Interior Designer Lina Quintero Introduces The Lina Collection Designer Fabric Line – Sonoran News

The Sonoran News highlights luxury interior designer Lina Quintero and features the launch of her couture designer fabric line known as The Lina Collection – Fabric series. Please feel free to visit the following direct link to review the article
Interior Designer Lina Quintero Introduces The Lina Collection Designer Fabric Line


With Love, Lina

Interior Designer

Designer Fabric : Interior Designer Lina Quintero Introduces The Lina Collection With Her Couture Designer Fabric Line

In several of my past blogs, I have been forthcoming about my deep rooted respect for inspirational famous interior designers including the one-of-kind charming Barbara Barry and the affable Barclay Butera. I have written about the debonair Steve Nobel and my admiration for his knowledge of complex aspects of the business side of the interior design industry. It is with these inspiring individuals who influenced my career in mind that I am proud to announce the official launch of The Lina Collection and my designer fabric line, Lina Fabric.

The Lina Collection luxury designer furnishings line initiates with my signature couture fabric series. I created Lina Fabric with the intent to address a diverse range of residential and commercial luxury interior design clients through a comprehensive selection of styles, colors, materials, patterns, weaves, and uses. Since the dawn of my career, my design vision has always been built on the belief that being a top interior designer means placing the design goals of the client at the forefront. The Lina Collection couture designer fabric line accomplishes my goal by offering universal design diversity.



I extend my special thanks to all the individuals who helped make my dream of launching a designer fabric line turn into a reality. Without your support and guidance, I couldn’t have made this dream come true. I appreciate you.


Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer

Interior Designer Style: Lina Quintero Featured In SoScottsdale! Magazine For Her Timeless Fashion Sense

When SoScottsdale! Magazine, a leading fashion and style magazine in Scottsdale, Arizona, notified me that they wanted to publish a feature on my timeless sense of fashion, I literally radiated excitement. I was entirely flattered. As a lover of all things design and fashion related, on a personal level, this is an honor that transcends my early professional accomplishments in the field of interior design and business. When the magazine published and I discovered that they featured me next to Trina Turk, I felt as giddy as a child in a candy store.

In order to view the article on SoScottsdale.com, please visit the following direct link:
SoScottsdale! Magazine - Lina Quintero Fashion Feature

There is no doubt that interior design is and always has been my greatest passion. However, in both my professional and personal experiences, fashion rates a very close second. Both of these industries require a similar creative gene that forces the mind to think outside-of-the-box. In a similar manner, these two industries parallel each other in that they mandate the need to move fast and keep up with the trends. Whether I am sifting through upholstery fabric for a custom upholstered chair or I am in the Nordstrom’s Designer Department shopping for a dress, I am having fun.

Thank you SoScottsdale! Magazine. I appreciate you thinking to include me in your publication. It is an honor to be recognized as a Scottsdale Fashionista.


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

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

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

Luxury Interior Design - by Interior Designer Lina Quintero

Since this is my first blog, I thought it would make sense to formally introduce myself by providing some background information about my life as a luxury interior designer.

From an early age, I was constantly fascinated by the dynamic, sophisticated realm of luxury interior design. Through my passion for art and art history, I realized that my destiny was leading me toward a complete immersion in the fascinating realm of high-end design.

At age seventeen, I was fortunate to secure a position at the esteemed luxury residential interior design firm in Scottsdale, Arizona known as Elements of Design. Seven years later, I made my return to Elements of Design as the owner and lead interior designer. As of October 2011, I am starting taking my dream to the next level by creating Lina Design Studio. Now, I truly have the freedom to create interiors that work well for clients!

My motivation as a luxury interior designer is driven by two primary factors.

First and foremost, my residential, commercial, and hospitality clients are the most fascinating, well-rounded group of individuals imaginable. I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to nurture meaningful relationships with each and every client that I serve. More often than not, by the end of an interior design project, the relationships with my clients expand into the realm of friendship. The relationships that I develop as a result of the intimacy of the luxury interior design process are extraordinary and priceless.

Secondly, I am perpetually in awe of the exquisite nature of the products that I sift through on behalf of my clients. The range and quality of the furniture, fabric, accessories, wall coverings, etc… are simply mind-boggling. From time to time, in order to come back to reality, I have to pinch myself. It is all too often that I get lost in the artistic fantasyland of luxury interior design products.

I appreciate you taking the time to read my introductory luxury interior design blog. In the future, I will present design trend information, happenings in the industry as well as within Lina Design Studio, innovative product information, and much more…

Respectfully,

Lina Quintero
Interior Designer