Danielé Perna Designs

A Four-Day Miracle Worker for a Phoenix Studio Daniele Perna Designs, led by principal and lead designer Daniele Perna along with his assistant junior designer, managed every detail of the apartment install. He performed a miracle, transforming a cold, bare studio into a warm, sophisticated, and peaceful home for my law student son—on a four-day timeline. What he and his team pulled off was nothing short of magic. Our process began with Daniele reviewing the floor plan and taking his own measurements. Then, we headed for a whirlwind trip to Ikea. He was my design guru, explaining how we could find beautifully designed, well-made furniture that was in stock and ready to go. My favorite pro tip from the day: he pointed out how many pieces were inspired by high-end, mid-century modern classics! The whole experience felt like a collaboration. Daniele would access his vision as a designer, locking in on what worked. Was it the right scale, color, and style? Did it meet his high standards for the environment and for my son, a 24-year-old law student? Thanks to his ability to curate and guide, every choice came together beautifully, and I love the finished product. Assembly day was seamless, thanks to the experienced team of local technicians/installers. A cozy bedroom nook emerged, created with a charming Japanese-inspired screen. The soft gray upholstered headboard and a funky bedside lamp added just the right amount of warmth and personality. The living room came together just as beautifully with a mid-century-style sofa, an oval coffee table, and a textured blue rug that gave the whole area warmth. A Danish table with modern chairs doubled as a dining spot and study desk. What Daniele called a sculptural chair near the mirrors became a statement piece, and the mirrors themselves were beautiful. He also added art to make the space feel bigger and brighter. The patio wasn’t forgotten either; he placed simple but elegant outdoor furniture that turned the small terrace into another living space. Even the foyer and bathroom were given attention: a triptych of canvases welcomed you at the entrance, while the bathroom was finished with accessories and art that made it feel complete. Every corner of the apartment was well thought out, beautiful, and a perfect space for a young law student. Here’s the part that shows you who Daniele really is: I was thrilled and thought we were done. But Daniele, committed to putting on the “finishing touches,” gently persuaded me that the space needed an area rug. Thank goodness I listened! That rug, along with the art he selected, made the room, giving it a polished and complete look. To get these results in months would have been amazing. To get them in four days is unbelievable. Daniele is passionate, honorable, and a true professional who is meticulous about every last detail. It’s a comfort to know he’ll be there for my future projects. Bravo and thank you, Daniele and your team!

I worked with Daniele Perna Designs on the renovation of my one-bedroom condominium in San Francisco. The objective was to create an apartment specifically tailored as a corporate rental for a professional tenant. Daniele provided comprehensive remote consultation and design guidance. He advised me on every aspect of the project — from the redesigned kitchen and bathroom to cabinetry, pantry, flooring, colors, curtains, and furnishings — ensuring that all elements worked together cohesively. He also produced full architectural construction documentation, including kitchen plans and elevations, which gave my contractor precise direction for the build. As someone with a background in operations and facilities management, I was consistently impressed by Daniele’s professionalism, attention to detail, and commitment to excellence. Beyond his technical expertise, he brings an unmistakable positivity and refreshing fervor for life to his work. He leads his team with genuine enthusiasm and is both a thoughtful professional and a joyful collaborator. The finished apartment is modern, functional, and welcoming — perfectly suited to appeal to discerning corporate tenants. I am very grateful for his support and consultation throughout the process, and I highly recommend Daniele Perna Designs to anyone seeking thoughtful, professional, and comprehensive design expertise, whether local or remote.

Danielé has been a tremendous asset and Implementer in the construction, full gut renovation project, interior designing and working with the contractor renovating my upstairs apartment ! This apartment is in a 1910 building where I have lived for some decades. From the start he has worked to “Get” my individual taste and orientation! And to realize them in the many choices necessary as one designs and renovates an apartment in an old building. He consistently works to implement, with enthusiasm, my taste and needs. His professional experience comes into play as he knows thoroughly, the structural, functional relationships and requirements lying behind any aesthetic goals we have accomplished. I love the kitchen floor tile design, reminiscent of a 1910 floor pattern that Daniele researched, got samples, developed and drew up several drawings of the layout detail and then we worked on the design process together. It was quite a process for Daniele to guide me to a design pattern I was happy with. It was a joyful process. He pulls ideas together in a wonderful integration. He is a terrific problem-solver, because he truly knows how things work in the world of interior design and construction, and he’s had lots of lifetime professional experience to be able to analyze and choreograph all the components, physical, aesthetic and functional – that need to be pulled together to make an interior design and all the processes work, aesthetically and functionally. I am repeatedly Grateful !

I have known and worked with Daniele Perna since 1998. Mr. Perna is an exceptional designer. He is passionate, dedicated and full of energy. I admire his tenacity, intelligence and skill he possesses. Daniele Perna has a long history of professionalism and design acumen. He has worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment as a set designer and has produced time and time again beautiful interior design solutions for both private and commercial application. Daniele lives design. Every aspect of his life is artfully executed. When he is given a task or project he fully commits and is dedicated to successful outcome. This is true whether he is giving a dinner party, designing a retail or residential interior. I have worked with Daniele extensively and always find the experience rewarding. Mr. Perna is attentive to his client’s vision and is a keen listener. He is exceedingly organized and can be relied on to guide his clients, in a very detailed manner, through the design process. I cannot recommend working with Daniele Perna designs more enthusiastically. Working with him to achieve your goals will be rewarding and satisfying. Joseph Edward Ferrigno Ferrigno Art And Design Ferrigno Graphic Arts

It was a pleasure and a fun experience working with Daniele Perna Designs to create a thoughtful, flexible, work from home desk solution for my NYC studio apartment. Since my studio is just about 270 sq feet, options for a working desk area had to be extremely creative. The collaboration and design process was really exciting and inspiring. We exchanged ideas and then narrowed it down to two options. The options he designed reflected my individual style and working space needs. Seeing these options through the drawings allowed me to visualize and make decisions. I had some time to think about the first option, which was a custom designed work surface that was integrated with my radiator cover. I realized that perhaps I would like to have a desk that I could eventually take with me when I move, so I shifted the course. I shared my thoughts with Mr. Perna and from there we moved to deciding on a solution/desk that I could take with me. I did some research to find a desk that would fit over the radiator. Finding a desk with the legs in the correct position to clear the radiator presented a great challenge. I sent all the desks I loved to Mr. Perna and he studied the leg position in connection to the radiator, but none of desks would work. He then decided to take on the challenge and looked at the entire space. I was provided with a new furniture plan that opened up the room and provided an additional open area with space to add a 20" depth desk. I love the new furniture plan, it changed my apartment. I can now purchase the desk that suits my taste, and take it with me when I move. Mr. Perna was very patient and wonderful through this design process to help me make good decisions about investing in long term functionality. Because of my decision to change the course of the project, it did increase my services budget, however I am very satisfied with the outcome and the design decisions executed by Mr. Perna. Daniele Perna Designs is a innovative efficient team that is extremely talented, personable, pays rigorous attention to detail and focused on delivering customer satisfaction. I would highly recommend their services.

Working with Daniele is a pleasure. Being a Loyal Trade Partner to in the design industry we see first hand how much Daniele really cares for his clients. He loves what he does and his work shows it. Hands down fantastic!

Daniele Perna is an alchemist who has transmuted his many years of experience into the gold of wisdom. He becomes a co-creator and enables you to realize your vision by taking you through every step of the process. He communicates directly and listens intently to your needs. I always felt that when working with Daniele I was under the care of a wise man who not only was helping realize what I wanted, but advocating for me. He is a strong business man who can deal with the practicalities that can be so intimidating for those of us who do not deal with that world: contractors, pricing, materials, furniture selection and all the many details that can easily go unnoticed. Mr. Perna has the amazing facility of holding the large vision in his mind while simultaneously, fiercely attending to details. I frankly can not imagine ever hiring another designer again having been fortunate to have met and worked with Mr. Perna. Highly, highly recommended.

We have worked with Daniele for about 15 years on custom lighting projects. He is very easy to work with. He is very much into details, considering the socket, plug, wire box- everything matters in his creations. Sometimes he'll bring in his own material, other times he'll use O'lampia's materials, and together we will achieve the desired look.

I have worked with Daniele for several years and he continues to have a clear and creative direction on his vision and the needs of his clients. He is constantly trying to implement our latest design trends in a unique and beautiful way. He is great in terms of communication and has been enjoyable to work with over the years.

Daniele Perna approaches every project with passionate intensity and meticulous attention to detail and budget. His deep knowledge and experience with Moroccan tile installation is a rare valuable resource. Imports from Marrakesh has worked with Daniele Perna as a trade professional for over a decade. His firm is the #1 designer referral that we provides to clients in need of design professional who is an expert in design and installation of Moroccan tile for fireplaces, baths, kitchens, terraces, and for floors and walls. Imports from Marrakesh has collaborated with Daniele Perna Designs in regional and international interior design projects. Imports from Marrakesh Relationship: Vendor

Joan Shepp Women’s boutique. Joan Shepp has been providing High-end fashion for 45 years and we offer an eclectic assortment of European & American designer shoes and clothing. When we decided to give our Walnut Street 7000sq ft boutique a new Shoe Lounge we wanted to hire a New York based design firm and through an excellent reference we found Daniele Perna Designs.( www.danielepernadesigns.com ) Daniele came to meet with us to discuss what we wanted our clients to experience when they came to visit Joan Shepp. Daniele was quickly able to understand what we wanted and help guide our vision to a real design and build a high fashion Shoe Lounge. He asked questions about our clientele which resulted in a design that has them feeling good, energized, emotionally charged, and the center of attention. His design ideas are inventive, and he has a wonderful method of illustrating them. His use of materials; cold steel and aluminum worked perfectly with the design of the space. It’s about our shoes being the central focus. He referred to the shoe shelving units as the floating shelving, the shelves had no visible structure holding them up. With no visible structure there is no distracting material detail and the shoes are absolutely the focus.For the feature wall he used square unfinished tile and the contractor spray painted the tiles with several layers of aluminum to create the effect that they truly were aluminum. This was a beautiful feature wall, light came from behind to create impact and drama that our guests would first see this wall as they entered the Shoe Lounge. One imaginative feature, he named the Shoe Vault, the closet which we stored the shoes. He believed that the shoes were worthy of storing in a vault as if the value of shoes is like gold etc. All of his concepts were fun and progressive. DPD created construction documentation, purchased materials, project managed outside manufacturers (Steel Craftsman) and the contractor. He was a pleasure to work with, worked with in a good budget and he was good at dealing with any problems that arose. I would recommend Mr. Perna for any project that needed a professional and creative impact.

Mr. Danielé Perna of danielepernadesign.com came and saved my life when a kitchen renovation I had going on was like a sinking ship. I had been so excited about this kitchen renovation of my new apartment, but the project had left me in tears. The original General Contractor I had hired was completely failing me. What should have taken a month was dragging on more than 6 months due to poor management and a failing GC company. After some time, I could not get a hold of the CG and they were using more of a handyman to finish the project. After finding Mr. Perna and asking if he could fix this dilemma, he took on the project with an extremely positive attitude and enjoyed the challenge. He was undaunted by the task at hand. Now, after starting to work with Mr. Perna, it brings me excitement as to what the final project will be. His skill at troubleshooting the issues and confidence is unmatched. The first thing he did was call up the tile company in California (Fire Clay Tile) and explained how botched my tile install was and negotiated us a 25% discount on a future order because I now needed more tiles. He is bringing in his own tile workers because the first tile job by the handyman had to be ripped down because it was so poorly laid. Then he did conference calls with me and the contractor and even met with one of the subcontractors in person to get the job rolling again. Mr. Perna quickly drafted construction drawings in two days for the final design. These drawings were what was missing from the job in the first place. Mr. Perna also went to the reclaimed wood showroom with me (Sawkill Lumber Company) to help guide my choices. Finally, I feel like I have a professional project manager at my side instead of me trying to act like my own project manager. Being that this is my first renovation, I knew in my heart I needed to hire someone who knew what they were doing. Mr. Perna not only knows what he is doing from his years of experience on jobs both large and small all over New York City, but he is dedicating so much time and energy to my project. He came in person to my brand new condo several times to not only go over my ideas but also add new ones and do the measurements. He is managing every aspect and minute details of the job. Even my small job has so many details down to a 1/6th of an inch! He is an expert passionate designer that works with my aesthetic tastes and also contributes his own flair. My personal style is contemporary minimal in my new apartment and he helped me see adding more wood to the design details will help warm up the otherwise mostly white (and cold) kitchen. I surely need help not only with the interior architecture design but also with furniture purchase, layout, and overall color. I will never start another job without hiring Danielé Perna as the designer overseeing the project. I highly recommend him without reservation. Feel free to contact me as a reference.