SHASTA SMITH
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
ABOUT
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THE DESIGN:
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With a career spanning over 24 years, Shasta Smith combines her expertise in interior architecture, design, and history with a passion for preserving the past. She has also served as a college instructor, teaching interior design, business, and history. As the Executive Producer and host of the cable television show Red Hot Design, she showcased her innovative approach to design and architectural transformation, with a focus on repurposing and engineering both interiors and structures. Smith’s extensive experience includes working as a design and history consultant for television and film, where she contributed to set design and historical accuracy for various productions. On a national scale, she gained widespread recognition for her influential Sacramento-based location, Vintage Monkey, an archive housing an exceptional collection of antique motorcycles from around the world. Her contributions have been featured in award-winning projects and publications, and she has lent her expertise to numerous broadcasts, including appearances in The Wall Street Journal, PBS, HGTV, DIY Network, Biography Channel, A+E Network, Cineflix Productions, and FYI Channel, all reaching global audiences.
Smith is also the founder and conservator of The Altar Room, an esteemed gallery that immerses clients and collectors in a world of rare and captivating artifacts. Specializing in antiquities from the old-world, as well as items of mystical and divine significance, the gallery is renowned for its enchanting Cabinet of Curiosities. With a rich historic ambiance and thoughtfully curated interior design, it offers a haven for those in search of inspiration, beauty, and the extraordinary. When not on a construction site or overseeing a renovation project, Smith can be found in the gallery, diligently preserving history and its stories.
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“If you censor the designer, your project won't speak volumes”
~ Shasta Smith