave me the ability to work with Italian, French, English, Scottish and Belgian textile mills. During this amazing time I began a long term relationship with environmentally conscious artisans who can manufacture a full line of unique, custom tailored luxury products.