To Noël Ashby, surfaces are more than two-dimensional experiences; they have visual and tactile potential. Much of her work is inspired by the physical materials themselves, the weight of line against form, and the power of words to direct creative solutions. Having an exploratory approach to art making, Noël has designed across various industries, and is known for her depth of surfaces and unexpected approach to pattern making.

Noël Ashby collaborated with Thesis and Deborah Newmark to create
Kids Glass.

Henry Domke is an artist who creates nature art for healing environments. Formerly a family physician whose passion for art led him to formalize his art training, Domke brings a unique background and artistic perspective to the patterns he created for Skyline. Through wildflowers and wildlife, coastal landscapes, mountainous terrains, desert scenes, and seashells, Domke tries to find beauty in the ordinary and create images that inspire and heal.

His images inspire the Cucumber, Wild Persimmon, and Wildflower patterns for the Botanica collection.

Lydia Esparza specializes in interior architecture, identity development, design research, and color consulting. She is a partner in Great Lake, Chicago. Lydia has delivered a wide range of project experiences through her work in the office furniture industry, where she was a senior design manager of showrooms and new project development projects. The patterns she created for Skyline celebrate the link between craft, design, and cultural characteristics.

Lydia Esparza collaborated with Wayne Susag and Deborah Newmark to create the Light + Shadow and Weaves + Textures collections.

Having dedicated 28 years to exhibit design, Joe Fiacchino has worked with some of the most respected design and production companies in the industry. Joe gained his experience in interpretive exhibit design and development as a creative team leader for corporations and museums. Most recently, Joe has focused on children’s venue design. As an independent designer he continues to partner with other industry specialists on interactive venue projects.

Joe Fiacchino designed the Greenplay children’s furniture collection for Skyline Design.

As architects, designers, planners and consultants, Gensler partners with clients on projects as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district. With more than 2,500 professionals networked across 38 locations, they offer localized expertise with global perspective, an enduring commitment to sustainability, and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing lasting competitive advantage.

Gensler designed the G Compendium.

Michael Graves, FAIA, has been in the forefront of architecture and design since he founded his practice in 1964. His two firms, Michael Graves & Associates, which provides architecture and interior design services, and Michael Graves Design Group, which specializes in product design and graphic design, provide clients around the globe with innovative design solutions that are functional, sustainable, sensitive, and beautiful.

Michael Graves designed the 5+ Collection for Skyline Design.

Kaiju Studios attempts to marry the rational and the emotive by creating meaningful products and experiences through poetic simplicity, creative thinking and elegance in function and form. By focusing on a way to creatively approach problems versus a mastery of solving a single problem, Kaiju Studios designers work across traditional categories in a broad variety of disciplines, from products and furniture to graphics and interactive design.

Kaiju Studios designed Blink Mirrors for Skyline Design.

With 30 years of experience as a radiology technologist, Steven Meyers has spent a lot of time experimenting with an art form that uses x-rays instead of light. A traditional landscape photographer, Meyers found many challenges in this alternative technique that exposes the delicate textures and structures in nature. In essence, he attempts to create radiographic still life, which became the art for the patterns he designed for Skyline.

His images inspire the Dogwood, Sheer, and Seeded Eucalyptus patterns for the Botanica collection.

Deborah Newmark’s art background informs her role as Skyline’s Creative Director. Influenced and inspired by art, performance and mixed media, she enjoys the creative collaboration that results in the creation and evolution of the company’s products and presence.

Deborah Newmark collaborated with Lydia Esparza and Wayne Susag to create the Light + Shadow and Weaves + Textures collections.  Also with with Thesis and Noël Ashby to create Kids Glass.

Zeva Oelbaum is a photographer, fine artist, author, and filmmaker, who moves between these disciplines to express an enduring interest in culture, found objects, and history. Also an anthropologist with an interest in Victorian-era photographic cataloguing of natural elements, she brings a unique background and artistic perspective to Skyline Design.

Her images inspire the Lavender, Pine, and Vine patterns for the Botanica collection.

Multi-talented Laurinda Spear, FAIA, ASLA, LEED AP, of Arquitectonica uses a distinctive contemporary approach that is both abstract and romantic to design home, office, fashion, and surface products, as well as public street furniture and signage. She is also the founding principal of ArquitectonicaGEO, a premiere landscape architecture firm focused on environmentally sensitive design. 

Laurinda Spear designed the Geometrics collection for Skyline Design.

Wayne Susag’s diverse design experience lies in hospitality design, corporate identity development in the built environment, product development, merchandising design, residential design, and color consulting. Patterns in nature and the cultural interpretation of weavings, ceramics, and other modern craft are constant sources of inspiration for him. His travels throughout the cultures of Scandinavia, Southern Europe, and Mexico have influenced the designs Wayne helped create for Skyline.

Wayne Susag collaborated with Lydia Esparza and Deborah Newmark to create the Light + Shadow and Weaves + Textures collections.

Suzanne Tick heads up Suzanne Tick, Inc., specializing in design, project management, and material development for commercial and residential interiors, including textiles, hard surfacing, glass, carpet, woven metal screens, and lighting.

Suzanne Tick designed Collection in Whites and Organize Magnetic Markerglass for Skyline Design.

Mark Cook and Brian Edlefson founded Thesis, a studio of graphic design practitioners that helps organizations market products and services to the architecture and design trade. Their collective experience and collaborations with architects and interior designers have been instrumental in developing branding solutions and directing design initiatives for a number of organizations.

Thesis collaborated with Noël Ashby and Deborah Newmark to create Kids Glass. They also developed Skyline’s branding, which includes the web site.