They are fashion designers, Parsons alums — Parsons, the Harvard of art and design schools — and the first married couple inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America in the same year. Karen built her career at Anne Klein and Kieselstein-Cord before founding SUEN | COOPER luxury leather goods for Bergdorf Goodman and Saks. Martin spent sixteen years at Burberry as VP-Creative Director before serving as Chief Creative Officer of Belstaff. Thirty-six years together. One table. And a question neither could stop asking: why does a place card have to be plain and white?