The 8th FLOR Series: Greg Colando & Chip DeGrace
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Talk to just about any employee here at FLOR and they’ll all tell you that there is a definite family vibe in our offices. We are still small enough that everyone is into everyone else’s business (in a good way) and we have fun doing what we do. We are all motivated by a shared vision and goal for the company and a true belief that what we’re doing has the power to change the way people live (for the better).
This collaborative, entrepreneurial spirit starts at the top, with the two men who have most shaped this company: our president, Greg Colando, and creative leader, Chip DeGrace. Both have worked in this industry for 20+ years and both are extremely passionate about FLOR.
We recently sat down with both of them, as part of our 8th FLOR Series, to get their thoughts on FLOR and its future. Here is a (relatively) uncensored look behind the business and creative visionaries of FLOR.
Oh, and it’s important to note – we did not stage or influence the Odd Couple-inspired dialogue and exchanges you’re about to witness (the banter and sentence finishing serves as evidence that these two are indeed close friends and long-time colleagues).
The 8th FLOR Series presents, Greg Colando and Chip DeGrace:
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The 8th FLOR Series with Tereasa Surratt.
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Now that we have moved our offices from the charming Western Chicago suburb of Elmhurst to the heart of downtown Chicago, we’re finding that more and more friends are finding time to stop by for coffee, lunch, a quick tour of our new digs or just to say “hello”.
With such an array of incredible design minds and personalities, we thought it would be great to share snip-its of those conversations with you. We’re calling these collective interviews, The 8th FLOR Series. We find these casual exchanges enlightening and inspiring, and hope you do too.
We’re pleased to launch this series with our friend and collaborator, Tereasa Surratt.
This author, blogger, designer, camp counselor (you’ll understand more in a second) has her hands in just about everything from advertising and commercial design to styling to home/property renovation to writing and blogging to … well, you get the idea.
Tereasa’s first book, A Very Modest Cottage, tells the tale of how she found and renovated an abandoned and dilapidated cabin into a charmingly beautiful guest cottage at Wandewega, (a quintessential resort/summer camp property in Wisconsin owned by Tereasa and her husband, David Hernandez). In her latest book, Found, Free & Flea, Tereasa provides incredible hints and tips on how to redecorate on the tiniest of budgets by re-purposing old into new.
Learn what makes this self-labeled “obsessive compulsive collector” tick, see what inspires her and hear what’s next on her ever-growing “to do” list.
Tereasa’s unique design sense and knack for collecting, renovating and styling are truly inspiring to anyone looking to infuse a little bit of vintage yesterday into today’s modern aesthetic.
Read more about Tereasa and her design adventures at Tereasa.com.
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