About EP Atelier:
EP Atelier, a certified minority business enterprise, is a hospitality lifestyle interior design firm dedicated to creating interiors that reflect our clients’ personality and lifestyle by capturing their design dreams and making them a reality. We provide a holistic vision for each project and create spaces that embody and encapsulate our clients’ values from concept to completion.
EP Atelier focuses on creating truly authentic and tailored hospitality spaces that evoke emotions, shape memories, and create meaningful experiences. We believe design has the power to inspire and motivate with great stories and grand ideas.
We believe design has the power to inspire and motivate with great stories and grand ideas. We provide our design expertise in the following areas: commercial interior design, luxury residential interior design, vacation rental interior design,n and hospitality product development.
Currently, EP Atelier is honored to be the Interior Design consultant for the new Tennessee Titans Stadium in partnership with Manica as the Lead Design Architect and TVS Design as the Architect of Record.
About the Founder:
Inspired and informed by more than 15 years of interior design experience in sports venues and hospitality projects, Edith Ponciano is a prolific idea generator who references her diverse experience to provoke inspired designs for her clients and brings a balanced approach to the design process.
As the Founder and Principal of EP Atelier, Edith values a creative, team-based process and has learned the importance of strong client relations and clear design ideas based on cross-disciplinary collaboration. She is passionate about translating brands into spaces to create memorable environments and authentic experiences. EP Atelier is currently the Interior Design consultant for the new Nissan Stadium in partnership with Manica as the Lead Design Architect and TVS Design as the Architect of Record.
During her time at Gensler as Design Director, impacting and transforming sports venues’ interiors, Edith led the design for notable sports venues, including: Banc of California Stadium, Chase Center Arena, Los Angeles Football Club Training Facility, Las Vegas Aces Training Facility, Q2 Stadium, and Snapdragon Stadium. Edith’s design work has been featured in a number of publications, including Interior Design, Boutique Design Magazine, Sports Business Journal, and VenuesNow.
In 2021, Edith was recognized by Sports Business Journal’s Next-Gen Architects and Boutique Design’s Boutique 18 Honoree, which celebrates designers who are creating today’s and tomorrow’s buzzed-about hospitality venues.
EP Atelier’s Mission:EP Atelier believes that beautifully designed hospitality interior spaces can craft meaningful connections grounded in a deep understanding of culture, time, and place. Allowing each project to become a benchmark for what hospitality interiors can be and how they can engage the community, our design work is driven by the following ethos:
» We approach each project comprehensively to ensure that every aspect is considered, from incredible customer service to environmentally conscious details.
» We contribute to transformation through design narratives that are emotive and stimulate the search for meaning, as well as create a sense of belonging, connection,n and purpose.
» We are passionate about improving lives, deepening engagement, and building connections by creating striking yet practical spaces.
» We believe stories are powerful and impactful narratives that help us understand our purpose and make sense of the world around us. Every space we design, elevate, and transform is inspired by and begins with a story, an idea, or a memory.
EP Atelier is Women-Driven:
EP Atelier is committed to advancing women, from its hiring practices to creating inclusive and meaningful spaces for its clients. As the Founder and Principal, Edith envisions EP Atelier as a design firm that celebrates and encourages the success and leadership of women in the design community through creativity, innovation, and hands-on mentorship.
“After working many years for corporate firms, my goal is to drive change in what has been and is stillconsidered to be a male-dominated profession by bringing a unique perspective and set of values tothe design industry, from sports to hospitality. With EP Atelier, I am able to place greater emphasis increating an empowering work environment that is all about transparency, and one that cultivates aculture of growth within the firm.”
Connect with EP Atelier:
Website: www.epatelier.com
Linkedin: ep-atelier
Instagram: @ep_atelier_design
Design Contact:
Edith Ponciano, Founder and Principal
