Interior design · Portland, Oregon
An exceptionally talented interior design professional with a thoughtful eye for how people live, learn, heal, and connect. Design should do more than look beautiful; it should make life work beautifully.
A practice in progress
01 / A moment worth framing
Named to Interior Design magazine’s 30 Under 30 for 2026, Xanthe joins a select cohort recognized for the energy, talent, and promise they bring to the design profession.
Interior Design · 30/30 · 2026
The 30/30 program celebrates 30 designers around age 30 and brings them together to collaborate, learn, and build new skills. A meaningful honor—and a beginning, not a finish line.
02 / The making of a designer
From the College of Architecture at UNL to an international semester in Rome, then on to Portland, Xanthe’s path brings together place, people, and purpose.
Studied interior design at UNL, building the research, spatial thinking, and technical foundations of a professional practice.
Finished her final semester in Rome through the College of Architecture study abroad program—an immersive encounter with the built environment and its history.
Moved to Portland to join Integrus Architecture, contributing to design work across a collaborative architecture practice.
Recently accepted a position with VIDA, a full-service interior design firm crafting distinctive spaces from concept through procurement and installation.
03 / Knowledge with purpose
NCA professional standard
Xanthe holds NCIDQ certification, the leading credential for interior designers. Administered by the Council for Interior Design Qualification, its three-part examination measures the core competencies needed to create safe, functional, and innovative interiors. The credential supports professional regulation and public protection across the United States and Canada.
NCIDQ certification reflects demonstrated knowledge across the practice of interior design—not just a visual point of view.
Xanthe is also connected with IIDA, the International Interior Design Association. IIDA is a professional membership association—not a certification—and its community advances the interior design profession.
About IIDA membership ↗The NCIDQ Examination is a three-part assessment of core competencies for safe, functional, and innovative design practice.
About NCIDQ ↗Portland · A new chapter
At VIDA Design, Xanthe joins a full-service interior design firm passionate about crafting distinctive identities for physical spaces. VIDA’s turn-key procurement work carries projects from specification through installation—helping guests and residents live inspired through design.