Wealthy Sistas Green Expert Interior Designer Robin Wilson

Published: June 14, 2010, 4 p.m.

b'Robin Wilson is a nationally recognized eco-friendly and healthy home interior designer focused\\non the \\u2018foundation to the furniture.\\u2019 Industry insiders describe her style as \\u2018classic with a modern\\ntouch\\u2019 with a focus on sustainable, reusable, recyclable and non-toxic options. She founded her\\nfirm in 2000.\\nRobin Wilson Home focus is residential & commercial interior\\ndesign, consulting, licensing and an online retailer called The Nest Store.\\nMost recently, she completed a project for the private residence of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which\\nhad to be rebuilt due to a black mold infestation. Her first book, \\u201cKennedy Green House\\u201d arrives\\nin bookstores in April 2010. Her work has also been featured in notable projects including the\\nGood Housekeeping LEED-certified brownstone (2008), the Esquire "Ultimate Bachelor\\nApartment" terrace (2007), the Peninsula Hotel Spa salon (2007), and renovation and furniture\\nacquisition in President Bill Clinton\'s Harlem office(since 2004).\\nRobin Wilson is the first woman to license her name to eco-friendly kitchen cabinetry \\u2013 which is\\nmanufactured by Holiday Kitchens.\\nShe has been featured in O magazine, Kitchen Bath Business News,The Wall Street Journal, among others - plus broadcast appearances on PBS, ABC, NBC, CNN,CBS, TV-One and HGTV,and more. Ms. Wilson has been recognized:\\n2009: Panelist at "Dynamic Women in Business" conference - Harvard Business School\\n2008: Recipient of a "Make Mine a Million $ Business" award \\u2013 AMEX & Count Me In\\n2007: Small Business "Innovator of the Year" - Black Enterprise Magazine\\n2007: Listed #46 in the "50 Most Powerful Women in New York" - New York Post. \\nShe has served on the boards of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and YWCA. She\\nholds an MS from New York University and a BA from the University of Texas in Austin. Her firm\\nis a member of the US Green Building Council.'