Antonio Shelby
Lead Designer
Antonio was born and studied in Costa Rica, Central America, where interior design came naturally to him. His country has a rich history of Colonial Architecture and later adopted other important design concepts from outstanding European architects, builders and designers. Antonio organically refined his professional development focusing on the dynamic spectrum of design styles ranging from the classics to contemporary.
Antonio’s lineage comes from Spain, with his family relocating to Costa Rica in the early 1900’s, around this time San José – Costa Rica became the second place after Paris – France to build a fully electrified grid for their largest city. This event had a profound impact on his ancestors who became engineers, builders, architects and designers. This heritage naturally guided Antonio’s pathway, building on the talents of several generations of family members.
Antonio’s formative years of study were immersed in the fields of design and Civil Engineering. After graduation, Antonio pursued a fellowship as a construction project manager with logistics exceeding eighty million dollars for a multiple national commercial project.
Later, Antonio fine tuned his skills and focused on his design passions, combining the vital disciplines necessary for a successful award winning designer. He considers both form and function as a high priority, which requires advanced thinking in regards to human ergonomics for the comfort and design considerations, something most clients highly value.
Antonio’s has a down to earth perspective and design style which is intuitive and refreshing and often exceeds the expectations of his clients. He is eager to please and instinctively tunes or plugs into the wishes and needs of his clients, while guiding them with confidence reflected by his extensive worldly design skills.
Antonio was born for this journey and that of his client’s, it is easy to sense his passion which creates a pleasant and outstanding design experience. Years of successful design and project management results have been a rewarding and driving force for Antonio.