{"id":10818,"date":"2023-03-22T21:27:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/?p=10818"},"modified":"2023-03-22T21:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:27:20","slug":"interior-designer-ryan-saghian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/22\/interior-designer-ryan-saghian\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Ryan Saghian"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10818\" class=\"elementor elementor-10818\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d776af2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d776af2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14da17a\" data-id=\"14da17a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f3e80 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c1f3e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<pre dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.2; margin-left: 0.142841pt; margin-top: 9.99994pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">A conversation with Ryan Saghian, Interior Designer and Owner of Ryan Saghian Interior Design, an internationally acclaimed, award winning, architectural interior design firm specializing in high-end residential and hospitality projects.<\/span><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f78a29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f78a29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5608435\" data-id=\"5608435\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127eded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"127eded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you know you wanted to be an interior designer?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10e5544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10e5544\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce3dbab\" data-id=\"ce3dbab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d187215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d187215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s always been a calling. Even when I was very young, around 5 or 6 years old, I was rearranging the furniture in our house. In fact, my family had to make a rule that when we visited other relatives, I wasn\u2019t allowed to move their furniture around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around second grade, I discovered a video game called The Sims, that lets you build environments, and I got completely intrigued. I sat in front of the computer playing for hours, becoming inspired by all the ways I could put together the furniture, color palettes and d\u00e9cor in the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My father was a contractor and developer, and he&#8217;s an architect by trade. I inherited his love for architecture, and originally thought that\u2019s what I wanted to do because it felt like the more \u201cmasculine\u201d thing to do in this realm of work. I followed my dad a few times as he worked on projects. Although I loved it, I realized I loved the decorating part of the projects much more than the building aspects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first, my dad dismissed my interest. But by the time I reached high school, people would say to him, \u201cOh my God, he&#8217;s so talented. Look how he just rearranged your room.\u201d He started to come around and encouraged me. He told me, \u201cYou should go to college, and if this is what you want to do, then study this.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I was about 15, I was also discovering how different I felt from everybody else. I\u2019m a gay, Jewish, and my parents are Iranian immigrants. I experienced a lot of bullying at school and always felt out of place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At that time, blogging was popular. I\u2019d scroll through blog after blog, discovering designers, and read all the design magazines. Kelly Wearstler, Jonathan Adler, Ron Woodson and Jamie Rummerfield were all coming to prominence, and I was obsessed with them. I was especially drawn to Woodson &amp; Rummerfield\u2019s House of Design firm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I sent Jamie and Ron an email and said, \u201cI&#8217;ll do anything you need. I&#8217;m only in high school, but I just have to work with you.\u201d They loved that email and asked to meet me, and I landed an internship. My mom would drop me off every day after school, and I would transform. I\u2019d go from feeling invisible to feeling like I mattered, that I had a purpose, and that there were other people like me. That\u2019s why I have such a love affair with my job. Interior design saved me. Any time I&#8217;m having a hard moment or going through a difficult situation in my life, I can center and return to myself, tapping into the passion I have for my work. Design is an incredibly good outlet for self-expression, yet it is also a way to connect with other people.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13b348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f13b348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_6-1024x738.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-10818 wp-image-10823\" alt=\"Photo by Anthony Barcelo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_6-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_6-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_6-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_6-1536x1107.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_6-2048x1476.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Anthony Barcelo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa8f9af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa8f9af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-831bf23\" data-id=\"831bf23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e91d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63e91d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do you describe your design style?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d04dc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d04dc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a318f\" data-id=\"b9a318f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b24e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b24e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not striving to be associated with a specific style. I take design history very seriously and I could walk into a Spanish Colonial and swoon, or visit a Georgian estate and love it, or tour a Mid-Century Modern home in Palm Springs and have that same feeling of appreciation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I do like to think I have a signature formula. I like to include something dramatic, something with high contrast, something that is extremely eclectic, and something that sparks conversation. Whether it&#8217;s an artful phallic sculpture, or a controversial piece of contemporary art, or a vase that seems way too big for the table\u2014you&#8217;ll notice that sense of drama and boundary-pushing in all my work. But if you go through my portfolio, book, or website, you won\u2019t see one specific style. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45d9da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45d9da4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9335f9\" data-id=\"f9335f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1006fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1006fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_14_1-1024x917.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-10818 wp-image-10826\" alt=\"Ryan Saghian Photo by Anthony Barcelo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_14_1-1024x917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_14_1-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_14_1-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_14_1-1536x1375.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_14_1-2048x1834.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Anthony Barcelo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-893180f\" data-id=\"893180f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0e8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb0e8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_13_1-1024x955.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-10818 wp-image-10825\" alt=\"Ryan Saghian Photo by Anthony Barcelo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_13_1-1024x955.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_13_1-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_13_1-768x716.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_13_1-1536x1433.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_13_1-2048x1910.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Anthony Barcelo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6290dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6290dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68926ff\" data-id=\"68926ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f776f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6f776f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why did you decide to create a virtual showroom, and how did that come together? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f19a193 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f19a193\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a394ea\" data-id=\"7a394ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdc75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fdc75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My best friend&#8217;s dad, Jack Kashani, was the developer and creator of the World Market Center in Vegas. If anyone knows the market world, it&#8217;s him. He\u2019s developed more than 2 million square feet of commercial properties. Before the pandemic, he told me about his idea to create a virtual market center. I thought it was such a timely idea since all I keep hearing from people is virtual, digital and metaverse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have so many ideas and always dreamed of having this giant, spectacular showroom, but I didn&#8217;t have the capital for it. You would have to spend millions to do something like that. So when Jack told me about the idea of creating it in a virtual way, I thought it was an amazing opportunity. This was at the same time that I was launching my online store, RyanSaghianHome.com, so it all dovetailed together. For my virtual showroom, my clients are transported to a chic, fantasy Parisian apartment, filled with inspiration. The walls feature white wainscot moldings and a white, ornate ceiling, giving it a historical vibe. And this background is the canvas\u2013the backdrop for all my pieces.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1325d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1325d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_10-1024x707.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-10818 wp-image-10827\" alt=\"Ryan Saghian Photo by Anthony Barcelo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_10-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_10-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_10-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_10-1536x1060.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_10-2048x1413.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Anthony Barcelo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db1fe9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db1fe9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a84999\" data-id=\"3a84999\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babfa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"babfa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is there anything new in design that you're excited about for the future?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-472e3a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"472e3a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eadeb97\" data-id=\"eadeb97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb574a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdb574a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m excited that people are appreciating more traditional design concepts. We\u2019re coming out of a really long-lived phase in contemporary design that was so technology-driven, such as larger scale tiles with less grout lines, boxiness, etc. I\u2019m now seeing\u2014I think because of people&#8217;s access to more information through Instagram\u2014a greater appreciation for the more traditional, artisanal, and curated designs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b47bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2b47bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_15-1024x708.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-10818 wp-image-10828\" alt=\"Ryan Saghian Photo by Anthony Barcelo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_15-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_15-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_15-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_15-1536x1063.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog-prod.wescover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AM_15-2048x1417.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by Anthony Barcelo<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-735bd18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"735bd18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b13bf3\" data-id=\"4b13bf3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e719d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e719d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the best piece of interior design advice that you've learned throughout your career?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7be315c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7be315c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1967283\" data-id=\"1967283\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243f788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243f788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measure every step of the way. And when you think you&#8217;ve measured and got it, measure again. Because in our industry, even the smallest fraction of an inch can make a big difference. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ac313d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ac313d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b19f2d9\" data-id=\"b19f2d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0239e7d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0239e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a507c43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a507c43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e790d01\" data-id=\"e790d01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c9052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c9052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To learn more about Ryan Saghian, visit\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#039;work sans&#039;, sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ryansaghian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his website.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A conversation with Ryan Saghian, Interior Designer and Owner of Ryan Saghian Interior Design, an internationally acclaimed, award winning, architectural interior design firm specializing in high-end residential and hospitality projects. How did you know you wanted to be an interior designer? It\u2019s always been a calling. Even when I was very young, around 5 or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":10869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1374,101,1375,1372,540],"tags":[14,16,1409,1408,1383,1410],"class_list":["post-10818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-designers-buyers","category-all-categories","category-all-community","category-community","category-thought-leaders","tag-best-interior-designers","tag-interior-design","tag-interior-designer","tag-luxury-interior-design","tag-residential-interior-design","tag-ryan-saghian"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10818"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10872,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10818\/revisions\/10872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wescover.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}