A devotion to beauty is the thread that ties together Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch and their long and varied careers. They are artists in the fullest sense of the word - architects and interior designers, furniture designers, and painters - who bring their profound reverence for the designed environment to every project. They believe architecture and design should be substantial and meaningful, not precious or arbitrary. The spaces they create reflect the narrative of the people who occupy them as well as the couple's singular vision, which gives their designs a sense of power and cohesion.

Growing up in New York City, Robin studied painting, color theory and drawing at the Art Students League and continued her studies in fine arts in Florence. After completing her collegiate studies, Robin began curating shows at galleries in New York's SoHo and continued to create her own art. Shortly thereafter, she was handpicked by Martin Scorsese to work as the visual consultant for several of his films, which led to her 15-year career designing films all around the world.

Robin has a commanding ability to articulate a vision through words materials and images. Her passion is contagious and her devotion to design and architecture unlimited. With this talent she is capable of inspiring the client to break new ground.

Stephen Alesch is a gifted designer and artist who works in many media. He is a photographer, painter, etcher and drawer. From a very young age, Stephen was devoted to the study of architecture and excelled at architectural rendering, a skill he has honed and mastered throughout his life.

After completing his architectural training, Stephen worked for Venice Atelier and other important Los Angeles architectural firms. He does all of Roman and Williams' architectural presentation drawings by hand; The New York Times recently compared his oils and etchings to photographs by Joseph Sudek. His technical expertise and his skill for designing architectural spaces at both macro and micro levels - that is to say his ability to establish the architectural direction of a job and to detail projects flawlessly - were evident even in the earliest days of his career.