The Design Professionals of the Cohen Design Centers are the ones to go to for the inside scoop on design whether you’re in New York, Florida, Texas or California. Providing a unique Consulting and Buying Program for those of us who aren't currently working with a designer, they extend the coveted privilege to select from the textiles and furnishings available throughout the design centers.
Here's more from the DDB's design professional Jason Lowe.
GDG: Where did your interest in design originate?
JL: I was definitely always interested in the arts growing up, especially with music, art and architecture, but I was never one of those people who re-designed their parent’s houses by age five. By college I had become a bit of a design nerd, reading architecture and design magazines constantly.
My move to New York, by a fortunate turn of circumstances, landed me with Donghia. I started working at the Donghia corporate office with the marketing team and it quickly became clear that it couldn't have been a more perfect opportunity. I've been in the design world ever since.
GDG: What made you love the design industry?
JL: I was extremely lucky that my first job in New York, and in the design industry, was at Donghia. The company has such a rich history to learn from that it was really like an intensive course in design and the design industry while I was there.
I also was privileged enough to work for almost eight years directly with Sherri Donghia, who oversaw all of the marketing and design for the company at the time. Being able to spend that much time working with someone with such a comprehensive knowledge of the industry was an invaluable learning experience that it wasn't hard to completely immerse myself.
GDG: What are a few things of your own design that you're busy with right now?
JL: Well, I always feel like I'm doing little things here and there in my apartment. I constantly see things that inspire me to change odds and ends at my place, if even just something as small as the bedcovering or some new pillows.
Just a few weeks ago I converted an antique lobster trap I purchased online into an amazing new coffee table. Being able to shop online has became such a great source for designers – I had looked everywhere for something similar to the lobster trap – and finally stumbled across this one at a random little shop in Minnesota!
GDG: Can you share a fun fact about yourself?
JL: Hmm, the one thing all of my friends make fun of me about is my interest in taxidermy. I know in the last 10 years or so it's been a bit overdone, but I still love the taxidermied baby ostrich perched on my bookshelf!
Stay tuned to GoDesignGo for more from the Cohen Design Centers' Design Professionals.
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