The fourth design professional I am profiling is Senior Interior Designer Steven Didrick of SFA Design.
Interior Designer Steven Didrick is a designer at Sue Firestone Associates Design, a leading international design firm whose clients include premier five and six star hotel brands, high-end boutique hotel proprietors and luxury estate homeowners. Steven Didrick has over 20 years of restaurant industry experience and a decade of design practice. While earning his Interior Design and Interior Architecture certification at UC Berkeley, he dove straight into his design career at a San Francisco based restaurant and hospitality design firm where he served as lead designer of restaurants for celebrity chefs such as Wolfgang Puck’s Spago Las Vegas and others. He has earned numerous awards for his designs including a 2007 Thea, an International Interior Design Association award and a 2004 James Beard award.
Didrick was a fan favorite as most of our students are in the Interior Design program. He reminded us that design should reflect the lifestyle of the client. A designer is reponsible for educating their clients about sustainability and green alternatives and advocates using local craftsmen and artisans. Didrick believes in getting inspiration from around you. He gets his inspiration from the history of a site or building, outdoor landscapes, and color palettes seen in nature.
Advice: You may have to work full time, go to school, and do an internship at the same time. Do what it takes to succeed. Be a good listener to your client,be organized and be dedicated. Sometimes design is only 20%, and communication is the other 80%.
Check out some of SFA's work below:
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills:
Fairmont Heritage Place, Acapulco Diamante :
Venezia Tower at Venetian Hotel Resort & Casino:
The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa:
Casa Elar at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa:
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