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 Westport 130 Yacht. 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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!”
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!
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!
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!
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.
Every year, the prestigious American Red Cross Palm Beaches-Treasure Coast Region Designers’ Show House is an event that brings together the best of the best in the world of interior design. It’s a highly anticipated event for all of Palm Beach Society, a unique fundraiser for our Greater Palm Beach Area Chapter, and simply an exceptional opportunity for everyone to experience the finest in West Palm Beach interior design and luxury home styling.
I was honored to have been asked to join the 16 nationally recognized interior and landscape designers who are showcasing their interpretations of Tropical Island Living at 123 Santa Lucia Drive in the heart of West Palm Beach’s SoSo district. As a Palm Beach interior designer, I was proud to bring a touch of glamour and surprise to the design of the home’s second-floor hallway—an inspired blend of South Florida interior design sophistication and coastal elegance.
Anytime I’m presented with a second-floor hall large enough to display furniture, I like to treat it as a second foyer. And, like any great foyer, there should be a feeling of intimacy and surprise, and a place to visually rest before continuing on into the home. This philosophy reflects the essence of luxury interior design in Palm Beach, where function and beauty meet seamlessly.
As you see in this sneak peek, I used furniture pieces from my collection for E.J. Victor—positioning the Sooz Console in figured walnut between a pair of Billy Screens. The screens will be formally introduced as part of my Spring 2013 furniture collection at the world’s largest home furnishings market in High Point, NC, later this Spring. Inspired by the Billy Cocktail Table, introduced last Fall, the screens feature raised panels that are molded in a composite material and then hand-carved. The intricate relief panels are then framed in a ribbon-stripe mahogany. A large Billy Mirror, also new this Spring, hangs above the console. I’ve also included a bench I created specifically for the Show House space. It’s a play on neoclassical design with tapered, modern lines, and the space is hung with artwork from my line for Trowbridge. “Karma” hangs above the bench, and “Mahalo” leads up to the third floor.
Situated just a few steps from the Intracoastal Waterway, I envisioned a sophisticated seaside feel with clean, transitional lines for the space. Pendolino Sconces from Porta Romana and the Boreal Bench in burnt silver from Ironies lend an element of glamour and surprise, and I think the result dresses up the hall like a pearl inside of an oyster shell—an approach that resonates deeply with West Palm Beach interior design lovers seeking coastal luxury.
The Show House benefits a great cause, and I hope you will support it. It’s open from January 24 to February 23, 2013, and tickets must be purchased at the door. We have a limited amount, so please call my office first at (561) 741-0165. General admission is $30, and cash, check, and all major credit cards are accepted. For more information, call 561-650-9131.
2013 is off to a great start at Allison Paladino Interior Design. Allison continues to create award-winning interiors and furniture and has recently been recognized for her unique and eye-catching designs.
Paladino Shines at DCOTA Awards Ceremony
Allison Paladino was named one of the 2013 Stars on the Rise at the 2013 Stars of Design and Stars on the Rise Awards Ceremony in January. The event, held at the Design Center of the Americas during their Winter Market, spotlighted the best in the various fields of design, including interior design, architecture, art, photography, graphic design, landscape design, and a special award for lifetime achievement. Paladino and five other interior designers were honored for their significant achievements and contributions to their profession and within the Florida community, with a special recognition of their talents, ideas, creativity, and business savvy.
The list of this year’s honorees reads like a veritable Who’s Who in design, including Jonathan Adler, Stanley Matz, Eric Cohler, Bernardo Fort-Brescia for architecture, Jorge Blanco for art, and Seth Browarnik for photography. Emilia Karram received the well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award, and Allison joined Laura Kirar, Gage Hartung, Alfred Karram, Jr., Matthew MacDonald, and Sabrina Vela in the 2013 Stars on the Rise category, honoring five young designers who have already made a significant mark on the design world. In the picture above, Allison is with Zita, who is ready to pop. She and her husband, Parker, are expecting their new bundle of Joy any day now!
In her acceptance speech, Allison mentioned the two key figures in the design industry that have influenced her career greatly; her mother, Elizabeth Paladino, pictured to the right of Allison (a designer of 35 years)! The other mentor is Thomas Pheasant, not only for his design philosophy but also his keen business sense, which she still practices today! Pictured to the left is the crew from Donghia, including Linda Rector of AP’s Rector Bed! For a link to a short video of her acceptance speech, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxONrI3Yjks.
Allison is also among the 16 nationally recognized interior and landscape designers who are showcasing their interpretations of “Tropical Island Living” as part of the prestigious American Red Cross Palm Beaches-Treasure Coast Region Designers’ Show House opening this week. The West Palm Beach Show House benefits a great cause, and we hope you will support it.
It’s open from January 24 to February 23, 2013.
Allison offers a sneak peek of a few pieces that she will be introducing at the International Home Furnishing Show this spring as part of her furniture collection with EJ Victor. Building off of the Billy cocktail table in mahogany and an Art Deco relief top, the Billy Screen and mirror are an exciting addition to her collection. The figured walnut Sooz Console in the center is a part of Allison’s line. She has also included a custom bench from Dicembrino Upholstery, covered in Rogers & Goffigon fabric designed specifically for the Show House space. It’s a play on neoclassical design with tapered, modern lines. Also included is part of her art line for Tro.
Paladino Honored at ASID Awards
Allison was also recently honored for excellence in product and hospitality design by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) South Florida Chapter. Her Ming Coffee Table for EJ Victor, a contemporary design combining beautiful woods and practical elements, received top honors in product design.
In the Hospitality Design- Restaurant category, Allison was honored for Trevini Ristorante, an extensive commercial design project that broadened the Palm Beach restaurant’s appeal to the growing numbers of affluent young professionals gravitating to the area, while retaining the upscale Italian bistro’s cadre of old-guard patrons.
The Grand Opening party was a huge success! Also on Allison’s blog this month, you’ll find word that Allison has a new gallery for her furniture collection at Décor House Furniture located in Coral Gables, Florida. She is thrilled to have a new venue for everyone to see her furniture and art, particularly in such a fabulous store. Whether you’re in the business or just love great design, Décor House is well worth a visit, and we think owner Pepe Rodriguez is a terrific partner. Décor House, located at 4119 Ponce de Leon Blvd. in Coral Gables, features Baker, Ralph Lauren, Bernhardt, Hickory Chair, EJ Victor, Century, Vanguard, and many more! Call 305-448-6200 for more information
(Left to right): Jr. partner Zita Rudd, with API, John Hunter, with E.J. Victor, Pepe Rodriguez, Owner of Décor House, Allison and Madeline Rodriguez, Sales Representative for Décor House
Allison’s furniture collection for E.J. Victor has also gone international with Addison House in Panama and Rubayait in Saudi Arabia. Both are high-style home furnishings showrooms. She had an opportunity to travel to Panama for the Grand Opening of the gallery, and it was a great experience to interact personally with the store’s executive team and to introduce their customers to her designs. They represent more than 100 of the finest furniture manufacturers in the world. From the Addison House opening, see picture from left, owners: Natali Naor, Sulamita Ganeden, Bette and Allison Paladino, Mishel Eskeriazi, and Sherry Bejles. If you are interested in setting up an Allison Paladino Gallery, she would be happy to help with furniture plans, elevations, furniture, and fabric selections as well as signage, art, accessories, and carpets! All she needs are measurements of your space!
Finally, mark your calendars now for the Spring Market in High Point. In addition to introducing many new products at E.J. Victor, Allison has just signed on to speak at the High Point Market, Monday, April 22nd, at 3:30 in the Antique & Design Center at Market Square. She’ll be presenting her one-hour CEU-accredited course, “Why the Bad Economy Has Been the Best Thing for My Business.” Please contact Lori Parkins at API,lori@apinteriors.com, to register.
For a planning guide to the Spring Market, go to the High Point home page at:http://www.highpointmarket.org and click on Spring 2013 Planning Guide.
We hope to see you there!!
Pictured left to right: Wendy Hanson, Zita Rudd and Lori Parkins
In closing, I would like to introduce and welcome three new employees to my company. Lori is our Office Manager and also helps with Design Administration. She is in the office full-time and will be bridging the gap while Zita is on maternity leave.
Wendy Hanson, who has worked with my company in the past, has now taken the role of my personal assistant. She will also be with me on most client meetings during Zita’s maternity leave.
Lastly, we welcome Steve Avitable, formerly with Ralph Lauren Home. He will be assisting Allison with press ads and editorials, as well as her future licensed lines and her existing lines: AP Furniture Collection with EJ Victor, Foot Prints from Around the Globe with Trowbridge, and the AP Custom Carpet Collection with Stark.
Pictured left to right: Bette Paladino, Princess Devine (Client), and Steve Avitable
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Good news to report! While signs of a newly percolating economy and revitalized housing market remain elusive for many, our South Florida interior design firm, Allison Paladino Interior Design, continues to grow. We’re expanding our executive team and have added a new design position to meet the increasing demand for our Palm Beach–area interior design services.
Here’s the scoop: Zita Rudd who has served as senior designer for the past five years has been promoted to the position of Junior Partner of Allison Paladino Interior Design.
As many of you know, Zita—who emigrated to the U.S. from her native Holland as a teenager—is something of an American success story. She was born and raised in Amsterdam and relocated here at the age of 14, literally knowing how to say two words in English: hello and goodbye. A hard worker, she joined my firm following graduation from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, and her perseverance and drive were apparent early on.
“I’m a multi-tasker, and there are so many working parts to a successful project that there’s always something new and exciting to deal with,” Ziti says. “There’s never a dull moment around here, and I take great pride in working for this company. Allison challenges me every day, and she’s given me a great opportunity. She’s taught me what it means to make clients’ dreams come true.”
(O.k., I’m blushing).
Seriously, I’m incredibly excited about Zita’s more senior role moving forward. Over the past five years, she has grown into an integral and invaluable member of our team. Talented, efficient, and personable, she has proven herself capable of assuming increased responsibilities, and she’s earned this new title.
Our client roster continues to grow, with multiple projects underway throughout Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, and the greater South Florida luxury interior design market, as well as in New York. The Allison Paladino team is rising to the challenge, and we look forward to bringing elevated, timeless design to homes across the region.
Wow! The May 9, 2012 issue of industry trade publication Furniture Today just hit the newsstands, and the Stephanie Dining Table was named to the publication’s bi-annual “Best of Market” section.
Introduced two weeks ago at the High Point Market—the world’s largest home furnishings trade show—the Stephanie Dining Table is among the newest additions to my luxury furniture collection at E.J. Victor. Offered in two different sizes (84 and 96 inches), I designed it without a leaf to simplify people’s lives. The oak table surface features an interesting checkerboard pattern, surrounded by a textural apron. The table’s legs are situated in horseshoe patterns above a pair of dramatic C-shaped stretchers (does it remind you of a certain fashion house logo?) and have been carefully positioned to ensure everyone around the table enjoys plenty of leg room.
The news this Market was a new, lighter finish called sand. While lighter finishes and oak are typically associated with more casual looks, the story here is about sophistication—perfect for South Florida luxury interior design projects. Until now, I’ve focused on beautifully rich, dark woods like crotch walnut, rosewood, and zebrawood in all of my designs for E.J. Victor. This season, I was inspired in part by the needs of my Palm Beach interior designer clients, many of whom are gravitating toward lighter finishes, and in part by the juxtaposition of light and dark.
In the background of the picture, you see my new Lorelei Cabinet, a terrific companion piece to Stephanie, with its creamy limestone top and alternating wave pattern door and drawer fronts. Lorelei is also decidedly smaller in scale and lower in height to leave enough room above it to accommodate a great mirror, wonderful painting, or TV in spaces with lower ceilings. This is a multi-purpose piece that could be used as a dresser, buffet, media cabinet, or bar. I love its undulating curves, which remind me of a wave—a detail many clients look for in Palm Beach Gardens interior design projects.
Both of these pieces, along with the accompanying Parker Dining Chairs, could only be produced by a company like E.J. Victor, which is steeped in the art and craft of high-end home furnishings. Achieving the wonderfully warm sand finish requires a complicated bleaching process that few other companies would even attempt today, and certainly none domestically. I am tremendously gratified that furniture like this can still be produced in the U.S., and to be working with the incredible craftspeople required to bring it to fruition at E.J. Victor, delighting clients of South Florida luxury interior design.
