James Ivory is an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Academy Award-winning James Ivory is an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Academy Award-winning producer of Call Me by Your Name, and co-founder of Merchant Ivory producer of Call Me by Your Name, and co-founder of Merchant Ivory Productions. In DESIGN IN MIND: ON LOCATION WITH JAMES IVORY, viewers Productions. In DESIGN IN MIND: ON LOCATION WITH JAMES IVORY, viewers are invited into Ivory's historic Hudson Valley home for an exclusive are invited into Ivory's historic Hudson Valley home for an exclusive tour. He sits down to discuss his early love of architecture and the tour. He sits down to discuss his early love of architecture and the importance of place in his films. importance of place in his films.