LOCAL Houston | The City Guide JULY 2015 | Page 48

GIN’S DESIGN RENAISSANCE
GIN BRAVERMAN, OWNER AND FOUNDER OF HOUSTON’S GIN DESIGNS, KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT DIFFERENT DESIGNS.
HAVING BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD, SHE’S GARNERED A SOLID REPUTATION WITH HER ACCLAIMED WORK, DESIGNING SOME OF
HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, DALLAS, LOS ANGELES AND NEW CANAAN’S FINEST RESTAURANTS AND BARS. ALONG WITH WORK IN
RESIDENTIAL WORK, GIN DESIGNS IS NOW EXPANDING INTO FULL-CONCEPT DESIGN, WHICH INCLUDES GRAPHIC DESIGN, BRANDING
AND LOGO CREATION. IN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS, GIN DESIGNS HAS MADE A NAME FOR ITSELF. AND IT HAD TO START SOMEWHERE.

THAT SOMEWHERE WAS 1985, where at the tender age of seven, she designed a
young girl’s room in a suburban residence, applying colors, textures and her
keen eye to create the girl’s dream. After attending high school in Houston, she
moved to New York City and got into film production, where she designed
and decorated various sets. While genuinely enjoying her time in NYC, Gin
felt a need to get out and explore the world, finding her way to Asia and eventually Taipei. Here, she pushed her way into working for MLD, a design firm
with experience in retail, karaoke and the hotel industry. “I harassed the owner
and told him that he needed me to work for him,” she says with a laugh. Her
drive and persistence paid off, helping Gin solidify her love for commercial
design. After moving back to Houston, she landed a position as a consultant
on the HGTV show “Home Rules” in 2008.

Lakeside Residence

Southampton Residence

“This was an extreme, amazing way to learn a whole lot in a short amount of
time, and it was a great experience,” recalls Gin. With such vast experiences
under her belt, why was Houston the final landing place for such a talented
designer? “Houston is the land of opportunity, a sort of ‘design renaissance.’
Here, we can do things that have never been done before, unlike HX