Today with Barry Lantz:
Welcome to A Well-Designed Business. In his twenties, Barry Lantz worked retail before starting his own full-service interior design business. Then, instead of retiring, he switched gears to begin a successful encore career in art. Learn what advice this seasoned pro has for young designers and the words his mother told him that he’ll never forget.
Pick it apart:
[7:09] Barry talks about his first job before starting his own business.
[11:15] Barry shares his story about pitching to Kravet.
[17:41] Barry talks about his unique approach to client presentations.
[26:35] Barry shares advice for designers.
[30:36] Barry talks about the need for designers to have confidence.
LuAnn and Barry Lantz’s Ah-Ha moments:
“For me, selling is the rush. I just love to sell!” - Barry Lantz
“Two of the biggest words for success are selling and presentation.” - Barry Lantz
“I never think anything. I’ve never said that to a client.” - Barry Lantz
More about Barry Lantz:
Known nationally for his sense of style and interior design talent, Barry Lantz embarked on a professional artistic career in 2010. After painting several pieces for an event and selling them unexpectedly, he began to paint on canvas as a layer to his design business. His art has become an important component of his successful design profession.
Barry of A Lantz Design has designed interior and exterior spaces for more than thirty years. His signature interiors have been published in local and national publications. Barry’s work is admired, respected and enjoyed in over thirteen states in the United States. His style and talent have also been featured on HGTV. Barry continues to provide interior and exterior design services to his clients everywhere.
The long lasting relationship he has with clients is what motivated him to begin his expression on canvas. With the use of color, scale, form and balance the interior spaces he creates become works of art.
By applying his forward design approach to canvas, Barry’s art comes alive with movement, mood, color, scale and proportion. Inspiration comes from shapes, light, texture, color and earthly ingredients.
His new found love for painting has become a passion. “Having placed several hundred pieces since 2010 is overwhelming and very flattering,” he shares. Barry paints in his design studio in Carmel, Indiana. His studio features work in all sizes and colors and you can see a painting in progress.
Commissions are welcome for the most discriminating buyers and collectors.
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