Looking back, I think that was the moment my understanding of design began to change. I realized that a space starts telling its story long before anyone says, “Welcome.” Every material, every light fixture, every chair, every tangible and intangible touchpoint communicates something. The best spaces quietly tell people, you belong here.

That’s why I chose hospitality. Not because I wanted to design restaurants, but because I wanted to create that feeling for someone else.

Over the last decade, through House of Form, I’ve had the privilege of helping shape restaurants, cafés, hotels, and gathering places across Arizona.

Phoenix has taught me that home isn’t always where you begin; sometimes it’s the place that keeps making room for you.

So thank you, Phoenix.

Thank you for staying hungry for bold ideas, independent restaurants, stories carried across continents, and entrepreneurs willing to bet on a vision.

Growing up on her family’s ten-acre property in rural Ohio, Lenny was drawn to design long before she had a name for it. Creativity runs through the generations. Art may have been in her blood, but architecture and design were what stuck.

Today, Lenny is based in Ohio and has projects in five states, with no two looking quite alike. Rather than imposing a signature aesthetic on every space, Lenny is passionate about uncovering the cultural, geographical and architectural story of each house. She is particularly drawn to reviving older homes whose original charm has been stripped away over the years.

Whether she is bringing an older home back to itself or helping shape a new one from the ground up, she remains deeply invested in the people, materials and craftsmanship behind every decision. Perhaps that is Lenny’s real signature: not a particular look, but an instinct for what a house wants to be—and the conviction to see it through.

Amy Williams approaches space by understanding the people who live in a space. Their story becomes part of the design.

In today’s world of social media, people are mostly fed what they should be inspired by, rather than encouraged to look at life through their own singular lens. Amy’s work is shaped not by trends, but by the stories of the people who live in them.