Glenn Gissler
President
Glenn Gissler is an award-winning, widely published New York interior designer known for elegant, livable environments and decorative arts expertise.
The hallmark of Glenn Gissler’s work is livability – Glenn earned degrees in Architecture and Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design, and is known for creating sophisticated, thoughtful, personal, and very livable spaces, with a passion for incorporating art and antiques to create unique home environments.
While involving the client in every phase of planning, construction and furnishing, he and his team do everything they can to make the process as enjoyable and trouble-free as possible by paying close attention to issues of schedule, quality and the budget.
Glenn’s award-wining design work regularly appears in magazines, books and on-line venues. Projects have been featured in The New York Times, Town & Country, LUXE, NYC&G, Antiques & Fine Art, Maine Home + Design, Aspire, Elle Decor, InStyle, House & Garden, House Beautiful, Avenue, Interior Design, and ArchitecturalDigest.com. Recently a room he designed in the 1980’s was included in INTERIORS: The Greatest Rooms of the Century and Glenn was of the 100 designers included in Carl Dellatore’s book Interior Design Master Class for Rizzoli where he wrote about ‘Alchemy’ in interior design.
Gissler has served as an art advisor for many of his clients. He has placed works by Joan Mitchell, Larry Poons, Louise Bourgeois, Nancy Spero, Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Brice Marden, Jacob Hashimoto, Donald Judd, Richard Tuttle, and many others.
In 1985, Gissler joined the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), the United States’ oldest and largest professional association for interior designers. He served as President of the ASID New York Metro Chapter from 2016 to 2017. During his tenure, he partnered with the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) to produce ASID NY-sponsored events during the four day show. In addition, he revamped DESIGN, the chapter’s quarterly magazine, and arranged for ASPIRE One Communications, Inc. to publish it.
From 2006 to 2016, Gissler sat on the Board of Governors of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, and has taken a strong lead in building the institution’s collection of 20th century design through donations of objects by influential designers including Ettore Sottsass, Russel Wright, Aldo Rossi, Christopher Dresser, and Raymond Loewy and artists including Donald Baechler, Joan Mitchell, and Donald Judd. Gissler has also been a visiting critic at the Rhode Island School of Design, the Fashion Institute of Technology, and the Parsons School of Design.
Even after decades of experience working in a variety of design styles Glenn remains a self-described “student of interior design”; always looking to expand and enrich his knowledge and to create enduring homes that encourage his clients to have a deep sense of satisfaction.
AWARDS
2019 – ASID New York Metro – Design Excellence Awards – Outdoor Space
2019 – Brownstone RADD Awards – Honoree
2018 – NYC&G Innovation in Design Awards – Landscape Design
2018 – LUXE Gold List
2016 – New York Spaces – Top 50
2015 – International Property Awards – Interior Design NY – Apartments
2015 – NYC&G Innovation in Design Awards – Interior Design
2015 – NYC&G Innovation in Design Awards – Kitchen Design
2014 – NYC&G Innovation in Design Awards – Finalist – Landscape Design
2014 – ASID New York Metro – Annual Inspired Designer Award
2013 – NYC&G Innovation in Design Awards – Interior Design
2003 – ASID New York Metro – First Place Residential under 3,500 sf
1995 – House Beautiful – Best Showhouse Rooms in America
PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
2019 – What’s New What’s Next – Brooklyn Heights Showhouse Moderator Tony Manning
Other panelists: Erika Belsey Worth, Dan Barsanti, Erin Fearins
2019 – Personal Career History in Interior Design – FIT Interior Design Club
2019 – Outdoor Living Trends Moderator – Paris Ceramics
Other panelists: Laura Bohn, Kiki Dennis, Scott Salvator
2019 – Design to Outshine – Custom Creations Moderator – Rejuvenation
Panelists: Kiki Dennis, Gideon Mendelsohn, Fawn Galli & Michael Tavano
2019 – An Art World Primer – CEU – Presenter – Aronson’s Flooring
2018 – The Changing Contemporary Client – Moderator – Salon Art + Design/InCollect
Caleb Anderson, Mia Jung, Pierre Bonnefille & Simon Stewart
2018 – UXURY – Panelist – D&D Market
Moderator Michael Boodro, other panelists Amy Lau & Bennett Leifer
2018 – The Art of Working with Clients in Choosing Art – Moderator
What’s New What’s Next – Young Huh, Susan Jamison, Denise McGaha, Kim Radovich
2018 – Working with an Artisan – City of Tomorrow – 92Y Panel – Panelist
With Benoist Drut – Julia Caldwell; Moderator – Michael Boodro
2017 – ICFF – Jacob Javits Convention Center – organized 12 events over 3 days with 33 speakers
PR in the Digital Age, How do you get published?, Collecting Design in the 21st Century, Dialogues about Art and Design, Contracts, Power of Color, Juan Montoya with Robin Baron
2016 & 2017 – Interior Design Law – Moderator DWR and CEU Summit – ASID
Guest – C. Jaye Berger, Esq.
2017 – Real Estate and Interior Design – Moderator – Lefroy Brooks – ASID
Guest – Scott Stewart – Corcoran Group RE
2016 – Product Licensing – Panel Moderator – NYSID – ASID
Panelists Alexa Hampton, Laura Kirar, Barry Goralnick, Kate Verner
2017 – Business of Design – Panelist – Country Carpets Long Island – ASID
With Kim Radovich, Laura Bohn; Moderator – Tyler Wisler
Interior Design Master Class – Panelist – Moderator – Carl Dellatore
NYSID, with Thomas Jayne, Penny Drue Baird, Mariette & Brooke Gomez
Wakefield Interiors, Stamford with Laura Bohn, Jessie Carrier, Mara Miller;
ICFF 2017 with Barry Goralnick, Laura Bohn, Etienne Coffiner, Ed Ku
2017 – NEST Magazine – A Wild Ride – Panel Moderator – NYSID
Panelists – Mitch Owens and Lisa Zeiger
2017 – How to Get Published – Panel Moderator – ICFF – ASID
Panelists – Elizabeth Ralls, Wendy Silverstein, Alan Tanksley, Adam Japko
2017 – Dialogues about Art & Design – Panel Moderator – ICFF – ASID
Panelists – Bruce Bierman, Kathryn Scott, Scott Himmel
2017 – Starting a Career in Interior Design – Panel Moderator – ICFF – ASID
Panelists – Robin Baron, Bjorn Bjornsson, Kim Radovich
2015-2018 – Emerging Designer Events – Moderator – ASID – 20+ events
Including: Bruce Bierman Studio, Laura Bohn Residence, Maison Gerard Antiques,
Bernd Goeckler Antiques, Lindsay Adelman Studio, Judy Ross Studio, Peter Pennoyer
Office, Carpenters Workshop, Sarajo Antique Textiles, Kinder Modern,
Evergreen Studio, Pelle, Amuneal, 1978 Joe D’Urso Project
2017 – Brooklyn Rising Panelist – What’s New What’s Next
Moderator – Marianne Howatson, Other panelists: Thom Filicia, Leslie Young, Eric Chang, Leonard Steinberg
2017 – Design Interventions – Panelist – World Youth Designer Forum – Steelcase
Guy Geier – FX Fowle, Benjamin Huntington, Dina Lamanna HOK, Annie Lee – Environetics
2016 – Living in Style – How Fashion Influences Personal Style Panelist – What’s New What’s Next
Moderator – James Aguiar, Other panelists: Reem Acra, Kara Mann
2016 – Why Work with an Interior Designer? – Hamptons Contemporary
Panelists – Robin Baron, Kim Radovich
2016 – Color – Hamptons Contemporary
2013 – The Changing Designer-Client Relationship – Panelist – AD Design Show
With Lynn Scalo, Brendan Kwinter-Schwartz
Craig Strulovitz
Senior Designer
Also trained at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, Craig received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Department of Interior Architecture. After graduation, he moved to New York City and began his career working for Glenn Gissler Design where he has brought fresh ideas and approaches to creating homes.
In his many years working with Glenn, Craig has developed extensive experience working with a diverse clientele on numerous projects in a variety of styles, and a range of budgets in New York City and the surrounding areas, and around the country. Craig is an experienced and accomplished designer who is extremely clever and detail oriented in his approach to finding high-style client-driven solutions for our design projects.
Craig was recently recognized as one of the Top 50 next generation designers working today in On Style: Inspiration and Advice from the New Generation of Interior Design, by Carl Dellatore’s for Rizzoli.