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