Kim Gordon (designer)

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Kim Gordon
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Kim Gordon

Long Island, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Architectural designer
Children2 [1] [2]
PracticeKim Gordon Designs
Website www.kimgordondesigns.com

Kim Gordon is an American artist, architectural designer and interior designer, and the founder of Kim Gordon Designs, a design firm based in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. [1] She has been noted for her use of space, lighting, color, and texture in residential architecture and interior design in Southern California. [3]

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Early life

Gordon was born in Long Island and grew up in New Jersey and Puerto Rico. [1]

Career

Gordon began her career building art installations, installing faux finishings, and completing art and design projects. [1] [4] [5] In 2009, she began renovating and reselling residential properties along with her partner, Mauricio Suarez, leading to the foundation of Kim Gordon Designs in 2012. [1] The firm's storefront is located on Santa Monica's Montana Avenue. [6] She worked with designers Kerry Joyce and Mary McDonald (of Million Dollar Decorators) before opening her own practice. [7] [8]

In recent years, her clients have included a number of high profile and high net worth individuals. [3] [9]

Design

Gordon's work is known for open floor plans, emphasis on the use of natural light, and large, signature steel-framed glass walls. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] She is also known for using aged materials [1] [17] and integrating indoor and outdoor spaces. [18] Her work has also been noted for its balance of practicality and aesthetics [19] and appeal to women. [2]

Her design style is influenced by her experiences traveling, including time spent living in a 16th-century building in Puerto Rico. [1] After her diagnosis with cancer in 2018 and subsequent recovery, her work became more health-conscious and incorporated more natural materials. [4] [7] [20] Since the COVID-19 lockdowns. she has been noted for designs facilitating work from home. [12] [21]

Projects

Personal life

Gordon lives with her partner, Mauricio Suarez and two sons. [1] [2]

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