About Claire Gabert

"By the time I was eleven, I knew that I wanted to create a community built around the people, not the people around the community. Later I learned that this was called Interior Design and Space Planning."

  • CID Certified Interior Designer
    (No. 00091) in the State of New Jersey.
  • ASID Professional Member of -
    American Society of Interior Designers.
  • NCIDQ Qualified (National Certification
    for Interior Design Qualification)
  • State of NJ: WBE - Women Business
    Enterprise since 1994
  • Adjunct instructor of Interior Design at
    Brookdale Community College, Lincroft,
    NJ
  • NJAWBO member- (NJ Assoc. of
    Women Business Owners)
  • Graduate of Fashion Institute of
    Technology (F.I.T.) with a degree in
    interior design
  • Graduate of High School of Music and
    Art, NYC
  • Life Member of Art Students League,
    NYC
  • Author of "Renovate of Relocate: the
    Office Manager's Dilemna," Tri-State
    Real Estate Journal
  • ASID "Award of Excellence" for
    Hospitality Design

Claire started drawing in 3-D when she was 4 and by age 11, made a weekly Saturday commute from Queens to the Art Students League in New York City to study the fundamentals of art and design from professional artists and painters.

Claire Gabert - NJ Interior Designer"At F.I.T., I not only furthered my love of interior design, but I also advanced my interests to include restaurant design and space planning."

After attending the High School of Music and Art , Claire continued college at Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T), NYC, graduating with a degree in interior design.

"As an interior designer at Hillier, I worked in every kind of design imaginable. Planning spaces that people could really use became my passion."

After working as an interior designer at various companies in New York City, Claire joined the Hillier Group in Princeton, NJ, an international architectural firm where she honed her expertise in interior design, architecture, office space planning, restaurant design, retail store design, and medical offices and assisted living facilities.

"My aim is to keep designing. I am passionate about creating spaces that solve problems, are aesthetically pleasing and comfortable for the user. Space planning is like putting a puzzle together. It must not only fit comfortably, it must look great too. Every floor plan should have a graphically pleasing rhythym, one that creates a sense of community inside and out."

In 1990, Claire started Gabert Designs, Inc., a place where "we visualize interior solutions for your business."