Reviews
 

"We found this space to be a warm and inviting space. The main axis running down the lobby so powerful, especially the way it has been photographed and presented in this project is phenomenal. The palette of furniture is subtle, clean and classic and allows the architecture to shine behind it. The whole composition of it is wonderful. It is a very simple, elegant, well-crafted solution that is very appropriate for a financial planning firm because it evokes a sense of affluence. It is elegant and it just makes one think that this is a very successful firm. It's a small and warm space, but it's very powerfully done, a simple solution elegantly executed. The strength of this solution is the cleverness of the way the space is modulated. It gets larger at the entrances to all of the offices and all of the spaces that are off of it allowing what would otherwise be a very bland, long space to have a lot of light and opportunity for more functions than just mere passage. From a functional point of view on a day to day basis, it will allow for a very inviting and very productive work environment, not to mention the esteem that it will suggest to the clientele that come to visit this building. The finishes are very rich, but not fussy."

-Jury, 2004 AIAMaryland Design Awards
 

“It took more than a flair for decorating to create this elegantly appointed home.  When it came to selecting and arranging the furnishings, it was methodical attention to detail that transformed the ordinary into polished perfection."

-The Intelligencer
February 5, 2004
At Home Cover Story
 

“The interior design of this home is breathtaking.  From a newly created fireplace to heavy crown moldings, this adorned space has everything.  Custom low voltage lighting and Brazilian cherry floor throughout complete a warm, dramatic setting for art and entertaining.”

-2004 Excellence in Design Tour
Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
 

“The creative use of light and warm accent colors balance well with the strong contemporary motif of this living space” “This contemporary dining space becomes eclectic with the addition of formal and traditional accents.  The accessories add warmth, depth and texture.”

-Color in Small Spaces
Palettes and Styles to Fit Your Home
Brenda Grant-Hays & Kimberly Mikula
 

"Our advertising bears the slogan 'A New Quality of Light'.  The Concept Center we operate today is an outstanding example of that promise, and we appreciate Gass Design's significant contribution to the successful realization of our marketing concepts.

When we began this project, we had a substantial opportunity and a monumental challenge.  We had a variety of innovative lighting products that we wanted to present to customers, but did not have the kind of budgets that our leading competitors had.  We had an idea of how to meet this challenge, but no idea how to actually realize it.  Gass Design did more than design our Concept Center.  He partnered with our marketing staff, understood our vision and translated it into a remarkable, functional, and attractive space at a cost we could manage.  We are proud to see the variety of design awards this project has received."

-Prescolite/Moldcast

"Planned and executed beautifully...  The monochromatic backdrop works."

-Jury, 20th Annual Interiors Awards

"If you want your showroom done right, don't do it yourself, call Tom Gass."

-Contract Design

"The ingenious use of mirrors expands the space and offers a full view of the product line."

-Contract Design
Jury
IDCNY, New York
Showroom Design Competition

"Gass's attention to detail and originality in his presentation of carpeting that leads the way in considering floor coverings as an integral, rather than ancillary, design element."

-Interiors
Jury
DuPont Awards Design Competition

"Overall, Tom Gass has contributed a new twist on 'Old Glory', in a showroom full of heightened allusions and playful metaphors, in a spirit pure to it's concept and execution."

-Showrooms
John Beekman

"No matter where you are, you are probably aware of Tom Gass's showroom design work.  The prestigious Antron Design Awards went to Tom an unprecedented four years in a row, two years capturing the Grand Prize.*  Remember a very bold, wildly red, white and blue showroom with stars and stripes everywhere, overscaled and dramatic?  That was Tom Gass for United Chair in Washington, D.C.

How about the elegant Merchandise Mart black and tan showroom with chairs displayed in puddles of light - the one with the stripped line path that drew your eye straight to the back of the space through a glass wall and into a conference room?  Tom Gass and United, together again.

The New York and Los Angeles United showrooms are no less spectacular, each one unique, each responsive to its physical location and clientele.  For Carnegie in New York, another award-winning showroom.  Gass this time captured the essence of quality product throughout innovative and understated display.

The future for Tom Gass appears to be one of continued success as he works his spatial magic with corporate clients and manufacturers in the development of graphics, image, showrooms and interiors.  What a good fortune for us all."

-FFI
Marilyn Farrow, FIIDA
Former President of IIDA

*As of June 1999, Tom Gass has won an unprecedented nine DuPont Antron Design Awards, including three Grand Prizes.

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