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With over 15 years of design experience and a passion for exploring the connection between human activity and the natural environment,

Emily Sumner, ASID, NCIDQ focuses her work on Interior Architecture & Design, prioritizing sustainability, resiliency, and wellness.

Her career spans both New York City and Los Angeles, where she has held diverse roles such as a lead designer at a luxury firm in Malibu and Beverly Hills,

a contributing member to a Brooklyn-based architecture firm with a

multi-disciplinary design studio focused on hand-made products from natural materials, and a drafter, graphic designer, and R&D specialist in product manufacturing. She has also worked as a city plan expediter, architectural interior design drafter, art curator for commercial spaces, home staging designer, and sustainable set designer.

Emily is an active advocate for sustainability, working or volunteering with organizations such as USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo Los Angeles, USGBC's Sustainable Innovation Awards, LA Green Festivals Expo, Surfrider Foundation, 5 Gyres Ambassador, A+D Museum Gala, EcoSet Consulting, and Green Fashion Week. She also founded Sustainable Venice.

Combining her design expertise, sustainable consulting, and studies in Ayurveda, Emily strives to help others achieve balance and wellness within both natural and built environments.

Working with Emily is a DREAM. Her ability to connect with people, to understand and bring their vision to life is both exceptional and rare. She is a “yes, and” kind of person who is not phased by the inevitable roadblocks of city permits, bureaucracy, and logistics. She shows up with an open mind, and has a way of reminding you that your dreams are possible. Then she adds her creative spin on things which make you realize parts of your dream you’d not yet thought of. On top of her fairy-god mother like approach, she is also a legitimate pro. She is fast, efficient, creative, a brilliant communicator, and an overall JOY to work with!

Emily Morwen

Teacher, Co-Founder Modo Yoga LA