Lee Wanaselja
Showroom location | New York
Hometown | Long Island, NY
Interests | Music, art, writing, creative stuff
Design Background | 40 Years working in kitchen design industry
Inspiration | NC Wyeth, Vincent Van Gogh, Frank Lloyd Wright and Life
Favorite Finish | Smoked Oak
Chris Esguerra
Showroom location | New York
Hometown | NYC
Interests | Tennis, working out and traveling
Design Background | I have over 20 years in the kitchen design field and 5 years in construction management
Inspiration | Frank Gehry & Zaha Hadid
Favorite Finish | Bronze Vetro Glass
Erika Clifford
Showroom location | Ft. Lauderdale
Hometown | Budapest, Hungary
Interests | Travel and Adventures with my kids, Cooking, Outdoor Activities
Design Background | Bachelors in Interior Design, Over 15 years of Kitchen and Home Living Design Experience, A Lifetime of Love for Art and Design
Inspiration | I am inspired by so many styles, old and so many new, it is almost impossible to pick a favorite!
Favorite Finish | We are lucky to have such a special collection of finishes to choose from at eggersmann. I love working the most unique and unexpected materials like the concretes, embossed and brushed veneers as well as hot-rolled steel.
Ralph Edwards
Showroom location | Ft. Lauderdale
Hometown | Miami, Florida
Interests | Jet skiing, Cars, Traveling, Concerts, Movies
Design Background | Began in interior design, which transitioned to designing kitchens. Over 15 years now.
Inspiration | Piet Mondrian, Georges Seurat, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
Favorite Finish | Mixing Oak Grey Embossed and Vetro
Juan Herrera
Showroom location | Ft. Lauderdale
Hometown | Miami, Florida
Interests | Film, Photography, Formula 1 & Real Madrid
Design Background | Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. Degree in Interior Design
Inspiration | Jesus Soto, Oscar Niemeyer, Tadao Ando
Favorite Finish | Vetro
Evan Soltoff
Showroom location | Houston
Hometown | Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Interests | Exploring new places, traveling, biking, staying active, trying new cuisine, building with legos.
Design Background | Construction management, drafting and design, in the business for 9 years and growing up around cabinetry design all my life.
Inspiration | Frank Lloyd Wright, Mondrian and incorporating the everyday and the unusual design elements into my creations.
Favorite Finish | Our Ventura series with the special effect lacquers, I feel like they are very current and unique. Also Core Ash Wood and is very mild and a chameleon of sorts. I also love our Noble wood collection, being able to work with such special and exotic woods is an honor.
Andrea Villamarin
Showroom location | Houston
Hometown | Colombia
Interests | Contemporary Design, Architecture, meet new people, travel and a good ceviche.
Design Background | Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design & Residential Design.
Inspiration | Santiago Calatrava and Zaha Hadid
Favorite Finish | Grey Aluminum, walnut and Grey Embossed
Micky Nguyen
Showroom location | Houston
Hometown | Vietnam
Interests | Painting, photography, arts & crafts, and of course interior design!
Design Background | I interned in London in 2007 during my junior year, while studying Interior Design at Washington State University. In 2008, I graduated and moved to NYC to begin a career in design, narrowing particularly to German kitchen design. I’ve loved every moment of it since!
Inspiration | Frank Lloyd Wright, Catherine Widaska and Thomas Widawski
Favorite Finish | eggersmann has the most flexible materials to work with and is almost limitless with design options, which is perfect for my client looking for a one of a kind room in their home. My favorite finishes are Nano glass and Macassar.
Harold Skulte
Showroom location | Chicago
Hometown | Chicago Metropolitan area
Interests | Architecture lights my fire…Modern Architecture creates an inferno within my being.
Design Background | 1989 Graduate from Harrington Institute of Interior Design, Fine Art, Graphic Design and Architecture.
Inspiration | Eero Saarinen & FLW
Favorite Finish | Bronze Aluminum
James McCabe
Showroom Location | Los Angeles
Hometown | London
Interests | Travel & meeting people, Sketching, Surfing, Snowboarding, Hiking, Mountain Biking and Movies
Design Background | Bachelor of Science in Product Design and over 10 years designing unique kitchens and custom furniture.
Inspiration | I’ve always loved the Bauhaus methodology where form follows function, but ultimately I’m inspired by the thought of achieving and exceeding the client’s vision!
Favorite Finish | Brushed Dark Oak Veneer, Bronze Aluminum Metal, Beola Nera Quartzite Stone
Karla Dedrick
Showroom Location | Los Angeles
Hometown | Chicago
Interests | Live music, boating, traveling, architecture & photography
Design Background | I’ve always been attracted to good design and intrigued by construction and real estate which is why I’ve continued in the industry. I enjoy all aspects of interior design and space planning, from staging homes going onto the market to building my own 95% new construction home.
Inspiration | Arts & Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, Swiss Design/International Typographic Style, Abstract Expressionism, Mid-Century Post-modernism
Favorite Finish | Noble veneer Anigre Silver
Kegan Wilson
Showroom Location | Dallas
Hometown | Mansfield, Texas
Interests | Cooking, working out to burn off said cooking, music (enjoying and performing), exploring new places, and of course interior design
Design Background | I began at 16 with a remodeling company from my hometown. While attending college, I sold appliances for big-box hardware stores before transitioning to NKBA trained Kitchen & Bath Design
Inspiration | I have an eclectic and creative spirit. As a designer, far too many styles and everyday life inspire my work
Favorite Finish | I’m absolutely in love with all that we can do but if I had to narrow it down, Valencia and Malaga bring me to life as they are entirely universal
Gabriela Espinoza
Showroom Location | Dallas
Hometown | Los Angeles, California
Interests | Reading, Traveling, cooking fine cuisine, exploring hidden gem restaurants, awesome sushi, hiking, boxing/kickboxing, Muay Thai, Concerts, art, interior design, music, YouTube, photography, dancing merengue/ Bachata/ Salsa
Design Background | Bachelor’s in interior design at the Art Institute of Dallas
Inspiration | Bauhaus Architecture, Masculinity versus Femininity, Geometric shapes, Clean lines, the organic shapes found in nature
Favorite Finish | VANCOUVER wood veneers, KARAT High gloss & TORINO aluminum anodized