Suhana Abdul Salam Age: 33 | Studio Lead – Retail, FRDC – Future Research Design Company Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones Favorite Animals: Cats! I...
Connor Matz Age: 28 | Visual Director of Windows and Interiors, Saks Fifth Avenue Favorite TV Show or Movie: Anything with Jennifer Coolidge Favorite Time of...
Onifur Garcia Age: 35 | Senior Interior Designer, c8studio Design Collective Favorite Design Discipline Outside of Retail: Education or Office Design Favorite Band: French Kiwi Juice...
Matthew Almendarez Age: 29 | Job Captain, Associate, MBH Architects Favorite Sport: Dancing in the Club! Favorite Music Genre: Raggaeton WHY MATTHEW? Between interfacing with clients,...
Katie Hood Age: 30 | Interior Designer, Bergmeyer Favorite Time of the Day: Right Before Sunset Favorite Sport: Tennis WHY KATIE? As the lead interior designer...
Elliott Mitchell Age: 31 | Associate, Gensler Favorite Season: Summer Favorite City: Copenhagen WHY ELLIOTT? In addition to currently training and fundraising to participate in his...
Alyssa Taylor Age: 26 | Designer, MG2/The Lionesque Group Favorite Outside-of-Work Activity: Going to see live music Favorite Beverage: Cappuccino WHY ALYSSA? In addition to being...
Jowita K. Abbott Age: 35 | Senior Interior Designer, IA Interior Architects Favorite Music Genre: Indie Rock Favorite Celebrity: Keanu Reeves WHY JOWITA? In her role...
Colleen Bernhoft (O’Donnell) Age: 33 | Senior Designer, Chipman Design Architecture Favorite TV Show: I’m a sucker for all the reality shows on Bravo! Favorite Snack:...
Alessandro Legnani Age: 34 | Senior Retail Architect, Timberland Favorite Time of Day: Sunset Favorite Animal: Every dog on this planet WHY ALESSANDRO? Alessandro oversees the...
From animal lovers to NCIDQ credentialed designers, VMSD unveils the 2023 Designer Dozen class.
Whitney Burns Age: 35 | Director of Interior Design, Paragon Solutions Favorite Sports Team: Chicago Cubs Favorite Snack: I don’t discriminate WHY WHITNEY? Described by her...
Alex Romero Age: 29 | Window Stylist, Bloomingdale’s Favorite Design Discipline Outside of Retail: Theater Favorite Tv Show or Movie: The fifth element WHY ALEX? Alex...
The winners will be profiled in the March/April 2023 issue of VMSD and honored during a celebration at IRDC 2023 in Minneapolis
Submit your nominations by Feb. 15
Daria Kralik-Udalova Age: 35 | Retail Designer, Ninth Space WHY DARIA? From retail strategy/planning and concept design development to being a client liaison and providing construction...
Cristina Arrea Age: 32 | Associate, Design Manager, Gensler WHY CRISTINA? Delivering human-centric designs showcasing a compelling story, Cristina oversees day-to-day project administration and ensures clients,...
Lora Child Age: 29 | Designer, IA Interior Architects WHY LORA? As a designer, and working for clients like Nike, Bloomingdale’s, T-Mobile and Vroom, Lora leads...
Laura Back Age: 27 | Senior Designer, Environments, Chute Gerdeman WHY LAURA? As a lead environmental designer, Laura maps out exterior and interior experiences the old-school...
Ashley Floyd Age: 34 | Design Director, ChangeUp WHY ASHLEY? With a background in music video production, Ashley has created and produced music videos for artists...
