SARAH WALKER DESIGN STUDIO projects are wide ranging in scale and style;
Such as a four story town house in Manhattan, a Julius Shulman photographed Mid Century Modern Post and Beam remodel published in the 2010 July/August issue of Elle Decor, a restoration of a Mediterranean villa over looking the Pacific Ocean in Pacific Palisades, a Trousdale Estates classic which houses a world class art collection featured in Angeleno Magazine, DuJour, and AD Espana, and a glass, steel, and concrete architectural contemporary on the side of a mountain in Santa Barbara which was the cover story for the 2016 Dec/Jan LUXE.
SWDS accepts a limited number of commissions each year to ensure Sarah can be fully involved in the details of the project. SWDS customizes the design and process to the particular project rather than repeating a formula. There is a strong emphasis on quality, longevity, and craftsmanship, and therefore, we pride ourselves on being great collaborators with the various contractors and makers who help to realize our designs. The goal is to create spaces where a client's life and work can thrive and evolve, without being stuck in an environment that reflects fleeting trends.
Sarah has a particular interest and expertise in art, vintage furniture, and collectibles, and really enjoys helping clients build their collections and incorporate them into their homes. Most of the firms’ projects are with long term repeat clients, designing their 2nd and 3rd homes with us, as well as their workplaces. We have been working with the majority of our clients for decades and we think this says a lot.
SWDS strives to help a client make the right kind of investment in their home and work environments.
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Sarah Walker
Sarah is a California Certified Interior Designer, raised in Miami, Florida and Blowing Rock, North Carolina. She graduated from the prestigious University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor in Fine Arts, and moved directly to New York City where she lived for thirteen years. She was involved in numerous ground up restaurant and nightclub creations in New York as both an owner and general manager and through this experience garnered a working knowledge of construction and commercial interior design. She bought and renovated houses and apartments in the Hamptons and Manhattan, thus learning her trade from an investor’s perspective and building a reputation as a tastemaker among her peers. Sarah opened the design studio soon after relocating to Los Angeles in 1997. She is married to her best friend, Robert Gunderman, who is a contemporary artist. They live on a fifteen-acre avocado and citrus ranch in Ventura County.
California Certified Interior Designer #6362