Knoxville, Tenn. – With over 20 years’ experience working as an interior designer who has built a sizeable portfolio of upscale client projects throughout East Tennessee and the United States, Todd Richesin‘s passion for design has been officially recognized on a nationwide level.
Richesin was selected as one of House Beautiful’s “Next Wave of Top 20 Designers” in the just-released December / January 2010 issue, hitting newsstands today, Nov. 24.
“I’m thrilled about the opportunity to share my work with House Beautiful readers and to represent my home state in such a prestigious publication,” said Todd Richesin, owner of Knoxville-based Todd Richesin Interiors.
Richesin grew up in Sweetwater, Tenn., and manages a fully appointed studio located in West Knoxville at his French manor house, which for the past ten years has played host to a complete interior design service. It is here where clients will find one of the South’s most exclusive fabric and furniture resource libraries.
Todd also travels to furniture and accessory markets worldwide, as well as to many antique shows to keep up-to-date on design trends and new product introductions.
“I truly focus on expressing each client’s unique individual style in my projects,” Richesin said. “Getting to know a client’s personality helps me to provide them with fresh ideas and one-of-a-kind designs.”
Since early childhood, Todd has had a knack for interior design. In fact, his first project happened by accident at the age of 7. He selected an Oriental rug that is still in his parents’ home library today – even after the room has been redecorated three times.
Todd’s philosophy of design is simple — starting with personal collections or design elements that a client loves and building from there.
“More beautiful, more comfortable, more livable – that’s my motto,” Richesin said. “Design should be fun. My goal is simply to take a client’s dream and make it a reality.”
No one in East Tennessee knows better about making their design dreams come true than Knoxville resident Melinda Story. Melinda has worked with Richesin over the past 10 years on four different interior design projects, including a room-by-room design project for her main home in Knoxville; restoration and complete interior design of an 1840’s house in Key West, Fla.; design and furnishing of her mountain home in Highlands, NC; and a remodeling and interior design project for an historic loft in downtown Knoxville.
“We would not consider undertaking a project without the benefit of Todd’s consultation,” Story said. “His vision, talent and creativity are gifts. You can see it in everything he does and everything he is.”
Doretta Sperduto, decorating director of House Beautiful, says Todd’s work speaks for itself. “He is obviously talented and deserves to be featured in this article.”
Recently, Todd integrated social media tools to give back to supporters interested in gaining interior design knowledge, along with offering helpful decorating tips and answering design-related questions. Todd’s blog, “On the Fringe,” hosts a variety of colorful blog posts. Todd’s fan page on Facebook is also growing daily.
“Spreading design knowledge, along with providing the best customer service possible has always been my top priority,” Richesin said. “I try my best to go above and beyond what a client wants to make them happy.”
About Todd Richesin Interiors, LLC
Based in Knoxville, Tenn., Todd Richesin Interiors, LLC , is a full-service interior design studio that utilizes custom furniture, antiques and luxury fabrics to express each client’s individual style. The firm’s services include floor plan design; pre-construction analysis of floor plans and furniture layouts; flooring, plumbing, tile and lighting selection; selection of all interior finishes; cabinetry consultation and design; custom furniture, draperies, rugs and accessories; artwork selection and antiques.
Richesin is also a business partner with Bobby Brown in Bobby Todd Antiques. Founded in 1999 and located in the heart of downtown Sweetwater, Tenn. (near Interstate 75 between Knoxville and Chattanooga), Bobby Todd Antiques features unique furniture pieces, garden accessories and gifts as well as intangibles such as scent and sound to enhance the design of every home.
