Robin Wilson (eco-designer)

Robin Wilson

Portrait photo of Robin Wilson.

Robin Wilson
Born (1969-09-26) September 26, 1969
Austin, Texas, United States
Residence New York, NY
Nationality USA
Education BA, University of Texas at Austin
MS, New York University
Occupation Interior Designer
Employer Robin Wilson Home
Known for Wellness and Clean Design
Title Chairman, CEO
Spouse(s) divorced
Children daughter
Website Robin Wilson Home

Robin Wilson (born September 26, 1969) is founder and CEO of the lifestyle brand Robin Wilson Home. She is an interior designer and expert on healthy homes with a focus on creating a clean design lifestyle. She is author of 'Clean Design: Wellness for Your Lifestyle' [1] (Greenleaf, 2015). Her first book was 'Kennedy Green House: Designing an Eco-Friendly Home from the Foundation to the Furniture' [2] (Greenleaf, 2010), with the foreword written by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. She is an ambassador to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America an she is on the Board of the Sustainable Furnishings Council.

In April 2015, she appeared on a national TV segment for NBC Open House with focus on sustainability in design and healthy spaces.

Early life and career

Wilson was born in Austin, Texas, and attended public schools in Austin. After graduating from S. F. Austin High School, she entered the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. While in college, she worked at the Lower Colorado River Authority and became immersed in environmental issues from energy efficiency to water conservation. She joined Mercer Management Consulting in Boston. In 1997, she moved to New York while working for Heidrick & Struggles, a company that went public in 1999 which gave her a windfall to matriculate with a Master's degree at New York University, where she studied Real Estate Finance. She founded her firm in 2000 and rebranded it to the eponymous Robin Wilson Home in 2006. As an early advocate for clean construction method, she insists that work teams use low-VOC paints in both residential and commercial spaces to limit the wheezes and sneezes.[3]

Career achievements

Wilson has done work for President Clinton's Harlem office, the Good Housekeeping Showhouse,[4] the private residence of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., White House Fellows organization, and in 2014, she completed the EcoBungalow-LA [5] project to rebuild a home for a family who lost everything in a fire.

Wilson is the first woman to license her name to eco-friendly kitchen cabinetry through Holiday Kitchens,[6] that is made in the USA in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and sold at over 400 independent dealers nationwide. These cabinets are made from sustainable forests, non-formaldehyde adhesives and waste wood is recycled. She is considered an expert [7] on healthy homes/indoor air quality. In June 2011, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America announced that she would serve as an ambassador.[8]

Her furniture line, Nest Home by Robin Wilson, premiered at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in May 2013 in New York City.[9]

Wilson is a blogger on the Huffington Post,[10] where she writes about eco-healthy issues.

Robin Wilson has been recognized by the Library of Congress/History Makers project and her oral history has been catalogued.[11]

Honors and awards

References

  1. ↑ "Clean Design: Wellness for Your Lifestyle". Greenleaf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. ↑ "Kennedy Green House: Designing an Eco-Healthy Home from the Foundation to the Furniture". Greenleaf.com. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  3. ↑ Semple, Erin (April 2009). "How Suffering from Allergies Inspired a Successful Eco-Friendly Business" (PDF). Reader's Digest. Rd.com. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  4. ↑ Allen, Jennifer (August 2008). "Tour 'Good Housekeepings Newest Green House". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  5. ↑ Preiser, Amy (2014-02-01). "Rebuilding after a Fire - EcoBungalow". ElleDecor. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Newsroom: Holiday Kitchens Announces the Launch of New Website". Holiday Kitchens. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  7. ↑ "Interior Designer Robin Wilson gives asthma friendly tips for the home". Allergy Standards Limited. 30 October 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  8. ↑ "Design Expert Robin Wilson Named an AAFA "Ambassador"" (Press release). Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  9. ↑ "Healthy Space Design with Robin Wilson". Conscious Connection. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  10. ↑ "Robin Wilson". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  11. ↑ "BusinessMakers: Robin Wilson". The HistoryMakers. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  12. ↑ "Clean Design Book by Robin Wilson hits #1 on Amazon three categories". Amazon rankings.
  13. ↑ "Fearless Black and Female: 10 African American Women who are Entrepreneurial Powerhouses". Atlanta BlackStar. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  14. ↑ "Library of Congress Acquires Largest African American Oral History Video Collection" (Press release). The Black Collegian. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  15. ↑ "Congratulations to Hall of Honor recipients". S.F. Austin High School. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  16. ↑ "2012 Top 20 African American Designers". Pink Eggshell. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  17. ↑ "125 Extraordinary Exes". Texas Exes. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  18. ↑ "Announcing the Results of the 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards". Independent Publisher. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  19. ↑ "Holiday Kitchens Licenses Robin Wilson Home for Custom Eco-Friendly Cabinetry" (PDF) (Press release). Holiday Kitchens. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  20. ↑ Talbert, Marcia Wade (5 April 2010). "Robin Wilson Touts Benefits of Eco-Healthy Lifestyle". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2014-11-14. Wilson, the 2008 Black Enterprise Innovator of the Year, is also excited about two new endeavors...
  21. ↑ "Meet Women Who Started Over". O, The Oprah Magazine. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  22. ↑ Stadtmiller, Mandy (13 May 2007). "New York's 50 Most Powerful Women". New York Post. NYPOST.com. Retrieved 2014-11-14.


Edits made to Clean Design book reference.

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