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Alexander Design: An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Alexander Design: An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Every month we add new content to our blog to help keep our audience informed. This month we are focusing on women who make waves in the interior design industry. This entry is dedicated to the interior designer: Vanessa Alexander of Alexander Design.

Alexander Design is unique. It is a full-service firm that specializes in seamless concept to move-in solutions for spaces that range from residential homes to select special projects. Alexander Design is the brainchild of Vanessa Alexander. The firm employs an innovative and holistic approach to interior design informed by the client’s needs and lifestyle. It is truly couture interior design.

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Malibu Cove – Photo courtesy of Alexander Design

Vanessa Alexander: A Life in Studying Art and Aesthetics

Vanessa Alexander began traveling the world at an early age. She thrived on adventure, exploration, and experiential education. Her mother’s deep understanding of aesthetics and passion for art collecting taught Alexander the power that art and aesthetics have. Alexander’s travels and her mother’s influence laid the foundation for what would become Alexander Design.

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Photo courtesy of Alexander Design

Alexander went on to work in the entertainment industry for several years. It is during this time when she met her husband. Alexander realized her new family was an opportunity to refocus her energy — it was time to redefine her goals and what she wanted to achieve.

Alexander began her journey in interior design, in earnest, with her own family. With her seemingly nascent talent and vision for interior design coming into bloom, Alexander began taking on a few private projects for friends and select high-level clients.

And with that, Alexander Design was born.

Much like Alexander Design is a full-service interior design firm that offers its clients solutions “from concept to move in,” Alexander Design has been fully seen through from concept to “move in.” Alexander Design began as a project born out of necessity for Vanessa Alexander’s own family. And the firm is now, in its own words, a “multifaceted firm with residential, creative, hospitality and retail projects from California to New York, Miami and beyond.”

So let’s take a look at some of what Alexander Design does.

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Malibu Farm – Photo courtsey of Alexander Design

Your Space, Defined by Your Lifestyle

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Selfridge – Photo courtesy of Alexander Design

Alexander Design employs a style that tempers contemporary design language with custom and vintage pieces from various periods. And whether serving a person, family, or business, the team behind Alexander Design draws inspiration for its design work directly from the client. Your work, your passions, the way you move, the colors you code your life with… everything that makes you “you” is the groundwork for Alexander Design.

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Serra Barn – Photo courtesy of Alexander Design

Alexander Design uses design to truly complement the client’s lifestyle. This approach affords the firm a unique and intimate understanding of the client that informs the design process. The firm states, “We draw influence first and foremost from context and surroundings.  We are inspired by the way that our clients live or want to live, by light both natural and curated, and by the rhythm and flow of space.” And that is how Alexander Design imbues its work with such deeply resonant emotional truth.

You can stay up to date on everything Alexander Design is doing by visiting their website and following them on Instagram and Pinterest.

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Carmelina – Photo courtesy of Alexander Design

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Serra Barn – Photo courtesy of Alexander Design

An Innovative Full Service Firm Inspired by Lifestyle

Serra Barn – Photo courtesy of Alexander Design

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The Best Home Offices for Organizing
The new year is a great time to get organized. Many of us work from home, or bring our work home with us regularly, ...
How to Prep Your House to Sell
First impressions are so important and this is especially true when selling a home! There are several simple steps y...
Green Holiday Decorating
When the temperatures drop, you can still enjoy the beauty of nature by bringing it indoors! There are several ways ...
Gorgeous Dining Rooms for Holiday Entertaining
The temperatures are dropping, and the holidays are approaching. It’s the perfect time to gather friends and fam...
Stunning Centerpieces for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving sometimes feels like the neglected holiday that’s squeezed in between Halloween and Christmas.  Blac...
Simplicity in the Home – Less is More
Minimalism in home design sometimes gets a bad rap.  Some see minimalism as stark, empty, and lifeless.  The truth...
Google Home vs. Amazon Echo
The connected home has become an important feature of real estate as more people work from home or simply seek to ma...
The Most Iconic Handbags Ever Made
Nothing completes an outfit like the perfect handbag.  The It bag, or an iconic handbag, has never gone out of styl...
Luxury Lighting Ideas for Your Home
Having the right lighting is so important when designing a room! Lighting helps create the mood and set the tone fo...
Abbot Kinney Festival
You may have been to  artsy street fairs in the past, but THE street fair of the year is unlike the others.  More ...
Best Southern California Beaches
When people think of Southern California, the first thing that often comes to mind is the beaches.  Home to many of...
The Best BBQ in Los Angeles
While Los Angeles may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of great barbecue, diners looking for...
Charming Cottage Gardens
A cottage garden invites you to sit and stay a while.  Full of charm, whimsy, and color, the happy clutter of gorge...
Stunning Entry Doors
It’s often said that “eyes are the window to the soul”. In the same way, entry doors are a preview of what’s...
Fabulous Pools to Add to Your Home
Pools are a highly sought after feature in homes.  From entertaining guests to hosting events to simply lounging ov...
Dreamy Canopy Beds
Canopy beds instantly transform a bedroom into a sumptuous, luxurious hideaway.  Once a luxury item for only the we...
Outdoor Living Space Ideas
Many of us dream of  having architectural elements that allow your indoor living space to expand and blend with you...
Fun Things to Do in Los Angeles this Summer
Summer is here and that means it is time to have a blast. The cool thing about the Los Angeles area is that there ar...
Fireworks in Los Angeles
If you are lucky enough to live in or be visiting Los Angeles around the Fourth of July, you can see some spectacula...
Take a Venice Beach Vacation
Planning a Venice Beach vacation? We have a list of things to see while you are in town plus a few ideas on places t...
Stunning Ceilings to Replicate
When looking for your dream home, it’s often the little details that make all the difference. Stunning ceilings ar...

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