Palaces Featured in NY Times

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

 SPECIAL February 2, 2012  Perla Lichi’s newest book, Palaces, is featured in today’s New York Times Homes section under Currents.  It was featured on NY Times.com as well.   

This lavish and exquisitely beautiful hard cover, coffee table book features 200 pages of the designer’s most recent and most glorious interior design work.

            “I have designed homes for people from all walks of life – from the regular business person to the royal prince and princess. And one thing of which I am certain is that every man and woman wants to be king and queen of their own palace,” says the designer.

            This is Ms. Lichi’s fourth book. Featured are full color, full page and double-page spreads of ten magnificent “palaces,” ranging from neoclassical to eclectic to contemporary chic. Eight of them are residences in theUnited Arab Emirates. Two of the featured installations are inFlorida,USA, where the designer founded her interior design business in 1990. In recent years she founded Perla Lichi International in Dubai.

            “This book is dedicated to showing readers the gamut of possibilities for their own personal palace, and to help them visualize the magic and grandeur that is within their reach. Design is in the details, and I love to layer on more and more sumptuous detailing. Readers will able to see this detailing now, close up and personal, in every page of this book and in each of the palaces that are featured,” says the designer.

            This extraordinary designer is constantly sought out by the world’s most successful people who want her unique design talents to enhance their homes and lifestyles. Since founding her namesake firm inFloridain 1990, Perla Lichi has enjoyed great success in high-end residential design. She also creates award-winning interiors that ensure quick sale of spec homes and investment properties. Clients include royalty, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals in every field including sports. In this full color coffee table book Perla shows readers that beautiful, well-designed rooms are well within their grasp. Cover Price is $39.95.  Book is currently on a special promotional sale for $3.99 or FREE for those who purchase two of her other books.

            Palaces is on sale at perlalichi.com go to BOOKS on the top menu;  and also as a Kindle eBOOK at Amazon.com.

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Palaces Kindle eBook Just Published on Amazon

Friday, January 13th, 2012

January 13, 2012  International designer Perla Lichi’s 200-page coffee table book, Palaces, has been published as an eBook and is now on sale for $9.99 at Amazon.com.

This lavishly beautiful book, first published as a hard cover coffee table book in Dubai in the Spring of 2011,  features ten recent installations. Two of these luxurious palaces are located in South Florida and eight are located in the United Arab Emirates where Perla has been living and working over the last five years.

“This is a very exciting step for us,” says Ms. Lichi. “Now more people than ever can enjoy perusing these beautiful interiors for pure enjoyment. Of course we also hope they will see ideas they love and will contact Perla Lichi International in Dubai or Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors in Florida for their next design project.

Kindle books can be read on Kindle readers with color platform. The Kindle for PC and Mac applications allow downloading and reading the book without a Kindle device. The Kindle for PC and Mac applications offer full screen reading views, color modes, and brightness controls to offer an immersive reading experience.

To purchase the book, go to amazon.com and in the Kindle Department search for Palaces by Perla Lichi.

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Perla Lichi to Speak at Canadian University Dubai on December 15th

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Dubai, UAE—December 7, 2011 The School of Architecture & Interior Design at Canadian University in Dubai is pleased to announced that world renowned Interior Designer Perla Lichi will speak on the topic “Design Around the World” in the Red Theater on December 15, 2011 at noon. The event is free and open to the public.

 

This is a natural topic for this extraordinary, globe-trotting designer who is constantly sought out by the world’s most successful people who want her unique design talents to enhance their homes and lifestyles. Since founding her namesake firm in Florida in 1990, Perla Lichi has enjoyed great success in high-end residential design. She has offices in Florida, New York, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and a new satellite office will soon be open in Brazil. Clients include royalty, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals in every field including sports.

Perla Lichi’s work has literally taken her around the world and the rich, detailed neo-classical interiors for which she is well known have been widely published in design and lifestyle magazines and on television interviews in the USA, Dubai, Kuwait, Russia, Mexico, the Caribbean, Poland, China, and elsewhere. She is the author of four coffee table books featuring her own work and was twice on the cover of the prestigious international hard cover book, Designers of the World.

 

Founded in 2006, Canadian University of Dubai (CUD) offers a Canadian-based curriculum in the heart of Dubai, within the culture and values of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). CUD is a student-focused university where every student is an important member of the university family. With students representing 86 different nationalities, CUD is truly a multi-cultural institution, reflective of both Canadian and UAE society.

Canadian University is located behind Shangri-La Hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.

 

Reservations are not necessary. For additional information or to arrange a personal interview with Perla Lichi before or after the event, please call 0971 4 3219090 or contact Naima Aziz, Assistant Professor Interior Design at 0971 50 2740650.

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‘Be King & Queen of Your Own Palace’ Says Designer Perla Lichi in New Book

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Dubai, UAE—May 3, 2011 Purchase an advance early release copy of Perla Lichi’s newest coffee table book, Palaces, by calling or visiting Perla Lichi Gallery, 516 Jumeirah Road, Dubai, phone: +971 4 394 2898.  This lavish and exquisitely beautiful hard cover, coffee table book features 200 pages of the designer’s most recent and most glorious interior design work.

 

           “I have designed homes for people from all walks of life – from the regular business person to the royal prince and princess. And one thing of which I am certain is that every man and woman wants to be king and queen of their own palace,” says the designer.         

 

            This is Ms. Lichi’s fourth book. Featured are full color, full page and double-page spreads of ten magnificent “palaces,” ranging from neoclassical to eclectic to contemporary chic. Eight of them are residences in the United Arab Emirates. Two of the featured installations are in Florida, USA, where the designer founded her interior design business in 1990. In recent years she founded Perla Lichi Gallery in Dubai which currently has showrooms in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and factories in Dubai and Indonesia.

 

            “This book is dedicated to showing readers the gamut of possibilities for their own personal palace, and to help them visualize the magic and grandeur that is within their reach. Design is in the details, and I love to layer on more and more sumptuous detailing. Readers will able to see this detailing now, close up and personal, in every page of this book and in each of the palaces that are featured,” says the designer.

 

            This extraordinary designer is constantly sought out by the world’s most successful people who want her unique design talents to enhance their homes and lifestyles. Since founding her namesake firm in Florida in 1990, Perla Lichi has enjoyed great success in high-end residential design. She also creates award-winning interiors that ensure quick sale of spec homes and investment properties. Clients include royalty, successful entrepreneurs, business executives and professionals in every field including sports. In this full color coffee table book Perla shows readers that beautiful, well-designed rooms are well within their grasp. The book is $39.95, plus shipping and handling. 

 

            The book will soon be available for purchase around the world from the authors website, www.perlalichigallery.com  Call the Dubai Gallery today to reserve your early advance copy +971 4 394 2898.

 

PALACES BY PERLA LICHI BOOK SPECS: $39.95 / 200 Pages / ISBN 978-0-9831305-4-3

SIZE: 8.625” x 11.25” HARD COVER

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Enkeboll Expands Presence Internationally: New Partnership with UAE’s Perla Lichi Gallery Announced

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

CARSON, CA (February 17, 2011) – Architectural woodcarvings leader Enkeboll announces that it is forming a sales and marketing partnership in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with internationally renowned interior designer Perla Lichi and her Perla Lichi Gallery.This will mark Enkeboll’s official entry into this part of the world.

Perla Lichi Gallery, a full service interior design company headquartered in Dubai, UAE, is located in a luxurious two-floor villa on one of the most prestigious thoroughfares on the road to the Burj Al Arab Hotel Dubai. Beginning in May, Enkeboll’s magnificently carved solid wood elements will now be showcased alongside the exquisite custom classic detailing that has become the Perla Lichi hallmark around the world. The newer Perla Lichi Décor design showroom in Abu Dhabi that features the same fine products and services to the people of Abu Dhabi will also showcase Enkeboll elements.

“Expanding our presence in the UAE made sense for a variety of reasons,” said Enkeboll President & CEO Roy Slavin. “The people have a keen appreciation for beauty and large-scale design and our intricately carved elements will dovetail nicely with the grand aesthetics that are so popular there. When we considered potential partners, Perla Lichi Gallery, with its American roots and UAE business ties, was the obvious choice for Enkeboll.”

The award-winning designer’s gallery is, in essence, a complete design center housed within a luxurious two-floor 5,000-square-foot villa. The Perla Lichi Gallery rooms were designed to serve as an inspiration for clients and to help them as they stroll through, to visualize how their own custom-designed home will look. An Enkeboll room, personally designed by Ms. Lichi, will feature an array of exquisite Enkeboll elements installed in a room vignette, facilitating the selection process.

Perla Lichi specializes in art history, color and space planning with a focus on classical detail and architectural elements. “We are thrilled to add Enkeboll elements to our line-up of resources. We know that our high-profile clients will love the richness and grandeur of their beautiful products. Their aesthetic and our clients’ aesthetic are one and the same.”

Enkeboll has been crafting fine architectural woodcarvings since 1956. The company’s products, inspired by great design traditions from around the world, are known for being exquisitely carved and richly detailed. Founder Raymond Enkeboll insists that only the finest North American hardwoods be used to produce the 1,000+ items available. Enkeboll Elements, which include corbels, moldings, arches, panels, mantels and onlays, are used by interior designers, kitchen and bath designers, architects, builders, and others in the woodcraft industry. For more information about Enkeboll, please visit www.enkeboll.com or call 800.745.5507.

ABOUT PERLA LICHI GALLERY, Inc: Perla Lichi Gallery, Inc. is a full service interior design company headquartered in Dubai, UAE. The sumptuous design showroom showcases the exquisite custom classic detailing that has become the Perla Lichi hallmark around the world. A new Perla Lichi Décor design showroom opened recently in Abu Dhabi to showcase the same fine products and services. Perla Lichi established a successful design practice in South Florida in 1990 where it has enjoyed phenomenal success that eventually called for worldwide expansion. For more information please visit www.perlalichi.com or call +971.4.394.2898 in Dubai or 954.726.0899 in the USA.

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Perla Lichi Decoration Opens in Abu Dhabi

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Abu Dhabi, UAE.  September 8, 2010 –  Perla Lichi Decoration, a custom design showroom centrally located on the airport road in Abu Dhabi, celebrated its grand opening recently and is now open for business. This showroom is an extension of the popular Perla Lichi Gallery in Dubai.  Both showrooms showcase the complete custom interior design products and services of world renowned interior designer Perla Lichi.

            The new showroom also exhibits examples of furniture that Perla Lichi is known for everywhere including items from America, custom-made pieces from her local factory and unique furnishings from all over the world.

            Explains Ms. Lichi, “Perla Lichi Decoration is a place where the people of Abu Dhabi can see examples of my interior design work. More than anything, this showroom is perfect for people looking for last-minute items such as furniture and accessories and want to work with a caring designer who can help them finish their homes.”

            “There are two very good reasons why I am in UAE,” Ms. Lichi continues. “Number one, I love the people and the culture here. And number two, I love the fact that the people here really do appreciate good design.”

 

Perla Lichi Gallery

            Perla Lichi Gallery is a complete design center located in a luxurious two-floor, 5,000-sqare-foot villa on Jumeirah Beach Road, one of the most prestigious and well known thoroughfares in all of Dubai.

            The award-winning designer’s gallery is, in essence, a complete design center showcasing the classic design and detailing that Perla Lichi is known for around the world. The Perla Lichi Gallery rooms were designed to serve as an inspiration for clients and to help them, as they stroll through, to visualize how their own custom designed home will look. By viewing actual samples of design styles, people can see, feel and touch the luxurious custom products that are combined to create beautiful interiors by Perla Lichi.

             “When you can see and touch the products and the colors, envisioning the final results is much easier,” explains Perla Lichi.

             “I believe that if you want to hire somebody to paint the Mona Lisa, you need Leonardo DaVinci. If you want to hire somebody to do the Perla Lichi style, it should be Perla Lichi’s team that creates it.

            “Our specialties are woodwork such as cabinetry, dressing rooms, kitchens, libraries, TV units, and feature walls. We are also extremely talented in different upholstery techniques such as padded walls, and all types of sofas and chairs, and—last but not least—curtains and draperies. Additionally, my own trained specialty painting team was imported from the States. These artisans know my style and quality and are now painting many villas throughout the UAE with the Perla Lichi “makeup” that gives my work a unique look.

            Perla Lichi invites you to visit her new Perla Lichi Decoration showroom in Abu Dhabi and also the Design Gallery in Dubai so that you can share in the personal and professional Renaissance that she experienced by focusing her attention on the Middle East.

            Perla Lichi Decoration in Abu Dhabi is located along the airport road, located with plenty of parking.  In Dubai, Perla Lichi Gallery is located seaside, after Jumeriah Beach Park, at 516 Jumeirah Road, Jumeirah 3. Call today to set up your personal appointment. The phone number is 04-394-2898.

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Designer Perla Lichi Opens Dubai Gallery

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Interior Designer Perla Lichi Opens Dubai Gallery

Perla Lichi Gallery is Now Open at 516 Jumeriah Beach Road in Dubai

Fort Lauderdale, FL and Dubai, UAE–February 17, 2010Perla Lichi Gallery, a complete design center located in a luxurious two-floor villa on Jumeriah Beach Road, one of the most prestigious and well known thoroughfares in all of Dubai, is now open for business. The new Gallery is named for the internationally recognized interior
designer Perla Lichi, whose design expertise is showcased throughout the two-story villa.

This sumptuous 5,000 sq. ft. villa on the famous road leading to the Burg Al Arab Hotel features samples of the classic design and detailing that Perla Lichi is known for around the world. This villa showcases furniture, special finishes and magnificent draperies made of luscious fabrics – all to serve as inspiration for what can be created in each client’s own villa.

The award-winning designer’s new gallery is, in essence, a complete design center housed within a luxurious two-floor 5,000-square-foot villa. Samples of the classic design and detailing that Perla Lichi is known for around the world are showcased here, including custom, hand-carved furniture, special finishes and magnificent draperies made of luscious fabrics. The Perla Lichi Gallery rooms were designed to serve as an inspiration for clients and to help them, as they stroll through, to visualize how their own custom designed home will look. By viewing actual samples of design styles, they will be able to see, feel and touch the high end custom products that are combined to create beautiful interiors by Perla Lichi.

Perla Lichi Gallery offers complete residential design services from concept to execution. At the new Gallery, customers will be able to envision just how beautiful their completed house will be by viewing actual samples of design styles. They will be able to see, feel and touch the high end custom products that are combined to create beautiful interiors.

“When you can see and touch the products and the colors, envisioning the final results is much easier,” explains Perla Lichi. Imported furniture, chandeliers, accessories and creative stone works are on display as well as marvelously detailed examples of custom area rugs, custom drapery treatments and many unique faux finishing techniques that all work together to create the exquisite detailing that has become the designer’s hallmark.

The Design Department is based in the USA, where Perla has assembled a group of the finest professionals who specialize in different areas of interior design and their combined efforts can create every imaginable décor – from modern style to palatial.

“Perla Lichi Gallery offers custom order furniture, custom draperies, custom flooring including area rugs and custom stonework. Customers can come into our shop with their architectural plans and we can design and implement the interiors for their entire home. Or they can come to shop for accessories or to order furniture,” explained Director of Operations Ossama Salem. “In fact, we are structuring Perla Lichi Gallery as a one-stop shop where clients can easily find the solutions to their design problems. Here they will find a pleasant shopping experience while enjoying this beautiful ambiance that Perla Lichi has created.”

Jumeirah Beach Road is one of the most well known thoroughfares in all of Dubai. The Gallery is located seaside, after Jumeriah Beach Park, at 516 Jumeirah Road, Jumeirah 3. The Dubai phone number is 971-4-3942898. For information about Perla Lichi Gallery, in the USA, call Perla Lichi Design at 954-726-0899.

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It’s Official! Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Fort Lauderdale, FL—February 22, 2010. Two design industry pioneers and innovators, Perla Lichi and Steve Zelman, have joined forces to launch Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors, a full service interior design firm. With locations in New York and South Florida, Lichi-Zelman services a broad range of high-end residential and commercial clients in the US and abroad.

The two award-winning designers, respectively, have been responsible for some of the most prestigious and high profile home and commercial designs featuring unique environments that are aesthetically pleasing, practical and functional.

“I have long respected Perla Lichi and her extraordinary work around the US and around the world,” said Steven Zelman. “Through this partnership, Lichi-Zelman offers clients the best of both worlds, merging the unique expertise of traditional design that Perla has perfected, combined now with the contemporary focus that has become my trademark.”

“For the past two decades, Steve has developed a reputation for being an incredibly versatile interior designer and is respected for his innovative approach and flair for contemporary décor,” said Lichi. “We have been looking for a way to collaborate for some time and I am thrilled that we are now able to enter into this exciting partnership,” she added.

Steven Zelman’s love for interior design began when he was just 16 and helped his mother design a family loft in New York City. Since then and over the course of the last two decades, he has built several successful interior design businesses. He was a principal at Fine Design Interiors, one of South Florida’s most respected and successful design firms which he eventually sold to Robb and Stucky, where he served as president until forming Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors. Zelman’s design firm was the recipient of Décor Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award and numerous first place FAME Awards from the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF). Zelman is frequently quoted by the press as an industry expert.

A major force in US and international interior design, Perla Lichi specializes in art history, color and space planning with a focus on classical detail and architectural elements. A seasoned professional, she brings passion, talent, and a hands-on approach to every client who commissions her own firm, Perla Lichi Design, her Dubai affiliate, Perla Lichi Gallery, and now Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors. Among several other prestigious organizations, over the course of her career Lichi is now or has been a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Latin Builders Association, and the Building Association of South Florida (BASF). Over the years she was the recipient of a record number of Florida’s BEST Awards, including Best of Show finalist award, twelve PRISM Interior Design Awards from the Gold Coast Building Association, and many other recognitions.

“Few, if any interior design firms can offer the experience, the talent and the personal attention that Lichi-Zelman provides to its clientele,” said Steven Zelman. “We are looking forward to bringing this unique offering to residential and commercial clients in this new decade.”

About Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors

Lichi-Zelman style Interiors is a full service interior design firm specializing in high-end residential and commercial interiors for custom homes, villas, model merchandising and developers. Lichi-Zelman style Interiors is the new contemporary division of Perla Lichi Design and utilizes the depth of experience that comes from many years of working with some of the world’s most prominent clientele. Visit Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors online at www.Lichi-Zelmanstyle.com.

The New York headquarters of Lichi-Zelman Style Interiors is 902 Broadway, 17th Floor. Contact Lichi-Zelman Interiors at 954-401-0121 or 954-726-0899, or visit the website www.lichi-zelmanstyle.com.

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Interior Designer Perla Lichi Featured on Cover of International Design Book

Monday, May 4th, 2009

The work of interior designer Perla Lichi graces the cover of “Great Designers of the World”

Fort Lauderdale, FL (USA) – May 5, 2009Celebrated Interior Designer Perla Lichi adds another laurel to her long list of crowning achievements with the publication of the fifth edition of Great Designers of the World. Her work is featured on the front and back covers and on pages 128-151 of this prestigious coffee table book.

“After a long hiatus since publishing the Fourth Edition, I am very happy that Perla Lichi’s work is featured so prominently in this long-awaited international edition,” stated John L. Pellam, Publisher and Editorial Director for the book’s publisher, Bibliotheque: World Wide.

The 160-page book takes a look into some of the most beautiful architectural and interior design in the world. Projects featured in the book range from contemporary designs in Mexico City to waterfront mansions in Florida, from sleek penthouses in Seoul and modern Saigon to lavish estates in the Arabian Desert.

Perla Lichi also wrote the foreword for “Great Designers of the World,” where she explains that interior design has really always been very multi cultural citing examples that date back to the early 20^th century. She relates to readers that her personal experience has recently brought her, a Mexican-born US designer, in closer touch with the diverse and intriguing cultures of the Middle East.

Perla Lichi Design headquarters is well established in Fort Lauderdale where Ms. Lichi has designed residential and commercial projects for more than 20 years. She recently opened Perla Lichi Gallery in a luxurious two-story villa on Jumeriah Beach Road in Dubai, UAE. This full service design gallery enables her to provide full service design and execution for her growing clientele in the region.

A native of Mexico City, Lichi moved with her family to South Florida in the mid ‘70s and grew up in the Hollywood area. She is the author of several books including You Deserve Beautiful Rooms and You Too Deserve Beautiful Rooms. A third volume, More Beautiful Rooms, was published in September 2008. All three books are available for sale on her website: www.perlalichi.com.

Perla Lichi’s high profile clients and design projects have included successful people in all fields of endeavor, including sports and royalty.

“Great Designers of the World” Fifth Edition is available via book stores and book dealers worldwide; book dealers are invited to contact BWW International Publishers: information@bwwsociety.org

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Perla Lichi Design Featured in NFL Wives’ Magazine at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Article Focuses on Perla Lichi’s Design Expertise

Ft. Lauderdale, FL (USA) February 14, 2009 – The Pittsburgh Steelers weren’t the only victors at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa recently.

Perla Lichi, the world renowned interior designer, was featured in a two-page spread in the Super Bowl issue of “Off the Field Magazine,” a publication of The National Football Players’ Wives Association.

The article entitled, “Pro Athletes Go for the Golden Perla Lichi Touch” highlights Ms. Lichi’s many achievements and specifically her expertise in designing for corporate CEOs, professional athletes, doctors, lawyers, financial executives, other professionals and royalty. At the breakfast banquet and fashion show, and later at the Gifting Center and Diamonds and Pearls gala, the Perla Lichi Design staff including Saari Cohen and Janet Verdeguer of the Marketing Department and Yildiz Ingram, one of Perla Lichi’s top designers, worked closely with Octavia McDougle, founder of Locker2Locker, an exclusive web marketplace created for professional athletes and their wives. The wife of NFL Stockar McDougle, Octavia is an up-and-coming national leader among NFL wives and the Off the Field organization.

Executive Producer Michael Gillespie organized the Off the Field Awards Banquet and Fashion Gala for Charity in Tampa, Florida. The theme for the event was: “Life Off the Field, Celebrating the Beauty Within.” When show organizers saw the caliber of design work that Perla Lichi Design creates, they suggested that her high end interior design services might qualify for the prestigious group of sponsors that also included Tiffany & Company and Dior.

In her second coffee table book, “You Too Deserve Beautiful Rooms,” Ms. Lichi profiles the homes of four professional athletes that she designed, including Sydney Ponson of baseball fame; NFL’s Jerome McDougle and Tebucky Jones, and basketball’s Keyon Dooling.

Perla Lichi is the author of several books including “You Deserve Beautiful Rooms” and “You Too Deserve Beautiful Rooms.” A third volume, “More Beautiful Rooms,” was published this fall. Perla Lichi’s work has been widely published in prestigious international design and lifestyle magazines including Florida Design, Architectural Digest, OT, Luxury Living, Dolce, Casa y Estilo, Florida Travel & Life, Al Baraque, Arabesque, Property World, Salon (Russia), and many others.

Perla Lichi is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and a Florida state licensed interior designer (ID 1727). Perla Lichi is an allied member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and a US Green Building Council Member. The company is headquartered in a 22,000 sq. ft. office and showroom in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The client base is anchored in South Florida but includes residential clients around the USA and around the world.

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