A full service residential and commercial design firm, including major renovations, specializing in space planning, lighting consultation, color adaptation, all with sustainability in mind.

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Est. 1984

Portfolio

Residential

Italianate Bedroom

Horizontal Art Piece

Ocean Retreat

Northwest Contemporary

Classical

Living Amongst the Trees

Authentic Mad Men

Condo Chic

Lakeside Color

Tranquil Desert Oasis
Custom Reversible Rug

Palm Frond Chandelier

Remodeling Fireplace

Design Process

Custom Cabinetry

Commercial - Government

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

A prestigious commission from the NASA space program to create the architectural and interior design for the innovative 3,200 square foot Flight System Testbed and 1,800 square foot Project Design Center at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

Ms. Sachson was responsible for architectural and interior design, customized furnishings, millwork, and overseeing all phases of construction. This high-profile project was featured in Audio Visual Interiors, Southland, and Dwell magazines.

JPL photos by Grey Crawford.

Birdseye Maple - Wave Wall

Oval Conference Room

Historical Restoration

In the Style of Scottish Architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Tudor Staircase circa 1900

Art Lighting - Installation

Barrier-Free - Universal Design

Construction

Principal

Rosanne Sachson

Design in the Classic Manner Endures Forever

Services

Full Service Interior Design for Residential and Commercial Projects
Color Consultation
Lighting for all tasks
National Marketing Consultation
National Public Relations
Idea Labs and Roundtable Discussions - Producing unique solutions
Historic Preservation
Visuals - Display
Speaker - Educator
- - NASA - JPL Speakers Bureau
  - Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt! –LOReads – Featured Speaker
  - Passion for Preservation - A series set in an engaging conversational style with prominent collectors and historians
  - Art of Entertaining series
  - Art of Fundraising series
- Writer (partial list)
  - Scene Setters: 24; Enterprise; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Ed; Boston Public; Alias
  - Making the Scene: Friends; What Women Want; MADtv; Will & Grace; The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas; The West Wing; Once & Again; Erin Brockovich; Dharma & Greg; Judging Amy; Ally Mc Beal; The Big Tease; Jack & Jill; Smart House; The Practice; 20th Century Fox Drapery Department; Architect Michael Graves; Antique Roadshow, Historian Wendell D. Garrett; Textile Archivist Richard E. Slavin III
  - Your Guide to Barrier-Free Sources -- A comprehensive listing of product sources, and reference materials for the physically challenged

Videos

Running Space - Interior Design: It Is Rocket Science

Solar System Ambassador

Rosanne is certified as a NASA Solar System Ambassador. Solar System Ambassdors are dedicated volunteers who communicate the science and excitement of NASA's space exploration mission. Visit the SSA website to learn more about the program, and to see Rosanne's profile.

Television Appearances

HGTV Rooms for Improvement - Quick Change
HGTV Rooms for Improvement - Your Guide to Barrier-Free Sources
HGTV The Kitty Bartholomew Show - British Colonial Style

Reaffirming the Principles of Classical Art into a new International Style

Press

Dwell: "Interior Design: It is Rocket Science" (PDF)
Audio Video Interiors: "Running Space" (PDF)
Southland: "Beyond Jet Propulsion" (PDF)
Oregon Health Sciences University: "Thank You! The School of Medicine Alliance Spruces Up The Student Study Lounges"
The Oregonian: "Magic Mix"
The News Tribune: The Trick Is Knowing When To Stop
The News Tribune: Women Unwrap Secrets of Trees
UCLA Daily Bruin: "UCLA Extension Program Opens New Building"
Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
- - "Salon Series at Stimson-Green Mansion Begins With Family"
  - "Salon Series at Stimson-Green Mansion Commences in January"
  - "Friends of Eddon Boat Have Something To Smile About!"
The Tacoma News Tribune
- - "Gig Harbor Debates Restoration at Boatyard"
  - "Follow the Map: Dragons and Adventure Await"
  - "Women Unwrap Secrets of Trees"
Exceptional Women Northwest: "Episode 109: Rosanne Sachson"
Kitsap Business Journal: "Gig Harbor Interior Designer's Work is Out of This World"

Links

Appointments

One of eight jurors for the National Endowment for the Arts General Service Awards - Washington, DC

Beverly Hills, California - General Plan Residential Committee
California Council for Interior Design Certification
Los Angeles Olympics Citizens Advisory 1980-1984
Hands Across America 1986
Board in Decorative Arts and Costume Councils at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
University of California at Los Angeles Friends of Extension
World Affairs Council
Beverly Hills Diamond 75th Jubilee 1989
Robinson’s Gardens 1991
PATH – People Assisting the Homeless
Gig Harbor, Washington Design Review Board - Vice Chair
Portland High Performance Stakeholders
Lake Oswego Preservation Society - Board Member 2014-2015
ICAA Northwest Chapter - Advisory Council 2016
Women's Architectural League - Board Member 2016-2017
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Ambassador and Speakers Bureau since 2017
GALA Girls Academic Leadership Academy
Community Member, Volunteer of the Year Award 2021-2022

Henry James wrote to H.G. Wells:

“It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, for our consideration and application of these things, and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.”

Contact Us

Rosanne Sachson
Architectural Interior Design
The Sachson Group
Beverly Hills, CA
Tel 503.929.2122
studio@sachson-group.com