| Lori Dennis | |
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Dennis at Architectural Digest Party, Los Angeles 2010 |
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| Born | August 14, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | Interior Design |
| Training | UCLA, Los Angeles |
| Website | http://www.loridennis.com/ |
Lori Dennis, (born August 14, 1969) is an interior designer, environmentalist, entrepreneur, television and radio guest expert, author and lecturer.[1]
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Dennis was born in New York in 1969 and lived in San Diego, Pennsylvania and New York before moving to Los Angeles to attend University High School. Influenced by turn of the century buildings in New York City, the landscape of Southern California and arts and crafts from the Amish country, she knew early on that she loved interior design and architecture. Even as a teenager she attended weekly open houses in Los Angeles, exposing herself to some of the world's most desired properties in Bel Air, Malibu and Pacific Palisades.[2]
Dennis graduated from the UCLA Extension Interior Design program in July 2000. While completing coursework, Lori was In-house Designer for SeminarPlanet.com. In 1999, she went to work for Cheryl Rowley Interior Design. A year later, she established her own firm, Lori Dennis, Inc.[3] Lori Dennis, Inc. specializes in sustainable (green or eco-friendly) interior design, and she is currently the principal designer of the firm. They are one of the nation's top Green Interior Design Firms, presented with the Greeopia Award in 2008, as well as the HOME Magazine "2008 Best Green Remodel" award.[4]
In 2004 Lori Dennis began practicing green interior design. Her list of celebrity clients has included Horace Grant, the professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls, Orlando Magic, Seattle Supersonics and Los Angeles Lakers, stylist Jen Rade and environmentalist/television personality Chef Jeffrey Mora, who is the chef for the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings. Other projects include residential, commercial and hospitality interiors with eco-friendly components in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Miami, Palm Springs and New York.[5][6]
In 2006 Lori Dennis passed the NCIDQ Exam (National Council for Interior Design Qualification) and became a full member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She currently serves on the Los Angeles Chapter of ASID’s Green Committee and Website Committee. Dennis is also a member of the finance committee of the UCLA Interior Design Alumni Association Board.
In 2007 Dennis passed the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Commercial Interiors certification exam, making her a LEED AP professional. Traditionally LEED professionals focus their efforts on public and commercial interiors, but Dennis works on bringing sustainable education and service to the residential sector.[7]
Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Coastal Living, Southern Accents, Woman’s Day,People, "Apartment Therapy", "LUXE", Los Angeles Times, Dwell and many other magazines, books and websites throughout the world. Her firm has been awarded the nation’s best green and modern design by ASID, Home Magazine", "Viking Appliances", Southern Accents, California Home and Angeleno Magazine. She is a featured expert on HGTV, Food Network Channel, Oxygen Network, NBC, KABC and XM Radio. Lori has lectured on green interior design at UCLA, FIDM, Dwell on Design, Alt Build, Design Within Reach and Westweek at the Pacific Design Center.
Her book, Green Interior Design, published by Allworth Press and distributed by Random House, is coming out in the fall of 2010.
Dennis lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.[8]
Dennis’ sustainable interior design work has been featured in