New York-based interior designer Purvi Padia founded her design firm on the idea that luxury and style are available to everyone, and can vary depending on the project or person. Thinking of these concepts as creative works of art, she merges modern and traditional concepts and designs to create beautiful interiors for her clients. Many of Purvi's clients are based in New York, and her designs Read more

My nominee for Elle Decor's Bloggers' Choice feature, Amber Lewis, is the founder of Amber Interiors, a design firm that mixes gorgeous textiles with one-of-a-kind pieces that reflect Amber's design philosophy that "chic should be comfortable and functional." Amber started her career when she turned her love of mixing bold textures and patterns into a small textile and pillow company. After Read more

San Francisco-based interior designer Martha Angus is the first West Coast designer to curate a boutique on Gilt Home. When I asked Martha about her inspiration for the boutique's look and product line, she noted, "We try to be true to ourselves. We love graphic things — you know black and white and color — and we just thought that was our signature. We just felt like more color, more punch, Read more

With influences ranging from Coco Chanel to Robert Venturi and Tony Duquette, interior designer and founder of 50 for Fifty Noa Santos's style is modern, fearless, and refreshingly lacking in minimalism. Noa's business, 50 for Fifty, charges clients $50 for 50 minutes of personal design consultation, making the possibility of interior design much more accessible to a range of renters and Read more

Last week, Hearst magazines unveiled three different apartments at 1212 Fifth Avenue in New York, designed by three different firms, and inspired by three different films, at its Designer Visions 2011 event. House Beautiful teamed up with Heather Moore for Jed Johnson Associates to design an apartment inspired by the movie Factory Girl while Veranda worked with Thomas O'Brien on an apartment Read more

Are you tuning in tonight for the season premiere of The Rachel Zoe Project? If so, keep an eye out for new styling assistant Jeremiah Brent, whose interior design background will lend a hand in styling on the show. Recently, we caught up with the busy Mr. Brent to ask him a few questions about design, the new season of the show, and his passions. An artist from an early age, Jeremiah taught Read more

Just like the rest of us, Lauren Gold and Sasha Adler, design directors at Nate Berkus Associates, are looking forward to Summer weather. But beyond beach days and outdoor garden parties, these two are more focused on ways to Summerize the interiors of our homes. They know there are some easy ways to add Summer flair to every room of your home. Here, Lauren and Sasha offer some quick tips on Read more