Greg Finney - A co-founder of 2Modern.com. He is one of the primary buyers for the 2Modern store and splits time between New York and California, visiting with designers and staying on top of the latest trends in modern design.
Jennifer Sitko - Co-Founder of 2Modern.com & Sendomatic.com, graphic designer & object designer - when not behind her desk (almost never) Jennifer can be found painting, sewing, playing guitar, in yoga poses or tip-toeing through the tulips.
Deanna Miller - Furniture Designer, Showroom Designer, Artist and lover of anything inspiring and unique, Deanna is on a never ending search for the trends and trend setters. She navigates her way through trade shows representing 2Modern's Public Relations and Marketing Department. A Bikram Yoga devotee, Deanna finds herself most relaxed in 105 degree rooms striking her best King Dancer.
Kacey Coughlin - An artist, painter, and designer living in Southern California, Kacey helps to maintain many sites, including 2Modern.com. Kacey has been known to sell her works at the International Comic Con every year in San Diego. Her personal work can be viewed at mackovision.com.
Stratos Bacalis - Designer and writer: Having studied civil engineering and fashion design, Stratos now works for an architectural firm specializing in exhibition spaces and museums. Visit his blog at http://sandman-chronicles.blogspot.com/
Anand Gahlot - Out of Sydney, Australia with a Masters in Design, Anand is a designer by day and a super-hero by night...on a mission to inform the world of good design solutions. Anand hangs his cape at sdotg.blogspot.com and at subcontinentalgiant.com.
Valentina Herrera - Valentina Herrera (27) is a Chilean industrial designer, who studied at the Universidad de Valparaiso, Chile. In 2005, she created, with her classmate Ricardo Jofré (graphic designer), "Evoluz Diseño", their design office: http://www.evoluz.cl
Lisa Williams - Lisa Williams is a lover of bungalow house design, a freak for well-drawn floor plans, and an active supporter of historic preservation and the New Urbanism movement. Her outlet for these passions is her design blog SHELTER. In it she writes about small-space living, affordable design, do-it-yourself decor, and "real" people's homes, all the while emphasizing how to make your house into a home. A former D.C. event planner, Lisa is currently finishing a long-overdue Art History Degree while trying to get her foot into the Historic Preservation field. She resides in Richmond in an apartment that is a tad too modern for her tastes.
Heloisa Righetto - A Brazilian product designer, now living in (and being inspired by) London, with a not so secret crush on lighting and sustainable design. Contact me! helorighetto@hotmail.com.
Adrienne Breaux - As the owner and lead designer of a fresh new design studio (Design + Stuff) in Austin and the writer and producer of two local design blogs, Adrienne Breaux has the unique position of being the person both creating environments and commenting on them. A graduate of Louisiana State University with a B.A. in Interior Design, she's been working in the field as a designer for years in both traditional and modern styles—and everything in between. Her writing can currently be found on her daily Austin design blog: ifdaustin.blogspot.com and her online design advice service: adesignerfriend.com. Design + Stuff can be found at www.adriennebreaux.com.
Rachel Pfeffer - Rachel Pfeffer is a designer of all kinds currently living in Boston.
She likes to make things and take pictures of things and take pictures
of things she makes. Her claim to fame are Bullet Buddies: Empty
Shells, Full of Life. Everything you'll ever want to know about her is
on her website, www.rachelpfeffer.com.
Lauren O'Malley - From a small town with big city tastes, Lauren has always been obsessed with good design. A lover of all things aesthetically pleasing, she created the blog Style Niche as a reference for those looking for beautiful low cost/high end designs, inspiration, and products for their home no matter what their budget, and is always searching for great architecture, innovative products, and beautiful color schemes. Her current love is mid century/retro and is on the lookout for the perfect mid century modern abode for her fiance and adorable new baby. In her spare time she loves to paint, scrapbook, knit, design web pages and create digital art. You can find Style Niche here: http://styleniche.blogspot.com
Jeremy Levine - Jeremy Levine is the principal of Jeremy Levine Design, which specializes in green, modern residential architecture. Jeremy serves on the board of directors for the Harpo Foundation for the Arts. Check out Jeremy's architecture at www.jeremylevine.com.
Manvi Drona Hidalgo - Manvi is a creative entrepreneur. She is a web and graphic designer transitioning to interior and home accessory design. Manvi, which means humanity in Sanskrit, brings a well traveled perspective to her design aspirations. Born in Jhansi, India, Manvi grew up in Muscat, Oman and Dubai, UAE, and has lived in London, New York and New Delhi. She currently resides in the Washington DC metro area.
She runs Mochatini (http://www.mochatini.org), an eco-friendly design blog, owns her design StudioMDH (website, graphics and interiors), and heads marketing and technology at a non-profit in DC. Manvi loves to help people and is passionate about creating affordable eco-friendly design solutions. Manvi also blogs for Vogue India.
Kimberly Phillips - Kimberly Phillips is a Boston-based Web editor, writer, and one half of the function key. She's been in love with design since age 10, when she would confiscate her parents' Architectural Digest, tearing out the photos and repurposing them as interiors for self-designed floor plans. You can contact her at: thefunctionkey@gmail.com.
Yvonne Perez Emerson - Is a crafty crafter, with over 20 years in the graphic design industry. She has been fortunate to combine her her passion for handmade with her commercial work. Currently the creative director for a slightly odd agency called Curiosity Group (http//www.curiositygroup.com) she not only oversees creative but also designs photo card templates, paper craft toys and party kits for clients such as HP, Disney and DreamWorks. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon is a wife and mother and writes for her personal blog– Cre8tivegirl (http://cre8tivegirl.blogspot.com/) In her spare time she dabbles in everything from knitting & crochet - to printmaking. She is also labor doula.
Shannon Jordan - has a background in counseling psychology and a love of contemporary design that led her back to art school for a BFA in interior design. Fascinated by how color, materials, visual aesthetics and the built-environment affect emotional well-being, Shannon is always on the lookout for modern furnishings that soothe the soul, save the trees, or simply make life easier. She has lived in Singapore and traveled the world, but calls sunny San Diego home. She can be reached at shannonjordan@hotmail.com.
Rebecca Lewis - Rebecca Lewis is design junkie through and through. A graduate of Cornell University with a degree in art history and architecture, Rebecca worked at a contemporary European design showroom in Chicago and as an art/design publicist in Manhattan. Recently recruited as the marketing director of the radical web 2.0 start-up DesignerPages.com, she is also delighted to join 2modern as a new guest blogger.
Susan Rapp - A Creative & Lifestyle Director for Urban Lifestyle Decor: furniture + wares for the urban dweller. She started this design and decor blog to write about her passion for this industry, "I live in the Sin of Furniture ~ always searching for fabulous finds & the cultural creatives who make them." Susan has over 20 years experience in the retail home furnishings industry as a Lifestyle Director, Merchandising Manager; Buyer for home accents, upholstery and case goods; and Display Designer for large, high-end showrooms. Additionally, she was a Midwest Manufacturer’s Sales Representative for some of the top manufacturers and importers in the home furnishings industry and has experienced with FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certification and Sustainable Furniture Manufacturing. To find your Urban Decor LifeStyle, visit her at www.urbanlifestyledecor.com.
Troy Winterrowd - Troy Winterrowd is a Creative Director, Designer and Real Estate Broker living in Asheville, NC. Having studied fine arts, interiors and architecture he went on to be a Design Director at creative companies such as Hallmark, Sony, Universal and Disney. Since he has ran his own successful art gallery and retail store before moving to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Between yoga and hiking he assists people in real estate at Real Living Connect and helps market designers within the creative community there. This motivated him to do his own modern design site called ModernAsheville.com.
Kit Unreliable - Kit is a part time architect, full time design junkie and serial procrastinator. She dreams of owning her own design atelier in Paris, but currently settles for croissants and French toast in Sydney, Australia. She also shares her unhealthy obsessions with cupcakes, balloons and all things design over at That Unreliable Girl. On the rare occasion that Kit is away from her computer, she can be found inadvertently killing her herb collection, hunting down the most delicious pastries in town, or sourcing antique furniture that she never quite gets around to restoring.