Introducing: Mark Ashby
A Louisiana native, Mark Ashby moved to Austin and began his design business in 1997. A year later, he co-founded Ashby Ames with design partner, Mary Ames. Over the years, his business evolved into the design collaborative Mark Ashby Design. His design team is housed in a historic building in the heart of downtown Austin where they specialize in residential design. Mark's work has been featured in publications such as Traditional Home, Western Interiors, Tribeza, Austin Monthly Home, Better Homes and Gardens, and Southern Living.
Shop Talk: Five Minutes With Mark Ashby
How would you define your approach to interior design?My approach is to incorporate clients' tastes and inspirations into a design that stays timeless.
What would you say has made the greatest influence on you as a designer?
Early advice from family on the importance of antiques and imparting history and warmth to a space. Studying placement and scale from my favorite decorator, Albert Hadley.
What do you think is the key to a successful designer/client relationship?
The key to success is mutual respect and an ability to convey ideas that resonate with our clients.
Where do you go/what do you do for inspiration?
I love the sophistication of big cities tempered with the down home approachability I find in more rural areas. From Texas ranches and what they represent to the down home charm of Lousiana.
What do you do when you are not designing?
When not working, I'm tinkering with my own house and garden. Entertaining friends, although that can mean Pizza Hut and Champagne. I love to immerse myself in a pile of newspapers and a month's worth of periodicals with dogs on my lap.
Mark Ashby's Designer Picks from Jean-Marc Fray French Antiques:
Italian hand painted night stands, c. 1850. $6500.
French Art Deco period brass bench, c. 1920. $2500
Original oil on canvas by Meredith Pardue: "Unbound. Part Two of a Rainstorm". $9000. 
French Art Deco walnut armchairs, c. 1920. $3200.
Pair of Spanish gold leafed sunburst mirrors, c. 1920. $6400.
Mark Ashby Design
607 Nueces - Austin, TX 78701
tel: 512.524.1220
fax: 512.524.0043
email: info@markashbydesign.com
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