N 1990, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO WAS TARGETED FOR GATHERING THE DESIGN TEAM FOR PORTICO HOME. WITHIN A YEAR, PORTICO HOME'S CORPORATE ANNUAL SALES SOARED TO THE MILLIONS. AS A RESULT, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER MEMBERS IN THE HOME FURNISHING INDUSTRY. DURING HIS TENURE AT PORTICO HOME, MR. LUGO DESIGNED FOR A WHO'S WHO OF DESIGN INCLUDING THE LIKES OF: GIORGIO ARMANI, SUSAN SARANDON, GEORGE ARZENO BRUGAL, PAMELA FIORI, RALPH LAUREN. MR. LUGO'S DESIGNS HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN METROPOLITAN HOMES TOP 100 DESIGN ISSUE.
IN 1997, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO RESIGNED FROM THE PORTICO GROUP, AND LAUNCHED HIS FIRST DESIGN COMPANY - ALDI. HIS DESIGN VENTURE TOOK ON THE TASK OF PROVIDING SHOWROOMS WITH CUSTOM FURNISHINGS SPECIFICALLY MADE UNDER A PRIVATE LABEL. ALDI DESIGNED FURNISHINGS FOR "BLUE IVY" AT THE RITZ CARLTON, BRIONI AND MANY MORE.
IN 1998, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO FORMED LUGO LTD, INC. LOCATED AT 521 FIFTH AVE. THE COMPANY WOULD CATER TO THE EVER - GROWING NEED FOR A CUSTOM HOME FURNISHINGS. HIS COMPANY'S IDEALS ARE BASED ON "DESIGNING THE WAY YOU HAD IN MIND." IN THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS, BOTH DESIGNER AND LUGO LTD, INC. TOOK ON NUMEROUS NEW ACCOUNTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE NEW VENUES TO EXPRESS HIS CREATIVE DESIGN SENSE. MR. LUGO ASSISTED COMPANIES SUCH AS: IDS DESIGN CENTER (CURRENTLY KNOWN AS DUNE), DESIRON & FORAVI FASHION BRAND TO EXPAND THEIR VISION.
IN 2000, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO DESIGNED HIS FIRST BAR / LOUNGE, LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY'S, LOWER EAST SIDE. ANGEL'S OWNER, JOSHUA MANSON COMMISSIONED MR. LUGO TO REDESIGN HIS HOSPITALITY VENUE. WITH THE CONCEPT OF TWILIGHT AS IT'S THEME, RHINESTONED COVERED WALLS, UPHOLSTERED BOOTHS AND A LARGE CANOPY, ANGEL WOULD OPEN ITS DOORS TO GREAT REVIEWS.
FROM 2000-2004, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO JOINED FORAVI FASHION BRAND AS ITS BRAND AMBASSADOR & CREATIVE DIRECTOR. MR. LUGO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS STORE LAYOUT, WINDOW DISPLAYS AND COMMERCIAL AD CAMPAIGNS. DURING THIS TIME, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO ADDED A NEW ACCOUNT, GIORGIO ARMANI'S "ARMANI EXCHANGE" INTERNATIONAL LAYOUT OF THEIR STORES AND WINDOW DISPLAYS.
IN SPRING OF 2004, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO WAS CHOSEN TO REDESIGN THE LUXURY SUITES AT THE FITZPATRICK HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY. WITH A SEVERAL MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET, MR. LUGO TRANSFORMED THE HOTEL WITH IMPECCABLE TASTE.
IN THE WINTER OF 2005, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO WAS SELECTED AS THE NORTH AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF DESIGN FOR KOCH B. DESIGN HOME FURNISHINGS. THE COLLECTION WAS PRODUCED UTILIZING SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES OF AFRICAN WOODS.
DURING THE SUMMER OF 2005, WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO JOINED "NBC TELEVISION'S MARTHA STEWART APPRENTICE" AS A SET DESIGNER AND CONSULTANT. ONE OF THE SEGMENTS FEATURED A SUITE DESIGN LAYOUT FOR THE WESTIN HOTEL ON NEW YORK CITY'S TIME SQUARE.
WILLIAM ARMANDO LUGO HAS PROVEN HIS EXCELLENT SEINSE FOR STYLE AND DESIGN. MR. LUGO'S SUCCESS IN THE ART, FASHION, NIGHTLIFE AND THE HOME FURNISHINGS INDUSTRY IS EVOCATIVE OF THIS FACT.
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