Michael A. Thomas, FASID, CAPS
Principal, Design Collective Group, President-Elect, ASID National
www.DesignCollectiveGroup.com

Our interiors group was founded by Michael A. Thomas in the fall of 1995 after working as Vice President + Director of Design for two south Florida interior design firms. As President + Design Principle, he brings over 35 years of design expertise + knowledge to the DCG business venture. Michael holds memberships in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and the National Kitchen + Bath Association
(NKBA). His work has been published in numerous magazines + papers including Florida Home + Garden, Palm Beach Illustrated, Palm Beach Post, Miami Herald + ASID's Icon Magazine. Michael is a Certified Aging In Place Specialist(CAPS) and was awarded the highest award to a member from ASID as a Fellow of the organization.

Michael's Passion Includes Sharing His Knowledge With The Design Community

As much as passion drives his design projects, Michael also shares his passion for design as a continuing education instructor. He has taught over 100 workshops + seminars all over the country for interior designers + architects as a part of the continuing education courses required of design professionals. In the fall of 2005, Michael was asked to author the first book on the topic of aging-in-place by the well known publishing house of John Wiley+ Company. After some two years of research and writing, the book, Residential Design For Aging In Place is the first to address the accessible design of homes + house for some 76 million baby boomers, many who are just now entering the first years of retirement. Michael has started his second book, Design Business Matters - A Practical Guide To The Business Of Design.

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