OUR STORY
ASHLEY RAYNOR + DANIELLE VEVEA
CO-FOUNDED VARIANT COLLABORATIVE IN 2017.
With a focus in commercial, hospitality, & residential design, branding, graphics, & custom fabrication, Ashley and Danielle set out to create a full-service, client-focused design firm.
Their mission remains constant: to facilitate a design process that elicits excitement and delight.
They approach every project with the belief that creative problem solving should be a fun and fairly easy process, at least for their clients, their staff, their project team members, and all the people they work with. Ashley and Danielle have established a different way of approaching what has the potential to be a stressful process.
SOME MIGHT EVEN CALL IT…
MEET THE TEAM
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ANDREA ASHTON
Interior Designer
NCIDQ No. 35379 -
LAUREN YOUNG
Interior Designer &
Purchasing Coordinator -
AMELIA HOOVER
Interior Designer
NCIDQ No. 36273 -
DANIELLE NELSON
Interior Designer
NCIDQ No. 420029 -
SUMMER TESSEM
Junior Designer
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SYDNEY TAYLOR
Junior Designer
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MADI JUNGER
Junior Designer
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ALINA AZEEM
Design Intern
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ALINA WITKOWSKI
Junior Designer
AWARDS + HONORS
Variant has been recognized as one of the Top ID firms in the city of Chicago.
Learn more below about the additional recognition the firm has received recently.
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Danielle & Ashley were invited to speak to their approach to Hospitality on a panel with two other Chicago Top ID firms.
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Whistler, Atlanta
nominated for Next-Gen Housing -
Whistler, Atlanta
nominated for Beyond Hospitality -
Edie’s All Day Cafe
nominated for Restaurant Casual -
Edie’s All Day Cafe
First Place Restaurant
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NEWH Top ID Winner
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HD Awards Finalist
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ASID Design Excellence : Best Restaurant
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Gold Key Awards Finalist
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Innovator Awards, Student Housing Business
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Design Awards, AIA Georgia
• NEWH Top ID Winner • HD Awards Finalist • ASID Design Excellence : Best Restaurant • Gold Key Awards Finalist • Innovator Awards, Student Housing Business • Design Awards, AIA Georgia
