Monique Lafia's Profile

Lafia/Arvin was established in 1997, by its Principals Monique Lafia and Chris Arvin. We are pleased to be on Robb Report’s 2007 List of the Top 40 Interior Designers of the World, and listed as the highest rated Interior Design Firm in the current Franklin Report.

We have extensive interior design experience with high-end luxury interior design, and this experience and expertise has allowed us to develop and cultivate a close working relationship with the finest of resources and craftsmen, which is integral to our luxury design. We have worked closely with highly regarded Architects, such as high-end luxury estate Architect Richard Landry of Landry Design Group with whom we have worked together on a number of projects, and other fine Architects including Don Nulty, Hablinski + Manion Architecture, and Appleton & Associate, Inc.

Lafia/Arvin has also been at the forefront of the design and blending together of comfortable indoor-outdoor living spaces (often discussed in our publications), achieved in large part by our working closely with our respected high-end luxury Landscape-Architect counterparts, for example, including a growing list of projects with Mark David Levine of Mark David Levine Design Group (Beverly Hills, Montecito), and Robert Truskowski.

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L/A’s goal is to establish long-standing relationships with our Clients, and as a result we have designed five residences for many Clients. Our Clients are across the spectrum, and as a few examples include: key shareholders, officers and directors Fortune 500 type international businesses; world famous athletes such as Sugar Ray Leonard, and Wayne Gretzky; musicians such as Kenny G; and actors, directors, producers and other well known individuals in the entertainment industry who appreciate L/A’s sense of design, attention to detail and direct and personal service.