Patti is Principal of carpenter + company and an award- winning Designer in globally sourced home décor, accessories, fragrance and gifts, with experience in product design and development, merchandising and color + trend forecasting. As a Micro-Enterprise specialist with U.S. presidential recognition for domestic and international expertise in artisan development, small producer and entrepreneurial training and economic development she has designed and sourced Private Label collections for Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Crate & Barrel, The Phillips Collection, ABC Carpet and Home, Donna Karan Urban Zen and Ralph Lauren. She has worked in 59 countries. Patti is an expert in Color + Trend research and forecasting and consults with Pantone. For the past decade, she has been the Global Trend Ambassador for Maison & Objet, Paris. She is an active board member of SERRV International-one of the founding organizations of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), BADG (Black Artists and Designer Guild), The High School of Fashion Industries and The Bienenstock Furniture Library, as well as the co-founder of the Kaleidoscope Project. Patti is also the recipient of the Gift For Life Industry Achievement Award for 2021 and the Withit Industry Leadership Award for 2021 for the Kaleidoscope Project, as well as the International Furniture and Design Association’s (IFDA) Trailblazer Award in 2023.
With projects on both coasts, Joshua Smith Inc, offers full-service residential interior design – and life-changing spaces. Joshua draws on decades of experience transforming functional spaces into inspiring environments that engage the
senses and nourish the soul. By cultivating the connections between mind, body, spirit, and space, he helps his clients elevate their experience each day.
Joshua’s career started with an eight-year tenure in residential real estate in Texas. After renovating his own fixer-upper, he decided to pursue a new career in design and he attended the New York School of Interior Design. Joshua
worked at Steven Gambrel before opening his own design firm in 2013. His work has been featured in Traditional Home, House Beautiful, Veranda, and The New York Times.
Christine Vroom Interiors is a full service interior and exterior design firm in Los Angeles, California, founded by senior designer Christine Vroom. Bringing together her love of timeless design with a fashion-forward attention to detail, Christine has made an impression on homeowners, developers, architects, and business owners alike. Guided by the philosophy of “beauty meets function,” Christine creates liveable luxury in each project. A client-centered approach with equal parts professionalism and inventive edge creates a product that captures — and extends — each client’s vision. She is passionate about mental health and weaving in an overall sense of wellness to her projects is of utmost importance. The goal is to come along side of her clients and not only design them a space that is curated for them, but also to connect with them and make sure they feel supported and taken care of through the process.
Since 2007, visionary designers Rafael Kalichstein and Joshua Rose, along with their team, have brought sensitivity and sophistication to commissioned projects across the United States. In 2023, the team announced it would operate under the name Citizen Artist, previously under the moniker FORM Design Studio, which embraces the axiom that good design makes the world a more beautiful place. With an emphasis on exploration, Rose and Kalichstein encourage clients and collaborators alike to build practical environments with health, choice, economics, and ecological and social impact in mind. Drawing from their diverse backgrounds (Rafael, a former practitioner of holistic medicine and Joshua, an Emmy-Award-winning designer), the partners have developed and refined a holistic approach to design, establishing the firm as a leading voice in the field and garnering frequent recognition among the most illustrious design publications.
Tara Riceberg is a second-generation retailer who had three store locations in Los Angeles, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills before Covid. She has had shop-in-shops in Saks Fifth Avenue and Fred Segal. Her concept store, Tesoro Beverly
Hills, is the world’s only entirely, all pre-wrapped gift store for babies, kids, and adults. A sample product is on display for customers to enjoy and the backstock is already wrapped for grab-n-go convenience. It is curated with items
that are educational, inspirational, and purposeful.
Connecting with her community is Tara’s favorite part of being a retailer. She has been a cheerleader for the retail industry for decades. She has not only participated on panels at trade shows, including LVMKT’s Retail Titans &
Innovators, but also has been a contributing editor for trade magazines, and sat on the board of NYNOW gift show. She currently is active with the Government Affairs Committee of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, with the National
Retail Federation and the CA Retailers Association, is on the Small Business Task Force of Beverly Hills, and begins her term as the newest Beverly Hills’ Recreation and Parks Commissioner in January 2024.