Gaye Ferrara

Born in California, Gaye Ferrara, spent her early years in the west and southwest, where her father worked as a mine administrator.  Her family ultimately settled in New York City.  Gaye attended college in the west, where she studied fine arts at the University of Arizona.

A graduate of the American Institute of Interior Design, Fountain Hills, AZ, Gaye worked successively for two interior design firms, learning the ins and outs of the profession.  In 1984, she headed the design team for The Orchards Resort and Restaurant at L’Auberge de Sedona Resort, Sedona, AZ.  Following that she established her own business doing commercial and residential interiors. 

Ferrara, an associate member of American Society of Interior Designers, ASID, has designed interiors for stores, homes, medical facilities, businesses and hotels, with many projects winning professional awards.  Local projects include Uh Oh!, The Linen Tree, Omni Medical Imaging, Jewelry by Gauthier on Marshall Way, Marco Polo on Shea as well as many custom homes.

“Art, Architecture and Design unite in a new language breaking the boundaries of the ordinary while reflecting the natural rhythms that tell the story with style.”  She enjoys mixing styles, art and architecture, as well as interpreting clients’ likes and needs into workable designs.  She has a passion for color and also loves to incorporate metals, rich fabrics and all manners of unusual materials into her designs. 

She has created interiors in Lake Tahoe, Orlando, New York, Sedona and the Valley, among other locales.  As a haute couture interior designer, she searches all over the world for interesting, creative and unusual pieces.  Her style ranges from contemporary and classic; to Versace and old world; to ranch and mountain homestead.

  AWARDS:

2002 ASID 1^st Place, Residential greater than 3000 square feet

2000 ASID 1^st Place, Residential greater than 3000 square feet

2000 ASID 2^nd Place, Product Design

2000 ASID 1^st Place, Retail Design

1999 ASID 1^st Place, Product Design

1999 ASID 1^st Place, Office under 10,000 square feet

1999 ASID 1^st Place, Contract Retail Design

1998 ASID 2^nd Place, Health Care Facility Design

1998 ASID 1^st Place, Product Design

1998 ASID 1^st Place, Retail Design

1997 ASID 1^st Place, Residential greater than 3000 square feet

1997 ASID 2^nd Place, Residential less than 3000 square feet

1997 ASID 1^st and 2^nd Place, Product Design

PUBLICATIONS:

Hotel Business Trade Journal, Fall 2002, “Eclectic Design of Grand Bohemian Finds A Home In Downtown Orlando”

Lodging Hospitality Trade Journal, 15 September 2002, “Inviting Design,” The Westin Grand Bohemian, Orlando, Florida, Front Cover

Scottsdale Magazine, January/February 2002, Serenity at Greyhawk, Model Home by Mladick Development

California Home & Design Magazine, April 2001, “A High Sierra Homestead at Lake Tahoe,” Front Cover  

Arizona Foothills Magazine, March 2001, Lake Tahoe Residence

Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine, March 1994, “Master of the Southwest,” Front Cover

COMMERCIAL PROJECTS:

The Linen Tree, Hilton Village, Scottsdale, Arizona

Chan Dara, West Los Angeles, California

Omni Medical Imaging, Scottsdale, Arizona

Uh-Oh!, Hilton Village, Scottsdale, Arizona

Jewelry by Gauthier, Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona

The Westin Grand Bohemian Hotel, Orlando, Florida

Pivotal Group Corporate Office, Esplanade V, Phoenix, Arizona

Red Mountain Villas, Ivins, Utah

Red Mountain Spa, Ivins, Utah

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:  

ASID, Gaye Loughridge Ferrara, 1996 Allied Representative to the ASID Board of Directors.
 

CURRENT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS:
Ferraras has a large  residential clientele with references  available by request.