Jona Collins, Allied Member ASID

School: Otis Parsons, Canada
Company: JCID, LLC
San Mateo, CA 94401-0990
Phone: (650) 344-0393
Email: Jona@JCID.com
Website: www.JonaCollins.com

Designer Profile

Jona Collins' style is as diverse as an artist's palette. Her bold choices in interior design are intricate and eye-catching, combining traditional elegance with cutting edge technique. This daring artistic eye is part of the tapestry which weaves in her talents in high-end fashion, design education, and professional furniture décor, focusing on the integrity of a space while making each one unique. A residential interior designer for the past decade, Jona launched her own firm, JCID LLC, in 2003.

A San Francisco native, Jona moved to Los Angeles to begin her design education at Otis Parsons Design Institute. It was there that she explored her talents as a seamstress for a tailoring boutique in Santa Monica, skills which she acquired at a young age. Under her mother's influence, Jona developed an early eye for creativity and business: creating costumes for her friends in their own theatre productions. It wasn't long until Jona branched out into her own exciting line in L.A., designing and creating stage costumes for various well-known performers in the music industry.

One talent soon threaded into the next, as she pursued her passion for interior design. Launching her own furniture business, she quickly began developing clientele and received recognition for her design at shows in Nevada-NFR, 1998 and the NRCHA World Championship California, 1997. Her work was described as, "Quintessential western elegance with a rustic charm."

This elegance lies at the heart of Jona's work today. Since relocating to the Bay Area in 2001, she has been specializing in commercial and high end residential interior design, handling a large volume of clients built solely on referrals.In her portfolio are philanthropic projects such as San Francisco's annual Dining by Design event, and the Dickens Showcase House Charity. The San Mateo Times noted this as, "the must-see jubilant playroom for its fresh use of color and its invitation to creativity."

Like any true artist, Jona entwines both meticulous detail and free spiritedness in her design. This ability to be diverse is what interlaces her various projects from in Houston Texas, Scottsdale Arizona, Cody Wyoming, Pescadero, St Helena, Danville, Pacific Heights, San Carlos. San Mateo, Belmont, Atherton, Menlo Park, Burlingame and Hillsborough. This same sundry style which keeps her comfortable in a strand of pearls or a pair of riding boots while enjoying the outdoors with her mare.

Jona continues to challenge her design beyond the boundaries of a singular style, keeping JCID an elegant and unique presence throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Her focus remains in the integrity of the space and the needs of her clients. Project management, conceptual drawings and traveling to find the most distinctive pieces available for each project are her passion. Some of her work can be found on HGTV's design series, "Double Take."

Services Offered

Interior Design.
Kitchen and Bath Design.
Floor plan, furniture plan and lighting plan development.
Conceptual development, space planning and drawings.
Project Manager and Laison with architects, contractors, builders, artisans and craftsmen.
Home Staging
Administration
Observe and supervise construction.
Review schedules and materials.
Monitor budgets.
Review shop drawings, product data and samples.
Oversee installations of furniture, furnishings, equipment, art, plants, etc.
Prepare punch list at project completion.
Supervise move-in.
Final walk through with client and final punch list.
Turnkey available (JCID llc provides all contract and purchasing services.)
Architectural finish Materials Selection.
Custom Built-Ins and Cabinetry Designs.
Custom Furniture and Fabric Selection, lighting, textile, flooring, plumbing, hardware, window treatment, wall treatment, bedding and accessory selection.
Custom design and manufacturing of furniture.
Lighting, wall treatments, fixtures, textiles, accessory Items, flooring & carpet.
Antique and fine art procurement and selection.
Exquisite Custom Draperies.
Color Consultation & Specification.

Awards & Publications

Arthaus
Decorati
Inspired Home 9
All that Glitters
Divine Distractions
Frugal n Flourish
Inspired Home
Interior Design Pro
Stella Sweet
California Home & Design
Design Today
HGTV-Double Take
HGTV-Double Take
HGTV-Double Take
Dining By Design-
Paper City
Paper City
Outstanding Achievement Interior Design-Canada
Gentry
Performance Horse-Furniture Design