DesignCase’s Sommer Moore Is An Expert In Interior Comfort Arts

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Sommer Moore is an interior designer for the design firm DesignCase, a company that focuses on hospitality design and impact design through their work. She understands the importance of space curation and creating comfort — all while always pushing for a better tomorrow.

Advice that keeps you hungry
I think about the saying, “We all have the same 24 hours as Beyoncé” a lot. I don’t think the literal saying is true because of the obvious, she’s a mega superstar with plenty of resources — but the saying to me is about her work ethic. I apply this thinking to my professional career as well as motivation for getting up for a workout, setting personal goals [and] choosing to make the effort to work toward them. Mixed with some grace, [this] is what I imagine she does to achieve success, so I’m doing the same.

Early bird, night owl or in-between
I’m definitely a night owl. The evenings, particularly after midnight, when the city is usually quiet [is] a time where I can hear my thoughts the clearest. I think the evenings for me stem back to my childhood: staying up late hanging out with my dad on the porch talking through a wide range of subjects. It’s just always great personal time for me.

Burning question for an iconic trailblazer
I’m a big fan of Elaine Welteroth. She was the second Black editor-in-chief at Condé Nast within their 107-year history at the time. She’s also a fashion icon and her outfits never miss. I would ask her about her journey in successfully exploring different avenues within her career. I love interior design, specifically hospitality, which is what I’m doing now, but I would also like to explore different types of design like theater and visual motion down the road. I want to discover how they all can be connected. 

The current soundtrack to your life
The world, especially these days, seems to be moving so fast — consistently more every day — and I feel like I’m changing right along with it. I do, however, listen to “Freudian” by Daniel Cesar probably every week still. It came out in maybe 2017, but it’s always on repeat for me. I even try to take breaks so I never get tired of it, but it’s a pretty perfect album.

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