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Charmaine Werth | Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine

For over 20 years, interior designer Charmaine Werth has dedicated her career
to designing visionary spaces exuding function, elegance and innovation. A
professionally-accredited interior designer, her true skill lies in a uniq ue ability
to meet the needs of her clients, while respecting and understanding the visions
of the architect, engineer, and the accountant. Currently based in Antigua,
she has a comprehensive and diverse portfolio having managed design projects
for hotels, restaurants, ambassadors, heads of state, minsters of government,
banks, medical providers, private residences and retail outlets.
Born in the island of Grenada and raised in Antigua, Werth studied interior
design at the distinguished International Fine Arts College (now the Miami
International University of Art & Design). As an aspiring interior design
student, she interned with the inimitable Tessi Garcia, an indelible experience
that paved the road for a successful career ahead. While living in the United
States, Werth held posts as senior interior designer at major U.S. retail outlets
including Bed, Bath and Beyond and Ethan Allen.
Nostalgic for her life in the Caribbean where interior design services had not
fully evolved, Charmaine recognized an opportunity to fill a much-needed niche
for design consultation in the region. She returned in 1997 to launch the first
ever interior design department at the internationally renowned architectural
firm, OBM Architects. At OBM, she was tasked with overseeing an expansive
portfolio of commercial, residential and hospitality design projects. Her bold
and expressive style was quickly respected within the firm, allowing her to
design projects in Antigua, Anguilla, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Miami,
St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Tortola, and Turks and Caicos.

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