Sonoran News Highlights Lina Quintero As Carefree, Arizona’s Rising Star of Interior Design

Recently, the Sonoran News ran a featured editorial that encapsulated my career to date and in a flattering fashion, they identifed me as a rising star of interior design.

To view the Carefree Rising Star of Interior Design article, I encourage you to visit the following direct link
http://sonorannews.com/archives/2009/091202/businessnews.html

Humbly, I thank the Sonoran News for taking the time to recognize me in such a manner. I appreciate your honorable mention.


Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

A Day With Barclay – Barclay Butera

Yesterday, I had the privilege to share a day with design icon Barclay Butera. As an interior designer and a creator of luxury designer furnishings, Barclay is widely recognized as a star of the design industry. Recently, in partnership with Kravet, Barclay launched an innovative line of fabric and rug collections. His sophisticated taste is overtly visible in each of his four thematic design groupings: Mountain, Town & Country, City, and Beach. To view Barclay’s new collections, I encourage you to visit the following link
Kravet Barclay Butera Collection

During my time with Barclay, I learned that in order to become an iconic figure in the design industry, your vocation must be the dominate focus of your personal lifestyle. Like Barclay, you must have an inherent passion for design that is inextricably rooted deep within your heart and soul. Barclay is not only a talented designer, he is actively engaged in the trade, attends all the top parties and social events, and he mingles on equal footing with individuals from all walks of life.

Barclay, I congratulate you on your fabulous new Kravet collections and I thank you for taking the time to educate me on your path to success as a recognizable figure in design. Your positive approach to the business and social aspects of design is a model every luxury interior designer should analyze.

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Arizona Interior Designer Lina Quintero Recognized By The Arizona Republic & AZCentral.com As One Of Arizona’s Top 35 Entrepreneurs, 35 & Under

Recently, I was recognized by The Arizona Republic & AZCentral.com as one of the top 35 entrepreneurs in Arizona who are 35 years of age or younger. This high mark of distinction was authenticated by a panel of five judges who sifted through a field of over 175 competitors. Initially, the group of competitors was divided into two separate lists of the top 35 males and 35 females. Then, the combined top 70 male and female candidates were pared to the ultimate list of Arizona’s top 35 Entrepreneurs, 35 and Under.

This is an award that I will never forget. To be recognized at 27 as one of Arizona’s up-and-coming business leaders is a remarkable accomplishment. Yet, with this accomplishment comes tremendous expectations for the future. This recognition will spur my motivation to take the next giant leap in my career. I look forward to the opportunity to make an even greater impact in the local business community.

I extend my congratulations to the other 34 entrepreneurs who made the list. It is an honor to be in your company.

To view the Arizona 35 Entrepreneurs, 35 and Under list, please feel free to visit the following direct link
Arizona 35 Entrepreneurs, 35 and Under List

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

An Evening With A Noble Man

Besides his dapper appearance and sophisticated demeanor, Steve Nobel, founder and principle of NOBELINKS, displays all the relevant characteristics of a noble gentleman. This past Tuesday, I had the pleasure of spending an entire day with Steve that I will never forget.

Steve Nobel is known in the luxury interior design and designer home furnishings industry as the preeminent source of business consulting models. His knowledge of the inter-workings of the interior design trade is without question unparalleled. He exudes an approachably confident understanding of highly technical interior trade issues and when the opportunity presents itself, he visibly beams with pride to impart his valuable information. When Steve speaks, even the talkers stop to listen to his words of wisdom.

Personally, as a young entrepreneur, I appreciate and admire the fact that Steve challenges me as interior designer. He constructively plays the role of devil’s advocate and he causes me to think outside-of-the-box. Without a doubt, Steve’s input has molded me into a more effective businesswoman and enhanced my problem-solving skills on interior design issues.

For taking the time out of your busy schedule, for sharing your valuable thoughts with me, and most of all for believing in me, I thank you Steve. Words can’t express how much I appreciate you and how lucky I feel to have you as a friend and a mentor.

To learn more about Steve Nobel, I recommend that you visit his website at www.nobelinks.com.

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Scottsdale Interior Designer Lina Quintero Honored By AZ Magazine’s 35 Female Entrepreneurs, 35 And Under Award

This month, I was fortunate to be selected as a member of AZ Magazine’s 35 Female Entrepreneurs, 35 and Under. This award identifies Arizona’s leading ladies of business who are 35 and under and exhibit a blend of creativity, savvy business acumen, and measurable advanced successes.

I would like to thank AZ Magazine and the panel of judges who contributed their time and resources to recognize Arizona’s up-and-coming class of successful young female entrepreneurs. Speaking for all the ladies who were selected, we appreciate your efforts.

Additionally, I would like to congratulate the other 34 women who received this highly regarded award. This mark of distinction is an incredible accomplishment and it should serve as a solid foundation for encouraging our continued hyper-growth models. Ladies, we are the future of our respective industries and I am honored to be recognized side-by-side with you. To date, I have had the pleasure to meet several of you in person. I look forward to meeting the rest of our class in the near future.

Once again, congratulations to all the winners.

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Interior Designer Lina Quintero Offers Interior Design Advice in Arizona Foothills Magazine’s September Installment of Interior Design Ideas

The September installment of the Arizona Foothills Magazine & Elements of Design, Interior Design Ideas column is live on the web and it can be viewed by visiting the following link
www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/living/interior-design/

Do you have any interior design related questions that require creative solutions? Are you searching for design answers and finding that you require more than a picture in an ad for guidance? If the answer to either of the aforementioned questions is yes, I encourage you to submit your questions to feedback@mediathatdeelivers.com and I will be happy to answer them in a future installment of the AFM Interior Design Ideas column.

I look forward to providing you with professional interior design ideas.

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Scottsdale Interior Designer Lina Quintero Offers Interior Design Tips to Listeners

I would like to thank all of you who took the time to listen to my interior design tips radio segment this past Tuesday. The segment was supposed to be on for 30 minutes but, due to high listener call in for my interior design tips, I was asked to stay on for an additional 15 minutes.

For those of you who missed the show, it was fabulous!

The callers posed practical questions and I believe my answers helped to provide creative and functional solutions to each interior design dilemma. In particular, I was very excited to have the opportunity to converse with Susan who is the proud owner of a 100 year old historic home in Phoenix, Arizona. My level of excitement and creativity were stirred up by the historic aspects of Susan’s extraordinary interior design and remodeling project.

Once again, thanks to all who listened to the show.


Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Scottsdale Interior Designer Lina Quintero Featured on KFNX 1100AM Radio

On Tuesday, August 18th, between 3:00pm and 3:30pm Arizona Time, I will be featured on KFNX 1100AM. The segment will go live following The Dr. Laura Show and it will precede The Lou Dobbs Show.

For 30 minutes, I will be fielding phone calls and questions from listeners on interior design related issues. I encourage you to tune in into the show on terrestrial radio or via live streaming audio at www.1100kfnx.com. If you are unable to tune in to the show live, the audio clip can be accessed from the www.elementsofdesign.com website 48 hours after the live show.

Be sure and tune in. I look forward to providing helpful answers to all of your interior design related questions.


Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Interior Design Video - AFM Designer Showhouse 2009

Luxury Designer Showhouse Video

Several months ago, my interior design firm, Elements of Design, was selected to design the Library in the $20 Million AFM Designer Showhouse in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Amidst the design process, I was offered the opportunity to participate in an interior design video featuring the Showhouse and its many magnificent features.

This was my first foray into the world of creating interior design videos. At first, I thought I was going to be very nervous once the camera started rolling. Shockingly, I felt completely at home in front in the camera and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process. Over the course of several hours, I got a small taste of what it must feel like to be an HGTV Design Star. Who knows, maybe one day soon, I will submit to one of the casting calls or local competitions.

I offer my thanks to those individuals at Arizona Foothills Magazine, The Martz Agency, and Paradise Valley Mountainside Homes who contributed to the production of the video. It was an honor and a pleasure to be a part of the event and the interior design video. I thank you all for your time and effort.

In the near future, I look forward to developing and presenting more interior design video content. Until then, stay tuned...

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Barbara Barry - Inspiring Interior Design

Recently, I was presented with the humbling honor to share a private dinner with notable interior designer Barbara Barry. For those of you who have not met or heard of Barbara, she is one of the top interior designers in the world. Barbara is an interior design guru who has designed her own private lines of furniture, fabric, lighting, and other luxury décor items. Her versatile design brand is purchased by both luxury consumers as well as by luxury interior design trade members. Personally, I have a great fondness for Barbara Barry’s designer furnishings and décor because of her exquisite taste and the uber level of sophistication of her product lines.

From chatting with Barbara, I learned that interior design is not just a vocation but a lifestyle that can be achieved through dedication, hard work, and a positive attitude. Barbara spoke about her mother being a great source of inspiration for her. Her upbringing in California is reflected in her color palette which can be described as soothing, calming, and rejuvenating. In order to add additional depth to her soothing color palette, Barbara successfully infuses a variety of extraordinary textures. Barbara’s fabrics are of superlative quality that I rarely see in this field. I love Barbara’s fabrics so much that I am currently designing the kitchen in my home with a number of her fabulous fabrics.

At the end of the day, I can’t go without saying that Barbara Barry is one of the loveliest and most endearing women that I have ever met. Her background is inspiring, her charm is affable, and her smile is positively infectious. When she speaks to you, Barbara has the ability to make you feel like you are the only person in her world. For one amazing evening, I was able to garner her attention and since that time with her, I have been more inspired than ever before.

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Paradise Valley Arizona Interior Designer Showhouse 2009

As the final weekend for the $20 Million 2009 AFM Designer Showhouse in Paradise Valley, Arizona comes to an end, I can't help but think how encouraged and optimistic I feel about the Arizona interior design community. In hopes of increasing awareness of their individual companies, several of the Valley’s most talented interior designers joined forces to design the interior of this magnificent mountainside home.

For this amazing event, I was presented with the challenge to design the library. Ultimately, I took the rules of design and threw them out the window by opting for a highly eclectic approach to design. I infused a balanced blend of the old and the new as well as masculine and feminine elements. I believe the eclectic mixture caused the library to stand apart from the rest of the competition. I noticed that as the Designer Showhouse tour guests entered my room, they would suddenly lower their voices and the ooohhs and ahhhhs would begin.

Two beautiful contemporary chairs are balanced by a vintage chair from the 1940's. The chairs are anchored by a dominate black velvet chesterfield sofa. The detailed cherry cabinets and coffered ceiling help to create a sense of intimacy in the room. The color palette is ruled by black, creams, and grays. The texture in each material offers the room a sense of depth. The vintage books that I found in Phoenix antique shops give the room a feeling of comfort and warmth. I have spent a tremendous amount of time in this room and I hope the buyer of this magnificent home appreciates the library’s charming qualities.

This AFM Designer Showhouse was my first exposure to this type of event and it was a privilege to have the opportunity to contribute my efforts. I am humbled and honored to have been listed side-by-side with my esteemed colleagues from several of the Valley’s notable interior design firms.

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer