MEET THE VISIONARIES BEHIND NOUVEAU
Our team of visionary designers and builders bring innovative ideas and
precision to every project from concept to completion.
Our team of visionary designers and builders bring innovative ideas and
precision to every project from concept to completion.
Meet the people shaping elevated design and build experiences across residential and commercial spaces.
Nouveau designers take great pride in the success and process that's involved in the design chemistry. Their attention to detail and longstanding reputation of being able to deliver is paramount to their clients.
Nouveau designers see every new space as a blank canvas, working closely with their clients to help them create the spaces of their dreams. Every project has its own unique quality and relevance to the client's needs and desires. Our designers take a lifestyle approach to design and are able to improve the lives of others by finding inspired solutions that work.
Not only have our designers established relationships with the best trades and craftsman within the industry, but also in their hometown of Ormond Beach, Florida, and around the world ensuring perfectly designed and executed fixtures and furnishing, entirely bespoke for every project.
As partners in business and in life, Rita and Edgar bring to the table a wealth of creative experience, a positive attitude, humor, and a true desire to make a difference. Embracing the great community of Ormond Beach, Florida, as their home base, they have more than 40 years of combined experience ranging from breaking ground to the finished design.
This highly capable team welcomes the opportunity to work with discerning clients — personable, engaging individuals who are open to new ideas, have the willingness to trust the creative process and the means to implement our shared vision.
Both Rita and Edgar are equally passionate in their belief that a beautiful, well-designed environment has a profound impact on the quality of people's lives — fostering peace of mind, creativity, prosperity — and in improving personal relationships. They approach each project with a high level of consciousness and intention that the final result will truly support their clients' life goals.
Rita leads design direction at Nouveau, approaching each project with a refined eye for proportion, materiality, and livability. With over twenty years of experience across residential and commercial interiors, she blends timeless aesthetics with modern function to create spaces that feel personal, purposeful, and beautifully resolved.
Meet Edgar Taylor III, Co‑Founder and Certified General Contractor of Nouveau International Design. A trusted leader with nearly three decades of experience, Edgar combines deep craft knowledge with strong client relationships to deliver refined results. With a passion for precision, quality, and service, he ensures every build is executed with care and excellence.
With a multidisciplinary background in architecture and interiors, Lara bridges form and function to produce highly resolved environments. She is passionate about thoughtful detailing, natural light, and material harmony that elevates everyday experience.
Radiating with enthusiasm, Julia Laoun seeks to ensure aesthetic excellence within every project she takes on. She enjoys balancing her contemporary style with unique textures, colors and assorted layers. Although an advocate for subtle sophistication, she loves utilizing eccentric pieces to elevate a space, and believes every house has the potential to become a home, she is excited to help navigate clients as they embark on a new life chapter!
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