At Salt Design
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Project Lead

“I love creating spaces that have a transformative effect on how people live. Going beyond their expectations and having an impact on their day-to-day lives in ways they weren’t anticipating is incredibly satisfying.”

With a career spanning nearly twenty years of residential design, much of it in custom home design and build, Chris has unrivalled technical experience in space planning and creative acumen in ground-up design, full renovations and concept development. He understands fully how a house gets built, never losing sight of the practical elements that become the basis of creative, livable design. “I take inspiration from a client’s site and ideas,” he explains. “I want to create spaces that are a true representation of who the client is and how they live.”

Reflecting the client is Salt Design Group’s founding principal; Salt Design has the creativity, personal touch and collaborative experience of a small firm with the technical know-how of larger firms. “We are a pool of a wide range of skills and talents that can all get behind a project regardless of its scale and apply those skills and talents abilities to create a project that is truly reflective of the client.”

Project Designer

“Our focus is whole home and construction-based design and I love sourcing with clients…going with them to a showroom that sells hardwood or plumbing materials and making what can be an overwhelming process easy – and fun!”

It was while working as a visual merchandiser in the fashion industry that Jeff Palmeter realized interior design should be his future career. “I loved creating displays and vignettes, both the creative concepts and the details,” he says. A university degree in interior design followed, during which he interned with a television home makeover program. Now a fifteen-year industry veteran, Jeff has managed multiple model home projects and overseen complex residential designs.

“I love the process of design,” Jeff asserts. “It’s incredibly satisfying to pull ideas from different people with different knowledge, whether it’s a fellow Salt designer or an electrician, and put it together and create a beautiful result for our client. That’s what makes me happy.”

Of Salt Design Group, he says, “We fit together very well, and we all have different skills. One of mine is project organization. My attention to detail is second to none. And I have a very good eye for materials and creating a vision to pull a space together.”

Project Designer

“I love building relationships with our clients. We’re lucky that we have such great clients to work with and we have the opportunity to bring their dreams to reality.”

Carly Hurwitz always knew she wanted to be an interior designer. “I had a passion for design, a knack for it,” she says. “I love being able to see a space and recognize its potential and then bring that to fruition.”

After studying interior design, Carly went to work for one of Toronto’s largest condominium developers where she worked with a hugely diverse clientele from first time home buyers to downsizing empty nesters. “I learned about construction and being creative when there are limitations and working with clients to personalize their home.”

To Carly, Salt Design Group offers the clients the best possible interior design experience. “What differentiates our work is that we all have our individual strengths and specialties. We truly collaborate depending on what our expertise is. That ensures our clients get the best of what we can offer.”