Kim Lewis

About Kim Lewis

I share design tips and encouragement on YouTube every week: 14 years of interior design experience on commercial and residential spaces Production Designer for major network television shows around the country Global Designer, projects to include USA, Ghana, Thailand, Cambodia and Honduras Experienced Motivational speaker

Experience

1. Owner

   Kim Lewis Designs

   Jul 2012 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Commercial clients include Torchy\'s, Rebel Cheese, ChiLantro, Eyejoy, Juice Society, Crepe Crazy, The Infinite Monkey Theorem, Budaful Eyes, Vision Center to name a few. Residential clients include celebrities, singer/songwriter Jewel and actress Tiffani Amber Thiessen.Written and online publications include People, InStyle, House Beautiful, Lonny, Apartment Therapy, The Washington Post, Austin Woman, TyPennington.com, BScene Magazine, Forbes.com, The Design Network, and others. As a Trendspotter in the industry, Kim has done color consulting for Silestone USA, BlueStar and Big Chill Appliances. In 2014, Kim was selected as 1 of 5 Trendspotters to develop her own countertop color with the global solid surfaces company, Silestone. The new color \"Olivia\" was released this summer 2015.In her time during Extreme Makeover, Kim saw how truly design CAN change lives. So in 2013 she partnered with non-profits (Art Feeds, Touch A Life, Connor\'s Song and Rapha House) to build therapeutic art centers for children rescued from trafficking. Together, they have designed and built art centers in Ghana, West Africa (2013), Cambodia (2015), Honduras (2016) and Thailand (2019).Kim is a motivational public speaker, working to empower the design and build industries to use creativity to inspire others.Her brand, Kim Lewis Designs, centers design inspiration around global inspiration and local collaboration. Every design should speak to the client\'s \"Roots\"(their story and where they\'ve come from), their \"Wings\"(where they want to go) and \"Purpose\"(being intentional).She believes in empowering artisans and supporting handmade goods. Kim designed leather products from Ethiopia in collaboration with Raven + Lily, along with apparel produced by artisans in Ghana, West Africa and Honduras.Perhaps the best way to sum her up.Kim is a \"Little Lady with Big Ideas!\"

Education

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

  1999 — 2003