by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
Charles Warren, principal of design and co-founder of Teass \ Warren Architects, always had an interest in buildings and spaces. He spent time in Japan as a child and was inspired by the craftsmanship of its temples and shrines. “Once I took a history of architecture...
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
Ann Gottlieb knew from a very early age she wanted to become a designer. By the age of two, she was sketching her own outfits, which her mother later stitched. When—despite a scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design—she found herself at Virginia Tech...
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
For Skip Sroka, doodling floorplans in high school was a foreshadowing of things to come. He went on to art school, where he immersed himself in color theory, materials, design and history, then got a job at an architecture firm, which solidified his understanding of...
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
“We aim to make the ordinary, extraordinary” is the motto of ColePrévost. Sophie Prévost and Robert Cole co-founded the firm in 1995. With a staff trained in interior design and architecture, they continue to evolve, practicing design with this motto at its heart....
by Jerry Parks | Jan 20, 2026
Founded by Arlene Critzos in 1979, Interior Concepts, Inc., is an award-winning interior design firm with a global perspective and decades of combined experience. She spearheads a team of 60 employees, with a 50,000-square-foot warehouse supporting procurement,...