John Gray, of Rowat & Gray Interior Designs, is a creative and artistic soul. His down to earth and quirky personality sensualizes his style. John is a leader in creative modern interior design, always moving forward in innovative ways.
Question: Knowing your passion for drawing and artistic expression, what made you decide on Interior Design as a trade?
John: I don’t know really. I guess many people don’t really feel they can make a real living off of something like cartooning or drawing so I guess that’s why I never really pursued it. I’ve always worked in project management and Interior Design really spoke to me in creative ways. I guess it’s my own form of creative self-expression.
Question: Do you continue to draw?
John: I try in my spare time. Haven’t felt really inspired lately, but like everything else you want done in life, I guess I’ve just got to pick up a pencil and start doing it.
Question: What is one highlight of working in your field?
John: Uh… A sense of accomplishment. You got all these bits and bobs you have to do to transform a place from what it is to what the client wants it to be. Then you run around like a mad man trying to get it done. At the end of it all, with a perfect designed space and the client satisfied, it’s a really good feeling.
Question: What is one downfall of working in your field?
John: I don’t know really… I mean every business has it’s ups and downs, but I can’t really say there’s anything bad about my job. I really love it.
Question: How’s working with Mr. Lee Rowat?
John: He’s a twat!
Question: *Laughing* Really?
John: Nah… I tell you what, Lee is truly a really good guy. He is. I enjoy working with him and having him as a partner. He gets the job done and when it comes down to it, he means business. I think we work well together… I mean, it’s been 4 years.
Question: Why should people choose Rowat & Gray Interior Design?
John: Well… we’re just a couple of normal blokes really. You get a lot of snobby posh people in our line of business which to me is ridiculous. I mean… we’re providing a service. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, yeah. You need our service, we’ll provide it. Like I said, we’re just a couple of normal blokes.
Question: Ok. Last but not least, what’s your ideal for relaxing from a hard days work?
John: Hanging with me girls, Princess & Bumble and reading my comics.
Rowat & Gray truly believes we are all capable of making a difference for our generations to come and for the future of our planet. There are numerous environmental problems we are facing such as Global Warming, Acid Rain, Hazardous Waste, Ozone Depletion, Rain Forest Destruction, Smog, Water and Air Pollution, and more. These problems may seem out of our reach or on a scale too magnanimous for any one individual to handle, but we at Rowat & Gray believe we all, no matter how great or small, can make a difference in our own individual ways. Having a unified compassion for our world and its inhabitants, setting forth actions to save our natural resources, and helping to preserve our earth are all we need.
