DESIGN PHILOSPHY
For each client, we strive to achieve the fundamentals of good design: thoughtful planning, attention to detail, lasting appeal, and a memorable sense of place. We go beyond superficial decoration and seek out innovative aesthetics and sustainable solutions. Core to our efforts is a client focused commitment to deliver affordable quality service on time and within budget.
COMPANY
We are a boutique interior design firm consulting to developers, the hospitality industry, and private residential clients. We have offices on the Gold Coast - Australia and in Los Angeles - USA. Cris and Jeannine have a combined 35 years of experience in design. Our international partnership allows us to keep abreast of world wide resources, and service projects around the globe.
PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR DESIGNERS
Cris Edwards began her career in 1993 as a film set designer in Hollywood before deciding to go back to get her Interior Design degree from UCLA. She spent the next 3 years doing residential design in Los Angeles before moving to Fiji to be in charge of the interior design for a new luxury hotel. When she fell madly in love with an Australian, she moved to the Gold Coast, and continued working as an interior designer on such hotel design projects as the Sebel Maroochydore and Sea Temple Port Douglas. She officially launched the Australian interior design company MEI as an arm of Mannigan Design in 2008 and has been focusing on hospitality projects, private residential, and sustainable design ever since. Her contemporary interior design style and easy going nature have cemented her design reputation in Australia.
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