Nate Berkus' life changed forever on Dec. 26, 2004. The interior designer and HGTV star survived the Boxing Day tsunami that devastated at least 12 countries across Asia, but his then-boyfriend, ...

"I wasn't eating, I wasn't sleeping," Berkus tells PEOPLE of the mountain of grief he stood to face twenty years ago In December 2004, Nate Berkus traveled to Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka with his ...

Nate Berkus is overcoming his fear of the ocean, 17 years after surviving the tsunami that devastated the Indian Ocean costal communities and claimed more than 227,800 lives in 2004. Jeremiah Brent ...

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s baby is carrying the legacy of Berkus’ former partner who was tragically killed more than a decade ago. Baby Oskar Brent-Berkus, who was born last week, is named after ...

To most people, a day by the ocean is full of sunshine and relaxation, but for Nate Berkus, it's a small victory after surviving a tsunami in 2004. The interior designer and his partner Fernando ...

TSUNAMI SURVIVOR NATE BERKUS returned to the “Oprah Winfrey Show” yesterday to tell how he lived through the disaster – and how his companion was ripped from his grasp by the deadly wave. Berkus ...

NATE Berkus, a celebrity interior designer and frequent guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” was safe and on his way to the U.S. embassy in Sri Lanka yesterday after his south Asian adventure was turned ...

OPRAH Winfrey has hired a group of ex-Marines to search for “Oprah” regular Nate Berkus’ friend, Fernando Bengoechea, who was swept away in the Dec. 26 tsunami. According to “Extra,” the team of ...

In December 2004, Nate Berkus traveled to Arugam Bay in Sri Lanka with his then-boyfriend, photographer Fernando Bengoechea, for a vacation. Ten days later, Berkus returned home to Chicago alone. The ...

"Woven Together: Reflections" is on display at the Cristina Grajales Gallery in New York City through January Ashley Burns Photography Nate Berkus Nate Berkus' life changed forever on Dec. 26, 2004.