Cathleen Gouveia is the Design Principal of Cathleen Gouveia Design, a Belvedere based design firm delivering high-end residential interior design to homes in the San Francisco Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, and beyond. Her work has been featured on Home and Garden Television (HGTV), “California Home and Living Television”, in The San Francisco Chronicle, and several other periodicals. She is an Allied Mem
ber of the ASID, and an Associate Member of the IIDA. Cathleen previously designed spaces for prestigious design firms including Brayton + Hughes and Barbara Scavullo Design. Her work has appeared at The Traditional Home Napa Showhouse (2012), The San Francisco Decorator Showcase House (2011), The Elle Décor Home Tour (2011) and the Marin Designers Showcase House (2004, 2005, 2007, 2010). Cathleen was named a, “San Francisco Stylemaker” by The San Francisco Chronicle, and won The 2011 ASID Design Excellence Award for a Sustainable Residential Interior Design Project. Cathleen graduated with Honors from The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) where she received an MFA Degree in Interior Architecture and Design, and an Award for Design Excellence. She studied European Architecture, Art and Design in London, Paris, and Rome; and completed post-baccalaureate studies at The School of Visual Arts (SVA), and The N.Y. School of Interior Design. The hallmark of Cathleen’s style is a conceptual perspective unique to the history and vernacular of a building; and the rich personal history of each design client. Cathleen has established a cornucopia of unique design sources, artisans and suppliers. She invites her clients to collaborate during the design process, while offering the highest level of customer service and project management. In her free time, Cathleen may be found indulging her passion for travel, art, design, music and boating. She divides her time between San Francisco, CA; Bay Head NJ; and East Hampton, NY.
