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>>> WELCOME BACK TO
"HOUSTON LIFE."
SHE STARTED HER CAREER IN
NEW YORK, LIVED IN TAIPEI, AND
WAS RESEM RECOGNIZED BY --
RECOGNIZED HGTV.
NOT A BAD RESUME'.
>> SHE'S MAKING HER MARK ACROSS
THE MAP ON VARIOUS PROJECTS.
HERE TO SHARE MORE ABOUT HER
AWARD AND THE CELEBRITY CHEF
SHE'S WORKING WITH TO BRING A
NEW RESTAURANT INTO HOUSTON.
WE HAVE JEN BRAVERMAN.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO TELL US ABOUT THE AWARD.
SO, THIS IS HGTV'S FACES OF
DESIGN AWARD.
AND YOU WON.
SO TELL US WHY.
>> WELL, IT WAS KIND OF A
WINNING COMBINATION.
THERE WAS AMAZING ARCHITECT ON
THE PROJECT AND THE HOME WAS
ORIGINALLY OWNED BY THE BALINS
THE CAS TO -- BALINCAS, THE
HOUSE CAME TOGETHER UNDER THEIR
GUIDANCE AND THEN WE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO --
>> THAT'S GORGEOUS.
>> WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS UP RIGHT
NOW.
TELL US WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE.
VERY INTERESTING ENTRYWAY.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE PAIRS OF
DOORS THAT W USED BY THE
ORIGINAL OWNERS AND -- SO IT'S A
REALLY POPULAR STYLE RIGHT NOW,
THIS VERY MODERN, CLEAN HOME
WITH THESE RUSTIC ELEMENTS KIND
OF SETTING I OFF.
>> WOW.
>> I LOVE DESIGN SHOWS AND DIY
SHOWS ARE ALL THE RAGE.
YOU ACTUALLY WORKED ON ONE.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE US THE SKINNY
OF BEING A LEAD DESIGNER -- YOU
WERE ON THE SHOW, "HOME RULES."
WHAT'S IT LIKE?
LET US INTO THAT WORLD A LITTLE
BIT.
>> IT'S CRAZY.
IT'S HECTIC.
WE WERE BEHIND THE CAMERA TEAM.
SO IT WASN'T -- YOU KNOW, THOSE
ARE LIKE POLISHED PRISTINE END
RESULT.
IT WAS THE 24/7 ON-CALL SHIFTS
AND THE FULL REMODEL IN 10 DAYS.
>> ON THOSE SHOWS, WHEN THEY DO
A BEFORE AND AFTER THAT'S SO
DRAMATIC IN THE FULL REMODELS IN
10 DAYS, IS IT LIKE AN ARMY OF A
MEM PEOPLE, THEY ALL RUSH IN AND
DO THE WORK?
>> YEAH, IT'S AN ARMY.
AND THEY DON'T SHOW YOU THE
GARAGE.
>> OH, SO THE FINISHED --
>> I KIND OF WONDERED WHEN THEY
DON'T SHOW YOU ALL THE ROOMS.
>> OF COURSE.
NOW I KNOW.
>> YES.
>> THEY SHOVE IT INTO THE
GARAGE.
>> A LITTLE SECRET.
>> PEF SOME MORE PHOTOS -- WE
HAVE SOME MORE PHOTOS OF YOUR
WORKS.
I WANT TO ROLL THROUGH SOME OF
THESE.
YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT SOME OF
THESE SPACES.
>> THIS IS THE BACK AREA OF THE
HOME.
WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH THE
HOMEOWNER TO INSTALL THE POOL
AND DESIGN THAT AREA.
IT'S REALLY GREAT PART OF TOWN.
IT'S RIGHT ON THE BAYOU, SO IT'S
ALL GREEN.
PAST THAT YOU JUST LOOK STRAIGHT
OUT ON THE BAYOU.
>> THIS LOOKS STRAIGHT OUT OF AN
ITALIAN VILLA.
RIGHT HERE IN TOWN.
>> AND GIN, ALSO, WHEN YOU'RE
JIING YOUR DESIGN SENSITIVITY --
DESCRIBING YOUR DESIGN SINCE
BUILT, THE POOL AREA --
SENSIBILITY, THE POOL AREA,
CLEAN LINE, IN STORK CONTRAST --
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS]
>> HOW DO YOU DEFINE YOUR STYLE
AND WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR OWN
INSPIRATION LIKE IN THE PHOTO
WE'RE SEEING HERE?
>> THAT'S A PHOTO OF AN OX CART
WHICH IS A FABULOUS RESTAURANT
IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON.
IT'S IN THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT.
AND I USED TO LIVE RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER WHEN I WAS DESIGNING
THIS.
SO THE WHOLE AREA IS VERY --
IT'S ONE OF THE OLDER AREAS OF
HOUSTON.
>> THE JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING
RESTAURANT.
GIVE IT THE CRED.
>> VERY TALENTED CHEF TEAM.
AND SO THE ESTHETIC KIND OF HAS
TO MATCH THE SPACE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE DESIGNING
HAS TO BE YOU A THINTIC TO --
AUTHENTIC TO THE SPACE, NOT
CREATE ANYTHING THAT FEELS
CONTRIVED OR DISNEY WORLD.
TRY TO TAP INTO WHAT WE'RE
DESIGNING.
>> LET'S SPILL THE BEANS ON THE
CELEBRITIES YOU'RE WORKING WITH.
>> WELL, JOHN BESH IS BRINGING A
NEW CONCEPT TO HOUSTON.
HE AND HIS CHEF TEAM ARE
DEVELOPING A RESTAURANT CALLED
UNIS AND IT WILL BE OVER IN THE
KIND OF BUFFALO SPEEDWAY,
RICHMOND AREA.
AND THAT WILL BE OPENING NEXT
YEAR.
>> AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR --
>> OPENED BY SUPER BOWL.
SORRY TO SPIR RESULT.
WILL THE RESTAURANT --
INTERRUPT.
WILL THE RESTAURANT BE OPENED BY
SUPER BOWL?
>> NO, NOT YET.
>> HE IS A NEW ORLEANS CHEF,
JOHN BESH.
HE'S BEEN ON ALL KINDS OF SHOWS.
>> FOODIE RIGHT HERE.
>> GIN, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR
UPCOMING PROJECTS?
>> WELL, OTHER THAN THE BESH
RESTAURANT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH SOME GREAT LOCAL HOUSTON
CHAINS.
DISH SOCIETY.
WE DID A RUGGLES.
WE'RE WORKING ON GOOD COMPA
RESTAURANTS.
THEY'RE EXPANDING RAPIDLY.
SO THERE'S A LOT RAPPING RIGHT
NOW.
WE'RE -- HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
WORKING, DRYING TO BRING A
BOUTIQUE -- TRYING TO BRING A
BOUTIQUE HOTEL TO UNT --
HOUSTON.
>> AND YOU'RE DIVING DIVING INTO THE
SKI INDUSTRY AND DOING SOME
STUFF AT SKI CAMPS.
>> WE'RE WORKING ON SOME
BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN WINE BARS IN
BOULDER AND DENVER.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO DEVELOP THAT
CHAIN UP THERE AS WELL.
>> GIN -- BRAVERMAN, THANKS FOR
SHOWING US PHOTOS OF STUFF WE