"ghd is a very collaborative environment where everyone does everything from specifying fabrics and finishes to meeting with fabricators, architects and contractors to meeting with clients for design approval. each of us is capable of doing it all and guiding a project or furniture design through all of the necessary stages, including concept and design development, drafting and detailing, budgeting, fabrication and project management." brigitte wettstein, ghd designer

"i listen, and i talk to the clients, try to find out where they're coming from, what they say is not necessarily what they mean. i have to watch closely for visual clues of personal style. what is their clothing, their surroundings, their car? i observe them interacting with things in space, and how they move through that space. as a designer, i have to figure out my clients. what are they really after? they may not want to tell you. i also ask them to bring pictures of stuff they don't like. sometimes, you can get more information that way." gary on reading clients. the architects take interview.

"ghd is a continuing education in design because of the amazing resources and books always available to us in the library. collections on a.a.rateau, andré arbus, jean-michel frank, and carlo scarpa are some that i'm often looking to time and time again for inspiration." charles labrecque