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K. ROCKE INTERIOR DESIGN DESIGNING LIVABLE, ARTISTIC SPACES that help people live their best lives is a passion for acclaimed designer Kristin Rocke, owner of K. Rocke Interior Design. “People are so individually expressed in their home environments now,” she says. “I love helping clients infuse their identities into their spaces.” This Utah-based interior design firm has completed influential interiors across the globe. With an extensive and award-winning list of projects, Rocke has been listed as one of the “Top 10 Interior Designers" by Traditional Home and featured in numerous distinguished publications. “I’ve been doing this craft for a long time,” she says. “I’m really excited about how we’re building on the broad foundation we’ve established over 3 9 1 0 E . H ig h lan d Dri v e , Mi l l c re e k 8 0 1 - 274- 2720 k ro ckedes ign .co m @k rockedes ig n an d @gl a sshouse sl c
the years. We’re growing and taking on new challenges in architecture, hard finishes, space planning, locations and material requirements.” From resorts and restaurants to retail shops and residences, the firm has completed projects coast-to-coast. “Our clients have big personalities and big names; some are celebrities,” says Rocke. “There are so many characters. My team loves to collaborate and constantly find new ways to excel. We keep trying new things: creativity begets creativity.” Rocke, an NCIDQ Interior Designer, also owns Glass House, a design showroom by appointment. Shop online to find unique items that elevate your home. Browse the site to see what’s hot right now.
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"We listen to clients' needs and desires, and have a broad awareness of sources and products. We seamlessly stitch these together with amazing results. I am creative, adaptable and flexible, and that helps me flow through the design process easily and find a way to materialize each client's desire."
Ask the Expert WHAT’S AHEAD Digital art is gaining traction as a valued medium. How we can communicate spaces digitally is incredible and it’s informing architecture in a way that’s never been possible before. People are so exposed to online content that they’re elevating their expectations of interiors. What people are willing to take on and try on is so cool.
EXCITED ABOUT We love fun, dynamic details. Passementerie trim décor elements are so in vogue right now even in modern, minimalist interiors. For example, we’re doing long flapper fringe on a sofa, eyelash welting or tightly constructed leather cording on upholstered goods that are layered in new, unexpected ways. We’re also seeing fresh takes on 1970s, post-expressionist abstracts in textiles.
FRESH IDEAS We do a lot of architectural accent lighting that contours the home in such a way that it feels multi-layered and gives it more depth perception. For example, installing lighting under stairs, multi-floor light fixtures, light troughs in tray ceilings or feature walls and back-lighting stone. When you employ lighting as a contouring tool, it accentuates the best features. It’s like a sculpting highlighter through your home.
