January 2nd, 2008
Designing woman - Celebrities
* DESIGNING WOMAN: Tennis star Venus Williams displays one of her designs during a news conference launching her interior design and decorating company at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, CA. The company, based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, is called “V Starr Interiors,” a play on her full name–Venus Ebony Starr Williams.
As president and CEO, the 22-year-old is involved on every level. She designed the company logo, which features a looping V, and decorated its offices. She’ll earn an associate’s degree in fashion design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale next year, and she was certified as an interior decorator this year. V Starr already has two clients, and she’s looking for others who will trust her company to design a home and buy and install furnishings. “Sometimes people don’t have a clue what they want or they can’t do it themselves,” said Williams. “That’s where I come in and I make it happen. A lot of people think it is just picking the fabric or a sofa, but there’s a lot more that goes into it.”