Our home staging stylists have the qualifications, experience and interior design flair required to turn any residential space into something special. They eat home staging tips for breakfast. Meet the home staging team.
Meet Susanne Backlund Operations Manager Sus worked as a Retail Visual Merchandiser in her native Stockholm, before moving to NZ in 2007 where she worked as a retail visual merchandiser for a successful homewares and furniture brand. Sus joined the Living Edge team in 2010 as a stylist and was well sort after for her fine-tuned eye and ability to style with a luxury, international appeal. Sus’s methodical and disinclined approach to her work made her the perfect candidate to transition into Inventory and Warehouse Management and now heads our team as Operations Manager.As Operations Manager, Sus is responsible for the timing, logistics and execution of our Show homes working across Styling, Logistics and Inventory teams creating cohesion. Sus uses her strengths in multitasking and efficiency to ensure a great experience for our customers.
Meet Lucy Miles-Blomerus Head Creative Lucy is our lead for conceptualising current Interior trends and adapting them for our Showhome market and leading our design team forward creatively. With a background in high-end Retail Merchandising and Management, Lucy has applied her exposure in Interior Design Retail to the needs of our clients. Having worked with Living Edge since 2009 means Lucy has worked across the business and developed long-lasting relationships with our clients. Lucy regularly travels internationally to collaborate on sourcing and buying our furniture range with an ability to quickly seek out high quality, timeless pieces and customising our products with a range of fabrics and detailing.
Meet Katherine Shields Senior Interior Stylist Katherine is in high demand for her styling abilities and manages installations for a portfolio of repeat clients. With a Bachelor of Arts and an extensive career background in Graphic design, Katherine possesses an eye for detail. After travelling the globe, Katherine returned to NZ to buy and develop residential properties and used her natural design flair to translate global design trends into her projects. Residential Interior Design was a natural transition and with Katherine’s organised and efficient approach, she is requested as a stylist by many of our customers.
Meet Andrea Brown Senior Interior Stylist Andrea started working with Living Edge in 2012 and is a Senior Stylist in our team. Being a long-standing member of the Living Edge team gives Andrea the experience to deliver an outstanding Showhome and the ability to know what furniture will be most complementary to a space. Andrea has a Bachelor of Spatial Design and has independently designed and managed high-end commercial fit-outs and Kitchens. Andrea has assisted many of our clients with Interior Design advice and furniture sales. Her vivacious spirit and care for people nurture our clients through the real estate process.