Today marks the launch of the Elati Design Guild. Our mission is to enhance society’s beauty by sharing our well-designed ideas and creations through this forum.
As defined by Wikipedia, a guild is an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft in a particular town. The Guild’s home base, www.ElatiDesignGuild.com, is the platform where we will share our passion for design done well, each Guild member speaking to their craft.
As I’ve been honing my craft as an architect and interior designer over the years, it has become abundantly clear to me that each project I work on is most successful because of its team of specialists. Working as equals, it is this team that brings their expertise to the stage and when working as an ensemble, the results are noteworthy.
From architecture to construction, glasswork to millwork, landscaping to finishes, every part of a project is made better when attended to by those who are particularly skilled at their craft. It would be quite the mistake if I were to make custom cabinets for a client!
It is here you will be introduced to the Colorado-based designers and artisans who are part of the ensemble making our homes and offices, and everything else around us, beautiful works of design. Kicking off the team work is graphic design firm Korak Design, with offices in Denver, who designed the Guild logo, and website design by Colorado’s Spark One Web Development.
If you like, sign up on the contact page to be notified when a new post is published. Each post will share insights on projects and the things that inspire us to be a part of the team it takes to create a residence or retail space, office or any other well-designed environment.
We hope you enjoy getting to know the Elati Design Guild.
Eric Mandil, AIA, NCARB, ICAA
