CINDY ALLEN
Editor-in-Chief
Interior Design Magazine
CINDY ALLEN
Editor-in-Chief
Interior Design Magazine
Cindy Allen has established herself as a force in elevating the design profession’s importance and exposure—acting as an ambassador and fervent supporter of architects and designers, while providing a platform and vehicle of growth for the design industry.
Allen is an industry champion, promoting the Giants of Design as well as emerging talents. A self-proclaimed design junkie, she brings an unbridled passion for design that is manifested in 17 print issues each year, a digital platform reaching a global audience of over 8 million. With Allen’s direction, Interior Design is constantly evolving to best celebrate designers and their process.
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CARL CARLSON
LaGuardia Designs
Director
CARL CARLSON
LaGuardia Designs
Director
Carl is a Registered Landscape Architect in New York and Connecticut with a wealth of experience in landscape construction management and sustainable design practices. Before joining LaGuardia Design in 2022, he led park construction and conservation initiatives for a private non-profit, overseeing projects across New York, Maine, South Carolina, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina. An active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and past President, Carl currently serves as the treasurer of the New York Chapter. He is the Director of LaGuardia Designs's New York City Studio and resides in the city with his wife.
LIA CIVARRA
LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects
Co-Founding Partner
LIA CIVARRA
LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects
Co-Founding Partner
Lea Ciavarra is a Co-Founding Partner of LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects, an award-winning design firm based in Brooklyn and celebrating its 25th year in practice and a “Best of Practice”recognition by The Architect’s Newspaper. Lea’s meticulous attention to materiality and quality craftsmanship elevates the design of her housing, education and residential projects, which have been recognized by Interior Design’s Best of Year (BoY) Awards and NYCxDesign. Her commitment to community and education runs deep within her professional work. She began her career as a full-time faculty member at Syracuse University School of Architecture, during which she served as Director of the Pre-Architecture Program in Florence, Italy. Lea’s service to the KIPP New Jersey Friends of TEAM Real Estate Board and the George Washington Memorial Park Board of Trustees complements her work in the Charter School sector, leading such projects as the Harlem Day Charter School in Manhattan, sponsored by Sheltering Arms Children’s Services; and Grand Concourse Academy in the Bronx, developed by The Turner-Agassi Charter School Facilities Fund. Since 2001, Lea has served on the Syracuse School of Architecture Advisory Board, where she was appointed Chair in 2018 for a 4-year term. She is a LEED Accredited Professional, a graduate of Colgate University and Syracuse Architecture, and is licensed in the states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont.
DANIEL GERMANI
Daniel Germani
Founder
DANIEL GERMANI
Daniel Germani
Founder
Daniel Germani is a multidisciplinary design studio which specializes in product design, design consultancy, interior design and architectural renovation. He holds a Diploma of Architecture from Universidad de Buenos Aires and spent almost a decade in Europe working in various creative and entrepreneurial endeavors. While his firm is based out of Phoenix, Arizona, Daniel travels the world doing collaborative design work with leading global brands. He has lectured and led workshops at various international design fairs, as well as sitting on juries for assorted international design competitions. He is also currently teaching industrial design at the prestigious IED (Instituto Europeo del Design). Daniel’s work has been exhibited worldwide and has awarded numerous international design awards for his highly innovative design projects, which range across furniture, architectural products and accessories. His practice's unique position within both American and European design culture has given the studio worldwide recognition. Throughout his career, he has served and is serving as creative director for different international furniture brands and he has developed an in-depth knowledge of the design industry. Daniel’s aesthetic is influenced by the Bauhaus, Oscar Neimeyer, Antonio Bonet Castellana, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Gio Ponti and Frank Lloyd Wright, and the studio’s philosophy is simple: good design should always be honest and inspiring.
NICOLE HOLLIS
NICOLE HOLLIS
Principal
NICOLE HOLLIS
NICOLE HOLLIS
Principal
NICOLEHOLLIS conceives timeless interiors that elevate the human spirit. This award-winning collective of designers is led by creative director and principal Nicole Hollis in partnership with her husband, CEO Lewis Heathcote. NICOLEHOLLIS offers a holistic approach to the art of living through residential, hospitality, and product design. A belief in the meritocracy of good ideas underpins NICOLEHOLLIS’ desire to channel the spirit of collaboration, both within the firm and when working with clients, architects, and artisans. Curating pared-down spaces with great attention to their context and purpose reflects the studio’s design philosophy. NICOLEHOLLIS has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Elle Décor, The World of Interiors, Wallpaper*, Surface, 1stDibs Introspective, and many other publications. The firm has received numerous prestigious awards including Elle Décor A-List, 1stDibs 50, HD Gold Key Awards, Interior Design Magazine’s Best of Year Awards, the 2023 ASID Designer of the Year Award, the 2024 Hospitality Design Designer of the Year, and has been named Architectural Digest’s “AD100.”
ANNE MARIE LUBRANO
LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects
Founder
ANNE MARIE LUBRANO
LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects
Founder
Anne Marie Lubrano co-founded LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects in 1999, a firm that was awarded a 2024 Best of Practice Award for Small Firms in the Northeast Region by The Architect’s Newspaper. Anne Marie’s deep understanding of architectural history informs not just her award-winning preservation and restoration residential work, but also contemporary cultural and commercial projects, including the TWA Hotel, designed as a jet-age complement to the iconic Eero Saarinen terminal at JFK International Airport. One of Anne Marie’s historic restoration projects, a townhouse in Brooklyn Heights, received the New York Landmarks Conservancy 24th Annual Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award as well as the Brooklyn Heights Association Best Renovation Award. A Brooklyn native, Anne Marie is active in professional and civic organizations, serving on the Brooklyn Heights Association Landmarks Committee and the Board of Trustees for the Packer Collegiate Institute. Anne Marie received her Bachelor of Arts from Smith College and her Master in Architecture from Harward University. She has lectured widely, including at the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture, and is licensed in the state of New York.
THOMAS MORBITZER
AMMOR Architecture
Co-Founder
THOMAS MORBITZER
AMMOR Architecture
Co-Founder
Thomas Morbitzer, AIA, is an architect and co-founder of AMMOR Architecture, llp a design-forward architecture and interiors studio based in New York City. Through an empathetic, academic, and generous approach, they serve a diverse and educated clientele on projects across scales and types. They incorporate a deep knowledge of the building process, history and sharp contextual analysis to arrive at unique and lasting solutions. Thomas, who previously worked in the offices of Robert A.M. Stern Architects and has taught at the Parsons School of Design and the New York School of Interior Design, received his BS in Architecture from Ohio State University and his M.Arch from Yale University, and was a recipient of the prestigious Stewardson Keefe Lebrun Travel Grant. He is a licensed architect (AIA) in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, as well as a certified interior designer (NCIDQ) and member of the National Arts Club. His work has been published in, Interior Design, Architectural Digest, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among other publications, and has been honored with awards from the AIA Brooklyn and Interior Design’s Best of Year awards. He has a passion for art that is expressed in several ways. He is an en plein air painter and is a founding board member of the Williamsburg Biannual, an artist space in Brooklyn, New York.
JOEY SHIMODA
Shimoda Design Group
Co-Founder
JOEY SHIMODA
Shimoda Design Group
Co-Founder
Joey Shimoda is curious about anything beautifully designed. A lifetime of searching has created an exceptional architect, planner, and interior designer. Born in Alabama and educated in California, wanderlust has led him to live and work in Los Angeles, Florence and London. Joey’s Japanese design DNA is infused with his love of European design. His perspective on engineering, form, function, history and beauty creates an edgy yet refined design cocktail. He has helped companies that are more than 100 years old to find new energy without losing their identity just as he has helped small start-ups grow with smart and inspirational spaces. With curiosity and talent, he creates a mystic alchemy of unexpected solutions that are functional, brilliant and beautiful. Mr. Shimoda earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. In the early years of his career, Joey worked with Morphosis Architects, Peter Wilson of Buros von Bolles + Wilson in London, and Frank Gehry and Associates, Marmol Radziner and DMJM Rottet. In 2013 he was named Contract Magazine’s Designer of the Year. In January 2014, Mr. Shimoda was elevated to the College of Fellows for the American Institute of Architects. In 2015, Mr. Shimoda was elevated to the College of Fellows for the International Interior Design Association. Less than 30 Designers in the United States share the distinction of Fellow as both an architect and interior designer.