Coming Soon: New Site for 2014!

We are excited to share that a brand new website for Corey Damen Jenkins and DWV is coming very soon! Along with an expanded portfolio of designed spaces, the site will also feature a new blog and "behind the scenes" videos. Stay tuned! In the meantime, check out Corey's monthly blog series for Bellacor.com by clicking here!

FGI Names Corey Damen Jenkins "Designer Of The Year"

We are thrilled to announce that FGI-Detroit recently named Corey Damen Jenkins "Interior Designer Of The Year" at their annual Night Of Stars Awards. The swanky black-tie gala was held at the Detroit Opera House on December 6th, 2012. Jenkins is the first Michigan-based designer to win the award for this category.

FGI is a global organization of executives and artists dedicated to recognizing emerging talent in a number of related categories, including fashion, automotive, engineering, exterior and interior design. Jenkins, along with two of his assistants, Tama Anderson and Alysia Gauthier, was on hand to receive the award.

(Pictured: DWV's Corey Damen Jenkins and Alysia Gauthier)

"The New Guard": Corey Damen Jenkins

 

Have you been following Clean Fresh Design online? This blog has become one of the most popular  resources in the country and is a "must-read" for serious design enthusiasts. Recently, the blog launched a new series called "The New Guard" and the second edition features Corey Damen Jenkins! Check out his candid "Tell-All" interview with celebrated shelter magazine writer Carl J Dellatore at the link below. The article also includes a 1-minute video clip of Corey Damen speaking to consumers on the power of choice.

http://cjdellatore.com/corey-damen-jenkens-design-with-vision/

 

 

Upcoming Televised Appearance on HGTV

Did you miss the premiere of our HGTV reality series earlier this year? If so, there's another chance to catch it this week! We've been recently informed that Scripps Network/Home & Garden Television has placed an encore airing of Showhouse Showdown on its schedule for Tuesday, November 20th.  Check out our firm's principal Corey Damen Jenkins in the show's new time slot at 10:30 AM!

New StyleLine Magazine Spread

We are very proud to announce that StyleLine Magazine has honored us with a generous five-page feature spread in its November issue! Penned by celebrated writer Jeanine Matlow and lensed by Gene Meadows, the article covers one of our Northville clients' homes and is available now at newsstands, Barnes & Noble, CVS and other fine stores. As some of you  know, StyleLine is Metro-Detroit's biggest selling magazine and my firm is thrilled to be covered in its pages.

You may also read the article online starting on page 104 at this link: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d522adee#/d522adee/1

House Beautiful's "Color" Issue Now Available

We are excited to share that the September 2012 issue of House Beautiful hits newsstands this week. DWV's principal Corey Damen Jenkins had the privilege of being interviewed for the magazine's "Top Color Picks" section.

House Beautiful, which has been running successfully since 1896  as one of America's top shelter magazines,  conducted a special research project earlier this year. The first of its kind, the study focused on color interpretation by region in the United States. A number of interior designers were invited to weigh in on the subject, sharing with the reading audience what colors are currently hot and which ones are fading in popularity. The results are very interesting and provide the reader a bird's eye view of how living in certain parts of the country impacts people's usage of color in their homes.

A portion of Corey Damen Jenkins' interview with House Beautiful's Christine Pittel is featured on page 48. We would like to express our thanks to the editors and staff at House Beautiful for including us!

Downtown Magazine Spotlights Corey Damen Jenkins

Story By Hayley Beitman

07/02/2012 - Owner of Design With Vision in Bloomfield Hills and winner of HGTV's Showhouse Showdown, Corey Damen Jenkins intends to remain a loyal member of his community.

"There's already a healthy design industry in New York and Chicago, but Michigan needs resources too. A lot of people could benefit from that so I can't jump ship. I'm committed to the area and seeing it through," he said.

Jenkins grew up in Rochester Hills, where he drew for the first time at the age of three. "My mom used to cut open cardboard cereal boxes and I would watch TV and draw Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman inside the box," Jenkins said.

Helping his parents redecorate, Jenkins realized he was interested in furniture layout, unlike his two younger brothers who enjoyed playing sports, and moved to New York after high school.

"I grew up in Michigan with grass and roads. New York is all subways and concrete. At 19, I was absolutely terrified by myself but I kept pursuing my dream," he said.

He moved back home and first followed in his father's footsteps, working in the automotive industry. After purchasing furniture and designing offices for ten years and briefly working at The Michigan Design Center, he started his own firm in 2009.

"I created a position for myself where I could control my own fate and couldn't be outsourced," he said.

Jenkins parents both remain huge supporters of Design with Vision, but from opposite ends of the spectrum. "My mom is 'go for it!', while my dad is 'go for it...cautiously'," he said.

Jenkins describes his style as fresh with a continental mix of elegance and modernity, and is mostly inspired by clients.

HGTV saw his website and ask him to audition for the nationally televised design competition, Showhouse Showdown, an opportunity he initially thought was an April Fools Joke.

"I didn't call them back because the likelihood of HGTV calling me just felt a little too far fetched," he said. "When they called, I was so sarcastic because I thought it was a joke."

He competed with 52 designers from Michigan in a grueling interview process before getting the call that he was cast on the show.

"It was surreal to end up winning. At first I didn't think I really won. Even the day it aired, I kept waiting for the alternate ending," he said. "It brought tears to my eyes because it validated two years of really hard work."

Jenkins intends to remain in Bloomfield Hills. "It's a classy, sophisticated and timeless city. It's trendy and cosmopolitan, but also has old world class. It's like a little mini elegant New York," he said.

His dreams extend to having his own television show and launching an exclusive furniture line.

"I'd like to do it all. I don't see why I can't. If people say you can't sail your boat, sail it anyways. Not to prove them wrong, but to prove yourself right," he said.