Like many DC lawyers, we love reading the legal gossip blog Above The Law, even though we don't practice law anymore. So we were thrilled to see our past and present converge with Law Shucks' interview of Gordon Chin. As his real estate law practice slowed down (because of the economy), Gordon Chin increasingly focused on his side interior design business. When he left law last November, he turned to design full-time...
The photos show Gordon Chin's Columbia Heights condo, which he designed to be his "little oasis in the city." The condo was recently featured in The Washington Examiner article "Gordon Chin." The economic recession pushed Gordon Chin to follow his design dreams. Has the recession spurred you or anyone you know to focus full-time on creative work?
Read the Above The Law interview "Career Alternatives for (Laid-Off) Lawyers: Interior Designer" by clicking here.
(Images: Andrew Harnik)
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I love the entrance with dark wall & white mirror ...
and I am glad that I am not an interior designer during these tough times, I guess even in recession ppl still need accountants.
wow. It was bad enough the crappy economy has weakened the amount of work for those of us working in the interior design field, now we have to worry about losing clients to the poor, old un-employed lawyers !
Who isn't an interior designer nowadays!? Seriously!
Anyone can be a decorator but to call him a Interior Designer that would be stretching it.
What are the squares in the windows? I guess it is mimicking the design in the rug....but not sure what they are made from.
My guess is the squares in the window are Ikea mirrors that sell for a dollar each.