Interior Design Firm From Palm Beach Gets Design Opportunity in Saudi Arabia

Allison and Zita's Incredible Journey Through Saudi Arabia

Paladino Rudd Interior Design firm in Palm Beach, FL, tell us about their amazing adventure in Saudi Arabia.

"It was nothing short of extraordinary!" From breathtaking architecture and design inspiration to warm hospitality, each day brought unforgettable experiences and new friendships.

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Exploring the Architectural Marvels of KAFD

Our first day in Saudi Arabia set the tone for an incredible trip. To start, we embarked on an unbelievable tour of the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). We owe a huge thank you to Ahmed, an architect from Construction & Planning Ltd., for guiding us through this stunning district. Amazingly, KAFD is the world’s largest LEED Platinum-certified mixed-use business center, and its architectural brilliance left us in awe. One of the highlights was the metro station, designed by the world-renowned Zaha Hadid Architects. It was a true masterpiece of modern architecture and luxury design! The innovative designs and grand scale of the development fueled our excitement about potential interior design projects in the region.

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A Night of Hospitality and Celebration

Our first evening in Saudi Arabia was an absolute delight, thanks to our friend Tom Sunberg, who introduced us to our generous host, Sabah Al-Kraidees. We had the pleasure of touring the luxurious Narcissus Hotel before heading to a rooftop celebration at Karamna. We had a fabulous birthday dinner! The food was exquisite, the ambiance was spectacular, and the company was even better! To top it off, we indulged in the local experience of smoking dried fruit from a hookah and even had the opportunity to pet a falcon! Honestly, a heartfelt thank you to Sabah for making our first night so memorable.

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A Special Evening at Sabah’s Family Farm

By our fourth night in Saudi, we had already made wonderful new friendships, particularly with our dear friend Sabah Al-Kraidees. He invited us to his family farm in Riyadh for a delightful dinner party, where we met some truly inspiring individuals. The warmth and generosity we experienced was unparalleled. We look forward to collaborating on future design projects and bringing our signature Palm Beach design style. Sabah, we cannot thank you enough for your kindness and hospitality!

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A Historic Tour of Diyirah

Finally, on our last day in Saudi Arabia, we took a break from meetings to soak in the rich history of Riyadh. Our wonderful new friend, Mohamed Agour, treated us to a lovely lunch and guided us through Diyirah. It is the oldest district in Riyadh. Surrounded by modern developments, including golf courses and residential communities, Diyirah stands as a testament to the city’s deep historical roots. Walking through its historic streets was a perfect way to reflect on our journey before bidding farewell to this incredible country.

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Final Thoughts

Our time in Saudi Arabia was truly remarkable. From the awe-inspiring architecture to the warm hospitality and new friendships, every moment was special. Sincerely, we are deeply grateful to everyone who welcomed us with open arms, and we look forward to returning and collaborating on exciting international interior design projects. Until next time, Saudi Arabia!

Onward to Your Next Interior Design Project

Although our interior design office in based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, we are available for residential, commercial, yacht and international interior design projects worldwide! Come visit us at our office, call us directly at (561) 814-2838, or email us at Zita@PaladinoRudd.com or Al@PaladinoRudd.com to discuss your next luxury interior design project!

Paladino Rudd Interior Design Reflects on 2024 and Looks Ahead to 2025

Reflecting on 2024 Interior Design Projects and Events

Allison Paladino from Paladino Rudd Interior Design in Palm Beach Gardens, FL at the Fine Art Lighting Studio discussing the new Allison Paladino Lighting Collection for 2025
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As we say goodbye to 2024, the Paladino Rudd Interior Design team reflects on a year of success, growth, and gratitude. We are profoundly thankful to our design clients, whose trust fuels our creativity. We are thankful for our partners, who elevate our visions into reality. Finally, we are thankful for our incredible team, whose passion and dedication inspire everything we do. This year has been one to celebrate, with meaningful opportunities, unforgettable experiences, and collaborations that have shaped the future of our Palm Beach Gardens interior design studio.

Always Inspired with Interior Design

This year brought us closer to the heart of design and artistry. Our interior design team attended the C.Next Design conference in beautiful Mexico. We also attended the amazing design summit with DLN (Design Leadership Network) in Scotland. We embarked on inspiring trips to the Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting Studio, immersing ourselves in their intricate process of crafting exquisite pieces. At Art Basel, we connected with cutting-edge creativity and global influences that continue to inspire our upcoming South Florida interior design projects.

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Art Basel in Miami 2024 with Allison Paladino and Zita Rudd from Paladino Rudd Interior Design in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Art Basel in Miami 2024 with Allison Paladino and Zita Rudd from Paladino Rudd Interior Design in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Art Basel in Miami 2024 with Allison Paladino and Zita Rudd from Paladino Rudd Interior Design in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Sitting down with BUILD Magazine was another highlight. Sharing our story and vision with such an esteemed publication was an honor. You can watch the video below or by clicking here. We were thrilled to be part of exclusive interior design showrooms that spotlighted our work, along with others in the industry. Additionally, we had the opportunity to attend the Kips Bay President's Dinner, which added a touch of glamour and camaraderie to the year.

Along with these events and trips, we started a new modern interior design project in Southport, NC. We are super excited about this and we also finished a beautiful second home design project for our client in Asheville, NC, as well.

Looking Ahead to 2025

Moving forward, 2025 is brimming with promise. We’re excited to unveil a stunning new lighting and design project that will reflect our commitment to blending innovation with timeless elegance. This year also brings a calendar full of events. We love these showcases where we can connect with our community and share our passion for luxury design. We can’t wait to collaborate further, expand our horizons, and bring fresh ideas to life.

Thank you for being part of our journey. Here’s to an extraordinary year ahead!

Come visit us at our Palm Beach Gardens interior design studio, call us directly at (561) 814-2838, or email us at Zita@PaladinoRudd.com or Al@PaladinoRudd.com to discuss your next residential, commercial, or yacht design project!

 

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Paladino Rudd Takes On Alaska

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With the start of fall we've reflected on some of our favorite summer highlights! We must say, hands down it was setting sail in Alaska with Anne and David Sutherland of Perennials and Sutherland, two long-time leaders in luxury interior design materials. After decades of a wonderful partnership, they generously invited us to explore The Last Frontier aboard their beautiful vessel. It's always the best when colleagues become companions, and we were just that when exploring this destination. We couldn't have had better hosts to take us on this chilly yet eye-opening adventure.

This was our first time in Alaska, and there was plenty to see. From whales, seals, and tortoises to icebergs with all shades of blue. Shocked by the natural world, this flipped our perspective and got us looking into a whole new coastal interior design inspiration. We loved fishing, playing cards, and enjoyed many laughs. Although it was a close call, we concluded that Allison is definitely the best at fishing. We even learned some new facts! Alaska is the largest rainforest in the nation—who knew?

Anne and David have been our friends for quite some time, and it has been a joy to get to know them and their team for many years. There is so much mutual respect, and it has only grown. Ever since our return from sea, we've been diving into new interior design projects and couldn’t help ourselves from placing an order on “Homespun,” a Perennials performance fabric we can't get enough of!

Allison Paladino at the Inside Out Showroom with Florida Design

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I recently kicked off summer in the best possible way – alongside colleagues who have become my great friends. On June 9, Florida Design and the Inside Out showroom hosted me for a presentation to discuss the “Ins & Outs of Developing a Product Line.” I love developing luxury interior design products, so it was pure fun to share my tips, tricks, and slight mishaps along the way – it is all part of the journey!

Founder of Inside Out, Joy Eber, and Florida Design magazine have both been a part of my own journey. I’ve known Joy for nearly 25 years. She has always been very supportive of my interior design career, and we have a special connection that I value. When I released my first furniture and lighting collection with Century Furniture in Chicago, she congratulated me and sent me flowers to the show. She is a star, and she surrounds herself with a team that matches her enthusiasm and can-do attitude.

Florida Design magazine has celebrated key moments and milestones with us. When Zita Rudd was promoted to partner, who better to sponsor the event? That was where we had the pleasure of meeting Florida Design’s editor-in-chief, Luis Rigual, who introduced me to the Inside Out design community. Just like creating a collection, it all comes full circle!

Thank you to everyone who joined us, to Inside Out showroom, to Florida Design magazine, and of course – to my wonderful product collaborators in interior design: Perennials, Fine Art, EJ Victor, and Century! To learn more about my interior design collections and the creative process behind each interior design project, click the link HERE.

Launching Palm Beach Gardens Interior Design Studio: Paladino Rudd

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Allison Paladino is a creative force in her industry who celebrates more than 30 years of inspired interior architecture and design. Zita Rudd is a self-aware perfectionist who brings a calming demeanor and a sharp sense of humor, honing her design skills under Allison’s leadership for more than 15 years. Together, they are a dynamic energy full of creativity and possibility, shaping the future of Palm Beach Gardens interior design.

Today, Allison’s acclaimed firm, Allison Paladino Interior Design & Collections, is excited to announce it is re-launching as Paladino Rudd Interior Design—formalizing a partnership that has thrived for the better part of two decades and establishing itself as a premier South Florida interior design firm for luxury residential, commercial, and custom interior design projects.

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Paladino Rudd Interior Design: Behind the Brand

Our Design Philosophy
Our firm’s portfolio features clean transitional interiors that embrace traces of classicism and innovation, confidently blending serene settings with interesting textures and colors.

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Our Client Experience
The client experience at Paladino Rudd is thoughtful, curated and wow-worthy, just like the spaces we create. We treat clients with white-glove service at every turn, from the initial kick-off to final installation, keeping them consistently informed and involved with detailed meeting minutes, status reports, and regular accounting updates.

Our Services
Paladino Rudd delivers stunning interiors featuring furnishings, fabrics, window treatments, wall coverings and more. Our exquisite design projects span many styles and scopes, ranging from comprehensive interiors to complete custom interior architecture and specifications for the whole project.

Our Passions
In addition to providing fine interior design and interior architecture services, Allison is also an active and creative voice in the design world, developing a variety of collections for some of the industry’s biggest names in furniture, lighting and design, including Perennials Fabrics, EJ Victor, Hickory Chair, Baker Furniture, Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting, Century Furniture, Visual Comfort and McGuire Furniture.

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Our Leaders
Allison is an avid traveler with a passion for nature and all it offers. She loves to be anywhere near the water, boating, sailing, snorkeling, fishing and paddle boarding. She's even enjoyed cage diving with great whites in South Africa (and has incredible photos to prove it)! Allison fully embraces an active lifestyle and loves playing a round of golf or catching a ride on her Peloton.

Zita's biggest joy in life is her family—her young daughter, Siena, and her husband, Parker. When she's not busy keeping her mind, business, and health in tip-top shape, Zita loves volunteering with Siena in the local community on the weekends. Two of their favorite organizations are Christ Fellowship and Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

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Check out Décor House | Allison Paladino Collection

The great news just keeps coming! My newest Allison Paladino Collection for E.J. Victor gallery has opened in Coral Gables, Florida at Décor House Furniture during the gala opening of Décor House’s new design center and showroom last month.

The South Florida interior design social schedule is always a whirlwind of excitement during December, but this was a party to remember! Co-sponsored by Décor House Furniture and Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery, it rained like cats and dogs the night of the opening, but the weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of the more than 500 special guests who enjoyed the sneak peek at the new space, great music, and champagne. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to catch up with many of my good friends in the design community and get personal feedback on my furniture designs.

Owner Pepe Rodriguez is rightfully proud of the new space and was just as excited about the turnout for the event. Plus, he said he expects my soft modern furniture designs to really resonate with Décor House’s design-conscious customers.

I’m honored by his confidence and thrilled to have a new venue for everyone to see my work, particularly in such a fabulous store. Whether you’re in the business or just love great South Florida interior design, Décor House is well worth a visit. Find it at 4119 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL 33146, 305-448-6200.

(Left to right): Senior interior design partner Zita Rudd, Allison Paladino Interior Design, John Hunter, E.J. Victor, Pepe Rodriguez, Me! and Madeline Rodriguez, Décor House Furniture.

Allison Paladino, Fine Art Lamps Debut New Lighting Collection at High Point Market

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Fine Art Lamps, a premier U.S. manufacturer of designer lighting, will be launching a new LED collection of handcrafted lighting designed by Interior Designer Allison Paladino at the April 2015 High Point Market.

The Allison Paladino collection features an exclusive Fine Art Lamps studio process of dichroic rough-cut sculpted glass. Each handmade glass gem is illuminated by hidden LED’s creating a multicolored brilliance that artistically transforms this lighting into art.

Meticulously crafted metal anchors each glass gem and is available in your choice of hand-applied aged silver leaf, Florentine gold leaf or bronze finish.

This collection includes pendants and sconces.

“We are thrilled to be working with Allison Paladino and launching our first guest designer line said Rene Quintana, President and COO of Fine Art Lamps.” “The uniquely sophisticated product design seamlessly integrates old world processes with today’s latest technology. It is truly a gem of a collection that will appeal to the most discerning tastes”

“The artisans of Fine Art Lamps did such a fabulous job of achieving my vision of impeccable craftsmanship through the beautiful antique silver, gold, bronze frames, and the organic feel of the cut glass that looks like a natural stone” – Allison Paladino

About Fine Art Lamps

Fine Art Lamps is a leading US manufacturer of over 1000 distinctive and prestigious decorative lighting designs for interior and exterior applications. Marketed in over 70 countries, Fine Art Lamps is displayed in our corporate showrooms and in leading lighting and furniture showrooms around the world.

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Allison and the banner outside of Fine Art Lamps! A very exciting time!

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Here is Allison showing the watch battery size dim-able LED bulb. “It was fun showing it to customers to see if they could figure out what it was!!! It is hard to believe that this tiny little bit can illuminate the glass hand cut dichroic glass so beautifully and at the same time be practical to light a space! Because LED’s are fairly new in such a decorative fixtures it really is ground breaking!”

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Allison’s new lighting fixture was inspired by her love for jewelry and exotic materials like rock crystal and quartz and the Art Deco period!

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In addition to her new line with Fine Art Lamps, Allison continued to wow the crowds with a stunning new showcase in the EJ Victor Showroom.

All of us here at EJ Victor could not be happier to welcome such a creative talent, Kelly Wearstler to the family!

Allison Paladino at High Point Market 2015

Market in High Point, NC, is always an exciting time of year, but this Fall we had plenty of reasons to celebrate! Many new furniture introductions were launched, including the David dining armchair featuring fabulous ribbed chrome details on the back where the arm wraps around the chair, on the arm itself, and a polished chrome ferrule on the foot! Also introduced was the JJ console in chrome, a walnut shelf with drawers, and glass, just to name a few.

Allison and her staff also celebrated with EJ Victor in honor of their 25th anniversary, along with the introduction of the Kate Spade Collection sponsored by the Hearst Group, Saturday, October 17th.

Another successful season with Fine Art Lamps is in the books as well! This High Point Market, Allison Paladino, a leading Palm Beach Gardens interior designer, introduced eight new lighting pieces to her line.

The artisans of Fine Art Lamps did such a fabulous job of achieving her vision! They truly captured the impeccable craftsmanship through the beautiful antique silver, gold, and bronze frames, as well as the organic feel of the cut glass that looks like natural quartz.

Fine Art Lamps also celebrated the evening with a party in honor of their 75th Anniversary!

Both Allison and her colleague Libby Langdon viewed for the first time the Fine Art Lamps showroom in High Point, NC, with the reception area now lined with all of Allison’s lighting collection!

“It was very exciting to see that my lighting collection was lining the hall and reception area of Fine Art Lamps! We also placed in the reception area some furniture pieces from my collection with EJ Victor. Around the corner walks my pal Libby, whom I did get a fist pump of approval from! Thanks, Libby!” says a very excited and grateful Paladino!

A Day of Design at DCOTA – “Timeless Trendsetters” with Allison Paladino, Laura Kirar

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DCOTA – Design Center of the Americas, November 2014

Designers, both new and experienced, gathered in the bright and airy Atrium C of the Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA), and major hub for South Florida interior design, on the morning of November 13, 2015. Moderator Betty Cortina-Weiss, Editor-in-Chief of Indulge Magazine, along with three of the country’s top interior designers, took the stage for a morning of creative discussion. Three of the most sought-after designers, including Palm Beach Gardens interior designer Allison Paladino, Laura Kirar and Windsor Smith, spent an hour in a casual, personal, fun but informative conversation covering topics from “how technology has changed their business” to “how their childhood bedrooms shaped their design careers.”

After the discussion panel wrapped up with a rapid-fire Q&A session, the audience and designers moved up to the Baker showroom to sip fresh tequila cocktails and preview Laura Kirar’s newest furniture line. Following the brief cocktail reception, guests made their way down the hall to the Century Furniture showroom for an array of lunch bites and a tour of Windsor Smith’s bright and timeless collections, a highlight for interior designers from across South Florida.

The afternoon ended on a sweet note as guests popped a few doors down for coffee, desserts and a sneak preview of Allison Paladino’s interior design furniture and art collection, a cumulative 120-piece line created with Wendover Art Group and EJ Victor. The event was hosted by the owners and staff at the Judith Norman showroom and served as a vibrant celebration of the region’s luxury interior design community.

Allison Introduces New Art Line at her 12th Appearance at High Point Furniture Market

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High Point, NC, October 2014 – Internationally celebrated Palm Beach interior designer, Allison Paladino, will be making her 12th appearance at the Fall 2014 Furniture Market, showcasing her up-and-coming furniture line for EJ Victor, along with her collection of hand-tufted rugs for New River Artisans. Allison is ecstatic to announce she will also be launching her new and very much anticipated art collection with Wendover Art Group, which will consist of over 60 pieces at the Fall Market.

This market, Allison is excited to partner with Wendover Art Group. Her new art line consists of over 60 pieces with a wide range of photography and graphic art. The graphic art can be customized in color combinations as well as mats and frames. Her inspirations come from her travels around the globe, antique furniture, textiles, and porcelain. Her photography was inspired by her recent trip featuring fabulous graphic Tulips from Holland and architectural escutcheons from Germany and her homeland of Hungary. Allison will also be available for a personal tour of her new and personally inspired art collection from 10 to 3 Saturday, October 18th, at the Wendover Art Group showroom located at IHFC C215. A private launch party will also be held on Monday, October 20th, at 2 pm to introduce her art collection to the press, clients, and distributors at 1 pm. Select pieces will also be shown in the EJ Victor Showroom.

Allison continues to bring a transitional touch to the EJ Victor showroom with pieces that boast a hint of exotic and modern elegance. In her 12th appearance at the High Point Market, the Palm Beach interior designer will guide her guests on an exotic adventure as she presents a few of her all-time favorite pieces and a sneak peek at her newest addition, The Cohen Cocktail Table and the Billy 2.

The Cohen has powerful 3-inch thick walnut supports that cradle the ¾ inch polished glass top. Textured bricks in antique silver or gold leaf serve as spacers between the wood and glass and add dimension and sparkle. The second shelf is a rich chocolate shagreen that wraps around the edges. Billy 2 has the same waterfall style as the Billy but is now available in a glass top.

Her rug designs with New River Artisans, scattered throughout the showroom, are hand-tufted loop and cut-pile construction made of New Zealand wool. The new pattern at Market is “Rice Paddies”.

The North Carolina-based Company, New River Artisans, offers a host of color options in their rugs with greatly reduced lead times. New River is putting all of the custom rug companies overseas on notice. Where typical lead times average 5 to 6 months from overseas, and designers have to worry about things getting caught in customs, New River Artisans deliver strike-offs in one to two weeks, and completed area rugs in six to eight.