Starting a new business just feels natural when you’re left- and right-brained. And, 35-year-old L.A. DeRiggi is certainly both. The design pro studied interior architecture and business administration in Pennsylvania and took every ensuing trip to Europe as an opportunity to advance his aesthetic education. “The Italians are known for style, the Germans for engineering,” he says. “When you’re exposed to both of those things, it sticks with you and you develop and eye for detail.”
Attention to detail is a hallmark of L.A.’s approach. After building a loyal following in Naples at Lovetto Design, L.A. DeRiggi recently created his own firm, Hudson Park Interior Design. Working out of a 4,000-square-foot showroom he shares with furniture juggernaut Casa Italia on Third Street North in the Naples Design District, he’s primed to lead the next evolution of Southwest Florida design.
Hudson Park, named for his two mini Australian shepherds, delivers on L.A.’s brand of intuitive contemporary design rooted in craftsmanship. He helps clients consider every detail—down to which side of the bed they get up on and how they get dressed in the morning—to develop tailored spaces for ease in living. The same mix of luxurious materials, creative design and strategic thinking he’s been known for continue to drive L.A. DeRiggi, while he helps expand the region’s design lexicon from neutral-toned, coastal interiors into more personal, layered, contemporary spaces.
The influx of transplants and year-round residents brings a refined level of sophistication to the area, he says: “[People are] wanting their homes to have darker woods, richer tones. They’re experimenting with black.” Recently recognized as an American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) “One to Watch” and a Gulfshore Business “40 Under 40,” L.A.’s the one to call for forward-thinking interiors.
