Tobi Saunders, owner of 1837 Color & Design, is a trained Architect and Color Consultant. At her company she specifies exterior color and materials for production builders around the county. These builders create large developments of single family and sometimes multi-family residences throughout the US with the predominance of construction happening in the Southern states where population shifts continue to aggregate. Keeping regionality, budget and variety at the forefront of her mind, Tobi uses principles of color theory, wielding her colorful wand to improve the look and feel of new communities in the making.

When you think of Scandinavian design the look of a colorless winter day comes to mind - think pale grey, white and perhaps washed out blue. But this is a modern-day invention. Dagny Thurmann-Moe, the founder of Koi Colour & Design Studio designs exteriors, interiors, products, and CMF strategies for brands seeking a stronger identity through color, materials, and finishes. Dagny is known for challenging the idea of “timeless” design — instead creating time-bound and aesthetically sustainable environments that reflect culture, history, and human needs. She is the fearless proponent of bringing color back into Norwegian interiors and exteriors and is leading the campaign to add pinks, terracottas, greens and yellows back onto the urban cityscape like it was 400 years ago. Check out her TedX talk on the topic and tune in to hear a true polymath talk about using color.

"Mexico is not beige!" is a defining quote from one of Mexico's hottest new designers. Maye Ruiz is an interior designer, creative director of Maye Estudio, and one of the designers selected for the AD100 México & Latin America list, which recognizes the most influential designers and architects in the region. Her work stands out for its bold exploration of color, materiality, and visual storytelling, creating spaces that blend tradition, modernity, and a unique chromatic palette.
Maye has built a career spanning residential, commercial, and hospitality design, always embracing color as a powerful tool for spatial transformation. Her design process is deeply influenced by color psychology, craftsmanship, and cultural context, resulting in interiors that tell stories and evoke identity. Based in San Miguel de Allende, that colorful and unique city, Maye's home, a Unesco Historic site, is the perfect backdrop for the ground breaking work she is doing. Check out her work on https://www.letstalkpaintcolor.com