Employee Spotlight - Gabrielle Pitocco Bove, Lead Designer
Gabrielle joined Eleven Interiors in 2016 after five years of designing corporate and hospitality environments at Elkus Manfredi Architects in Boston. She began as one of the firm’s interior designers, learning the ropes of residential design by taking on projects from start to finish. Gabrielle is now the firm’s Lead Designer and is responsible for overseeing a diverse range of projects and managing the design team. Gabrielle brings her passion for the arts and eye for detail to the design process and thrives off building trusted relationships with clients, vendors, and contractors. Her design perspective allows her to create unique spaces that blend old and new, and traditional and contemporary, resulting in thoughtful designs that realize each client’s vision. She earned her Bachelor of Interior Architecture degree at Endicott College in 2012 with a focus in Sustainability. During her free time, Gabrielle enjoys painting, biking, cooking, and traveling the world with her husband and stepson!
As part of our Spotlight Series, we've asked each of our team members to answer questions so you can learn a bit more about them. Read below to learn more about Gabby:
Where do you hail from?
I’ve had the privilege of living in several different locales throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Maine with each of my parents. When people ask me where I’m from, I usually say I’m from New England! I was born in Boston, MA and returned here for college… then never left. I now own a home with my husband in West Roxbury which is 7 miles southwest of downtown Boston.
One travel destination you have not been to that you feel would provide great inspiration to you.
I would love to take a trip to Morocco. I have always been fascinated by its tradition, rituals, and beauty and have read extensively about it in preparation for my (eventual) visit there. I would love to stroll through the bazaars and take in the ceramics, textiles, rugs, and metalworks. I would visit the ancient cities and towns and tour the many roads for design inspiration – and would not miss a chance to see the desert.
Photo courtesy of Conde Nast Traveler
Who is your favorite interior designer?
This is a tough question because it’s always changing! Since my teenage days I’ve been feverishly reading and collecting design magazines – Domino being by absolute favorite since coming out in 2005 – and tearing out my favorite designs by amazingly talented people!
My two all time favorite designers are Miles Redd and Steven Gambrel. Both designers are masters at layering patterns, colors, and textures in spaces while paying homage to the architectural vernacular of the homes they design. I admire the whimsy and boldness of Miles Redd’s interiors and Gambrel’s work always feels livable despite evoking a sense of sophistication and surprise.
My current design crushes include Jessica Helgerson, Cortney Bishop, and Heidi Caillier. Although each has a different point of view, all three designers achieve such layers of richness in their interiors. Check them out, and you’ll notice they also are wizards with color! I love the way they use moody and saturated hues.
Our design team also currently has a collective crush on Reath Design, ever since seeing the January issue of Architectural Digest. Frances Merrill masterfully mixes colors and patterns!
See a common thread here? I love color!
Beach or mountains?
Without a doubt the beach! I grew up in New England with a beach-loving family. We vacationed every year at beaches in Rhode Island - where my parents are from - or in southern Maine. My favorite memories were made on the beach…I’m known as the best boogie-boarder in the family!
What do you think is a highly underutilized design element?
Ceilings! I find that so many people forget the impact a ceiling treatment can make in any space, but especially in their homes. I always try to think about the ceiling in the same way as I do a floor plan – how do the ceiling planes interact? How do the ceilings flow from one room to the next? Is there a way I can create depth, juxtaposition, or intrigue one’s eye to look upward? Ceiling coffers, decorative moldings, beams, trusses, well-placed soffits, wallpapers, custom murals, and saturated paint colors are all elements that add instant drama and style to any room.
Photographer: Greg Premru