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Curious Listeners

Lifelong learners, asking questions, don’t make assumptions, explore.

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Bold Dreamers

Don’t settle for the status quo, dig deep, research, find unique solutions, push the design to new levels or know how to execute.

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Purposeful Doers

Have a plan, be a leader, lead by example, be intentional, organize your processes and efforts around the client and design goals.

Meet The Team

We’re united by a dedication to transforming ideas into exceptional design. We think a diverse range of backgrounds, experience, and expertise makes the 
work better and the process more fun.

Isai Barrera

Isai Barrera

Interior Designer

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“When you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too.” – Denzel Washington

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Burlington, NC

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Little Nuggets

Cold or Hot Shower?

Ice cold

Most likely to?

Form a one man band

Future trip?

Travel the world

Coffee order?

Black with a teaspoon of honey

Favorite hike?

The Narrows – Zion National Park

Hayden DeShazer

Hayden DeShazer

Procurement Lead

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“The mountains are calling, and I must go…”

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Lafayette, NJ

Education

NC State University

Little Nuggets

Longest backpacking trip?

7 nights

Spotify wrapped top artists?

Billy Strings, John Mayer, Dangermuffin, Dead & Co, String Cheese

Future plans?

Live and travel in an RV

Tattoos?

14 and counting

Favorite National Parks?

Rainier, North Cascades, Arches, and Glacier if I had to pick

Matt Elliott

Matt Elliott

Studio Lead | Commercial Interior Design

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“Think it over, think it under.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

North Myrtle Beach, SC

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Registered Interior Designer

#12

National Council of Interior Design Qualifications

#34317

Affiliations

International Interior Design Association
National Council of Interior Design Qualifications

Little Nuggets

Running On?

Iced Coffee

Childhood Soundtrack?

Tom Petty

Fictional Icon?

Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada

Most Likely To?

Bring home a stray cat

Cutting Tool of Choice?

Lasers

Will Ellis

Will Ellis

Architectural Designer

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“I may have a burnt face, but that doesn’t mean I can’t fight crime!”

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Greensboro, NC

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Little Nuggets

Wiffle slider break?

42 inches

Metal albums owned?

30 strong

Guitar notes played?

125,556,339,701

Beers criticized?

Innumerable

Graphic novels written?

1.5

Pete Fala

Pete Fala

Partner / Managing Director

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STITCH Design Shop Pete Fala Hobbies fishing, baseball, family, fruit

You have two ears and one mouth, use them proportionally.

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Chapmanville, WV

Education

University of Charleston
University of Colorado

Registered Architect

#11504

National Council of Interior Design Qualifications

#023053

NC Licensed General Contractor

Affiliations

American Institute of Architects
LEED Accredited Professional

Little Nuggets

IPA or Stout?

IPA

Favorite Disney Princess?

Merida from Brave

Selfies?

Nah

Childhood Hero?

Bo Jackson

Baseball IQ?

Strong to Quite Strong

Taylor Ghost

Taylor Ghost

Associate / Director of Interior Design

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Be who you are and be that well. – Frances de Sales

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Jacksonville, FL

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Registered Interior Designer

#180

National Council of Interior Design Qualifications

#34352

Affiliations

International Interior Design Association
LEED Green Associate
National Council of Interior Design Qualifications

Little Nuggets

Most likely to?

Reference back to 90s pop culture

Cocktail hour?

Scotch on the rocks

Travel to?

Pacific Northwest

Netflix Binge?

Schitt’s Creek on repeat

Tunes?

The National

Jacob Hayes

Jacob Hayes

Interior Designer

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“Never forget to look in the mirror and ensure you are becoming the person you said you would be.”

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Wallburg, NC

Education

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Little Nuggets

Favorite TV show?

Criminal Minds

Bowling ball weight?

15 lbs

Laziest pastime?

Tubing down the river

Grubbin’?

Waffle House

Spotify #1?

Ethan Regan

Chelsea Helms

Chelsea Helms

Project Manager | Commercial Architecture

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“Wondering and marveling is never a waste of time.” – Mister Rogers

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Greensboro, NC

Education

Appalachian State University x 2

Registered Interior Designer

#166

National Council of Interior Design Qualifications

#34322

Member – International Interior Design Association

#006334

Affiliations

Boone Chamber of Commerce
National Council of Interior Design Qualifications

Little Nuggets

Salty or sweet?

Both, preferable together

Default playlist?

Leon Bridges

Favorite bird?

Hummmmmmmmmmmming bird

Back in time or to the future?

Back in time

Preferred place?

The woods

Hugo Hernandez

Hugo Hernandez

Architectural Designer

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“If you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Mexico

Education

Forsyth Technical Community College
Appalachian State University

Little Nuggets

Favorite classic movie?

Home Alone

Playlist?

80’s

Favorite childhood author?

Gary Soto

Most likely to?

Lose at all trivia games

After architecture?

Composer and writer

Jannifer Ingram

Jannifer Ingram

Operations Manager

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“Your mind will believe everything you tell it. Feed it faith, feed it truth, feed it love.”

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Rural Hall, NC

Education

Appalachian State University

Little Nuggets

Bucket list?

Travel the country in an RV

All-time favorite movie?

Jaws

Red or white?

Both

Favorite holiday?

Halloween – the spookier the better

Greatest pride?

They are currently 15, 13, & 7

Veronica Kromm

Veronica Kromm

Lead Designer | Residential Interior Design

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“The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.” -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Winston-Salem, NC

Education

Forsyth Technical Community College
Salem College

Little Nuggets

Hideaway?

In a hammock on Ocracoke Island

Favorite artist?

Remedios Varo

Future plan?

Live in a van down by the river

Dream project?

Earthship

Led Zeppelin Song?

Ten Years Gone

Devon Leonard

Devon Leonard

Architect

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“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.” – Thomas Sowell

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Scottsdale, Arizona

Education

Arizona State University

Registered Architect

NC #16156

Little Nuggets

Coffee temperature?

132 degrees

Influenced by?

Johnny Cash

Longest bike ride?

120 miles

Current obsession?

House renovations

Lifelong goal?

Jeopardy contestant

Olivia Lindsey

Olivia Lindsey

Marketing Administrator

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“The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.” – Prince Phillipe, The Princess Diaries

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Greensboro, NC

Education

Guilford Technical Community College

Little Nuggets

Life goal?

Swimming with sharks

Best place to dance?

Aerially

Hot or cold?

Hot

Comfort movie?

LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring

Favorite hobby?

Collecting hobbies, mastering none

Kaylor Mead

Kaylor Mead

Studio Lead | Residential Interior Design

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“The best thing about bein’ a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun.” – S. Twain

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

High Point, NC

Education

Appalachian State University

Little Nuggets

Most likely to?

Steal your pen

Coffee order?

Black drip

May never master?

Male celebrities

Memoirs or fiction?

Both

Enneagram

Hard 2

Mauricio Sanchez

Mauricio Sanchez

Architectural Designer

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“Inside every person, there are two bears, forever locked in combat for your soul. One bear is all things good: compassion, love, trust. The other is all things evil: fear, shame, and self-destruction. The one that wins is the bear that we feed.” – Dani, The New Mutants

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Mexico City, Mexico

Education

Forsyth Technical Community College
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Little Nuggets

Best place to be?

Hiking

Sports?

Soccer

Most essential lens?

24mm

Favorite piece of tech you own?

Drone

Icon?

Tony Stark

Ben Schwab

Ben Schwab

Partner / Director of Operations

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You don’t worry ‘bout fitting in when you’re custom made.

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Belle Plaine, Iowa

Education

Iowa State University
University of Colorado

Registered Architect

#12655

Affiliations

American Institute of Architects
LEED Accredited Professional
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
Board Member, Winston Salem Arts Council

Little Nuggets

Favorite Movie?

Dream a Little Dream

Worst Job?

Detasseling Corn

Rock Idol?

CC Deville

Trouts Landed?

2,072

Gamertag?

MAMBA 62

William Scurry

William Scurry

Architectural Designer

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“This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before.” -Maya Angelou

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Winston-Salem, NC

Education

University of North Carolina Charlotte

Little Nuggets

Music taste comes from?

Dad’s CD collection

Most likely to?

Be loafing in Boone

Perfect movie?

Good Will Hunting

Local restaurant?

The Olive Tree

In another life?

Yosemite rock climbing hippie

Adam Sebastian

Adam Sebastian

Partner / Design Director

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STITCH Design Shop Adam Sebastian Hobbies Skate Boarding, Skiing, Family

When opportunity knocks, make sure you are there to answer the door.

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Winston Salem, NC

Education

North Carolina State University

Registered Architect

License #12760

Affiliations

American Institute of Architects
Member, Downtown Winston Salem Partnership
Board of Directors, Sawtooth School for Visual Arts

Little Nuggets

Idols?

Walt Disney & Laird Hamilton

Double Blacks Skied?

Who’s counting?

After architecture?

Paddleboard Instructor

Coffee consumption?

Negative Ghost Rider

Last Song?

The Stones, Wild Horses

Anna Camille VandeVen

Anna Camille VandeVen

Interior Designer

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“I’m going to make everything around me beautiful – that will be my life.” -Elsie de Wolfe

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Newellton, Louisianna

Education

Louisiana Tech University

Little Nuggets

Best place to be?

On Lake Bruin

Favorite band?

Cowboy Mouth

Cocktail hour?

Gin & Tonic

Spirit animal?

Duck

Red lights in your hometown?

1 (and it turns off at night)

Lauren Waterman

Lauren Waterman

Architectural Designer

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“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.” – Vincent Van Gogh

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Pfafftown, NC

Education

North Carolina State University

Little Nuggets

Favorite season?

Fall

Most likely to?

Park far away just to pull through a parking spot

Favorite movie?

Alice In Wonderland

Favorite food?

Anything involving potatoes

Dumbest injury?

Art injury from drawing for too long

Steve Winter

Steve Winter

Technical Director / Architect

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STITCH Design Shop Steve Winter Hobbies tools, balay, hiking

The way you do anything is the way you do everything.

Background & Qualifications

Hometown

Chippewa Lake, Ohio

Education

Ohio State University

Registered Architect

#30472826

Affiliations

Board Member, Downtown Winston Salem Partnership

Little Nuggets

Favorite movie?

The Goonies

Saddest Truth?

Cleveland Browns Fan

Travel to?

Pacific Northwest

Between the legs?

99 Harley Sportster

Dogs or Cats?

What are cats?

Raddest car?

1987 Shelby Z Daytona