Celebrating 15 with Glen Peloso

WE CATCH UP WITH DESIGNER GLEN PELOSO

LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST 15 YEARS Losing both of my parents and witnessing the aging process first hand gave me a new perspective of both life and home. It opened my eyes to how homes are used and supposed to function and how they bring joy and wrap themselves around the identity ofthe owner. This has helped me to bring more purpose and meaning to what I do.

How-To Design With Elegance (2017)

MY BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT wouldn't be work. Of course, there are hundreds of projects that I'm really proud of but creating a happy home and happy family is even better. Those things fill your work with new knowledge and understanding. My daughter, a lovely young lady, can always offer another perspective from her vantage point on beauty, design, social issues and more. Hearing the perspective of youth is amazing. My partner brings me a more corporate point of view as well as a first generation immigrant perspective. It's an accomplishment because it is in a constantstat of flux of situation and emotion. They are people living in a space. The design of that space has to accommodate the people,which sometimes means the best “look” for the architecture of the room, has to be let go of in favor of the people. Every designer knows those things but to understand them truly is different.

Bedroom Design Tips (2019)

THE BEST ADVICE I could give my younger self would be to RELAX! I would have counselled younger me to doubt yourself less, focus only on the people,take in as much information as possible from everywhere, make the best decision available and move forward. The point of what designers do is to help people live a better life in a specific space. That's what gets me up and is worth caring about.

THE NEXT 15 YEARS If I could have a 15 year supply of anyone item, it wouldn't be toilet paper! Many things like wine,coffee, chocolate, shoes and scotch come to mind but I could lose those. What I wouldn't want to lose is books and learning. My maternal grandfather used to say "People can take all of your possessions but what you know, is 100% yours, always!" I love learning something new, understanding different perspectives and having input into creating something new or better.

Urban Loft Design Board (2017)

I HOPE TO... travel more in the next 15 years! You learn so much when you travel. You get to marvel at structures and people's ability to solve their unique local environmental issues. It's humbling to visit places like Pompeii and Herculaneum and realize that the structure of life, family, design, function, entertainment and even running water have been around since 79 AD! It's also interesting to discover what is considered beautiful, a concept that is not universal and varies from region to region, and learn to understand why it is considered beautiful to others.