Garret Cord Werner Architects & Interior Designers

For Garret Werner, interior design is more than his life’s passion—it’s a family tradition. “My mother was an interior designer and my father was a real estate developer,” explains Werner, founder of his eponymous firm, Garret Cord Werner, Architects & Interior Designers. “It was no surprise that my brother and I found ourselves continuing the family legacy as a designer and builder. Our hands-on experience in high-end construction was a gift that is unique in the design world.” While success seems abundantly evident in the number of his company’s projects that have been acclaimed in various publications, or in the numerous awards it has been honored with, Werner still contends that success is ultimately defined
by the end result of each project. “Success is exceeding the client’s aesthetic goals while delivering on a
reasonable budget and timeline. This is no easy task given the vast number of variables outside of the
designer’s control,” says Werner. The firm specializes in modern and contemporary residential architecture and interior design that is highly detailed with well-developed character, but Werner’s innate sense of creativity won’t allow him to align with any one particular style. “My greatest success as a designer is the ability to stay relevant by creating work that looks beautiful and timeless,” he says. “I don’t really care for prescribed styles as this is not as creative to me as a designer. It is much more interesting and fun to create work that is unique.”