Cari Giannoulias of Cari Giannoulias Design, Chris Goddard of Goddard Design Group, Odalys Hernandez of House of Odalys, and Giselle Loor-Sugerman of B+G Design were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. The hour-plus conversation featured each of the panelists detailing the current state of the interior design industry during quarantine, trends, their individual companies' current projects, as well as their advice for newcomers to the industry, and more.

The expert interior designers were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. They engaged in a lively chat about life during quarantine, current and future trends, and how they have adapted their businesses to continue servicing clients.

Watch the webinar below.

Highlight quotes from today's webinar:

Cari Giannoulias: "(On advice to young designers coming up) You can't keep looking at Instagram and think you're going to learn about design. Soak it in by learning from a professional... Work has picked up a little bit. I think it's because people are sitting at home now and thinking of projects that they hadn't gotten to yet. Our furniture makers and vendors are pretty much shut down, so that has been a challenge, but we are in the planning phases, and then we will get to the actual work once we can get back to factories and on sites."

Chris Goddard: "When I started my company (in Arkansas) 30 years ago, there was not much out there as far as design. We were removed from everything. I saw a need and a demand for luxury and more high-end items. I found that the more you talk people and educate items, the more perceptive they were to them."

Odalys Hernandez: "Vendors are still sending out samples, so I have sent these to clients. Since everything may be lifted a little bit this (coming) week in South Florida, we can start doing certain things. I'm going to go to a client's house with mask and gloves to take photos to start selecting her accessories. We have to get back to it somehow, little by little." 

Giselle Loor-Sugerman: "We moved our offices (recently) which was challenging. We tried to take as many precautions as possible, wearing our masks. We also didn't have a lot of people helping us. It was us doing it because we didn't want to put our staff through that... Zooming with our staff and seeing their faces, that interaction is really important."

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Top left: Cari Giannoulias, top right: Chris Goddard, bottom left: Giselle Loor-Sugerman, bottom right: Odalys Hernandez

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The expert interior designers were hosted by Haute Living's Erik Haase. They engaged in a lively chat about life during quarantine, current and future trends, and how they have adapted their businesses to continue servicing clients.

Watch the webinar below.

About the panelists:

Sandra Diaz: Principle architect at EOLO A&I Design, emphasizes emotion, detail, and craftsmanship in her award-winning work.

Odalys Hernandez: Founder and Principal of House of Odalys, creates gorgeous residential interiors in Miami and internationally.

Joe Human: Founder of Designs by Human, inc, bringing specialized design to everyday life, recently featured on “HGTV”.

Giselle Loor-Sugerman: Co-Owner of award-winning, South Florida based B&G Design, founded in 2006. Over 40 years of combined service along with partner Brett Sugerman.

Kristen McKinlay: Owner of Mckinlay Rose Interiors, a trusted full-service design firm with over 20 years of highly qualified experience.

Top center: Odalys Hernandez. Left to right: Giselle Loor-Sugerman, Joe Human, Sandra Diaz, Kristen McKinlay

Highlight quotes:

Sandra Diaz: "After all these times, we have to stop and think more about how we are going to be better with ourselves and everyone else. We need to reinvent ourselves, how we interact with clients, doing designs from a more holistic point of view."

Odalys Hernandez: "I feel that our work may double or triple because of this lengthy period of time of everyone staying home. Kitchens are getting worn down and people will need new ones."

Joe Human: "People are finding flaws that they'd like to fix. People are finding out more about their homes and how they want them to look."

Giselle Loor-Sugerman: "Our clients are eager to continue with their projects. We are excited to get back on that... Your home should be a sanctuary or a retreat. It should evolve with you."

Kristen McKinlay: "We are adjusting and coming up with new ideas. I'm getting calls for home offices, study rooms, outdoor kitchens. We are designing them now and give clients the emotional support so they know that, even though it's taking a bit longer, it will get done."

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Photo Credit: Chris Poblano

In 2006, Loor and Sugerman founded B+G Design, which has become an award-winning interior design firm. Based in South Florida, the couple is regarded by their clients as experts in architectural design and interiors.

Balancing a life together, personal and business, day in and day out has brought Brett and Giselle success and a long marriage.

“Brett and I have been working together for over eighteen years,” says Giselle Loor. “We are constantly evolving how we operate our business, the relationship we have with our clients, staff and our community. It’s an ever-changing world and business, but what remains constant is the love we have for design—the passion we bring to every project we create. We call these projects our ‘design babies’ because they are created together and with so much love.”

B+G Design has been behind some of Haute Design’s most popular showcases, including this magnificent modern home.

In terms of love, “Love isn’t always perfect. It isn’t a fairytale or a storybook, and it doesn’t always come easy,” says Loor sensitively. “Love is overcoming obstacles, facing challenges, fighting to be together, holding on and never letting go. It is a short word, easy to spell, difficult to define and impossible to live without. Love is work but most of all love is realizing that every hour, every minute and every second was worth it because you did it together.”

Sugerman’s heartwarming tribute about his wife on this, their 12^th wedding anniversary: “I realize that in the years before I met Giselle, I was designing with ‘one arm tied behind my back’,” he says. “After a short time working together, our chemistry was undeniable, as was the evolution of our design.  We sparked something in each other & continue to do so to this day. After more than 18 years of partnership and now 12 as husband and wife, I couldn’t imagine life any other way, nor would I want to! I always tell Giselle that I am the luckiest guy in the world, and even during the most challenging of times, I feel the same way with her by my side.”

Recognition and Features of B+G Design

Their work has been featured on NBC, CBS and HGTV, as well as some of the leading luxury publications in the world.

Keeping up their success is the news that they will be included in this year’s Casacor Miami, the exhibition of architecture, interior and landscaping design taking place November 30 through December 16 in Miami’s Brickell City Centre. “We are thrilled,” says Loor.

For more on B+G Design, visit http://www.bandgdesign.com.

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