Principal, LC

As Principal, Ms. Nguyen aligns and balances Beleza Design’s practice with client project goals and visions, lighting design industry demands, and design team collaboration. She oversees the design process from conception to completion for key projects. Le quickly distills essential components within any variable set of project components, criteria, and project team, providing focus and direction and converting project challenges into opportunities. Her diversified experience helps her understand client and project needs while being responsive to the built environment.

25 years of professional experience

Designer

Chalida listens and understands design intent as it relates to architectural presence, placemaking and practical and construction integration. She has a keen design sensibility that allows her to translate design ideas into practical solutions. With a thorough eye for details as they relate to the big picture, she excels at animated and artistic expression of lighting in projects.

Chalida envisions lighting potential of each project opportunity with artistry and technical skills while completing necessary steps from concept to completion to execute each lighting potential.

5 years of professional experience

Designer

Afarin’s combined passion for lighting and educational background allows her to integrate practical lighting solutions that are constructable, code and industry standard compliant meanwhile are inspiring in nature. With interests in architecture, design, construction, and engineering, Afarin combines her passion and education in architectural engineering to alter our perception of space and how it can change over time, it defines a legible rhythm of light and space.

7 years of professional experience

Project Manager

Stefan oversees the completion and quality control of projects from initiation to completion. Stefan manages all design documentation throughout the life of a project, aligns project schedules within the studio and serves as the primary point of contact in construction phase. Relying on his extensive building and construction experience, Stefan coordinates lighting design solutions with all project team disciplines to ensure all custom and standard lighting solutions are integrated and coordinated with design and construction trades.

20 years of professional experience

Senior Project Designer

Heather's unique design background and professional experience enable her to quickly grasp the context of a project, conceive the illumination “big idea” and provide creative lighting solutions. As a project manager, Heather utilizes her expertise, positive energy, and prodigious work ethic to successfully interface and coordinate with an extensive network of architects and design team members. Although her strength in collaboration and teamwork make her a valuable asset to any design team, it is her continuous quest for exploring the richness and variety of different cultures - their history, people, landscapes, arts, and architecture - that provide inspiration for her everyday design work.

20 years of professional experience